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title: "34 CFR 99.11 FERPA: May an educational agency or institution charge a fee for copies of education records?"
canonical: "https://dposchool.com/ferpa/section/99.11"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-99.11"
source_note: "Source: United States Code, title 20, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 34, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR."
text_as_of: "2026-10-29"
language: "en"
publisher: "DPO School"
---

34 CFR 99.11 FERPA · Part 99: FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY · Subpart B: What Are the Rights of Inspection and Review of Education Records?

# 34 CFR 99.11 FERPA: May an educational agency or institution charge a fee for copies of education records?

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### 34 CFR 99.11(a)

**(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.

### 34 CFR 99.11(b)

**(b)** An educational agency or institution may not charge a fee to search for or to retrieve the education records of a student.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(1))

## Source

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 34, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR.

[34 CFR 99.11 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-99.11)

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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