Sec. 305.009. MAINTENANCE OF REPORTS. (a) All reports filed under this chapter are public records and shall be made available for public inspection during regular business hours.
(b) The commission shall:
(1) design and provide appropriate forms, covering only the items required to be disclosed under this chapter, to be used for the registration and reporting of required information;
(2) maintain registrations and reports in a separate, alphabetical file;
(3) remove registrations and reports from the files after five years from the date of filing; and
(4) maintain a deputy available to receive registrations and reports and make the registrations and reports available to the public for inspection.
(c) The commission shall retain a report filed under this chapter for at least four years after the date the report is filed.
(d) A registrant shall keep any records necessary to the reports required under this chapter for at least four years after the date the report is filed.
(e) The commission shall make available on its website an amended registration filed under Section 305.0065 not later than the next business day after the date the amended registration is filed.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 2.11, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.24, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (H.B. 3409), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 305 - Registration of Lobbyists
Subchapter A. General Provisions; Registration
Section 305.0021. Determination of Amount of Joint Expenditure
Section 305.003. Persons Required to Register
Section 305.0051. Listing of Public Officers and Employees
Section 305.006. Activities Report
Section 305.0061. Detailed Reports
Section 305.0062. Expenditures Attributable to Groups
Section 305.0063. Modified Reporting
Section 305.0064. Electronic Filing of Registrations and Activity Reports
Section 305.007. Filing Dates for Supplemental Reports
Section 305.0071. Inclusion of Expenditure in Report
Section 305.008. Termination Notice
Section 305.009. Maintenance of Reports
Section 305.010. Timeliness of Filing Registrations and Reports