1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to fees charged by district and county clerks for copies
 1-3     of records.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 552.265, Government Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 552.265.  CHARGE FOR PAPER COPY [CERTIFIED RECORD]
 1-8     PROVIDED BY DISTRICT OR COUNTY CLERK. The charge for providing a
 1-9     paper copy made by a district or county clerk's office shall be the
1-10     charge provided by Chapter 51 of this code, Chapter 118, Local
1-11     Government Code, or other applicable law.
1-12           SECTION 2. Section 118.011, Local Government Code, is amended
1-13     by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
1-14           (e)  A county clerk who provides a copy in a format other
1-15     than paper of a record maintained by the clerk shall provide the
1-16     copy and charge a fee in accordance with Sections 552.231 and
1-17     552.262, Government Code.
1-18           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-19     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-20     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-21     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-22     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
         _______________________________     _______________________________
             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 2873 was passed by the House on April
         20, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not
         voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 2873 was passed by the Senate on May
         23, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not
         voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  __________________________
                              Date
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                            Governor