Rule 12.7 - Costs for Copies of Judicial Records; Appeal of Assessment(a)Cost. The cost for a copy of a judicial record is either: (1) the cost prescribed by statute, or(2) if no statute prescribes the cost, the cost the Office of the Attorney General prescribes by rule in the Texas Administrative Code.(b)Waiver or Reduction of Cost Assessment by Records Custodian. A records custodian may reduce or waive the charge for a copy of a judicial record if: (1) doing so is in the public interest because providing the copy of the record primarily benefits the general public, or(2) the cost of processing collection of a charge will exceed the amount of the charge.(c)Appeal of Cost Assessment. A person who believes that a charge for a copy of a judicial record is excessive may appeal the overcharge in the manner prescribed by Rule 12.9 for the appeal of the denial of access to a judicial record.(d)Records Custodian not Personally Responsible for Cost. A records custodian is not required to incur personal expense in furnishing a copy of a judicial record.