Haw. Code R. § 2-71-19 - Assessment of fees; prepayment

(a) When a person requests access to a government record under part II of chapter 92 F, HRS, the agency may charge the requester:

(1) Fees for searching for, reviewing, and segregating the record; provided that these fees shall be assessed in accordance with this chapter; and

(2) Any other lawful fees.

(b) An agency may require a requester to prepay the following before the agency begins the search for and review of records in order to respond to a request for access:

(1) Fifty per cent of the total estimated fees for searching for, reviewing, and segregating records when the estimated fees exceed $3 0;

(2) One hundred per cent of other estimated lawful fees under paragraph (a) for other services to prepare and or transmit the record; and

(3) One hundred per cent of the outstanding fees from previous requests, including abandoned requests, in accordance with subsection (d).

(c) The agency shall inform the requester of the requirement to prepay in its notice in accordance with section 2-71-14.

(d) A requester is liable for and shall pay any fees outstanding for services rendered by an agency to respond to any previous or current request. Upon written request, the agency shall Drpvide an itemized bill of all fees assessed.

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Haw. Code R. § 2-71-19

[Eff FEB 26 1999 ] (Auth: HRS § 92F-42) (Imp: HRS § 92F-42)