Sec. 603.002. COPIES OF DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC. The secretary of state, Commissioner of the General Land Office, comptroller, commissioner of agriculture, Banking Commissioner, state librarian, or attorney general:
(1) shall furnish to a person on request a certified copy, under seal, of any document in the officer's office that is available under law to that person; and
(2) may not demand or collect a fee from an officer of the state for a copy of any document in the respective offices or for a certificate in relation to a matter in the respective offices if the copy is required in the performance of an official duty of the office of the state officer requesting the copy.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.38, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 603 - Provision of Documents and Fees of Office
Section 603.002. Copies of Documents Available to Public
Section 603.003. Copies for Claims Relating to Military Service
Section 603.004. Fees for Certificates or Copies of Documents
Section 603.005. Fee for Acknowledgment
Section 603.007. Bill for Fees
Section 603.008. Posting of Fees Required