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CODE ORDINANCE 2020-19
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IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 5
REVENUE AND FINANCE, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF
WELD, STATE OF COLORADO:
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of
Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with
the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, on December 28, 2000, adopted Weld
County Code Ordinance 2000-1, enacting a comprehensive Code for the County of Weld,
including the codification of all previously adopted ordinances of a general and permanent nature
enacted on or before said date of adoption, and
WHEREAS, the Weld County Code is in need of revision and clarification with regard to
procedures, terms, and requirements therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Weld, State of Colorado, that certain existing Chapters of the Weld County Code be,
and hereby are, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and the various Chapters are
revised to read as follows.
CHAPTER 5
REVENUE AND FINANCE
Appendix 5-A Commercial Rental Schedule — NO CHANGE
Appendix 5-B Reserved
Appendix 5-C Missile Site Park Fees — NO CHANGE
Appendix 5-D Weld County Government Fees — ATTACHED
Appendix 5-E Rates for Clerk to the Board — NO CHANGE
Appendix 5-F GIS Fee Schedule — NO CHANGE
Appendix 5-H Fees for 3.2% Beer License or Liquor License — NO CHANGE
Appendix 5-I Clerk and Recorder Fees — NO CHANGE
Appendix 5-J Land Use Application Fees — ATTACHED
Appendix 5-K Building Permit and Electrical Permit Application Fees — NO CHANGE
Appendix 5-L Required Bid Amount — NO CHANGE
Appendix 5-M Department of Public Works Permit Application Fees — ATTACHED
Appendix 5-N Development Impact Fees — NO CHANGE
Appendix 5-O Criminal Justice Records Retrieval — ATTACHED
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be, and hereby is,
directed to arrange for Municode to supplement the Weld County Code with the amendments
contained herein, to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and subsections as they
currently exist within said Code; and to resolve any inconsistencies regarding capitalization,
grammar, and numbering or placement of chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and subsections
in said Code.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board, if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or decided to be
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. The
Board of County Commissioners hereby declares that it would have enacted this Ordinance in
each and every section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective
of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or
phrases might be declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 2020-19 was, on motion duly made and
seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 21st day of December, A.D., 2020.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
Mike Freeman, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Steve Moreno , Pro-Tem
BY:
Deputy Clerk to the Board
Scott K. James
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Barbara Kirkmeyer
County Attorney
Kevin D. Ross
Date of signature:
First Reading:
Publication:
Second Reading:
Publication:
Final Reading:
Publication:
Effective:
November 9, 2020
November 18, 2020, in the Greeley Tribune
November 30, 2020
December 9, 2020, in the Greeley Tribune
December 21, 2020
December 25, 2020, in the Greeley Tribune
January 1, 2021
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APPENDIX 5-D - WELD COUNTY GOVERNMENT FEES
Service Provided
1. For the copying of public documents
where the fee for such copying is not
otherwise specified by statute
2. For the copying of public documents
via laser jet printer, if feasible, and where
the fee for such copying is not otherwise
specified by statute
3. Copy of the Home Rule Charter
4. For Weld County road maps
5. For the taking of fingerprints by the
Weld County Sheriffs Office
Fee Established
$0.25 per copy, or actual cost
$0.25 per page, or actual cost
$5.00 + $3.00 postage if mailed
By size, as determined by Geographical
Information Services Department
$10.00 per person
The actual cost up to $30.00 per hour of time spent
6. For all research and retrieval of public by custodian's staff performing such research and
retrieval; however, first hour of time spent is free
and custodian must be paid the estimated cost prior
to custodian's staff commencing such research and
retrieval.
records requested pursuant to the
Colorado Open Records Act
7. Weed spraying: truck and labor
Fees to be set by Board Resolution to recover full
cost
8. District Attorney fee schedule (mailing fees may be added):
For all research and retrieval of public
records requested pursuant to the
Colorado Open Records Act and to the
Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act:
The actual cost up to $30.00 per hour of time spent
; by custodian's staff performing such research and
retrieval; however, first hour of time spent is free
and custodian must be paid the estimated cost prior
to custodian's staff commencing such research and I
retrieval.
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For the copying of public documents, if
feasible, and where the fee for such
copying is not otherwise specified by
statute:
$0.25 per page, or actual cost
9. Planning and building inspection
materials
Fee shall be actual cost of items plus handling and
postage when mailed
10. Assignment of oil and gas lease $100.00 per lease, per assignment
11. Pretrial release supervision fee $20.00 per defendant
12. Returned checks $20.00 per check
13. Motor vehicle identification number
inspections:
Certified inspections
Noncertified inspections
14. Special district service plan filing fee
(Section 32-1-202(3), C.R.S.)
