Section 390-14-030. What are the charges for inspecting or copying public records?

(1) The commission does not charge a fee for the inspection of public records made available in the commission office or on the commission web site.

(2) The commission does not charge a fee for locating public records and making them available to you for copying.

(3) The commission may charge a published fee for copying records, if you order copies. The commission's schedule of charges for copies is published on the commission's web site at www.pdc.wa.gov and is available by contacting the public records officer. The executive director may revise the schedule periodically as needed.

(4) Before beginning to make copies, the public records officer may require you to deposit up to ten percent of the estimated costs of copying and mailing all the records selected by you. The public records officer may also require you to pay the remainder of the copying costs before providing you all the records, or require you to pay the costs of copying an installment before providing you that installment. If you do not retrieve or pay for an installment of records within the time frame set by the public records officer, the balance of the request will not be fulfilled and your request will be closed.

(5) If it is reasonable and feasible to do so, the commission may provide copies of records electronically. See WAC 390-14-028. Charges for electronic records, if any, are provided in the commission's schedule. Electronic disclosure of records includes providing them on the commission's web site.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.56.100, 42.56.040, and 42.17A.110. WSR 12-18-015, § 390-14-030, filed 8/24/12, effective 9/24/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370(1). WSR 99-12-060, § 390-14-030, filed 5/27/99, effective 6/27/99; WSR 85-15-020 (Order 85-03), § 390-14-030, filed 7/9/85; WSR 82-18-031 (Order 82-06), § 390-14-030, filed 8/25/82; WSR 82-05-001 (Order 82-01), § 390-14-030, filed 2/4/82; Order 62, § 390-14-030, filed 8/26/75.]

RCW 42.56.100, 42.56.040, and 42.17A.110. WSR 12-18-015, § 390-14-030, filed 8/24/12, effective 9/24/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370(1). WSR 99-12-060, § 390-14-030, filed 5/27/99, effective 6/27/99; WSR 85-15-020 (Order 85-03), § 390-14-030, filed 7/9/85; WSR 82-18-031 (Order 82-06), § 390-14-030, filed 8/25/82; WSR 82-05-001 (Order 82-01), § 390-14-030, filed 2/4/82; Order 62, § 390-14-030, filed 8/26/75.

Rules

390-14-028,