State Fees and Charges
Basic Copy Fees • Research and Copy Fees • Charter Records, Land Records and Indexing, Land Patents, and Other Records • Publications & Reproduction Rights • Conservation • Exhibit Quality Photographic Prints & Image Reproduction
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Basic Copy Fees | |
| Self-service copies in the Search Room from microfilm. | $1.00 per page on 8"x11" and $1.50 per page on 8"x14" |
| Xerox from secondary sources. | $0.50 per page, condition permitting. |
| Research and Copy Fees | |
| Vital Records (Birth and Death Records). | $15 for certified copy when requested in person (copy may be delivered in person in the Search Room or may be delivered via US mail or UPS ground shipping). $25.00 for certified copy when requested via mail, email, fax phone, or website form. Document will be delivered via US mail or UPS ground shipping |
| Research requests for marriage records, divorce decrees, separation agreements, custody agreements, child support enforcement orders, name changes, and criminal dispositions. The Archives only searches indexed records. |
$25.00 for a search of one name, in one index, and a certified copy of one document, when requested in person in the Archives’ Search Room (copy may be delivered in person or via US mail or UPS ground shipping). $35.00 for a search of one name, in one index, and a certified copy of one document, when requested via mail, email, fax phone, or website form. Document will be delivered via US mail or UPS ground shipping |
| Legal Research request for civil and criminal case files | $40.00, when requested in person in the Archives’ Search Room (copy may be delivered in person or via US mail or UPS ground shipping).
$50.00, when requested via mail, email, fax phone, or website form. Document will be delivered via US mail or UPS ground shipping |
| General Research Fees (Items other than listed above.) | $35.00 per item. Document will be delivered via US mail or UPS ground shipping |
| Specialized research or consultation | $50 00 – 75.00 per hour. Patrons will be notified when fees apply |
| Charter Records, Land Records and Indexing, Land Patents, and Other Records | |
| Charter Records Filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (UCC Filings) | $2,675.00 per year, usually one CD ROM shipped per month |
| Land Records from microfilm, paper, book, or digital source image. | $40.00, per book |
| Land Record Index Data (“Bulk Index Data”), delivered via secure ftp download | $19,760 per year |
| Land Patent Application Fee | $100.00 |
| Unrestricted records from microfilm reels | $60.00 per reel for individual researcher – $80.00 per for commercial redistribution. Delivered on-line or via CD ROM. |
| Publications & Reproduction Rights | |
| Books and Pamphlets | Charges vary according to publication. |
| Land Records from microfilm, paper, book, or digital source image | Charges vary according to item and format. |
| Prints or Digital Files of Photographs, Maps, Manuscripts, and other items from the Archives Special Collections | $25 for non-profits - $75 for commercial reproduction |
| Conservation | |
| Condition Report and Conservation Treatment Proposal | $50.00 |
| Conservation Work | $75.00 per hour, plus cost of materials |
| Exhibit Quality Photographic Prints & Image Reproduction | |
| Preview File at low resolution for reference purposes only | $15.00 per image |
| Prints Produced from Black & White and Color Digital Files, printed on choice of Epson photographic papers. | Up to 19” on longest edge: $35.00 Between 19” – 30” on longest edge: $85.00 Between 30” – 44” on longest edge: $110.00 |
| Prints Produced from Black & White and Color Digital Files, printed on Epson premium papers: 100% cotton rag paper, canvas or poster board. | Up to 19” on longest edge: $50.00 Between 19” – 30” on longest edge: $110.00 Between 30” – 44” on longest edge: $160.00 |
| Creating a digital file from original cartographic material | $50.00 per image |
| Digital imaging of original records, excluding cartographic, photographic, and artistic property materials. This price is for small-scale digital imaging, such as for a few individual records. Large project imaging, such as for entire records series, is listed below. Not all record material is available for scanning. Does not include rights and reproduction fees. | $30.00 per digital image |
| Digital imaging projects for government agencies or private companies. | Price available upon request |
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