Sec. 202.009. PENALTY: POSSESSION OF RECORD BY PRIVATE ENTITY. (a) A private college or university, a private museum or library, a private organization of any other type, or an individual commits an offense if the entity knowingly or intentionally acquires or possesses a local government record. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that a private college, university, museum, or library, by agreement with the commission under Subchapter J, Chapter 441, Government Code, provides physical housing for a local government record the title to which has been vested in the commission.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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