(A) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Police Department is hereby authorized to furnish copies of accident reports, offense reports, photographs of motor vehicle accidents (only after all criminal charges are disposed of by court), to make record check and report (local records only), take fingerprints of individuals on request.
(B) The reports of accidents and photographs shall be furnished only to any person involved or injured in the accident, or his attorney, or any authorized representative of any insurance carrier reasonably anticipating exposure to civil liability as a consequence of the accident.
(C) The furnishing of the other reports shall be allowed only to persons having a legitimate interest therefor, and the Chief of Police, or his agent, may refuse any of the above services to any person he has reason to believe may use same for other than legitimate purposes.
(D) (1) For the above service a fee shall be charged as follows:
Copy of accident reports, first page $10
Each additional page 1
Copy of offense reports, per page 5
Record check by name (local record only), per name 10
Record check by letter (local record only), per name 10
Fingerprinting of individuals on request, per person 20
Photograph reproduction, only after all criminal charges have been
disposed of by court, 8 x 10 enlargements 20
Storage of video recording for civil proceedings 25
(2) No charges shall be made for any service to any governmental agency. The aforesaid charges shall be collected when the service is rendered and a receipt shall be given. All sums collected shall be turned over to the City Treasurer in the same manner as other city funds.
('71 Code, § 20-14) (Ord. passed 4-19-66; Am. Ord. passed 10-6-70; Am. Ord. passed 11-6-80; Am. Ord. passed 3-1-83; Am. Ord. passed 12-17-85; Am. Ord. passed 10-21-86; Am. Ord. passed 6-27-94; Am. Ord. passed 6-9-03)