Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part I - Office of the Secretary
Subpart 1 - Departmental Administrative Procedures
Chapter 23 - Procedures for Public Record Requests
Section I-2305 - Standard Operating Procedures
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. All requests for copies of public records, including discovery requests, subpoenas duces tecum for production of public records, and the preparation of a record of decision pursuant to LAC 33:I.Chapter 20, shall be made using LDEQ Form ISD-0005-01. A certification on LDEQ Form ISD-0005-02 shall be submitted with a request for free or reduced rate copies. Completed forms may be submitted in person, by mail, by facsimile, or by another approved method. No other form of request will be honored. Copies of the forms may be obtained through the department's website or from the department's custodian of records.
B. Payment shall be made in accordance with the rates established in this Chapter.
C. Advance payment is required, except for a request for an administrative record of decision required to be lodged with a court.
D. In order to ensure the preservation of department records, no records shall leave the premises, whether accompanied by agency personnel or otherwise.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq. and 44:1 et seq., and R.S. 49:316.1(A)(2)(a) and (c).