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Government Code §441.189
In force on Jan 28, 2009 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1997 · same as today's text
ELECTRONIC STATE RECORDS
(a) Any state record may be created or stored electronically in accordance with standards and procedures adopted as administrative rules of the commission.
(b) Certified output from electronically digitized images or other electronic data compilations created and stored in accordance with the rules of the commission shall be accepted as original state records by any court or administrative agency of this state unless barred by a federal law, regulation, or rule of court.
(c) Certified output from electronically digitized images or other data compilations created before September 1, 1997, in accordance with any applicable prior law shall be accepted as original state records or, in the absence of an applicable prior law, at the discretion of the court or administrative agency.
History: Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 06, 2018 to Nov 08, 2026.
Every version on file
- Effective Sep 01, 1997 · seen Nov 2018–Nov 2026
Attorney General opinions that cite it
- GA-0727 (Jan 28, 2009): Whether the Texas State Library and Archives Commission may require a state agency to create and maintain written minutes of the agency's public meetings
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