For some reason, I seem to recall something about not having to respond to continuous, voluminous records requests from inmates. Is this wishful thinking...??

Lisa L. Peterson
Nolan County Attorney

Government Code 552.028 provides as follows:

� 552.028. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM INCARCERATED
INDIVIDUAL. (a) A governmental body is not required to accept or
comply with a request for information from:
(1) an individual who is imprisoned or confined in a
correctional facility; or
(2) an agent of that individual, other than that
individual's attorney when the attorney is requesting information
that is subject to disclosure under this chapter.
(b) This section does not prohibit a governmental body from
disclosing to an individual described by Subsection (a)(1), or that
individual's agent, information held by the governmental body
pertaining to that individual.
(c) In this section, "correctional facility" means:
(1) a secure correctional facility, as defined by
Section 1.07, Penal Code;
(2) a secure correctional facility and a secure
detention facility, as defined by Section 51.02, Family Code; and
(3) a place designated by the law of this state,
another state, or the federal government for the confinement of a
person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal
offense.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 302, � 1, eff. June 5, 1995.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Government Code � 552.027 by Acts
1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, � 31.01(44), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts
1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1231, � 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 154, � 1, eff. May 21, 1999; Acts 2001,
77th Leg., ch. 735, � 1, eff. June 13, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th
Leg., ch. 283, � 45, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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Last modified: August 11, 2007

So....why couldn't I find it???!!!!

Lisa L. Peterson
Nolan County Attorney

For the answer, see this thread: Details.