Section 172-10-080. Costs of providing copies of public records.

(1) Costs for paper copies. There is no fee for inspecting public records. A requestor may obtain standard photocopies for fifteen cents per page. Before beginning to make the copies, the public records officer may require a deposit of up to ten percent of the estimated costs of copying all the records selected by the requestor. The public records officer may also require the payment of the remainder of the copying costs before providing all the records, or the payment of the costs of copying an installment before providing that installment. Eastern Washington University will not charge sales tax when it makes copies of public records.

(2) Costs for electronic records. The cost of electronic copies of records shall be five dollars for information on a CD-ROM. The cost of scanning existing university paper or other nonelectronic records is ten cents per page. There will be no charge for e-mailing electronic records to a requestor, unless another cost applies such as a scanning fee.

(3) Costs of mailing. Eastern Washington University may also charge actual costs of mailing, including the cost of the shipping container.

(4) Payment. Payment may be made by cash, check, or money order to Eastern Washington University.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.35.120(12). WSR 14-24-034, § 172-10-080, filed 11/24/14, effective 12/25/14.]

RCW 28B.35.120(12). WSR 14-24-034, § 172-10-080, filed 11/24/14, effective 12/25/14.