How to Register Filing a Customer Complaint Privacy Policy Requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act should include an agreement to pay all fees associated with the processing of the request, in accordance with the rates set forth below. If requesters ask that fees be limited to a certain amount, no work will be done resulting in fees beyond that amount. A requester who seeks a waiver or reduction of fees pursuant to the Commission's rules should show that disclosure of the requested information would be in the public interest. See Fee Waivers below. The Commission will charge fees even if no records are provided to the requester.
Fees vary by type of requester.
The Commission charges fees for search time, review time, and duplication of records to any person requesting information for a use or purpose that furthers the commercial, trade, or profit interests of the requester or a person on whose behalf the request is made. The Commission charges only duplication fees to schools or to organizations which operate solely for the purpose of scientific research, the results of which are not intended to promote any particular product or industry. The Commission does not charge for the first 100 pages duplicated or for search or review time. The Commission charges only duplication fees to any person actively gathering news for an organization which publishes or broadcasts news to the public. The Commission does not charge for the first 100 pages duplicated or for search or review time.