Md. Code Regs. 07.01.02.10

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 07.01.02.10 - Fees

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.

Md. Code Regs. 07.01.02.10

Regulations .10, Procedures for Access to Records, adopted effective October 28, 1991 (18:21 Md. R. 2305)