(1) When a response to a public records request is complex or involves a large number of records, the public records officer may provide access for inspection and copying in installments pursuant to RCW
42.56.080.
(2) The requestor will be notified when an installment is ready for inspection. If, within thirty days, the requestor fails to inspect the entire set of records or one or more of the installments, the public records officer may close the request.
(3) When the request is for copies of public records, the public records officer may require payment for each installment either prior to providing the installment or prior to providing subsequent installments. In addition, the requestor may be required to provide a deposit up to ten percent of the estimated cost of copying all records selected by the requestor. If the requestor fails to pay the required cost within thirty days, the public records officer may close the request.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
43.19.011 and chapter
42.56 RCW. WSR 12-02-004, § 200-01-060, filed 12/22/11, effective 1/22/12.]