FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE ยง30-2-50, OBTAINING OR USING PUBLIC RECORDS FOR COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION DIRECTED TO ANY PERSON IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IS UNLAWFUL, AND IS PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF UP TO $500 AND IMPRISONMENT UP TO ONE YEAR, OR BOTH.


Response & Production Times
  • Documents two (2) years old or less: The response time is 10 working days from the date received and the documents will be produced no later than 30 days from the response date.
  • Documents more than two (2) years old: The response time is 20 working days from the date received and the documents will be produced no later than 35 days from the response date.
(Working days exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays.)

FEES
The Aviation Authority bills only for its costs to fulfill each request. Payment is required in full before the public records are released to you. Actual costs include paper or other media, as well as time spent searching, retrieving and redaction time required to process the request.
A detailed copy fee schedule is found below. If the request is deemed to be of a large volume, requesters will be notified and provided an opportunity to narrow their request. If the request is not narrowed sufficiently, a deposit of 25 percent will be required in advance before the request will be fulfilled.
COPY FEE SCHEDULE
$20.00 per hour for search, retrieval, and redaction time
$5.00 per disc
$ .30 per page B/W - Letter size
$ .75 per page Color - Letter size
$ .40 per page B/W - Legal
$1.00 per page Color - Legal
**Non-standard sizes will be billed at the actual cost to the Authority**