A public record "includes any writing that contains information relating to the conduct of the public's business … prepared, owned, used or retained by a public body regardless of physical form or characteristics," per 192.410(4)(a). "Writing" as defined by 192.410(6), "means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photographing and every means of recording, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combination thereof, and all papers, maps, files, facsimiles or electronic recordings."

You can expect an acknowledgment of your request within 5 business days (Monday-Friday 7:00am-5:00pm) of receiving the request form. We may request additional information or clarification from the requester for the purpose of expediting our response. Once the records coordinator has enough information to find the records in question they will provide the requestor with an invoice that must be paid before records can be released.

Often once payment is made records are made available within a few business days. If it will take longer than this due to the complexity of the request the department records coordinator will provide a time estimate to deliver the records based on the number of records and/or the difficulty of compiling, calculating, or retrieving the records.

Incident Printouts/Premise and Phone Histories - $10 each. If request is greater than 5 printouts, the hourly rate of $55/hour will be charged

Audio Recordings - $55 minimum with a $55/hour rate for large requests that go beyond one hour.