Tex. Government Code § 552.267: WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF CHARGE FOR PROVIDING COPY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Where this section sits in the code
- GOVERNMENT CODE
- TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS
- SUBTITLE A. OPEN GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER 552. PUBLIC INFORMATION
- SUBCHAPTER F. CHARGES FOR PROVIDING COPIES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
(a) A governmental body shall provide a copy of public information without charge or at a reduced charge if the governmental body determines that waiver or reduction of the charge is in the public interest because providing the copy of the information primarily benefits the general public.
(b) If the cost to a governmental body of processing the collection of a charge for providing a copy of public information will exceed the amount of the charge, the governmental body may waive the charge.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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