STATEMENTS OF POLICY
LEGISLATIVE
REFERENCE BUREAU
[ 101 PA. CODE CH. 31 ]
Right-to-Know Law; Proposed Amendments
[42 Pa.B. 7282]
[Saturday, December 1, 2012]The Legislative Reference Bureau (Bureau) proposes to amend § 31.17(c) (relating to fee schedule) to read as set forth in Annex A. The purpose of the proposed statement of policy is to clarify the fee procedures applicable to a large or complex ''legislative record'' as defined in section 102 of the Right-to-Know Law (65 P. S. § 67.102).
Comments on the proposed statement of policy may be sent to the Open-Records Officer, Legislative Reference Bureau, Room 641, Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0033, fax (717) 783-2396, lrbrighttoknow@palrb.net. The Bureau will consider comments which it receives prior to December 21, 2012.
ROBERT W. ZECH, Jr.,
Director
Annex A
TITLE 101. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PART I. LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU
Subpart E. STATEMENTS OF POLICY
CHAPTER 31. RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW
Subchapter B. OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF
THE BUREAU§ 31.17. Fee schedule.
* * * * * (c) Payment.
(1) [Except as set forth in paragraph (2)] In accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3), payment arrangements shall be made between the requester and the open-records officer.
(2) [Under section 1307(h) of the law (65 P. S. § 67.1307(h)), if the total fee exceeds $100, payment must] If the actual fee is expected to exceed $100, payment of an estimated fee under section 1307(h) of the law (65 P. S. § 67.1307(h)) shall be made prior to the initiation of [the] providing the document. If [prepayment] payment under this paragraph is required, a check, certified check or money order shall be made payable to ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania'' in the [total] amount of the estimated fee.
(3) Payment of the actual fee shall be made prior to providing the document.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-2315. Filed for public inspection November 30, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]
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