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The secretary of state, Commissioner of the General Land Office, comptroller, commissioner of agriculture, Banking Commissioner, state librarian, or attorney general:
(1) shall furnish to a person on request a certified copy, under seal, of any document in the officer's office that is available under law to that person; and
(2) may not demand or collect a fee from an officer of the state for a copy of any document in the respective offices or for a certificate in relation to a matter in the respective offices if the copy is required in the performance of an official duty of the office of the state officer requesting the copy.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 603.002. Copies of Documents Available to Public - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-603-002/
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