1. (a) The division shall charge fees for each of the following services provided by the division through the state library, in the amounts set out after each:

   1. (1) for photographic services, the division processes requests for the duplication of photographs from its collections using the duplication services of a private vendor; the processing fee payable to the division is $30 per photograph, except that the processing fee payable by a person who is a student is $1; the provisions of this paragraph apply to the use of an image in publishing, video production, self-copy, exhibits product presentations, interior design, digital format, advertising, or similar use, including for-profit work done by consultants or commercial design firms on behalf of government agencies or non-profit institutions; the processing fee is for one-time non-exclusive use; in addition to the processing fee, the person making a request for a photograph duplication service may be billed by the vendor for the fee or processor's cost of providing the duplicate photograph;

   2. (2) for interlibrary loan services,

      1. (A) for a rush request: $15 per request;
      2. (B) for the loan of material for an out-of-state request: $20 per loan;
      3. (C) for a request for photocopying material for an out-of-state request: $20, plus $.25 per page;

   3. (3) for photocopying services,

      1. (A) $.20 per page for self-service;
      2. (B) $.20 per page, plus $60 per hour for photocopying by division personnel; for photocopying services that are subject to the fee charged under this subparagraph, the per-hour fee is not charged for the first 10 photocopies of material;
      3. (C) $1 per page for color photocopies;
      4. (D) $75 replacement fee for a lost book, which includes a $15 nonrefundable service fee;

   4. (4) for special services rendered by the staff, the division shall charge a person who requests special services rendered by the staff in an amount based on

      1. (A) actual costs; and
      2. (B) actual staff time rendered that takes into consideration the hourly cost of the salary and benefits payable to any staff member assigned to respond to the request; however, the charge made for staff time under this subparagraph may not exceed $60 per hour per staff member.
2. (b) Repealed 8/28/2015.

3. (c) The director shall waive a fee set out in (a) of this section, in whole or in part,

   1. (1) under the terms of the reciprocal agreement, if a request for a service is made by a library with which the division has entered into a reciprocal agreement; or
   2. (2) if the director determines that waiver of the fee is in the public interest.

(Eff. 12/13/87, Register 104; am 2/24/88, Register 105; am 7/1/89, Register 110; am 5/1/98, Register 146; am 8/28/2015, Register 215; am 12/20/20, Register 236)

Authority: AS 14.07.060, AS 14.56.020, AS 14.56.030