Payment will be necessary at time of document pickup.
Town of Elkton
Administration Office, 100 Railroad Avenue, P.O. Box 157, Elkton, Maryland 21922 (410) 398-0970
Request to inspect and/or receive public record(s)
The Town of Elkton, in conformance with the provisions of Public Information Act, Annotated Code of Maryland, General Provisions Article, ยง 4-101, et seq., shall provide an opportunity for the inspection of public records and/or shall provide copies of public records, as set forth under law, to the applicant. The applicant means a person or governmental unit that asks to inspect a public record.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please complete this application, including name, address, telephone number and a description of the public record(s) requested. The Town of Elkton will review the application and provide the applicant any appropriate public record in the custody of the Town of Elkton at a reasonable time for inspection and shall reproduce any appropriate public record in a reasonable amount of time, not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of request, and make said reproduction available to the applicant. If the Town of Elkton is not the custodian of a public record requested by the applicant, the Town will notify the applicant within ten (10) working days of the date of request. If the Town denies, or temporarily denies, access to a public record protected under law, the Town of Elkton shall notify the applicant immediately and additionally provide said denial in writing within ten (10) working days. Such written denial shall include the reasons for the denial, the legal authority under which the denial is made and notice of remedies provided under law. The Town of Elkton may petition the circuit court to continue the denial of any public record which the Town of Elkton deems would cause substantial injury to the public interest.
FEES
A police report can be obtained for $10.00. This includes the first 8 pages.
The Town of Elkton shall charge the following fees for reproducing public records:
Materials:
Large Reports: $0.35 per page after 8
Electronic Media: $20.00 (DVD or flashdrive)
Photographs: $3.00 per photo
Facilities; Personnel: $35.00 per hour (first 2 hours are free)
Waiver: The Town of Elkton may waive a fee(s) if the applicant requests a waiver of the fee(s) due to the applicant being financially unable to pay the fee(s), or the public interest would be served if a waiver of fee(s) was granted by the Town of Elkton.