BEDFORD – The Lawrence County Commissioners passed an ordinance Tuesday morning to change the responsibility of conducting investigation of motor vehicle accidents that occur in the county.
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies will be responsible for performing periodic title checks.
The Sheriff’s Department will also be responsible for maintaining recordings from body cameras and in-vehicle dash cameras of their officers that are often required via the Indiana Access to Public Records Act.
The Sheriff’s Department has the right to charge for copies and collect fees from citizens who utilize these services.
The Sheriff’s Department will charge:
- An administration fee of $15 plus a $1.00 fee per image to any and all entities or individuals seeking copies of photographs.
- An administration fee of $15 plus a $10 fee per disc of photographs.
- An administration fee of $15 plus a fee of $25 per thumb drive to those seeking videos.
- Those seeking a title check will be charged $5.00.
The money raised from the services will be placed in the Department’s Accident Investigation and Prevention Fund. The money will be used to meet expenditures and costs of accident investigation and prevention.
The Sheriff and the Commissioners can amend or change the fees in the future if necessary.
