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Bill Title: Search fee for public records requests. Allows a state or local government agency (agency), with certain exceptions, to charge a maximum hourly fee for any records search that exceeds two hours. Prohibits, with certain exceptions, an agency from charging a fee for providing a public record by electronic mail. Provides that if a public record is in an electronic format, an agency (excluding the office of the county recorder) shall provide an electronic copy or a paper copy, at the option of the person making the request for a public record.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)

Status: (Vetoed) 2017-04-24 - Vetoed by the Governor [HB1523 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2017-HB1523-Enrolled.pdf

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