Any official record may be maintained on microfilm.

The microfilming of any official record and the maintenance of an official record on microfilm must be in accordance with standards and procedures adopted as administrative rules of Texas State Library and Archives.

A microfilmed record created in compliance with the rules of Texas State Library and Archives is considered an original record and the microfilmed record or a certified copy of it shall be accepted as such by any court or administrative agency of Texas.

A microfilmed record that was produced in accordance with any state law in force before September 1, 1997, is considered an original record.