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1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know Law; Minutes and Records Available for Public Inspection. Amend RSA 91-A:4 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
IV-a. If the production of records for one requester in a calendar month exceeds 5 person-hours, the public agency shall require the requester to pay the personnel costs required during the month to complete the search and copying tasks. The personnel costs shall not exceed the actual salary and benefit costs for the personnel time required to perform the search and copying tasks. The requester shall pay the fee before the records are disclosed, and the public body may require payment in advance of the search.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.
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1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know Law; Minutes and Records Available for Public Inspection. Amend RSA 91-A:4 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
IV-a. If the production of records for one requester in a calendar month exceeds 5 person-hours, the public agency shall require the requester to pay the personnel costs required during the month to complete the search and copying tasks. The personnel costs shall not exceed the actual salary and benefit costs for the personnel time required to perform the search and copying tasks. The requester shall pay the fee before the records are disclosed, and the public body may require payment in advance of the search.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.