Document retrieval and preparation charges are $20.00 per hour or any portion thereof. Copying of records will cost a fee not to exceed .50 per page. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board will charge the requestor any actual costs incurred while processing or responding to a public records request. Costs for a flash drive or other hardware necessary for electronically producing records, for special paper sizes, and for costs associated with searching electronic databases and all other costs will be charged to the requestor. The Board will notify the requestor of these actual costs prior to charging the requestor.

Author: Amanda Benko and J. Matt Bledsoe

Statutory Authority: Code of Alabama 1975, Section §34-22-61.

History: New Rule: Published August 31, 2023; effective October 15, 2023.