(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

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