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Can An Agency Charge CPRA Fees for Staff Time Spent on Request?
[…] Records Act, an agency can only chargefor the "direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable" when responding to a PRA request. Govt. Code section 6253(b). "Direct costs of duplication" has been interpreted narrowly, and one case specifically found an agency cannot charge for costs associated with searching for, reviewing or redacting information.See […]
November 21, 2018