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Texas Government Code - Section 552.024. Electing To Disclose Address And Telephone Number

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§ 552.024. ELECTING TO DISCLOSE ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE 
NUMBER.  (a) Each employee or official of a governmental body and 
each former employee or official of a governmental body shall 
choose whether to allow public access to the information in the 
custody of the governmental body that relates to the person's home 
address, home telephone number, or social security number, or that 
reveals whether the person has family members.
	(b)  Each employee and official and each former employee and 
official shall state that person's choice under Subsection (a) to 
the main personnel officer of the governmental body in a signed 
writing not later than the 14th day after the date on which:
		(1)  the employee begins employment with the 
governmental body;             
		(2)  the official is elected or appointed;  or                                
		(3)  the former employee or official ends service with 
the governmental body.
	(c)  If the employee or official or former employee or 
official chooses not to allow public access to the information, the 
information is protected under Subchapter C.
	(d)  If an employee or official or a former employee or 
official fails to state the person's choice within the period 
established by this section, the information is subject to public 
access.
	(e)  An employee or official or former employee or official 
of a governmental body who wishes to close or open public access to 
the information may request in writing that the main personnel 
officer of the governmental body close or open access.
	(f)  This section does not apply to a person to whom Section 
552.1175 applies.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 
1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 119, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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