Section 1670-07-01-.06 - FEES, PAYMENT AND WAIVERS(1) The Department of Tourist Development shall assess charges for the copying and labor required to produce copies of the requested Public Records based on the most current version of the Schedule of Reasonable Charges, issued by the Office of Open Records Counsel ("OORC"). The Schedule of Reasonable Charges is available on the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury's website on the OORC page.(2) The Department of Tourist Development shall provide a Requestor with a written, itemized estimate of the copying or labor charges prior to producing copies of records. The Requestor must agree, in writing, to pay the charges prior to the Department producing the Public Records. Payment in advance will be required before producing requested Public Records.(3) When charges for copies and labor do not exceed $50.00, the charges may be waived by the PRRC.(4) Payment of charges shall be payable to the Department of Tourist Development in the form of cashier's check, money order, or other reliable means as determined by the Department of Tourist Development.(5) If an outside vendor is utilized to compile, review or redact Public Records in response to a public records request, then the Requestor will be charged the vendor's costs.(6) The Commissioner of the Department of Tourist Development or the Commissioner's designee, may waive or reduce any part of the fees calculated under these rules upon a written determination that such waiver or reduction would be in the best interest of the public.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1670-07-01-.06
Original rules filed March 13, 2019; effective 6/11/2019.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103 and 10-7-503.