Section 810-RICR-00-00-2.6 - FeesA. Official publications which the Commission prepares in the discharge of its duties to inform the public on matters of public interest will be furnished free of charge when available.B. The Commission will supply one (1) copy of any of its Rules and Regulations to an individual requesting them free of charge. Rules and Regulations of the Commission are on file at the Office of the Secretary of State and certified copies thereof may be obtained from that office. Rules and Regulations of the Commission are also available online from the Secretary of State's website as well as the Commission's website.C. The Commission charges a fee for copying and/or search and retrieval of requested documents consistent with applicable state law. The Commission charges $0.15 per copied page; provided however, if the response to the request consists of twenty (20) or fewer copied pages, no fee will be charged. If the response to the request consists of more than twenty (20) copied pages, there will be a charge of $0.15 for each page. The Commission will charge $15.00 per hour for the search and retrieval time required to respond to a request, whether the request seeks copies of records or the right to inspect records; provided however, there will be no charge for the first hour of search and retrieval time. The Commission will provide the requester with an estimate of the copying costs and search and retrieval costs prior to responding to the request. The Commission however, will charge the actual fees for the number of copies and the actual cost for search and retrieval time if those are more or less than estimated. The Commission reserves the right to require a deposit of the estimated costs if the estimated costs are $50.00 or more.D. The cost of copying and search and retrieval as provided in in § 2.3 of this Part must be paid in advance of or at the time of delivery or inspection of the requested documents.E. Commission personnel or, where applicable an outside copy service, will make copies of requested records. The Commission does not have a copy machine available for use by the public to make copies.F. The Commission may utilize the form attached hereto as Exhibit B in § 2.10 of this Part ("Response to Request to Inspect and/or Copy Public Records") to respond to a request; provided however, in some instances it may be appropriate for the Commission to write a letter addressed to the requester setting forth such additional information as deemed appropriate under the circumstances.810 R.I. Code R. 810-RICR-00-00-2.6