Some recent developments regarding the cost of seeking access to
information:


*CALIFORNIA*The state Department of Motor Vehicles estimated a minimum
charge of $19,950 in response to an Associated Press reporter's request
last fall to determine whether poor people had their driver's licenses
suspended at a disproportionate rate.

The AP requested the number of suspended driver's licenses by ZIP code, but
the DMV said such a request would require special programming that would
take 120 hours, at a cost of $135 per hour. In addition, the department
would charge a fee of $750 for up to five hours to search the driver's
license database.

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