04-002 Code Vt. R. 04-000-002-X - UNIFORM SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC RECORD CHARGES FOR STATE AGENCIES

Pursuant to 1 VSA 316(d) and Acts 1996, No. 159 section 1, the following fees are established as the actual cost of providing a copy of a public record: *

(1) For staff time involved in physically duplicating a record, $ .33 per minute after the first 30 minutes.

(2) For senior-level staff time, and information technology specialists' time spent extracting data from databases, or performing similar tasks necessary to comply with a request to create a new public record, $ .57 per minute.

(3) For any other staff time for which cost can be charged and collected under this section, $ .45 per minute.

(4) For photocopies, $ .05 per single-sided page, $ .09 per double-sided page for pages up to 8.5 by 14 inches.

(5) For color photocopies, $ 1.00 per single-sided page.

(6) For computer-generated copies, $ .02 per page for pages up to 8.5 by 14 inches.

(7) For computer diskettes, $ .28 each for 3.5-inch diskettes.

(8) For compact discs, $ .86 each for write-once CD w/case, $ 2.31 each for re-writable CD w/case.

(9) For audio tapes, $ .81 each.

(10) For video tapes, $ 1.69 each.

(11) For DVD's, $ 2.00 each for write-once DVD w/case, $ 4.00 each for re-writable DVD w/case.

* Note that there are fees for copies of public records that are established by statute that may override the fees established by this schedule. 1 V.S.A. § 316(d)

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04-002 Code Vt. R. 04-000-002-X

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 19, 1996 Secretary of State Rule Log # 96-77
AMENDED: December 1, 2003 Secretary of State Rule Log # 03-48