House
File
2236
-
Enrolled
House
File
2236
AN
ACT
CONCERNING
FEES
CHARGED
FOR
EXAMINING
AND
COPYING
PUBLIC
RECORDS
RELATING
TO
CLAIMS
FOR
VETERANS
BENEFITS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
22.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
All
expenses
of
the
examination
and
copying
shall
be
paid
by
the
person
desiring
to
examine
or
copy.
The
lawful
custodian
may
charge
a
reasonable
fee
for
the
services
of
the
lawful
custodian
or
the
custodian’s
authorized
designee
in
supervising
the
examination
and
copying
of
the
records.
If
copy
equipment
is
available
at
the
office
of
the
lawful
custodian
of
any
public
records,
the
lawful
custodian
shall
provide
any
person
a
reasonable
number
of
copies
of
any
public
record
in
the
custody
of
the
office
upon
the
payment
of
a
fee.
The
fee
for
the
copying
service
as
determined
by
the
lawful
custodian
shall
not
exceed
the
actual
cost
of
providing
the
service.
Actual
costs
shall
include
only
those
expenses
directly
attributable
to
supervising
the
examination
of
and
making
and
providing
copies
of
public
records.
Actual
costs
shall
not
include
charges
for
ordinary
expenses
or
costs
such
as
employment
benefits,
depreciation,
maintenance,
electricity,
or
insurance
associated
with
the
administration
of
the
office
of
the
lawful
custodian.
However,
a
county
recorder
shall
not
charge
a
fee
for
the
examination
and
copying
of
public
records
necessary
to
complete
and
file
claims
for
benefits
with
House
File
2236,
p.
2
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs
or
the
United
States
department
of
veterans
affairs.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2236,
Eighty-eighth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2020
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor