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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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 management of records and in carrying out the requirements of this subtitle;
(2) adequately document the transaction of government business and the services, programs, and duties for which the custodian and the custodian's staff are responsible; and
(3) maintain the records in the custodian's care and carry out their preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition only in accordance with the policies and procedures of the local government's records management program and the requirements of this subtitle and rules adopted under it.
(b) State law relating to the duties, other responsibilities, or recordkeeping requirements of a custodian of local government records do not exempt the custodian or the records in the custodian's care from the application of this subtitle and rules adopted under it and may not be used by the custodian as a basis for refusal to participate in the records management program of the local government whose establishment is required by this chapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 203.022. Duties and Responsibilities of Custodians - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/local-government-code/loc-gov-t-sect-203-022/
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