N.J. Admin. Code § 13:1E-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:1E-2.3 - Requests for government records

(a) All requests for access to government records pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., made, maintained, kept on file, or received in the ordinary course of business by the Department of Law and Public Safety or a division or agency thereof, shall be in writing on a form approved by the Department, or in a written document that contains the information required in (b) below. For the purposes of this subchapter, "access" means inspection, examination, or copying.

(b) The requester shall provide the following information in his or her Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request:

1. A description of the specific, identifiable government record sought, method of access (inspection, examination, or copies), and, if copies are sought, the medium requested and mode of delivery;

2. A certification by the requester that he or she has or has not been convicted of an indictable offense under the laws of the State of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States; and

3. The maximum cost the requester has authorized to pay to obtain access and/or copies of the requested government records.

(c) An electronic request form is available on the Internet at www.state.nj.us/lps/opra. Copies of the request form are also available at the office of the Department custodian of records, all division and agency offices, on the Department website, and division or agency website, if any.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:1E-2.3

Adopted by 46 N.J.R. 2160(a), effective 11/3/2014.