The following charges for copies of public information are the allowed charges that have been adopted by the attorney general:
(1) 
Standard paper copy: $0.10 per page.
(2) 
Nonstandard-size copy:
(A) 
Diskette: $1.00.
(B) 
Digital videodisk (DVD): $3.00.
(C) 
Other electronic media: Actual cost.
(D) 
VHS videocassette: $2.50.
(E) 
Audio cassette: $1.00.
(F) 
Oversize paper copy (e.g., 11" x 17", greenbar, bluebar, not including maps and photographics using specialty paper): $0.50 per page.
(G) 
Specialty paper (e.g., mylar, blueprint, blueline, map, photographic): Actual cost.
(3) 
Labor charge:
(A) 
For locating, compiling, and reproducing: $15.00 per hour.
(4) 
Overhead charge: 20% of labor charge.
(5) 
Remote document retrieval charge: Actual cost.
(6) 
Computer resource charge:
(A) 
Mainframe: $10.00 per CPU minute.
(B) 
Midsize: $1.50 per CPU minute.
(C) 
Client/server system: $2.20 per clock hour.
(D) 
PC or LAN: $1.00 per clock hour.
(7) 
Miscellaneous supplies: Actual cost.
(8) 
Postage and shipping charge: Actual cost.
(9) 
Photographs: Actual cost as calculated in accordance with Texas Administrative Code section 70.9(5).
(10) 
Maps: Actual cost as calculated in accordance with Texas Administrative Code section 70.9(4).
(11) 
Other costs: Actual cost.
(12) 
Outsourced/contracted services: Actual cost for the copy. May not include development costs.
(13) 
No sales tax: No sales tax shall be applied to copies of public information.
(14) 
Body worn camera recording charge:
(A) 
Per recording: $10.00.
(B) 
Per full minute of body worn camera video or audio footage responsive to the [request for information, if identical information has not already been obtained by a member of the public in response to a request for information]: $1.00.
(Ordinance 2024-015 adopted 9/17/2024)
(a) 
Police accident report, as allowed by H. B. 391: $6.00.
(b) 
Returned checks: $30.00.
(c) 
Credit card processing fee: 4%.
(d) 
Maps (address or zoning): $1.50.
(e) 
Miscellaneous legal applications (easements, vacation documents, etc.): $250.00.
In addition to the standard fee, professional services fees may be required depending on the nature of the request. (See section A9.006).
(Ordinance 2024-015 adopted 9/17/2024)
The act does not require the city to create documents, therefore the city is not required to create and produce certified copies of city records. However, it is the city's policy to issue certified copies of city records at the following rates:
(1) 
Standard or legal size paper copies of city records: $2.00 per page.
(2) 
Specialty paper and oversized paper copies of city records: Actual cost, plus $2.00 per page.
(3) 
Electronic copies of city records made available on CD or DVD: $3.00 per disc.
(Ordinance 2024-015 adopted 9/17/2024)