Ohio § 1321.667

§ 1321.667.

(A) Except as otherwise provided in section 9.02 of the Revised Code , any party, including a governmental authority, that requires or requests a licensee

to assemble or provide a customer's financial records shall pay the licensee for all

actual and necessary costs directly incurred in searching for, reproducing, or transporting

those records according to the following schedule: (1) Reimbursement of search and processing costs shall be the total amount of personnel

direct time incurred in locating and retrieving, reproducing, packaging, and preparing

financial records for shipment.  The rate for search and processing costs shall be eleven dollars per hour per person,

computed on the basis of two dollars and seventy-five cents per quarter hour or fraction

thereof, and shall be limited to the total amount of personnel time spent in locating

and retrieving documents or information or reproducing or packaging and preparing

documents for shipment where required or requested by a party.  Specific salaries of such persons shall not be included in search costs.  In addition, search and processing costs shall not include salaries, fees, or similar

costs for analysis of material or for managerial or legal advice, expertise, research,

or time spent for any of these activities.  If itemized separately, search and processing costs may include the actual cost

of extracting information stored by computer in the format in which it is normally

produced, based on computer time and necessary supplies;  however, personnel time

for computer search may be paid for only at the rate specified in division (A)(1)

of this section. (2) Reimbursement for reproduction costs shall be for costs incurred in making copies

of documents required or requested.  The rate for reproduction costs for making copies of required or requested documents

shall be twenty-five cents for each page, including copies produced by reader or printer

reproduction processes.  Photographs, films, and other materials shall be reimbursed at actual cost. (3) Reimbursement for transportation costs shall be for necessary costs, directly incurred,

to transport personnel to locate and retrieve the information required or requested

and for necessary costs, directly incurred, solely by the need to convey the required

or requested material to the place of examination. (B) A licensee shall not be entitled to reimbursement for costs incurred in assembling

or providing the following records or information: (1) Any financial records provided as an incident to perfecting a security interest,

proving a claim in bankruptcy, or otherwise collecting on a debt owing to the licensee; (2) Financial records that are not identified with or identifiable as being derived from

the financial records of a particular customer. (C) Payment shall be made only for costs that are directly incurred, actual, and necessary.  No payment shall be made until the licensee satisfactorily complies with the request

or requirement, except that in the case where the request or requirement is withdrawn

or revoked, the licensee shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary costs directly

incurred in assembling financial records required or requested to be produced prior

to the time the party notifies the licensee that the request or requirement is withdrawn

or revoked.  No payment shall be made unless the licensee submits an itemized bill or invoice

showing specific details concerning search and processing, reproduction, and transportation

costs.  Search and processing time shall be billed in fifteen-minute increments. (D) As used in this section: (1) “ Costs directly incurred ” means costs incurred solely and necessarily as a consequence of searching for, reproducing,

or transporting books, papers, records, or other data, in order to comply with a request

or requirement to produce a customer's financial records.  The term does not include any allocation of fixed costs, such as overhead, equipment,

and depreciation.  If a licensee has financial records that are stored at an independent storage facility

that charges a fee to search for, reproduce, or transport particular records requested,

these costs shall be considered to be directly incurred by the licensee. (2) “Customer,” “financial record,” and “governmental authority” have the same meanings

as in section 9.02 of the Revised Code .