FOIA Research Request

Freedom of Information Act Request

Please complete the form below to submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Reasonable costs for accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for requested records will be charged per Albemarle County Administrative Policy AP-12.

Looking instead for the Affiliated Agency Research Request form? It can be accessed here.

Date of Request *

Requester’s Name and/or Business *

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Last

Requester’s Address *

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Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Requester’s Preferred Contact *

Requester's Contact Number and/or Email *

Incident Information

Date and approximate time of incident *

Location/Address of Incident *

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City

State

Zip Code

Responding Agencies (if known)

Report Number (if known)

Types of Information Requested

Phone Calls

All phone calls related to the incident
Other (specify)

CAD Records

Radio Traffic

All radio traffic related to the incident
Other (specify)

Would you like to request an advanced estimate of cost? *

A public body may make reasonable charges not to exceed its actual cost incurred in accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for the requested records and shall make all reasonable efforts to supply the requested records at the lowest possible cost. No public body shall impose any extraneous, intermediary, or surplus fees or expenses to recoup the general costs associated with creating or maintaining records or transacting the general business of the public body. Any duplicating fee charged by a public body shall not exceed the actual cost of duplication. Prior to conducting a search for records, the public body shall notify the requester in writing that the public body may make reasonable charges not to exceed its actual cost incurred in accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for requested records and inquire of the requester whether he would like to request a cost estimate in advance of the supplying of the requested records as set forth in subsection F of § 2.2-3704 of the Code of Virginia.

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FOIA Rights
When requesting records from the Emergency Communications Center, you have the right to:

Request to inspect or recieve copies of
public records, or both.
Request that any charges for the requested
records be estimated in advance.
Recieve a response within five working days.
Be told why certain records are being witheld.

Alternative Form
Trouble with this form? Access a PDF version instead:

FOIA Tape Research Request Form

If you believe that your FOIA rights have been violated, you may file a petition in district or circuit court to compel compliance with FOIA. Alternatively, you may contact the Freedom of Information Act Advisory Council for a nonbinding advisory opinion.