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A&A: Same fees assessed for electronic data as photocopies

Q: I’m trying to obtain the school district’s 2010 spending records in digital form, but the USD’s General Counsel is asking for 25 cents per page to send the digital information to us. They’ve explained that this is based on the usual fee rate for pages that are photocopied, but as we aren’t asking for any physical copies this rate seems inappropriate. I’ve looked at California’s FOI laws and I don’t think the 25 cents

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A&A: Am I allowed to make my own copies instead of paying the agency fees?

Q: A local government agency has allowed me to inspect public records per a PRA request, but refuses to allow me to make copies at my own expense. Instead they maintain the position that my rights end at inspection and I would need to pay them to make any copies. Are you aware of any case(s) or statute(s) which support this position? A: With respect to copies, the Public Records Act, at Govt. Code section

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