"The OOG [Office of Open Government] has recently received inquiries pertaining to the high fees that some authorities have charged for copying records," a news release from Schimel's office said. "An authority may impose a fee for copies of a record that do not exceed the actual, necessary and direct cost of reproduction and transcription of the record, unless a fee is otherwise specifically established or authorized to be established by law."
After noticing the increase in questions, Schimel said his office did its own study to determine actual costs that account for an updated copy and servicing contract. read the rest here