1. Fees for standard reproductions. The Custodian or the Custodian's designee shall charge a fee not to exceed twenty-five cents per page for any photocopies or printed copies of electronic records that are required to make a Public Record available. Other reproductions of Public Records shall be provided at a cost not to exceed the actual cost of the reproduction. Such fees shall be paid by the applicant prior to the receipt of copies of any Public Records. Requests expected to exceed a total charge of $10.00 or more must be accompanied by a deposit equal to the reasonably estimated reproduction costs. This deposit will be credited toward the total fee, and the total fee shall be paid prior to release of the requested records. In the event the deposit amount exceeds the actual costs, the balance will be refunded.
2. Transmission fees. No fees related to transmission shall be charged for transmitting public records via electronic mail. Within the period specified in � 24-72-203, C.R.S., the Custodian shall notify the record requester that a copy of the record is available but will only be sent to the requester once the custodian receives payment for postage if the copy is transmitted by United States mail, or payment for the cost of delivery if the copy is transmitted other than by United States mail, and payment for any other supplies used in the mailing, delivery, or transmission of the record and for all other costs associated with producing the record. Upon receiving such payment, the custodian shall send the record to the requester as soon as practicable but no more than three business days after receipt of such payment.
3. Fees for search, retrieval and legal review:
a. In the case of any request requiring more than one hour of time for search, retrieval, supervision of inspection, copying, manipulation, redaction or legal counsel review to identify and withhold privileged records, the Custodian or the Custodian 's designee may charge a hourly fee for such time not to exceed $30.00 per hour pursuant to � 24-72-205(6)(a) , C.R.S. Prior to performing any services necessary to respond to a request, the Custodian or the Custodian 's designee shall require the applicant to pay a deposit equal to the reasonably estimated fees that will be charged by the Custodian for such staff time. Before receiving any records, the applicant shall also pay the amount by which the cost of any open records services exceeds the deposit. The District shall promptly refund the amount by which the deposit exceeds the cost of any open records services.
b. To the extent possible, the Custodian shall utilize administrative or clerical staff for search and retrieval of Public Records who are ordinarily responsible for such duties to ensure that the fees charged for staff time in connection with the request represent costs incurred in the ordinary course of business and not extraordinary charges, but in any case, such charges shall not exceed $30 per hour.