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Houston Code of Ordinances § 7-4
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Sec. 7-4. - State law/city retention periods. Any retention periods required by this chapter are not meant to replace any required retention periods provided by state law; in the event there is a conflict between retention periods provided for in this chapter and retention periods required by state law, the longer retention requirements shall apply. (Ord. No. 09-410, § 3, 5-13-09; Ord. No. 2013-111, § 5, 2-6-2013)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH7ANDECOMASCMEPRSEREREBU_ARTIINGE_S7-4STLAREPEFetched: 10/26/2026

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