Sec. 202.006. DESTRUCTION OF NONRECORD MATERIAL. (a) Material that is not included in the definition of a local government record and is described by Section 201.003(8)(A), (B), or (C) may be disposed of at the discretion of the custodian or the creator of the document, as applicable, subject to any policies developed in each local government or elective county office regarding the destruction.
(b) Extra identical copies of a local government record to which public access is restricted under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other state law may be destroyed only by burning, pulping, or shredding.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(90), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government
Chapter 202 - Destruction and Alienation of Records
Section 202.001. Destruction of Records
Section 202.002. Litigation and Open Records Requests
Section 202.003. Method of Destruction
Section 202.004. Alienation of Records
Section 202.005. Right of Recovery
Section 202.006. Destruction of Nonrecord Material
Section 202.007. Personal Liability
Section 202.008. Penalty: Destruction or Alienation of Record
Section 202.009. Penalty: Possession of Record by Private Entity