Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 203.005. RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO BE ESTABLISHED. (a) On or before January 1, 1991, each elected county officer shall adopt a written plan establishing an active and continuing program for the efficient and economical management of the records of the elective office of …

Sec. 203.021. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNING BODY. The governing body of a local government, including a commissioners court with regard to nonelective county offices, shall: (1) establish, promote, and support an active and continuing program for the efficient and econ…

Sec. 203.022. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CUSTODIANS. (a) Custodians of records in each local government shall: (1) cooperate with the records management officer in carrying out the policies and procedures established by the local government for the efficient and economical ma…

Sec. 203.023. DUTIES OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER. The records management officer in each local government shall: (1) assist in establishing and developing policies and procedures for a records management program for the local government; (2) administer the records management pr…

Sec. 203.024. DIRECTOR AND LIBRARIAN. The director and librarian shall provide advice and assistance to governing bodies, custodians, and records management officers in establishing records management programs and in carrying out the other requirements of this subtitle and rules …

Sec. 203.025. DESIGNATION OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER. (a) On or before June 1, 1990, the governing body of each local government shall designate a records management officer by: (1) designating an individual; or (2) designating an office or position, the holder of which shall …

Sec. 203.026. RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO BE ESTABLISHED. (a) On or before January 1, 1991, each governing body by ordinance or order, as appropriate, shall establish a records management program to be administered by the records management officer. (b) The ordinance or order m…

Sec. 203.041. PREPARATION OF RECORDS CONTROL SCHEDULES. (a) On or before January 4, 1999, the records management officer shall: (1) prepare a records control schedule listing the following records and establishing a retention period for each as provided by Section 203.042: (A) al…

Sec. 203.042. RETENTION PERIODS. (a) A retention period for each record on the records control schedule shall be determined by the governing body or under its direction or by the elected county officer, as applicable. (b) A retention period may not be less than: (1) a retention p…

Sec. 203.044. INITIAL DESTRUCTION OF OBSOLETE RECORDS. (a) In preparing a records control schedule required by Section 203.041, the records management officer may list separately those obsolete records no longer created or received by the local government or elective county offic…

Sec. 203.046. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS. As the governing body may require, the records management officer shall keep accurate lists of records destroyed, their volume, and other information of records management activities. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. …

Sec. 203.047. NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. A local government established after September 1, 1989, shall fulfill the requirements of Sections 203.025, 203.026, and 203.041 within one year after the date of its establishment. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1…

Sec. 203.048. CARE OF RECORDS OF PERMANENT VALUE. The commission shall adopt rules establishing standards for the proper care and storage of local government records of permanent value. The commission may require that certain local government records of permanent value be created…

Sec. 203.049. TRANSFER OF RECORDS OF PERMANENT VALUE. (a) The governing body or elected county officer may offer to transfer records of permanent value not needed in the day-to-day business of the local government to the custody of: (1) the commission; or (2) another local govern…

Sec. 203.050. INSPECTION OF PERMANENT RECORDS. (a) The director and librarian or the authorized representative of the director and librarian is entitled to inspect in the offices of any local government or elected county officer the condition of any permanent record to which acce…

Sec. 203.061. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to a special purpose district described by Section 403.0241(b), Government Code. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 564 (S.B. 625), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.

Sec. 203.062. PROVISION OF CERTAIN RECORDS AND OTHER INFORMATION TO COMPTROLLER. (a) A special purpose district shall transmit records and other information to the comptroller annually for purposes of providing the comptroller with information to operate and update the Special Pu…

Sec. 203.063. PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. (a) If a special purpose district does not timely comply with Section 203.062, the comptroller shall provide written notice to the special purpose district: (1) informing the special purpose district of the violation of that section; and…