D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 2008
2008.1 Charges for services rendered in response to information requests shall be as follows:
2008.2 When a response to a request requires services or materials for which no fee has been established, the direct cost of the services or materials to the government may be charged, but only if the requester has been notified of the cost before it is incurred.
2008.3 Where an extensive number of documents are identified and collected in response to a request and the requester has not indicated in advance his willingness to pay fees as high as are anticipated for copies of the documents, the Board shall inform the requester that the documents are available for inspection and for subsequent copying at the established rate.
2008.4 A charge of one dollar ($1.00) shall be made for each certification of true copies of Board records.
2008.5 Search costs, not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for each request, may be imposed even if the requested record cannot be located. No fees shall be charged for examination and review by the Board to determine whether a record is subject to disclosure.
2008.6 Fees shall be paid in full prior to issuance of requested copies.
2008.7 Remittance shall be in the form either of a personal check or bank draft on a bank in the United States, a postal money order, or cash. Remittance shall be made payable to the order of the D.C. Treasurer and mailed or otherwise delivered to the General Counsel for the Board. The Board shall not assume responsibility for cash which is lost in the mail.
2008.8 A receipt for fees paid shall be given only upon request. No refund shall be made for services rendered.
2008.9 The Board may waive all or part of any fee when it is deemed to be either in the Board's interest or in the interest of the public.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 46 D.C. Reg. 1191, 1195-96 (February 12, 1999).