OAR 170-002-0000: Fees for Public Records

(1) The Oregon State Treasury may charge a fee reasonably calculated to reimburse the Oregon State Treasury for the costs of locating, compiling, editing, redacting, or otherwise processing information and records in response to a request for public records. (2) When the cost to provide public records under section (1) is $25 or more, the Oregon State Treasury may charge a person requesting public records for the following: (a) An hourly rate, charged in 15-minute increments, based on the work performed and not on the employee performing the work. The rates are: (A) Investment Officer: $95 per hour; (B) In-house Counsel: $95 per hour; (C) Manager: $70 per hour; (D) Professional: $50 per hour; and (E) Clerical: $30 per hour. (b) The rate for photocopying, duplicating, mailing, third-party costs, or other costs necessary to complete a response to a request for public records are as follows: (A) Certified copies: $1 per page; (B) Uncertified copies: $0.05 (5 cents) per page; (C) Copies made by DAS Copy Center: actual cost or best estimate of cost; (D) Other applicable charges: actual cost or best estimate of cost; and (E) Attorney General charges: actual cost or best estimate of cost based on the Attorney General’s fee schedule. (c) The Oregon State Treasury will charge $25 per report when a person requests any Investment Performance and Holdings Report. (d) The Oregon State Treasury will charge a minimum of $150 for a Finder’s List of Unclaimed and Escheat Property. (3) A person may request a fee waiver or reduction as in the manner required under OAR 170-002-0002(3)(b)(D). Treasury will not consider a request for fee waiver or reduction after an estimate is sent to the person requesting the public record.