WAC 16-06-200   Costs of disclosure.  (1) No fee will be charged for the inspection of public records.

     (2) The department charges a fee of fifteen cents per page of copy when copy charges exceed ten dollars for providing copies of public records. The department may also charge actual costs of mailing, including the cost of the shipping container. This charge is the amount necessary to reimburse the department for copying costs incident to the disclosure request.

     (3) The department may charge the actual cost involved for the duplication of tape recordings, video tapes, photographs, slides, postage, or delivery if these costs exceed ten dollars.

     (4) The public records officer may waive the fee when the expenses of processing payment exceeds the costs of providing copies.

     (5) Electronic records: The department may charge the actual costs incurred for providing recordings in electronic format, such as the cost of scanning records or the cost of providing records on a CD-ROM. There will be no charge for e-mailing electronic records to a requestor unless another cost applies.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 34.05, 42.56, and 43.23 RCW. 09-03-032, § 16-06-200, filed 1/12/09, effective 2/12/09. Statutory Authority: Chapters 42.17 and 43.23 RCW. 96-14-086, § 16-06-200, filed 7/2/96, effective 8/2/96.]