Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(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.
