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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic submission of a request for an attorney |
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general opinion. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (c), Section 402.042, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A request for an opinion must be in writing and sent by |
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certified or registered mail, with return receipt requested, |
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addressed to the office of the attorney general in Austin, or |
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electronically to an electronic mail address designated by the |
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attorney general for the purpose of receiving requests for opinions |
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under this section. The attorney general shall: |
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(1) acknowledge receipt of the request not later than |
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the 15th day after the date that it is received; and |
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(2) issue the opinion not later than the 180th day |
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after the date that it is received, unless before that deadline the |
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attorney general notifies the requesting person in writing that the |
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opinion will be delayed or not rendered and states the reasons for |
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the delay or refusal. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |