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S 1350 - Prevents public bodies from charging fees to process electronic copies

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: Rose
Last Action: 3/20/2012 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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FOIANext Bill

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

Summary of the bill as introduced: Prevents a public body from charging for electronic copies of any public record requested under FOIA and any fees that are charged must not exceed the prevailing commercial rate. The bill also reduces the number of days to return a FOIA request from 15 business days to 15 calendar days.

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