1 Tex. Admin. Code § 70.6 - Format for Copies of Public Information
(a) If a
requesting party asks that information be provided on computer-compatible media
of a particular kind, and the requested information is electronically stored
and the governmental body has the capability of providing it in that format and
it is able to provide it at no greater expense or time, the governmental body
shall provide the information in the requested format.
(b) The extent to which a requestor can be
accommodated will depend largely on the technological capability of the
governmental body to which the request is made.
(c) A governmental body is not required to
purchase any hardware, software or programming capabilities that it does not
already possess to accommodate a particular kind of request.
(d) Provision of a copy of public information
in the requested medium shall not violate the terms of any copyright agreement
between the governmental body and a third party.
(e) if the governmental body does not have
the required technological capabilities to comply with the request in the
format preferred by the requestor, the governmental body shall proceed in
accordance with §552.228(c) of the Public Information Act.
(f) If a governmental body receives a request
requiring programming or manipulation of data, the governmental body should
proceed in accordance with §552.231 of the Public Information Act.
Manipulation of data under §552.231 applies only to information stored in
electronic format.
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