Wash. Admin. Code § 388-01-080 - Does DSHS charge for inspecting or providing public records?
(1) There is no fee for inspecting public
records.
(2) Pursuant to
RCW
42.56.120 (2)(b), DSHS does
not calculate the actual costs for copying records because to do so would be
unduly burdensome for the following reasons:
(a) DSHS does not have the resources to
conduct a study to determine all of its actual copying costs; and
(b) To conduct such a study would interfere
with other essential agency functions.
(3) DSHS may do one or more of the following:
(a) Charge for copies of records according to
the default fees in
RCW
42.56.120 (2)(b), (c) and
(d);
(b) Charge for customized services pursuant
to RCW
42.56.120(3);
(c) Charge other copy fees authorized by
statutes outside of chapter 42.56 RCW;
(d) Enter into an alternative fee agreement
with a requester under
RCW
42.56.120(4).
(e) Charge for an advanced deposit of 10% of
the estimated fees, including a customized service charge, as allowable under
RCW
42.56.120(4).
(4) Responsive records may be
provided in installments as allowable under
RCW
42.56.120(4). Each
installment must be either paid for or inspected prior to fulfilling the
remainder of the request.
(5)
Payment must be made by check or money order to the department of social and
health services.
(6) The department
will close a request as abandoned when the requester fails within 30 days to
pay for a request, or an installment, or for the required 10%
deposit.
(7) DSHS may waive copying
fees in one or more of the following circumstances:
(a) Clients or someone having a valid
authorization or court order to act for a client receiving the first copy of
their client file;
(b) Producing
records assists in managing a program;
(c) The expense of billing exceeds the cost
of producing re-cords;
(d) Fees
totaling less than $2.00.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.250 and 34.05.220. 99-15-065, § 388-01-080, filed 7/19/99, effective 8/19/99.
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