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Win!: N.J. Supreme Court lowers court fees for copies of records
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Win!: N.J. Supreme Court lowers court fees for copies of records
Open government advocates declared a small, but significant victory last week: The New Jersey Supreme Court lowered its fees for copies of records, from as high as 75 cents per page to no more than 7 cents per page, in accordance with the open-records bill Gov. Chris Christie signed last month. What's encouraging is that the ACLU pushed the court on this in September, and it gave in just a month later. According to the ACLU:
The lowering of copy costs, long-sought by open government advocates including the ACLU-NJ and New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG), ameliorates the exorbitant fees for copies of documents, which acted as barriers to transparency for residents of New Jersey.
"The Supreme Court's changes to its fee schedule not only provide consistency in fees for public records in the State, but also enable greater access to court records and information," said Bobby Conner, staff attorney for the ACLU-NJ Open Governance Project.
In Pennsylvania, things aren't so peachy: Copies can run up to 25 cents per page for most local and state agencies; some offices, like the Recorder of Deeds, can charge even more — up to $1.50 per page. Not to mention, our state Senate recently passed a bill (that is dead for now, thank God) that would've charged people to look at — just look at! — public records.
Damn, it doesn't feel good to lose to Jersey.
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