Amended special district service plan
filing fee (Section 32-1-207, C.R.S.)
15. Copying audiotape of public safety
telephone and radio voice recordings
16. Sheriffs fees —copies of reports
and/or other documents maintained by
Criminal Justice Records:
VALE Surcharge
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$50.00
$12.00
$500.00
$250.00
Fee of $45.00 per hour of recording time. If
recording time exceeds one hour, copies shall be at
a rate to fully recover the cost of the staff time
required and CD costs incurred to copy the CD as
determined by the department head.
Minimum fee $45.00
$10.00
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Report retrieval fee (to copy or to view)
Copy fee (first 2 pages free)
Mail request: (first 2 pages)
(additional pages)
From archived medium (NO CHARGE
TO VICTIMS)
Faxed copies
17. Co -pay for inmate medical services:
18. Requests for clearance or
immigration letters: letter will include
arrest records for all RMS contract
agencies:
19. Requests for broad computerized
searches by name or location:
$10.00 per clinic visit
Additional fee if programming is
$60.00 minimum and $60.00 each subsequent hour
required:
$0.25 per page, or actual cost
$4.00, plus applicable postage rate
$0.50 per page
$1.00 per page
Additional $1.00 per page
$10.00 per prescription filled/refilled
$10.00
$7.50 per 15 minutes of search time, so as not to
exceed $30.00 per hour
20. Assessor/Treasurer items:
Aerial maps
Printouts (copies)
Reports
Rebilling delinquent accounts
21. Sheriff bond processing fee
22. Mug shot photo processing fee
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$15.00 per map
$0.25 per page, or actual cost
$200.00 setup and $50.00 per hour
$5.00
$10.00 per bond
$10.00 per photo
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23. CCW application $52.50 (includes CBI and FBI clearance)
$38.00 for renewal (includes $13.00 CO insta-
check fee)
$15.00 late fee
$39.50 for CCW Name Change
$15.00 to replace lost or stolen CCW
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24. Notary service
25. Independent fee calculation study
administrative cost fee
26. Civil processing
27. Sex offender registration:
Initial registration fee for fingerprints and
photo, per C.R.S. §16-22-108(6)
Annual re -registration fee for
fingerprints and photo
28. Committing and discharging
prisoners in County jail
No fee shall be charged by County staff
$500.00
Mileage charges reflected in separate Resolution,
which will be reviewed annually.
Mileage zones were created to introduce a flat rate
and establish consistency in mileage rates from
year to year. The mileage zone is based on the
distance from the Weld County Sheriff's Office Law
Administration Building to the Post Office based on
Zip Code. The mileage fee will be charged based
on the Zip Code of the mailing address of the Civil
paperwork, and will only be charged once
regardless of how many attempts are made or the
miles actually driven.
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$25.00
$25.00
$30.00
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29. Justice Services work release fee
30. Sheriffs documentation of
incarceration
31. Copies of records (via burning of
CDs)
32. Staff time for applicants or
constituents that propose novel uses or
development that does not fit into
established fee categories where staff
will spend 4 or more hours of review,
oversight or assistance.
33. Coroner fee schedule:
34. Chapter 21 — 1041 Oil and Gas
WOGLA Permit
35. Chapter 21 — 1041 Oil and Gas
WOGLA Permit (facility only, no wells)
36. Location Assessment for Pipelines',
(LAP)
Pipelines less than 25 miles in length
$15.00 per day
$3.00 for one page
$0.50 per additional page
Copies shall be at a rate not to exceed $30.00 per
hour after the first hour, to recover the cost of the
staff time required and CD costs incurred to copy
the CD as determined by the department head.
The hourly rate shall be calculated on a full cost
recovery basis of the County's costs for the staff
positions involved in the assistance. The full cost
recovery rate shall be determined by the Director of
Finance and Administration and shall include
salary, fringe benefits, support costs (services and
supplies) and indirect costs calculated in
accordance with the County -wide cost allocation
plan per Federal OMB -87 methodologies.
Constituents shall deposit the estimated amount of
the costs prior to assistance. The County will draw
upon it based on the standard hourly rate for each
staff providing the review, oversight or assistance.
Consistent with Colorado Open Records Act and
items #1, #2, and #6, of this Appendix D.
