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2003 SESSION
SB 738 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); payment of charges for record.
Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); payment of charges for record production. Provides that before processing a request for records, a public body may require the requester to pay any amounts owed to the public body for previous requests for records that remain unpaid 30 days or more after billing. The bill also contains a technical amendment. The bill is a recommendation of the FOIA Council.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); payment of charges for record production. Provides that before processing a request for records, a public body may require the requester to pay any amounts owed to the public body for previous requests for records that remain unpaid 30 days or more after billing. The bill also contains a technical amendment. The bill is a recommendation of the FOIA Council.