1-1 By: Uher (Senate Sponsor - Armbrister) H.B. No. 2873
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2001;
1-3 April 24, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 10, 2001, reported favorably by
1-5 the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 10, 2001, sent to
1-6 printer.)
1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-8 AN ACT
1-9 relating to fees charged by district and county clerks for copies
1-10 of records.
1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12 SECTION 1. Section 552.265, Government Code, is amended to
1-13 read as follows:
1-14 Sec. 552.265. CHARGE FOR PAPER COPY [CERTIFIED RECORD]
1-15 PROVIDED BY DISTRICT OR COUNTY CLERK. The charge for providing a
1-16 paper copy made by a district or county clerk's office shall be the
1-17 charge provided by Chapter 51 of this code, Chapter 118, Local
1-18 Government Code, or other applicable law.
1-19 SECTION 2. Section 118.011, Local Government Code, is amended
1-20 by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
1-21 (e) A county clerk who provides a copy in a format other
1-22 than paper of a record maintained by the clerk shall provide the
1-23 copy and charge a fee in accordance with Sections 552.231 and
1-24 552.262, Government Code.
1-25 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-26 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-27 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-28 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-29 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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