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: Kathy Miller, J. Matt Bledsoe

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §34-24-193.

Editor’s Note: Previous Rule .14 was renumbered .10 per certification filed May 12, 2017; effective June 26, 2017.

History: Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed November 29, 1989. Amended: Filed March 5, 1999; effective April 9, 1999. Amended: Filed September 20, 2012; effective October 25, 2012; operative November 2, 2012. Repealed and New Rule: Filed May 12, 2017; effective June 26, 2017. Amended: Published September 29, 2023; effective November 13, 2023.