Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-60 - Public records › Section 314-60-090 - Costs of providing copies of public records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) No fee is charged for the inspection of
			 public records.
(2) The WSLCB does
			 not charge any fee for access to or downloading records posted on its internet
			 web site prior to a request, unless the requestor specifically requests that
			 posted records be provided by other means, such as a printed copy or electronic
			 copies provided by the WSLCB.
(3)
(a) The board finds it would be unduly
			 burdensome to calculate the actual costs of providing public records to
			 requestors as the type of request and staff time to copy and provide records
			 vary widely. The board does not have the resources to conduct a study of these
			 costs, and conducting a study would interfere with other essential agency
			 functions. Additionally, through the 2017 legislative process, the public and
			 requestors commented on and were informed of authorized fees and costs,
			 including costs for electronic records, provided in
			 RCW 42.56.120(2)(b)
			 and (c), (3) and (4).
(b) The following fee schedule adapted from
			 RCW
			 42.56.120 applies to physical and electronic
			 copies of public records provided by the WSLCB. Copy charges may be combined to
			 the extent more than one type of charge applies to copies responsive to a
			 particular request.
Public Records Fee Schedule
Charge:
Record Type:
15 cents/page
Photocopies, printed copies of electronic
						records when requested by the requestor, or for the use of agency equipment to
						make photocopies.
10 cents/page
Scanned records, or use of agency equipment
						for scanning.
5 cents for each 4 electronic files or
						attachment
Files and attachments loaded and delivered on
						a digital storage media (CD, DVD, or thumb drive).
10 cents per gigabyte
Records transmitted in electronic format or
						for use of agency equipment to send records electronically.
Actual cost
Digital storage media or devices.
Actual cost
Any container or envelope used to mail
						copies.
Actual cost
Postage or delivery charges.
Actual cost
Customized service charge (in addition to
						fees for copies - See copying fees above), if the board estimates that the
						request would require use of information technology expertise to prepare data
						compilations, or provide customized electronic access when such compilations
						and customized access services are not used by the agency for other agency
						purposes. The board will notify such requestor of the customized service charge
						to be applied, why the charge applies, and an estimate of the cost of the
						charge, and will allow the requestor to amend the request in order to avoid or
						reduce the cost of the customized service charge.
Option for Copies:
Up to $2 flat fee
As an alternative to the copy charges above,
						the board may charge a flat fee of up to $2 for any request when the agency
						reasonably estimates and documents that the costs are equal to or more than $2.
						If applied to the initial installment, additional flat fees will not be charged
						for subsequent installments.