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• <br /> H E H 0 R A N D U H <br /> DATE : August 16 , 1990 <br /> TO: Tom Burt, City Manager <br /> FROM: Dick Engstrom, Chief of Police <br /> SUBJECT: Report Fees <br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> As per Minnesota Statute 13. 03 police agencies are permitted to <br /> charge a fee for any copies of police reports. This fee is to <br /> cover the cost of searching and retrieving data. The St. Anthony <br /> Police department currently charges a fee of $5 . 50 for a copy of <br /> any police report. Citizens are allowed to come in and review <br /> these reports at no charge. This fee was set by the St. Anthony <br /> City Council effective November 1 , 1987 . Previous to November 1st <br /> the fee had been $3. 50. <br /> • A survey of area police departments shows current fees at: <br /> Columbia Heights $4 . 00 for every 10 pages <br /> New Brighton $3 . 00 <br /> Roseville $4 .00 <br /> Minneapolis $3 . 00 <br /> New Hope $3. 00 for 1st page and $1 . 00 for <br /> every page after <br /> Brooklyn Park $3. 00 for 1st page and . 50 for every <br /> page after <br /> Robbinsdale $5 . 00 for 1st 2 pages and $1 . 00 for <br /> every page after <br /> Of the police reports requested , over 95% are for insurance <br /> purposes ( theft, burglary, damage to property, accident, etc . ) . <br /> The remaining 5% are from suspects or attorneys in regards to <br /> criminal prosecution . Citizens are issued receipts with their <br /> report and advised to turn them into their insurance companies for <br /> reimbursement. It is estimated that we receive over 300 requests <br /> per year for police reports . <br /> Looking into the near future some area departments are beginning to <br /> receive requests from " for profit" agencies wanting computer <br /> printouts involving a multitude of police reports requiring many <br /> hours of research. <br />