Alaska FOIA procedures
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[edit] How to request public records in Alaska
Each state varies slightly in the procedures used to gain access to public documents. This article serves to describe specifically the steps used in Alaska.
[edit] Who may request records?
Alaska law does not proscribe who may request public documents.
[edit] Fees
The "fee for copying public records may not exceed the standard unit cost of duplication established by the public agency". However, if a single requester asks for documents that take more than five hours of staff time to compile per month, the governmental agency may require that personnel costs be paid by the requester. These personnel costs may not exceed the actual salary and benefit costs for the time used to compile the documents.
If a fee waiver is "in the public interest" fees may be reduced or eliminated completely. [1]
[edit] Response Time
The public records statute does not define a time within which records requests must be answered.
[edit] Exemptions
There are multiple exemptions to the Alaska Public Records Act. To see a detailed list, go here: Exemptions to the Alaska Public Records Act.
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ↑ Alaska Public Records Law section 40.25.110(a), (b) and (d)
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