(a) The following fee schedule shall be used by the Department in processing Public Records Requests:
Certified Copies........................... | $3.00 per page is to be added to the Photocopy Charges, (i.e. $3.50 per page for the first 10 pages and $3.25 for each additional page.) |
Copies of Previously Issued Licenses. | $10.00 per copy, per license. |
Documents Created for Distribution in a Public Forum................. | No charge for the 1st copy of a document; below listed photocopy charges for any additional copies |
Electronic Mining............... | Costs of programming and data mining to construct an electronic record, assessed at $40.00/hour; 1 hour minimum charge. |
Employee Time.......................... | $25.00/hour. |
Excessive Routine Requests... | Cost of providing pamphlets, brochures and other items in excess of five (5) of each type of item requested shall be the actual cost incurred by the Department in purchasing or producing the material. |
Media Items (One-Time Reproduction Rights) Still Images in Digital Format........ Video....................................... | $150.00/image. $65.00/second. |
National Wetland Inventory Maps... | Mylar $5.00/map, paper $2.50/map. |
Off-Sight Records Examination...... | Non-Departmental office/viewing room fee, if any. |
Photocopy Charges....................... | $.50 per page for the first ten (10) pages; $.25 per additional page thereafter. The Department may, at its discretion, utilize non-Departmental facilities for photocopying; any such costs shall be paid by the requestor. |
Postage................... | Postage fees shall be assessed at the cost of the postage and mail cartons or packages. |
(b) The following fee schedule shall be used by the Department in processing Sportsmen's Lists Requests: % of Segmented List Cost per Record 100 $0.01 70-90 $0,015 50-69 $0.0155 40-49 $0.02 30-39 $0,025 20-29 $0.03 10-19 $0.05 5-9 $0.06 2-4 $0.10 .05-1.99 $0.15
- (iv) The included fields are: First name, Last name, Mailing Address, City, State and Zip Code. Additional fields will be charged at a rate of $5.00 per field, per 1,000 records, with a minimum charge of $5.00 per field.
- (v) Sportsmen's List requests shall be referred to Product Sales, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 5400 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, Wyoming 82006,307-777-4570. A record of all Sportsmen's List requests shall be recorded and maintained by Product Sales for inspection by the public.
(c) A retainer shall be required in advance of processing a Public Records Request whereby, in the estimation of the record custodian, the total cost of processing the record request will exceed ten dollars ($10.00). The custodian shall determine the estimated cost of processing the records request and require the requesting person or entity submit that amount as a retainer. After the request has been processed, if the actual cost of processing the request was greater than the amount received as a retainer, the custodian shall contact the requestor and require they submit the difference before releasing the public records. If the actual cost of processing the request was less than the amount received as a retainer, the custodian shall refund the difference. No copies of records shall be released without receipt of payment in full.
(d) Postage may be added to any requests for copies mailed or delivered,
(e) All Public Records Requests which require payment shall be recorded using an invoice. All payments shall be transmitted to the Fiscal Division for deposit with the State Treasurer. Once the work has been completed, a copy of the invoice and the payment shall be sent to the Office of the Director in the Cheyenne office.
(f) Requests from the Federal Government, its agencies, other states and their agencies, other Wyoming State Agencies, Wyoming Counties, municipalities, power districts, conservation districts, the Wyoming Legislature, Legislative Service Office, libraries and requests from individual legislators, in their legislative capacity, for records shall be furnished free of charge; any fee waivers not included in this subsection shall be at the discretion of the Commission.
(g) Nothing herein shall be interpreted as requiring any fee be paid for mere examination of public records; excepting costs of electronic mining and costs of employee time to compile the records request. If examination requires non-Department owned facilities, the person making the request shall be charged the cost of providing the facilities. A Department employee shall oversee the records examination if personnel from the non-Department facility are not present. A fee for the employee's time shall be charged.
040-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-5