Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 1101 - Geologists, Board of › Chapter 1 - Organization, Purpose and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-1101-1.18 - Procedures for Copying and Inspection of Public Records

Current through June 25, 2024
With the exception of records exempted by law, the Board
				  complies with requests for information under the Mississippi Public Records Act
				  of 1983, Mississippi Code Annotated §
									25-61-1,
et seq.
according to the following policies:
A. Requests for information under the
				Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983 should be marked "Request for Public
				Records" and must be submitted in writing by U.S. mail to the MSBRPG Executive
				Director/Board Administrator, Mississippi State Board of Registered
				Professional Geologists, P.O. Box 22742, Jackson, MS 39225-2742.
B. Requests should describe in reasonable
				detail the records sought, and, if possible, should include a description of
				the type of records, names, dates, etc. that may aid in locating the requested
				records.
Upon receipt of a request, the MSBRPG Executive
				  Director/Board Administrator shall determine whether the records sought are
				  exempt from production under the Mississippi Public Records Act, and shall
				  either produce or deny production of the records sought within seven (7)
				  working days of the receipt of the request. If the MSBRPG'S Executive
				  Director/Board Administrator determines that the records requested are exempt
				  or privileged under the law, he or she shall deny the request and shall send
				  the person making the request a statement of specific reasons for the denial.
				  Such denials shall be kept on file for inspection by any person for three
				  years.
Where necessary and feasible, exempt material will be
				  redacted from non-exempt material. The MSBRPG will charge reasonable fees for
				  the redaction of any exempted material, not to exceed the agency's actual cost
				  to do so.
C. Records shall
				be copied by Board personnel only. The requesting party bears the cost of all
				reproduction which is established as the actual cost incurred by the Board to
				meet the request. These costs include the cost of labor plus fringe required to
				conduct searches and copying. The requesting party must prepay costs for
				reproduction and postage. No copies will be made until full prepayment is made.
The MSBRPG's Executive Director/Board Administrator shall
				  promptly notify the person making the request of the estimated fees if the
				  estimate exceeds the funds accompanying the request. The preceding noted fees
				  will apply even if the search is unproductive.
D. Fees for Public Records Requests
Cost per page (does not include research-document
				  search-redaction costs)
				  .....................................................................
				  $0.35
Mailing of materials First Class Mail (includes postage and
				  mailing materials)
				  ............................................................................
				  Actual costs
Cost of researching, searching, reviewing, redaction, and/or
				  copying and mailing .............................. Labor plus fringe of lowest
				  paid employee
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-63-17(a);
				  §
										25-61-1
				  et seq.