Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Local Government Code § 263.1521: DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN SENSITIVE MEDIA DEVICES.

Where this section sits in the code

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 8. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY
SUBTITLE B. COUNTY ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY
CHAPTER 263. SALE OR LEASE OF PROPERTY BY COUNTIES
SUBCHAPTER D. DISPOSITION OF SALVAGE OR SURPLUS PROPERTY

(a) In this section, "sensitive media device" means a data storage device that the commissioners court of a county determines the county has used to store data the maintenance or disclosure of which is regulated by state or federal law.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 263.152, the commissioners court of a county may order the destruction of a sensitive media device:

(1) that is salvage or surplus property; and

(2) for which the commissioners court determines that the destruction of the sensitive media device is necessary to prevent inadvertent disclosure of information in connection with the disposal of the device.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 289 (S.B. 1079), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:27Z. Source file · JSON

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