Copies of Public Records − Fees

a) When copies of public records not exempt from disclosure under FOIA are requested, they will be provided subject to the payment of fees charged as allowed by Section 6 of FOIA. The first 50 hard copy pages are provided free of charge if and only if the copies are black and white and either legal or letter sized. The Commission reserves the right to charge fees to reimburse its actual costs for reproducing public records exceeding 50 pages or in color or in a size other than letter or legal, as allowed by Section 6 of FOIA. b) If the Commission incurs extraordinary shipping expenses for sending copies of public records to the requestor, the Commission reserves the right to seek reimbursement of those actual shipping expenses from the requestor. c) Charges may be waived or reduced in any case in which the FOI Officer determines that the waiver serves the public interest. (Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 13550, effective June 26, 2018)