Requesting public records in a Town under twenty thousand residents: this may be of interest to you:

Sent By:	Brian Ferrarese (SEN)   On:Jul 07/19/16 12:14 PM
To:	jpb01468

Hi Jeff,

I apologize for not getting back to you on this.  The law reads that towns of less than 20,000 people may NOT charge for the first two hours.

A reasonable fee is defined as a rate equal to the lowest paid employee who has the necessary skill to perform the work and cannot exceed $25/hr.  Black and white copies are limited to 5 cents per page.  Under these new guidelines, a $650 charge from a city or town less than 20,000 people would have to be 1,000 pages ($50), and 26 hours of work at the maximum $25/hr rate (2 free hours plus 24 hours x $25). 

I hope that this information is helpful, and again I apologize for the delay in response.

Brian

posted by Jeff Bennett