Section 2.51 - Public Record Fees(a) The agency will charge the fees established by the Office of the Attorney General in Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Part 3, Chapter 70 (relating to Cost of Copies of Public Information) and the amounts described in subsection (b) of this section for providing any person the following:(1) Reproductions of materials from its collections of library and archival materials that are maintained for public reference;(2) Copies of public records of other agencies stored in the State Records Center; and(3) Records of the agency.(b) The agency will maintain a fee schedule outlining the charges for providing information to any individual. In addition to the fees described in subsection (a) of this section and listed on the fee schedule, the agency will charge as follows: (1) Certification of copies is $5.00 per instrument, which may include several pages with certification required only once. If certification is requested on each page, the cost is $5 per instrument if the instrument consists of 5 pages or less or $1 per page if the instrument consists of more than 5 pages.(2) If a customer requests items printed from digital information resources, the items will be billed at the page rate for paper copies.(3) If a customer requests printing of large format materials held in the Texas State Archives, the charge will be assessed at an established rate available on the agency fee schedule.(4) The charge for duplication of non-standard materials from the archival collections is the actual commercial reproduction cost plus 25% of that cost.(5) If any materials must first be digitized prior to duplication, an additional fee to cover the cost of digitization, available on the agency fee schedule, will be charged.(6) A customer will be billed for any third-party access or use charges, if applicable.(7) The minimum charge for any service requiring preparation of an invoice is $1.00.(c) The agency will not provide copies of or access to the records of other entities housed in the State Records Center without written permission of the entity.13 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.51
The provisions of this §2.51 adopted to be effective July 4, 1994, 19 TexReg 4814; amended to be effective March 4, 1997, 22 TexReg 1889; amended to be effective May 12, 2004, 29 TexReg 4463; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 35, August 28, 2015, TexReg 5457, eff. 8/31/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 01, January 6, 2017, TexReg 11, eff. 1/11/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 11, March 13, 2020, TexReg 1852, eff. 3/18/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 34, August 23, 2024, TexReg 6445, eff. 8/29/2024