SocraticGadfly: Public Information Act DOES allow charges for less than 50 pages

December 06, 2006

Public Information Act DOES allow charges for less than 50 pages

Section 552.061 states, in full:
(a) The charge for providing a copy of public information shall be an amount that reasonably includes all costs related to reproducing the public information, including costs of materials, labor, and overhead. If a request is for 50 or fewer pages of paper records, the charge for providing the copy of the public information may not include costs of materials, labor, or overhead, but shall be limited to the charge for each page of the paper record that is photocopied, unless the pages to be photocopied are located in:

(1) two or more separate buildings that are not physically connected with each other; or

(2) a remote storage facility.
(emphasis added)

So, the Act has its ins and outs.

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