{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-254.0362","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 254.0362","heading":"USE OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE COMPUTER TERMINAL FOR PREPARATION OF REPORTS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person who is required to file reports under this chapter may use a publicly accessible computer terminal that has Internet access and web browser software to prepare the reports.\n(b) A public entity may prescribe reasonable restrictions on the use of a publicly accessible computer terminal for preparation of reports under this chapter, except that a public entity may not prohibit a person from using a computer terminal for preparation of reports during the public entity's regular business hours if the person requests to use the computer terminal less than 48 hours before a reporting deadline to which the person is subject.\n(c) This section does not require a public entity to provide a person with consumable materials, including paper and computer diskettes, in conjunction with the use of a publicly accessible computer terminal.\n(d) An officeholder may not use a computer issued to the officeholder for official use to prepare a report under this title.\n(e) In this section:\n(1) \"Public entity\" means a state agency, city, county, or independent school district.\n(2) \"Publicly accessible computer terminal\" means a computer terminal that is normally available for use by members of the public and that is owned by a state agency, an independent school district, or a public library operated by a city or county.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1434, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS","CHAPTER 254. POLITICAL REPORTING","SUBCHAPTER B. POLITICAL REPORTING GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.254.htm#254.0362","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"951c2921af9a5a239b699da90d3fa232786d0dd2a0c7dd5d8335e8aa0bfe50fe","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-254.036","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-254.037"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}