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§ 67.1304. Court costs and attorney fees

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 65 P.S. Public OfficersEffective: January 1, 2009

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 65 P.S. Public Officers (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 3A. Right-to-Know Law (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 13. Judicial Review (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2009
65 P.S. § 67.1304
§ 67.1304. Court costs and attorney fees
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(a) Reversal of agency determination.--If a court reverses the final determination of the appeals officer or grants access to a record after a request for access was deemed denied, the court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs of litigation or an appropriate portion thereof to a requester if the court finds either of the following:
(1) the agency receiving the original request willfully or with wanton disregard deprived the requester of access to a public record subject to access or otherwise acted in bad faith under the provisions of this act; or
(2) the exemptions, exclusions or defenses asserted by the agency in its final determination were not based on a reasonable interpretation of law.
(b) Sanctions for frivolous requests or appeals.--The court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs of litigation or an appropriate portion thereof to an agency or the requester if the court finds that the legal challenge under this chapter was frivolous.
(c) Other sanctions.--Nothing in this act shall prohibit a court from imposing penalties and costs in accordance with applicable rules of court.

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2008, Feb. 14, P.L. 6, No. 3, § 1304, effective Jan. 1, 2009.
65 P.S. § 67.1304, PA ST 65 P.S. § 67.1304
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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