(1) Inspection. There is no fee for inspecting public records, including records on the agency website at www.perc.wa.gov.

(2) Costs. A requestor may obtain standard copies for 15 cents per page.

(3) Processing payments. Before beginning to make the copies or processing a customized service, the public records officer or designee may require a deposit of up to 10 percent of the estimated costs of copying all the records selected by the requestor. The public records officer or designee may also require the payment of the remainder of the copying costs before providing all the records, or the payment of the costs of copying an installment before providing that installment. The agency will not charge sales tax when it makes copies of public records.

(4) Electronic records. There is no charge for emailing electronic records to a requestor, unless another cost applies.

(5) Costs of mailing. The agency may also charge actual costs of mailing, including the cost of the shipping container.

(6) Payment may be made by cash, check, or money order to the "Public Employment Relations Commission."