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Tex. Transp. Code § 201.501 (2026)

Reproduction Of Records

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Sec. 201.501. REPRODUCTION OF RECORDS. (a) The department may photograph, microphotograph, or film any record that pertains to department operations.

(b) The department may create original records in micrographic form on media, such as computer output microfilm.

(c) The department shall provide an adequate number of microfilm readers and printers to allow the public convenient and inexpensive access to records created under Subsection (a). The department shall index the records alphabetically, by number, by subject matter, or by other appropriate references and shall provide the index to the public to promote convenient access.

(d) A photograph, microphotograph, or film of a record reproduced under Subsection (a) is equivalent to the original record for all purposes, including introduction as evidence in all courts and administrative agency proceedings. A certified or authenticated copy of such a photograph, microphotograph, or film is admissible as evidence equally with the original photograph, microphotograph, or film.

(e) The director or an authorized representative may certify the authenticity of a photograph, microphotograph, or film of a record reproduced under this section and shall charge a fee for the certified photograph, microphotograph, or film as provided by law.

(f) Certified records shall be furnished to any person who is authorized by law to receive them.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1997–2004 · leading case: Boyd v. Boyd, 131 S.W.3d 605 (Tex. App. 2004).

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Boyd v. Boyd, 131 S.W.3d 605 (Tex. App. 2004). “002 (Vernon 2004); Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 201.501 (Vernon 1999).”

Gibson v. State, 952 S.W.2d 569 (Tex. App. 1997). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 201.501 (a), 521.”

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