$10,000 per permit
$2,500
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$1,000.00
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Pipelines greater than 25 miles in
length
$1,500.00
Pipelines that require BOCC review Additional $2,500.00
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- Mining permit
- Non -1041 major facility of a utility, other than Sewage
!treatment facilities
- Sewage treatment facility
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APPENDIX 5-J - PLANNING FEE SCHEDULE
Land Use Application
Use by Special Review (USR)
- Second single-family dwelling
- Home business
- Bed and breakfast facility
- Oil and gas storage facilities
Fee
$1,200.00
1$1,200.00
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
- Accessory buildings with a gross floor area larger than $1,200.00
permitted by right in Article Ill of Chapter 23
- Livestock Confinement Operation (LCO)
LCO: Less than or equal to 1,000 animal units
$2,415.00
LCO: Up to and including each additional 1,000 animal units $500.00
- Solid waste disposal site 2
$5,000.00 for the
first 10 acres plus
$20.00 per acre or
fraction thereof in
excess of 10 acres
$20,000.00
- Hazardous waste disposal site, excluding injection wells ; $100,000.00
$5,000.00
$10,000.00
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- 1041 facilities as defined in Chapter 21 of this Code (except
applications made pursuant to Chapter 21, Article V)
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- All other USR permits
$10,000.00
$2,500.00
- Minor USR amendment $500.00
Flood Hazard Development Permit (FHDP)
1 Planned Unit Development (9 lots or fewer)
- Sketch plan
- Change of zone
- Final plat
Planned Unit Development (10 or more lots)
- Sketch plan
- Change of zone
- Final plat
Minor Subdivision (9 lots or fewer)
- Sketch plan
- Change of zone
- Final plat
. j Resubdivision
Public Facility Division (PFD)
. ; Family Farm Division (FFD)
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$180.00
$1,000.00
$3,000.00
1$3,000.00
$2,500.00
$3,000.00
T
$5,500.00
;$1,000.00
I $3,000.00
$3,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
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. Rural Land Division (RLD)
- Sketch Plan
- Final Plat
Lot Line Adjustment (LLA)
10. ;Zoning Permit
- Manufactured homes, other than temporary storage
- Temporary storage
- Change of use (if home is existing)
- Accessory Storage / Semi -Trailer (ZPAS)
- Commercial Vehicle (ZPCV)
- Zoning Permit for Ag (ZPAG)
- Zoning Permit for Ag (ZPAG) Minor Amendment
1
- Zoning Permit for Noncommercial Tower (ZPNCT)
- Zoning Permit for Home Occupation - Class II (ZPHB)
- Zoning Permit for Home Occupation - Class I (ZPHO)
- Zoning Permit for Wind Generator (ZPWG)
;Temporary Seasonal Use Permit (TSU)
12. '; Board of Adjustment
- Variance
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$1,000.00
$2,500.00
$1,000.00
$300.00
$75.00
1$75.00
1$75.00
'$75.00
$1,000.00
{
'$500.00
- Zoning Permit for Telecommunication Antenna Tower (ZPTT) $500.00
$500.00
$300.00
$50.00
$300.00
$75.00
$710.00
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- Appeal
13. Change of Zone
14. Site Plan Review
- Amendment
- Buildings <10,000 gross sq. ft.
- Buildings between 10,000-25,000 gross sq. ft.
- Building >25,000 gross sq. ft.
15. ; Substantial Change Hearing
16.
Resolution of illegal land division(s).
$200.00
$3,000.00
$500.00
IV' 300.00
$2,800.00
$5,000.00
$2,000.00
17. Investigation Fee (for properties that have a zoning violation case
in process)
18. !A fee will be charged by the County to future applicants when
County staff members are asked to assist professional consultants
in the preparation of land use applications. The fee shall be an
hourly rate charged in 15 -minute increments. The hourly rate shall
be calculated on a full cost recovery basis of the County's costs for
the staff positions involved in the assistance. The full cost recovery
rate shall be determined by the Director of Finance and
iAdministration and shall include salary, fringe benefits, support
costs (services and supplies) and indirect costs calculated in
accordance with the County -wide cost allocation plan per Federal
OMB -87 methodologies. Preapplicants shall deposit an estimated
amount of the costs prior to the assistance. A final settlement of
costs will be determined by the DPS once all the work has been
completed.
$2,000.00
50% of the
(established
application fee
19. Incidental, Nontechnical Land Use Application Assistance $50.00 per hour
20. ;Administrative Process
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21.
