Once a registration application or notice is filed with the OCCC, it becomes a "state record" under Texas Government Code, §441.180(11), and "public information" under Government Code, §552.002. Under Government Code, §§441.190, 441.191 and 552.004, the original applications and notices must be preserved as "state records" and "public information" unless destroyed with the approval of the director and librarian of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under Government Code, §441.187. Under Government Code, §441.191, the OCCC may not return any original documents associated with a debt management services provider application or notice to the applicant or registered provider. An individual may request copies of a state record under the authority of the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code, Chapter 552.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §88.108 adopted to be effective November 10, 2005, 30 TexReg 7213; amended to be effective May 6, 2010, 35 TexReg 3481; amended to be effective March 8, 2018, 43 TexReg 1258