Texas Government Code 2253.026 – Copy of Payment Bond and Contract
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(a) A governmental entity shall furnish the information required by Subsection (d) to any person who applies for the information and who submits an affidavit that the person:
(1) has supplied public work labor or material for which the person has not been paid;
(2) has contracted for specially fabricated material for which the person has not been paid; or
(3) is being sued on a payment bond.
(b) The copy of the payment bond or public work contract is prima facie evidence of the content, execution, and delivery of the original.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2253.026
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An applicant under this section shall pay any reasonable fee set by the governmental entity for the actual cost of preparation of the copies.
(d) A governmental entity shall furnish the following information to a person who makes a request under Subsection (a):
(1) a certified copy of a payment bond and any attachment to the bond;
(2) the public work contract for which the bond was given; and
(3) the toll-free telephone number maintained by the Texas Department of Insurance under Subchapter B, Chapter 521, Insurance Code, for obtaining information concerning licensed insurance companies.