10 Miss. Code. R. 501-10.8 - Costs for fulfilling a request

Costs of providing public records shall be determined in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-7(1) that reads as follows: "Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, each public body may establish and collect fees reasonably calculated to reimburse it for, and in no case to exceed, the actual cost of searching, reviewing and/or duplicating and, if applicable, mailing copies of public records."

A. A requestor may obtain standard black and white photocopies for 15 cents per page and color copies for 15 cents per page. Copy charges for some specific types of records are set by statute and may exceed the amount stated above. Before copies can be made and/or provided to the requestor, the requestor must pre-pay all reasonably estimated costs of copying all the records selected by the requestor. The SLDS Governing Board may also require the payment of the remainder of the copying costs before providing all the records in an installment before providing that installment. The SLDS Governing Board will not charge sales tax when it makes copies of public records.

B. Costs for electronic records. The cost of electronic copies of records shall be specified as the media cost for a CD. The cost of scanning existing SLDS Governing Board paper or other non-electronic records will be calculated at the hourly service rate. There will be no charge for e-mailing electronic records to a requestor, unless another cost applies such as a scanning fee or system costs.

C. Costs of mailing. The SLDS Governing Board may also charge actual costs of mailing, including the cost of the shipping container.

D. Payment. Payment may be made by cash, check, or money order to the SLDS Governing Board for the amount specified.

E. Charges for searching, reviewing and redacting. The actual cost of searching for and reviewing and, if necessary, redacting exempt information from public records shall be based upon the hourly service rate multiplied by the actual time to complete the task.

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10 Miss. Code. R. 501-10.8

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-154-3

Amended 9/3/2021