Houston Code of Ordinances § 2-61 Fees for subpoenaed information related to fire department services.
Sec. 2-61. - Fees for subpoenaed information related to fire department services.
(a) The fire chief may impose fees for certain services related to providing information and copies of records in response to a subpoena properly served upon the City of Houston, care of the custodian of records for the Houston Fire Department, for records relating to fire response and emergency medical services when the city is not a party to the underlying litigation. Fee amounts shall be based upon the cost of providing the services as determined by the fire chief and are stated in the city fee schedule for the following services:
(1) Production of copies of patient medical records.
(2) Production of copies of fire records, which include incident reports and additional documents related to specific fire event responses.
(3) Preparation of affidavits.
(4) Production of responses to depositions on written questions.
(b) The director of finance may impose fees for providing information and copies of records in response to a subpoena properly served upon the City of Houston, care of the custodian of records for the department of finance for fire department services billing information, when the city is not a party to the litigation. Fee amounts shall be based upon the cost of providing the services as determined by the director of finance and are stated in the city fee schedule for the production of responses to depositions on written questions.
(c) No fee shall be imposed under this section if its imposition is prohibited by a valid and applicable state or federal law, and no fee shall be imposed in excess of any fee limitation established by a valid and applicable state or federal law.
(Ord. No. 2017-51, § 2, 1-25-2017, eff. 3-1-2017)