19 Miss. Code. R. 1-13.08 - Fees

A. Charges for services rendered in response to information requests shall be as follows:

1. Searching for records, per quarter hour, or any part thereof, by clerical personnel........ $1.50

2. Non-routine searching, per quarter hour, or any part thereof, by supervisory personnel.......... $4.00

3. Copies made by electrostatic, scanner, or Xerox copy machines.......$0.50 per copy (Miss. Code Ann. § 83-5-77). Pages printed on front and back side shall be considered as two pages for copy charge purposes.

4. Copies made by an outside service......... Actual Charge

5. Mailing and Postage Costs...................... Actual cost

6. When a response to a request requires services of material for which no fee has been established, the actual cost of such services or material to the Mississippi Insurance Department may be charged, but only if the requestor has been notified of and pays such costs before they are incurred.

7. Where an extensive number of documents are identified and collected response to a request and the requestor has not indicated in advance his willingness to pay fees as are anticipated for copies of the document, the agency shall inform the requestor that the documents are available for inspection and for subsequent copying at the established rate.

8. A charge of $20.00 shall be made for each seal certifying true copies of agency records in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 83-5-77.

9. Search costs may be imposed even if the requested records cannot be located. No fees shall be charged for examination and review by the Mississippi Insurance Department to determine whether a record is subject to disclosure.

10. Fees must be paid in full prior to issuance of requested copied.

11. Remittances shall be in form either of a personal check or bank draft drawn on a bank in the United States, a postal money order, or cash. Remittance shall be made payable to the order of the Mississippi Insurance Department of Commissioner of Insurance and mailed or otherwise delivered to the head of the Mississippi Insurance Department. The agency will not assume responsibility for cash which is lost in the mail.

12. A receipt for fees paid will be given only upon request. No refund will be made for services rendered.

13. The Mississippi Insurance Department may waive all or part of any fee when it is deemed to be either in the agency's interest or in the interest of the public.

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19 Miss. Code. R. 1-13.08

Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-1, et seq. (Rev. 2011)