Utah Admin. Code R331-22-3 - Costs Reimbursement

As hereinafter provided, a party requiring or requesting access to financial records pertaining to a party shall pay to the financial institution that assembles or provides the financial records a fee for reimbursement of reasonably necessary costs which have been directly incurred according to the following schedule:

(1) Search and processing costs.

(a) Manual Search and Processing Cost. Reimbursement of search and processing costs shall be the total amount of direct personnel time spent in locating and retrieving, reproducing, packaging and preparing financial records for shipment. The rate for search and processing costs is $11.00 per hour per clerical/technical person and $17.00 per hour per manager/supervisory person, computed per quarter hour and is limited to the total amount of actual time spent in locating and retrieving documents or information or reproducing or packaging and preparing documents for shipment which were required or requested by a party. If less than a quarter hour is spent, the minimum charge shall be for a quarter hour.

(b) Data Processing Search and Processing Cost. Search and processing costs reflecting the actual costs of extracting information stored by computer in the format in which it is normally produced, based on computer time and necessary supplies will be charged. Personnel time for computer search shall be paid for only at the rates specified in this section.

(2) Reproduction costs. Reimbursement for reproduction costs shall be the costs incurred in making the copies of documents required or requested. The rate for reproduction costs for making copies of required or requested documents is 25 cents for each page, including copies produced by reader/printer reproduction process, photographs and films. Duplicate microfiche is 50 cents per microfiche and computer diskette is $5.00 per diskette. Other materials are reimbursed at actual costs.

(3) Transportation costs. Reimbursement for transportation costs shall be for reasonably necessary costs directly incurred to transport personnel to locate and retrieve the information required or requested and necessary costs directly incurred solely by the need to convey the required or requested material to the place of examination.

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Utah Admin. Code R331-22-3