Tex. Local Government Code § 118.0216
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 118.0216, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 118.0216. RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The fee for "Records Management and Preservation" under Section 118.011 is for the records management and preservation services performed by the county clerk after the filing and recording of a document in the records of the office of the clerk.
(b) The fee must be paid at the time of the filing of the document.
(c) The fee shall be deposited in a separate records management and preservation account in the general fund of the county.
(d) The fee may be used only to provide funds for specific records management and preservation, including for automation purposes.
(e) All expenditures from the records management and preservation account shall comply with Subchapter C, Chapter 262.
(b) The fee must be paid at the time of the filing of the document.
(c) The fee shall be deposited in a separate records management and preservation account in the general fund of the county.
(d) The fee may be used only to provide funds for specific records management and preservation, including for automation purposes.
(e) All expenditures from the records management and preservation account shall comply with Subchapter C, Chapter 262.
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