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<chapter num="03" heading="Public Information Requests" title_num="18" subtitle_num="01">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Fees.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The following fees shall be charged when the Department is requested to provide a copy of public records:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>For an applicant's own real property worksheet and sales analysis, no charge;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>For real property worksheets of comparable properties where the applicant has an active appeal as provided in Tax-Property Article, §14-201(c), Annotated Code of Maryland, $1.00 per worksheet;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>For business entity records, the fee set by Corporations and Associations Article, Title 1, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>For all other records, no charge for the first three pages, $1.00 for four pages and 25 cents for each page beyond four.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The fee for searching and preparing a public record is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>No charge for the first 2 hours of work; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>After the first 2 hours, a charge reasonably related to the hourly rate of the employee performing the search and preparation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Tax-Property Article, §§2-201 and 2-202; State Government Article, §10-621; Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: November 26, 2001 (28:23 Md. R. 2055)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>