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An information request is a request to review/copy/receive copies of documents maintained by the department.
Montgomery County Executive Regulation #27-01AM, "Requests Under the Maryland Public Information Act ('MPIA')," prescribes the procedures and the fees (shown below) for information requests.
No fee is due if the total charge for the request is under $1.00, exclusive of postage and delivery charges.
DPS accepts information requests verbally, by fax, by email, or by use of the "Request For Public Information" form (DPS may require the form for certain kinds of requests.) For information related to information requests or any DPS program, please contact us at the addresses/phone found through left menu. You can also download information request form.
Processing time for information requests varies according to workload/the complexity of the request. Most requests are processed in no more than ten workdays; many can be processed on the day of the request. The MPIA provides a thirty-day response period for information requests.

NOTE: There are no microfilm/fiche records for permits issued prior to October 17, 1986.

Photocopying and Reproductions

A) Letter or legal sized documents (not to exceed 8½ by 14 inches) and paper faxes	$0.15 per page or side
B) Large size document (i.e., in excess of letter or legal size, but less than large-size plan) and Microfilm or Microfiche reproductions	$1.00 per page or side
C) Large size plans (plans larger than 8½ x 14)	$2.00 per page or side

Certified Copies

Written certifications that copies are true copies of DPS records

$1.00 per page or side

Staff Time for Research

A) First two hours of combined staff time	No charge
B) Each 15 minutes or fraction in excess of two hours	$8.00 ($32.00 per hour)

An additional 10% Automation Enhancement Fee is charged on the cost(s) listed above.

Postage
Actual costs of mailing or delivering

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Last edited: 2/26/2004