A.
The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized and directed to charge a fee of $5 per page for the issuance of a copy of an accident report. The Department of Public Safety is further authorized to charge a fee of $10 for the first copy of a photograph and $5 for each additional copy of a photograph taken by the Department of Public Safety in connection with any accident involving personal injury or property damage. For the issuance of a copy of a detective's report, U.F. and investigation reports, $5 per page shall be charged.
[Amended 11-13-1968, approved 11-14-1968; 4-23-1980, approved 4-24-1980]
B.
Requests for copies of such reports shall be in writing and executed before a notary public or Commissioner of Deeds on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety.
C.
Copies of accident reports shall only be issued to persons involved in an accident or, in case of death or in case the person is a minor or an incompetent, the executor (or administrator), the guardian or the committee, or any person authorized on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety by a person involved in the accident.
D.
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall cause to be kept accurate records of the written requests and the fees paid for copies of said reports and/or photographs and shall collect the fee at or before the issuance of the copy of said reports and/or photographs.