SECTION 3.13. Waiver of Fees for Certain Copies of Official Records

(a) On request, the department will provide copies of relevant records free of charge to an official party to an internal employee complaint regarding discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or unprofessional conduct. The division responsible for performing the complaint investigation will determine which records are relevant under this subsection.

(b) The department may waive or reduce the fees charged for copies of records if the executive director or the district engineer or division director with jurisdiction over the records determines a waiver to be in the public interest because providing the records primarily benefits the general public or because the records can be produced at a minimal expense to the public.

Source Note: The provisions of this §3.13 adopted to be effective September 26, 1996, 21 TexReg 8955; amended to be effective October 20, 1997, 22 TexReg 10155; amended to be effective July 23, 2000, 25 TexReg 6802; amended to be effective October 21, 2001, 26 TexReg 8194; amended to be effective November 18, 2004, 29 TexReg 10582; amended to be effective January 3, 2008, 32 TexReg 10057; amended to be effective May 20, 2010, 35 TexReg 3851; amended to be effective February 20, 2014, 39 TexReg 998; amended to be effective June 17, 2020, 45 TexReg 4057