A public agency can charge you for public documents:
A) Based on your ability to pay
B) If you are working for a for-profit news organization
C) If it takes a long time to find your documents or they have to photocopy them
D) If there is a high demand for those documents

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Public agencies can charge fees for public documents, but they must be reasonable and directly related to the actual cost of duplication or production of the record. If it takes a long time to find the requested documents or they have to be photocopied, the agency may charge a fee for the staff time and materials used to fulfill the request. However, they cannot charge based on ability to pay or the demand for the documents, and they cannot discriminate based on the requester's affiliation with a for-profit news organization.

A Public Agency Can Charge You for Public Documents