In accordance with the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), S.C. Code §30-4-30, et seq. (1976, as amended), persons have the right to inspect and copy public records. FOIA requests for public records of Chesterfield County should be directed to: Chesterfield County Administrator's Office, ATTN: FOIA, 178 Mill Street, Chesterfield, SC 29709.
In order to help offset the costs of searching for, retrieval and redaction of public records from Chesterfield County, the following fee schedule applies:
Research Time: A minimum of $10.00 per hour*
*The fee for the search, retrieval or redaction of records shall not exceed the prorated hourly salary of the lowest paid employee who has the necessary skills and training to perform the request.
USB 2.0 flash drive: $7.00 (if the information requested is over 10mb)
Paper Copy: $0.20 per page
Video Duplication: $15.00
GIS Maps: $3.00 (up to 11x17 in.) or $10.00 - $15.00
(larger than 11x17 in.)
Postage: Determined by weight
A deposit of 25% of the estimated costs for searching, retrieval, redacting and reproducing records may be required before searching for or making copies of records. The full balance must be paid at the time of production of the records.
Inspection, copying and production of records are subject to all applicable exemptions, redaction, and/or exclusions provided by FOIA or other state or federal laws. If public records are available and capable of electronic transmission by Chesterfield County, per page copying charges do not apply. However, staff time for searching, retrieval and redaction will still apply. Records not in electronic format may, in Chesterfield County's discretion, may be converted to and transmitted in electronic format; in such event there will be an additional charge for staff time for converting to electronic format.
PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE §30-2-50, OBTAINING OR USING PUBLIC RECORDS FOR COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION DIRECTED TO ANY PERSON IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IS PROHIBITED, AND IS PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF UP TO $500 AND IMPRISONMENT UP TO ONE YEAR, OR BOTH.