Liberty and Justice for Texas | Office of the Attorney General

standard paper copies

If yes, enter how many

pages of copies

there are:

nonstandard documents

Enter the quantities and costs of nonstandard documents that are applicable to this request.

This column: enter quantity	This column: enter actual cost
Oversized paper copies (e.g., 11 inches by 17 inches, greenbar, bluebar), # of pages	Specialty paper (e.g., Mylar, blueprints, blueline, maps, photographic paper), actual cost: $
# CD-R/CD-RW ($1.00)	$ JAZ drive
# DVD ($3.00)	$ Tape cartridge
# Audio cassette ($1.00)	$ Magnetic tape
# VHS ($2.50)	$ Data cartridge
# Diskette ($1.00)	$ Other electronic media
	$ Actual cost to copy microfiche/microfilm
	$ Actual cost to copy photographs
	$ Actual cost to copy maps

The following is a chart explaining when labor charges are applicable to a particular request:

Type of Request	Can labor be charged?
Request for standard paper copies	Only if (1) there are more than 50 pages of copies or (2) the information is kept in two or more separate buildings or in remote storage.
Request for copies of nonstandard documents, including electronic information	Yes, there are no restrictions.
Request to inspect paper documents	For a governmental body with 15 or fewer employees, only if (1) it takes the governmental body more than 2 hours to prepare the information and (2) the requested information is more than 3 years old or it would fill 3 or more archival boxes. For a governmental body with more than 15 employees, only if (1) it takes the governmental body more than 5 hours to prepare the information and (2) the requested information is more than 5 years old or it would fill 6 or more archival boxes.
Request to inspect electronic information	Only for programming and manipulation of data.

Will the request require labor to locate, compile, manipulate, and reproduce the information?
Yes | No

Will the request require

programming

? Yes | No

computer resource charges

Please select the type of computer and number of minutes of processing:

# Mainframe (CPU minutes)

# Midsize (CPU minutes)

# Client/server system (clock minutes)

# PC or LAN (clock minutes)

remote document retrieval

What is the actual cost of postage? ($)

If the total charges exceed $100, will you require a prepayment deposit? Yes | No

If the total charges exceed $100, will you require a prepayment bond? Yes | No

Public Information Cost Estimate Model