B. Can the requester obtain a customized search of computer databases to fit particular needs?

Yes. If an agency has the information sought within its database, it must provide that information in the form requested if the requester is willing to pay the cost of developing any new software to do so. In Hartford Courant Co. v. FOIC, 261 Conn. 86, 801 A.2d 759 (2002), the plaintiff newspaper requested an electronic copy of all adult criminal history records minus any exempt information from the department of public safety. The department argued that complying with the request would require it to develop a new computer program and create new records; the Connecticut Supreme Court found that because the department was in possession of the information requested and the plaintiff was willing to bear the extra cost of extracting the nonexempt data, the request was not outside the scope of FOIA. Id. at 95; see also Maher v. FOIC, 192 Conn. 310, 472 A.2d 321 (1984).