- Case continuance
- Hearing continuance
- Recording continuance
Additional Fees May Be Assessed to Cover Publication Costs. Market rate
$150.00
$500.00
$50.00 per 3 months
22. ;Outside Consultant for Professional Review. Necessity for Review
'Professional rate
to Be Determined by the Director.
23. !For those applications for uses identified to be of high complexity
or intensity where a determination is made that County staff will be
;committing time and resources. The applicant shall deposit an
estimated amount of the costs prior to assistance. The fee will be
held and charged against by the County based on the standard
hourly rate for each department administering or reviewing the
permit. The departments shall include, but not be limited to, the
Department of Planning Services, Health Department, Public
Works and the County Attorney's Office. The standard hourly rate
shall be established by the Finance Department for the actual time
spent on the review of the application. The rate shall be calculated
on a full cost recovery basis of the County's cost and shall include
salary, fringe benefits, support costs (services and supplies) and
indirect costs calculated in accordance with the County -wide cost
allocation plan per Federal OMB -87 methodologies. The applicant
shall be provided copies of the billing 5 days prior to the cost
actually being billed. The applicant's sole remedy to appeal any
billing shall be to the Board of County Commissioners. The unused
portion of the submitted application fee shall be returned to the
applicant within 30 days of recording the Special Review plan
map, within 30 days after denial of the application by the Board of
'County Commissioners, or 30 days after the applicant submits a
written request to withdraw the application.
'Animal units as defined in Section 23-1-90 of this Code.
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2The fee to amend an application for a Special Review Permit for Solid Waste Disposal Sites
and Facilities shall not exceed $20,000.00. The full amount shall be submitted to the
Department of Planning Services at the time a complete application is submitted. The fee will be
held and charged against by the County based on the standard hourly rate for each department
administering or reviewing the permit. The departments shall include, but not be limited to, the
Department of Planning Services, Health Department, Public Works and the County Attorney's
Office. The standard hourly rate shall be established by the Weld County Finance Department
for the actual time spent on the review of the application and facility. The rate shall be calculated
on a full cost recovery basis of the County's cost and shall include salary, fringe benefits,
support costs (services and supplies) and indirect costs calculated in accordance with the
County -wide cost allocation plan per Federal OMB -87 methodologies. The applicant shall be
provided copies of the billing 5 days prior to the cost actually being billed. The applicant's sole
remedy to appeal any billing shall be to the Board of County Commissioners. The unused
portion of the submitted application fee shall be returned to the applicant within 30 days of
recording the amended Special Review plan map, within 30 days after denial of the application
by the Board of County Commissioners, or 30 days after the applicant submits a written request
to withdraw the application.
Development Impact Fees
1. Road Impact Fee By separate ordinance
2. County Facilities Impact Fee By separate ordinance
3. Drainage Impact Fee By separate ordinance
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APPENDIX 5-M - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PERMIT APPLICATION FEES
Type
1. MS4 Reinspection Fee
2. Grading Permit (SWMP Review) Inspections
3. Memorial Signs (Installation and Fabrication)
4. Nonmaintained Cross Road Signs (Installation
and Fabrication)
5. Access Permit Fees
B) Access Permit requiring a variance
C) Single residential
D) Industrial or commercial access
A) Field Access Permit (agricultural only)
E) Temporary access (expires within 6 months)
F) Inspection outside normal work hours
G) Working prior to permit approval
H) Public safety violation
6. Right -of -Way Use Permit Fees
A) Permit fee
Admin, review and inspection
Concrete surfaces Admin, review and
inspection
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$500.00
$250.00
$150.00
Exempt
Subtotal x2
$150.00
$300.00
$150.00
$50.00/hr
Subtotal x 2
$500.00
$150.00
$500.00
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Permit revision
Permit extension
Re -inspection fee
Inspection outside of normal business hours
B) Annual permit
Admin, review and inspection
C) Road bore
Road bore with bore pit(s) located in R.O.W.
Road bore with bore pit(s) located outside
R.O.W.
Bore parallel in R.O.W. outside R.O.W.
