Costs for Paper Copies

Costs for Paper Copies 1. Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-7(1) reads as follows: “Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, each public body may establish and collect fees reasonably calculated to reimburse it for, and in no case to exceed, the actual cost of searching, reviewing and/or duplicating and, if applicable, mailing copies of public records.” A requestor may obtain standard black and white photocopies for $ 0.15 cents per page. 2. Before requested copies are made, the requestor must pre-pay all reasonably estimated costs of copying all the records selected by the requestor. The Legal Division or Public Records Designee may also require the payment of the remainder of the copying costs before providing all the records in an installment before providing that installment. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety will not charge sales tax when it makes copies of public records. 3. Invoice for payment of copies must be returned with payment for copies.