Do we ever require an advance payment?

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Yes, where a Disclosure Officer estimates that fees to be charged will be more than $250.00, the Disclosure Officer can require the requester to make an advance payment of an amount up to the entire anticipated fee before beginning to process the request.
The Disclosure Officer may waive the advance payment where the Disclosure Officer receives a satisfactory assurance of full payment from a requester who has a history of prompt payment of an amount similar to the one anticipated by the request.