May an educational agency or institution charge a fee for copies of education records?

34 C.F.R. § 99.11
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01
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(a) Unless the imposition of a fee effectively prevents a parent or eligible student from exercising the right to inspect and review the student's education records, an educational agency or institution may charge a fee for a copy of an education record which is made for the parent or eligible student. (b) An educational agency or institution may not charge a fee to search for or to retrieve the education records of a student.

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