Searching records; reproduction of records; fees

A. Records maintained in the office of the county clerk are available to be searched without charge during regular business hours. B. County clerks: (1) may charge reasonable fees for conducting searches and for reproducing or permitting reproduction of their records as well as for certifying documents; (2) shall not charge fees in excess of one dollar ($1.00) per page for documents eleven inches by seventeen inches in size or smaller; (3) may require advance payment of fees before making copies of public records; (4) shall not charge a fee for the cost of determining whether any public record is subject to disclosure; and (5) shall provide a receipt, upon request. C. County clerks shall establish reasonable fees for conducting searches and for reproducing or copying records maintained at the office of the county clerk. History: Laws 1886-1887, ch. 10, § 6; C.L. 1897, § 3958; Code 1915, § 4785; C.S. 1929, § 118-107; 1941 Comp., § 13-112; 1953 Comp., § 71-1-12; 2011, ch. 134, § 13.