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 "category_label": "Public records & FOIA request letters",
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 "official_status": "Original request-letter template written by ALL AI FORMS for a public-records law; not an official government form.",
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 "official_source_url": "https://www.foia.gov/how-to.html (no standard form; 5 U.S.C. 552)",
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 "summary": "This is a request letter under the federal Freedom of Information Act, for records held by a U.S. federal agency.",
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 "government_fee_note": "Submitting a FOIA request is free. Any search, review or copying fees an agency charges under its FOIA fee rules are not included. You pay them yourself, directly to the agency, if it bills you. We never collect or pay them.",
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How do I get the Federal FOIA Request Letter?",
   "a": "There is no required form for a FOIA request. You can write your own letter or use a federal agency's free online request portal without paying us, and submitting a request is free. Or fill it in online here: pay $4.99 one-time with Stripe, answer the guided questions, and download your filled-in PDF."
  },
  {
   "q": "Where do I send it?",
   "a": "Send it yourself to the agency's FOIA office by its email, mail or online request portal, as the agency lists them. Many agencies prefer their own portal; you can paste the letter text there. We don't send anything for you."
  },
  {
   "q": "How much does it cost?",
   "a": "Our fee is $4.99. Submitting a FOIA request is free. Any search, review or copying fees an agency charges under its FOIA fee rules are not included. You pay them yourself, directly to the agency, if it bills you. We never collect or pay them. Our $4.99 is a one-time charge with no subscription."
  },
  {
   "q": "Can I fill it out online?",
   "a": "Yes. After you pay $4.99 with Stripe, our guided questionnaire places your answers on the form and you get: The FOIA request letter PDF, filled in from your answers. You check every entry, sign and file it yourself."
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