Regulation .10 Fees.
Regulation .10 Fees.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The custodian may charge the requestor the fee set forth in §B of this regulation for the search for, and preparation, reproduction, and delivery of, a record authorized to be disclosed.
B.
Unless provided otherwise by other statute or regulation, the duplication fee schedule is:
(1)
25 cents a page when reproduction can be made by a photocopying machine located within the agency of the custodian of the record;
(2)
The actual cost of reproduction when the record is not susceptible to photocopying or needs to be copied outside the agency;
(3)
An additional $1 a page if the requestor asks that a copy be certified as a true copy of the original;
(4)
A reasonable fee for any time in excess of 2 hours which is spent by agency staff searching for the record, preparing the record for inspection, or copying the record; and
(5)
If the requestor asks that copies be mailed or delivered to the requestor, the cost of postage or delivery.
C.
Before reproducing the record, the custodian:
(1)
Shall estimate the cost of reproduction and obtain the requestor's agreement to pay the cost; and
(2)
May require prepayment of an estimated fee before reproducing the record.
D.
If fees for copies, printouts, photographs, or certified copies are specifically set out by a law other than the Act or this regulation, that specific fee controls.