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Communications and
Governmental Affairs Staff
| Name | Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Beeson | Counsel to the Office of Communications and Governmental Affairs Holly.Beeson@llr.sc.gov (803) 896-5216 |
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FOIA Requests
The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) accepts requests for information under the S.C. Freedom of Information Act by mail and email. Per Agency policy, requests for copies of documents that exceed 20 pages will be assessed a fee of 15 cents per page. You may fill out the below FOIA request and submit to our office or you may send an email that says "Under the SC Freedom of Information Act, I request the following: ... ".
Send email requests to: FOIA@llr.sc.gov
Send written requests by mail to: Kathy Burgess
110 Centerview Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
Release of records is governed by the state FOIA law, state Family Privacy Protection Act and any other applicable state and federal laws
FOIA Fee Schedule
Fees for search, retrieval or redaction of records will not exceed the prorated hourly salary of the lowest paid employee who, in the reasonable discretion of the Department, has the necessary skill and training to perform the request. The prorated hourly salary will be calculated by dividing the employee’s salary by the number of hours worked annually, 2,080 hours, and then multiplying that number by the number of hours it took the employee to search for, retrieve and redact that records. The hourly fee is $21.
Fees for copies, if the documents cannot be produced electronically, will not exceed the prevailing commercial rate for producing copies. Presently, the cost is $0.15 for black and white copies, and $0.25 for color copies.
Fees for postage, shipping and packaging will be assessed at their actual cost, if records cannot be provided electronically.
Fees will not be charged for examination and review of documents to determine if they are subject to disclosure.
Fees may not be charged or may be charged at a reduced rate where the Department, in its discretion, determines that a waiver or a reduction of the fee is in the public interest because furnishing the information can be considered as primarily benefiting the general public.
A deposit not to exceed twenty-five percent of the total reasonably anticipated cost for reproduction of the records may be assessed prior to the Department searching for or making copies of records. The balance must be paid at the time the records are picked up or prior to their being mailed.
Payments may be mailed to:
Office of Communications and Governmental Affairs
Kathy Burgess, FOIA Coordinator
110 Centerview Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
Roster Requests
LLR's Professional and Occupational Licensing Boards (POL) can produce a roster by Board of its active licensees upon request.
Submit a request a roster here: Licensee List Request. Do not submit a FOIA request for this roster.
Please print and sign the Statement of Compliance Form and attach a check for $10 for each roster requested. Make checks payable to LLR. The Statement of Compliance Form provides an address where the form and check can be mailed.
State Inspector General's Fraud Complaint Hotline
To report fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, or misconduct within or involving a state agency, call the State Inspector General at 1-855-723-7283 (1-855-SC-Fraud), or visit the State Inspector General's website at State Inspector General to file a complaint online.