Instructions for requesting documents (OPRA) by e-mail
Requestor Information:
1. Name, address, and phone number of the requester;
(Replying e-mail address if different from original e-mail request.)
2. Specific description of the government record sought. It is important that the requester provide an accurate description of the specific record sought.
3. Please indicate the method of delivery. Would you like the record to be returned to you, via e-mail or picked up in person? If by e-mail the record will be delivered as a PDF document. (You may request a different format; all efforts will be made to accommodate your request if possible.) If picked up in person the record will be delivered to you as a paper document and the following fees will be applied as follows:
The fee for a copy of a printed record is:
Pages 1 through 10 |
$ .75/ page |
Pages 11 through 20 |
$ .50/ page |
All pages after 20 |
$ .25/ page |
If you would like the record to be saved on digital media, i.e. floppy or CD-Rom, please specify medium and preferred file type.
The fee for electronic media is:
Floppy disk 3.5” |
$ .75/ each |
CD-Rom disk |
$ 1.50/ each |
DVD Disk |
$ 5.00/ each |
Zip disk 250MB |
$14.00/each |
Magnetic Tape(DSS4) |
$18.00/each |
The applicant hereby certifies that he or she has not been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of this State, any other state or the United States and is not seeking government records containing personal information pertaining the victim or the victim’s family as provided by N.J.SA. 47:1A-1 et seq.
You have a right to appeal the decision that the document(s) are not public records. You may take your appeal to the Government Records Council or to the New Jersey Superior Court, as provided by N.J.S.A. 47:JA-I et seq. If your request has been denied, a statement of the procedures for the appeal will be attached to this notification.
The term “public records” includes those records determined to be public in accordance with N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. The term does not include employee personnel files, police investigation records, public assistance files or other matters in which there is a right of privacy or confidentially or which is specifically exempt by law.
In General:
• Records which are not readily available or which will require a search of records will be made available as soon as possible and you will be provided with an interim report within seven (7) business days indicating the time which will be required to provide the records.
• Except as otherside provided by law or regulation, the fee assessed for the duplication of a printed record shall be: first page to tenth page, $0.75 per page; eleventh page to twentieth page, $0.50 per page; all pages over twenty, $0.25 per page; for a police accident report there is an additional fee when the request is not made in person of $5.00 for the first three pages and $1.00 for each additional page, as provided by N.J.S.A. 39:4-131.
• Where a request is for a copy in a format other than a photocopy, reasonable efforts will be made to provide the information in the format request. The cost will be based on the costs of producing the format requested.
• Where a legal determination must be made as to whether records. are “public records” as provided by law, the request will be reviewed by the Municipal Attorney.
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