Chapter 2.85
FEES FOR COPIES OF PUBLIC RECORDS
Sections:
2.85.010 Establishment of fee schedule.
2.85.020 Rights, liabilities & penalties.
2.85.010 Establishment of fee schedule.
Pursuant to the provisions of I.C. 5-14-3-8, the following fee schedule is hereby established for copies of public records made by the County and its offices, departments, and agencies:
A. For standard-sized photocopies, the fee shall be twenty-five cents ($.25) for each page copied; and
B. For copies produced in any format other than standard-sized photocopies, including but not limited to, over-size paper, computer tapes, CD’s, or microfilm, the fee shall be equal to the direct cost of supplying the information in that form, or the standard cost for selling the same information to the public in the form of a publication if the County, or its offices, departments or agencies, have published the information and made the publication available for sale; and
C. For the certification of documents or the facsimile transmission of documents, the fee shall be equal to the direct cost of the certification or transmission, including all telephone charges and other expenses related thereto.
This fee schedule shall not apply in instances where a different fee is specified by statute or ordered by a Court. All fees specified by a State statute or law shall supersede the fee schedule of this ordinance.
(2.85.010, Added, 04/05/2000, Added 4/5/2000)
2.85.020 Rights, liabilities & penalties.
The expressed or implied repeal or amendment by this ordinance of any other ordinance or part of any other ordinance does not effect any rights or liabilities accrued, penalties incurred, or proceedings begun prior to the effective date of this ordinance. Those rights, liabilities, and proceedings are continued, and penalties shall be imposed and enforced under the repealed or amended ordinance as if this ordinance had not been adopted.
(2.85.020, Added, 04/05/2000)
2.85.030 Severability.
Should any provision (section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or any other portion) of this ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid for any reason, the remaining provision or provisions shall not be affected, if and only if such remaining provisions can, without the valid provision or provisions, be given the effect intended by the County Council in adopting this ordinance. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
(2.85.030, Added, 04/05/2000)