D) Work within a hard surface roadway
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$75.00
$150.00
$50.00/hr (minimum 2 hours)
$75.00/hr (minimum 2 hours)
$300.00
Line outside diameter < 12" - $75.00 +
.30/LF
Line outside diameter 12" to 20" -
j $100.00 + .30/LF
Line outside diameter > 20" - $125.00 +
.30/LF
Line outside diameter < 12" - $50.00 +
.30/LF
Line outside diameter 12" to 20" - $75.00
+ .30/LF
Line outside diameter > 20" - $100.00 +
.30/LF
Line outside diameter < 12" - $25.00 +
.30/LF
Line outside diameter 12" to 20" - $50.00
+ .30/LF
Line outside diameter > 20" - $75.00 +
.30/LF
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Trench w/structural fill or flowable fill
Test hole/pothole - 8" or less
E) Work within a gravel roadway
Trench w/structural fill
Test hole/pothole - 8" or less
Trench w/structural fill or flowfill treated gravel
Test hole/pothole treated gravel
F) Work in R.O.W. outside of roadway
Trenching/plow or cable puller
Test hole/pothole - 8" or less
Occupation Fee
G) New appurtenance (meters, vaults, poles,
etc.)
3 sq. ft. or less
Greater than 3 sq. ft.
H) Abandonment
12" = < $75.00 + 0.50/LF
!12">$150.00+0.50/LF
Abandonment/Retirement of line in R.O.W.
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$2.50 per sq ft 5 years or older - min
$75.00
'$5.00 per sq ft newer than 5 years - min
$100.00
$50.00 per hole
$1.00 per sq ft $50.00 min
$25.00 per hole
$2.50 SF - $50.00 min
$50.00 per hole
Trench width up to 12" - $0.30/LF
Trench width 12" to 20" - $0.60/LF
Trench width > 20" - $0.90/LF
$10.00 per hole
$0.25/LF $50.00 min
$50.00
$175.00
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I) *Working prior to permit approval
Emergency repairs excluded
J) *Public safety violation
K) Inspection outside normal work hours
7. Transport Fees
Single Trip Permit
OS only
OW only
OS/OW
Special Permit
201 K -349K
350K+
Oil Rig Permit
Annual OS/OW Permit
Annual OS only Permit
Annual OW only Permit
Annual OW Divisible
97K
110K
* As determined by Public Works
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Total of all fees * number days
delinquent
$250.00
$75.00 per hour with a 2 -hour min
$25.00
$50.00
$75.00
$350.00
$500.00
$1,000.00 per move
(Note: Rig fee did not change due to
Resolution #2001-1923.)
$300.00
$250.00
$275.00
$250.00
$300.00
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APPENDIX 5-0 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS RETRIEVAL
Item
Cost Information
Search and Retrieval $4.00
Fee
Redaction/Extended
Research/ Retrieval
Copies
Location Search
Clearance
Letters/Records
Checks
Notary or
Authentication Fee
Postage and
Packaging
$5.00 per 15 minutes
$20.00 per hour — Actual
cumulative time of Records Cumulative staff time to retrieve, redact,
Technician to retrieve, I reproduce and mail or fax records,
• redact, and reproduce and exceeding 10 minutes
disseminate a record in
compliance with CORA "!
and CCJRA
If cumulative time is under 10 minutes.
Victims of crimes have a right to receive
'the complete police report(s) but are
subject to fees for any additional copies
of the police report(s). This does not
include evidence, body worn camera
footage, and 911 recordings. All parties
are subject to fees for these items.
$0.25 per page
$5.50 + $5.50 per
subsequent 15 minutes
,$7.00
$5.00
Actual County cost
Black and white printed copy (per
standard 8W x 11" page)
Per location searched
Per letter. Add $0.50 if mailed
Per clearance letter notarized and report '
authenticated
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Costs associated with packaging and
shipping/mailing requested records
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Broad Statistical
Request
($13.00 per 15 minutes
E911/Dispatch
Recordings
Fax Fee
Evidence Fees
Evidence viewing
Copies of evidence
photos, CD/DVD,
media
Body Worn Camera
video retrieval
$45.00 + $45.00 per
subsequent hour
$1.00 per page
'$30.00 per hour, 1 hour
minimum (free by order of
the court)
$30.00 per hour, 1 hour
minimum, plus media
equipment and supply
costs (outside of Discovery
Process and subject to
CORA and CCRJA)
I$60.00 per hour, 1 hour
minimum, plus cost of
media equipment (outside
of Discovery Process and
subject to CORA and
CCRJA)
Body Worn Camera
'$60.00 per hour, 1 hour
;video redaction I minimum
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Per request requiring programming for
completion
Per recording. Recordings are released
on CD -Rom
Fee includes any long-distance fees
incurred
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