(a) Notwithstanding § 552.221(d), Government Code, an officer for public information who is employed by a governmental body and who receives a voluminous request in accordance with § 1701.661(a) is considered to have promptly produced the information for purposes of § 552.221, Government Code, if the officer takes the actions required under § 552.221 before the 21st business day after the date of receipt of the written request.
(b) For purposes of this section, “voluminous request” includes:
(1) a request for body worn camera recordings from more than five separate incidents;
(2) more than five separate requests for body worn camera recordings from the same person in a 24-hour period, regardless of the number of incidents included in each request; or
(3) a request or multiple requests from the same person in a 24-hour period for body worn camera recordings that, taken together, constitute more than five total hours of video footage.


Text of section effective until January 01, 2025

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Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 1701.663

  • 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
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005