FOIA - COMMERCIAL REQUESTS

A commercial FOIA request is when the requestor seeks to use part or all of the public records for sale, resale, or solicitation or advertisement for sales or services.

The FOIA Officer has 21 business days to respond to a request for information that is made for a commercial purpose. The public body can either: (1) provide the requested records; (2) advise when the records will be provided and the costs; (3) deny the request (if it falls under an exception); or (4) advise the requestor that the request is unduly burdensome and extend an opportunity to the requestor to attempt to reduce the request to manageable proportions.

Please note it is a violation of the Freedom of Information Act for a person to knowingly obtain a public record for a commercial purpose without disclosing that it is for a commercial purpose.

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