South Dakota § 1-27-35 Informal requests for disclosure of records--Costs of retrieval or reproduction.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 1-27-35 — Informal requests for disclosure of records--Costs of retrieval or reproduction.

South Dakota § 1-27-35

Title 1STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT

Ch. 1-26EPUBLIC RECORDS AND FILES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 1-27-35 (2026).

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Any informal request for disclosure of documents or records shall be made to the custodian of the record. The custodian of the record may then provide the requestor with the document or record upon payment of the actual cost of mailing or transmittal, the actual cost of reproduction, or other fee established by statute or administrative rule. A requestor that makes an informal request requiring the dedication of staff time in excess of one hour may be required to pay the cost of the staff time necessary for the location, assembly, or reproduction of the public record. If any records are required or permitted to be made public upon request and no other rate is prescribed for reproduction or retrieval of such records, the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration shall establish, by rules

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Any informal request for disclosure of documents or records shall be made to the custodian of the record. The custodian of the record may then provide the requestor with the document or record upon payment of the actual cost of mailing or transmittal, the actual cost of reproduction, or other fee established by statute or administrative rule. A requestor that makes an informal request requiring the dedication of staff time in excess of one hour may be required to pay the cost of the staff time necessary for the location, assembly, or reproduction of the public record. If any records are required or permitted to be made public upon request and no other rate is prescribed for reproduction or retrieval of such records, the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration shall establish, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 , the maximum rate, or the formula for calculating rates, for reproduction and retrieval.