1. (a) Once the county chair has submitted and received final approval of the final report, the chair shall transfer in an orderly manner to his or her successor or the appropriate county committee all primary-election records, including financial records listed under §81.107 of this title (relating to Primary-Fund Records), required by law to be maintained or within the 30th day after the date the term of office of a new county chair begins, whichever comes first (in accordance with Texas Election Code §171.028).
2. (b) House Bill 2959, 82nd Legislature, 2011, provides a criminal penalty for failure to transfer records to the new county chair.
3. (c) If a vacancy occurs in the office of county chair, the county executive committee shall appoint an individual to serve as the custodian of primary-election records until a new county chair is appointed or elected.

Source Note:The provisions of this §81.108 adopted to be effective November 18, 2003, 28 TexReg 10201; amended to be effective December 9, 2007, 32 TexReg 9105; amended to be effective March 7, 2012, 37 TexReg 1483.