{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-202.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 202.009","heading":"PENALTY: POSSESSION OF RECORD BY PRIVATE ENTITY.","body":"(a) A private college or university, a private museum or library, a private organization of any other type, or an individual commits an offense if the entity knowingly or intentionally acquires or possesses a local government record. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that a private college, university, museum, or library, by agreement with the commission under Subchapter J, Chapter 441, Government Code, provides physical housing for a local government record the title to which has been vested in the commission.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. RECORDS","SUBTITLE C. RECORDS PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 202. DESTRUCTION AND ALIENATION OF RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.202.htm#202.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"a7f90922b05def076717fe8657436d39bff684c247763e0f9b0588b4945ae654","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-202.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-203.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}