California Public Records Research, Inc. v. County of Stanislaus
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FRANSON, J. —
Plaintiff California Public Records Research, Inc., sought a writ of mandate to compel the County of Stanislaus (County) to reduce the fees it charges for copies of official records. Plaintiff alleged the fees of $3 for the first page and $2 for each subsequent page exceeded County’s cost of providing the service and, therefore, violated Government Code section 27366, 1 which states that copying fees “shall be set by the board of supervisors in an amount necessary to recover the direct and indirect costs of providing the product or service . . . .”
The trial court denied…
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