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-2307 - Exceptions to Standard Operating Procedures
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-2307
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The following procedures shall apply to persons requesting copies of public records under an exception to standard operating procedures.
1. Requests for
exceptions to standard operating procedures shall be approved in advance by the
department's custodian of records.
2. All requests for copies of public records
shall be made using LDEQ Form ISD-0005-01 unless the records were prepared for
sale to the public, e.g., Environmental Regulatory Code.
B. Specific Exceptions
1. Exception to LAC 33:I.2305.C. Copies of
public records may be requested and delivered by facsimile. The copies may be
sent upon receipt of a facsimile of proof of payment made by an approved method
of payment, pending receipt of the actual payment.
a. Custodian of records' approval and credit
approval may be required prior to providing copies by facsimile.
b. If payment is not received within 10
working days, the requester's name will appear on an accounts receivable past
due report maintained by the Office of Management and Finance.
c. No copies shall be provided to any
requester who appears on the accounts receivable past due report until all past
due amounts have been paid.
2. Exception to LAC 33:I.2305.D. Oversize and
color records that must be duplicated by an outside source copy provider, due
to unavailability of suitable copying equipment within the department, may
leave the premises by approval of the custodian of records.
a. The document shall be accompanied by an
official, employee, agent, or contractor of the agency who shall remain with
the document until its return.
b.
The requester shall be responsible for all costs of reproduction. The requester
shall:
i. make payment or arrangements for
payment with the outside source copy provider in advance of the request for the
exception; and
ii. include a
statement of such arrangements as part of the request.
c. The department reserves the right to
approve the outside source copy provider and to refuse the release of public
records to an outside source copy provider.
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).
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