[Amended 3-15-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-07; 10-19-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-13]
Fees for copying records shall be as follows:
A. For letter-sized pages and smaller: $0.05 per page.
B. For legal-sized pages and larger: $0.07 per page.
C. Electronic records (i.e., records sent via e-mail
and fax): free of charge.
D. Records
in another medium (i.e., computer disc, CD-ROM, DVD): the actual cost
to provide the record.
[Added 3-15-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-07; 4-20-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-09; 10-19-2010 by Ord.
No. 2010-13]
A. All requests for discovery in matters pending in the
Municipal Court shall be submitted through the Municipal Prosecutor;
Superior Court and other agencies through the Washington Township
Police Department.
B. The following fees shall be payable by the requester
to the Township of Washington for the discovery provided:
(1) For
letter-sized pages and smaller: $0.05 per page.
(2) For
legal-sized pages and larger: $0.07 per page.
(3) Electronic
records (i.e., records sent via e-mail and fax): free of charge.
(4) Records
in another medium (i.e., computer disc, CD-ROM, DVD): the actual cost
to provide the record.
(5) Actual
postage for any discovery sent by mail.
(6) Twenty-five
cents for the envelope for any discovery sent by mail.
(7) Photographs
will be photocopied at the rates established herein. If request is
made for duplicate photographs, the actual cost of making the photographs
shall be charged.
(8) Duplication
of videotapes constitute an extraordinary duplication process and
will be charged at the rate of $25 per videotape.
(9) On
any item that cannot be photocopied on the Township copy machine or
not otherwise provided for in this schedule, the actual cost incurred
in making the copy shall be charged.
C. Where the discovery must be obtained from an entity
other than the Township of Washington, Warren County, e.g., another
police department, the actual costs paid to the other entity shall
be paid by the requestor.
[Added 4-23-1996 by Ord. No. 96-6]
Fees shall be as follows:
A. For supplying a certification letter or other writing
as to whether a property requires a certificate of occupancy or a
certificate of continued occupancy: $2 for each certificate.
B. For obtaining public records from the Township of
Washington archives: $5 per hour or any fractional part thereof for
the time expended by Township employees/officials necessary to locate
such records. All charges for copying such records will be in excess
of this cost and shall be set forth in the Township Code.
C. For furnishing a certified copy of any birth, death
and/or marriage certificate(s): $8 for each certificate.
[Added 3-15-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-07]
D. For preparing and furnishing a duplicate tax bill:
$2 per duplicate, unless said duplicate is picked up at the Township
Municipal Building, where the cost will then be $1 per duplicate.
E. For any payor whose check to the Township of Washington
has been returned unpaid, whether by stop payment, insufficient funds,
uncollected funds or for any other reason: $10 per check returned
or the cost to the Township for the return of the check unpaid, whichever
is greater.
F. For preparing and furnishing a duplicate tax sale
certificate: $100 per duplicate certificate.
[Added 11-24-1997 by Ord. No. 97-15]