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What “actual cost” means under Virginia FOIA

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The statute permits reasonable search, access, duplication and supply costs—not general overhead or surplus fees.

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Virginia Code § 2.2-3704 says charges may not exceed actual cost and requires reasonable efforts to supply records at the lowest possible cost. Before searching, a public body must notify the requester about possible charges and ask whether an advance estimate is wanted.

This is the public introduction to part 10 of The Gretna Water Files. The complete analysis, document checklist and next-record questions are included in the paid series; essential safety notices and official contact links remain outside the paywall.

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Code of Virginia § 2.2-3704

Current Virginia public-record access, response, electronic-record and actual-cost provisions; checked September 20, 2026.

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Gretna Junction request for response — September 20, 2026

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