Maintenance of registrations and reports.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 18-78
in effectSec. 18-78. - Maintenance of registrations and reports.
(a) All registrations and reports filed under this article are public records and shall be made available for public inspection during regular business hours.
(b) The city secretary shall:
(1) Provide appropriate forms, covering only the items required to be disclosed under this article, to be used for the registration and reporting of required information;
(2) Maintain registrations and reports in a separate, alphabetical file;
(3) Retain registrations and reports filed under this article for at least six years after the date of filing;
(4) Remove registrations and reports from the current files after two years from the date of filing and thereafter preserve or dispose of them in accordance with other applicable law; and
(5) Maintain a deputy available to receive registrations and reports and make the registrations and reports available to the public for inspection.
(Ord. No. 98-732, § 2, 8-26-98; Ord. No. 2011-47, § 23, 1-12-2011)
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_CH18ETFIDI_ARTVLO_S18-78MAREREFetched: 10/26/2026