1. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, public records maintained in electronic form are subject to disclosure and copying. Upon receipt of a request complying with this chapter, a public agency shall provide a copy of a public record in the form in which it is maintained or disseminated by the public agency. A public agency may not release proprietary software except as provided in 2 AAC 96.440.
2. (b) A copy of an electronic public record is generated by copying the electronic file that was used to produce the printed form of the public record. Except as provided in (c) and (d) of this section, a public agency shall establish the fee to duplicate an electronic public record in accordance with 2 AAC 96.360.
3. (c) A copy of an electronic public record in a geographic information system is generated by copying the plot file, the associated geographic and tabular files, or other files required to generate the printed form of the public record. A public agency shall establish the fee to duplicate an electronic public record in a geographic information system in accordance with 2 AAC 96.460.
4. (d) The Department of Public Safety will establish the fee for a copy of an electronic public record in a vehicle registration list in accordance with 2 AAC 96.460.
5. (e) A public agency entering into a contract with a private, public, or nonprofit entity to provide electronic copies of public records is not relieved from complying with AS 40.25.110 and this chapter.

(Eff. 11/6/94, Register 132)

Authority: AS 40.25.110, AS 40.25.120, AS 40.25.115, AS 40.25.123