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The Honorable Buddy Irby Clerk of the Circuit Court Alachua County Courthouse Post Office Box 600 Gainesville, Florida 32602

Dear Mr. Irby:

You ask substantially the following question:

Do the recent amendments to Chapter 28, Florida Statutes, by Chapter 94-348, Laws of Florida, require the clerk of the circuit court to charge $1.00 per page for all public records?

In sum:

While the provisions of Chapter 94-348, Laws of Florida, expand the application of the service charge authorized in section28.24(8)(a), Florida Statutes, such charge is limited to "instruments" and would not encompass all…