PRINTER'S NO. 179
No. 173 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, BELARDI, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
GINGRICH, HARRIS, M. KELLER, KILLION, McILHATTAN, R. MILLER,
MUSTIO, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, SCAVELLO, B. SMITH,
E. Z. TAYLOR AND TIGUE, FEBRUARY 1, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 1, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 21, 1957 (P.L.390, No.212), entitled
2 "An act requiring certain records of the Commonwealth and its
3 political subdivisions and of certain authorities and other
4 agencies performing essential governmental functions, to be
5 open for examination and inspection by citizens of the
6 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; authorizing such citizens under
7 certain conditions to make extracts, copies, photographs or
8 photostats of such records; and providing for appeals to the
9 courts of common pleas," further providing for fee
10 limitations.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 7 of the act of June 21, 1957 (P.L.390,
14 No.212), referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, is amended by
15 adding a subsection to read:
16 Section 7. Fee limitations.
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18 (a.1) Fee for labor costs.--Municipalities may charge a
19 reasonable fee for the cost of the labor required to search for,
20 gather, compile, prepare and duplicate public records.
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1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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