| (a) All other noncertified photographic reproductions of traffic records, lists, or documents in the files, up to legal size (8 1/2 inches by 14 inches), prepared on standard office copy machines will be furnished as follows: (1) for 50 pages of less of readily available information, the charge shall be $.10 per page; or (2) for more than 50 pages of readily available information, the charge shall be $.85 for the first page and $.15 for each additional page; (3) for any quantity of information deemed to be not readily available, the actual charge shall be the combined components of $.70 for the first page and $.15 for each page thereafter, plus actual labor costs incurred in providing the requested information. The actual labor costs of providing information may include costs of locating and preparing the information. (b) Certification of any document listed in this section except where a different certification fee is noted will be made for a fee of $1.00 extra per document. (c) Personal review of public records at the Department of Public Safety headquarters in Austin, without request for a copy, may be made without charge. (d) In establishing charges, the department may add any postal related expenses which may be necessary to transmit the reproduced documents to the requesting party to the charges established pursuant to this subsection. (e) The charge for each photograph made by the DPS crime laboratory photography section under the Open Records Act is as follows: (1) $3.00 for each four inch by six inch color photograph; or (2) $3.15 for each five inch by seven inch black and white photograph. (f) The cost for copies provided under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6252-17a, §9(b), will be set in consultation with the material management section of the centralized services division of State Purchasing and General Services Commission. Criteria for establishing cost shall include, but not be limited to, labor hours and rates, computer time and rates, cost for materials such as computer tapes, paper, fiche, cassettes, and printer supplies, and applied overhead by component and application base. |
