1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.14 – Credit Card Payment Option (a) Fees payable to the Office of the Secretary of State may be paid with a valid and current American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or VISA or such other credit card specified in the contract then existing between the Office of the Secretary of State,…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.12 – Faxed Filings Documents submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing by transmission using a facsimile (FAX) machine must be accompanied by appropriate payment of any applicable fees. Payment of these fees may be either simultaneously transmitted with the documents or delivered to this office…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.10 – Corporations Section Special Services (a) Upon the request of any person, the secretary of state will expedite the filing or reviewing of any document submitted to the Corporations Section, except for trademark documents which require a lengthy process of document review. The special handling fee for this service…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.9 – Fees; Payment of Money; Refunds (a) Fees and charges payable to the secretary of state are required to be paid in advance, that is, at the time of presenting a document for filing or making a request for information for which a fee or charge is payable. (b)…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.8 – Fees for Copies of Public Information (a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Actual Cost–The sum of all direct costs plus a proportional share of overhead, or indirect costs. Actual cost…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.7 – Requests to Transmit Documents by FAX Machine; Fee The secretary of state will transmit a form or other document by facsimile or FAX machine. The fee for this service shall be $2.00 per page. For purposes of assessing the relevant fee, the cover page or transmittal page of…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.5 – Electronic Submission of Documents An electronically submitted document is a document meeting the requirements established by each division or section of the Office of the Secretary of State that maintains an electronic filing system.

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.4 – Receipt of Letters and Papers by FAX Letters and other papers received in the Office of the Secretary of State will be stamped with the date of receipt. The time of day will not be stamped except as established by rule for specific documents. No papers are received…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.1 – Inspection of Public Information (a) Access to documents. Unless otherwise provided by constitutional provision, statutory provision, or judicial decision, all documents on file with the Office of the Secretary of State (Office) are specifically declared to be public record. (1) Public access to documents on file and maintained…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 70.13 – Fee for Obtaining Copy of Body Worn Camera Recording (a) This section provides the fee for obtaining a copy of body worn camera recording pursuant to § 1701.661 of the Government Code. (1) Section 1701.661 of the Government Code is the sole authority under which a copy of…