Once a license application or notice is filed with the OCCC, it becomes a "state record" under Texas Government Code, §441.180(11), and "public information" under Government Code, §552.002. Under Government Code, §441.190, §441.191 and §552.004, the original applications and notices must be preserved as "state records" and "public information" unless destroyed with the approval of the director and librarian of the State Archives and Library Commission under Government Code, §441.187. Under Government Code, §441.191, the OCCC may not return to the applicant or licensee any original documents associated with a regulated loan license application or notice. An individual may request copies of a state record under the authority of the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code, Chapter 552.