OPRA Requests

As per N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 Government Records shall be readily accessible for inspection, copying or examination by the citizens of this state with certain exceptions for the protection of public interest. OPRA is not designed as a question-and-answer forum, questions will not be addressed through the Open Public Records Act.

As per N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. the custodian of records has seven (7) business days to respond to a request for public records. Day one (1) begins the following business day of the custodian’s receipt of the request.

Effective September 3, 2024, P.L. 2024, c. 16 requires all agencies subject to OPRA to “adopt the form established by the Government Records Council . . . for the use of any person who requests access to a government record held or controlled by the public agency.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(f).

Click here to download the OPRA Request Form

Alternatively, you can complete the following OPRA Request Form to submit through the online portal:

OPRA REQUEST FORM
Note: Please read carefully. Nothing will be submitted until you click the submit button at the bottom of the page.

OPRA Request Form

* Name Of Requestor

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Company Name

* Address Of Requestor

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* Phone Number of Requestor

* E-Mail Of Requestor

Email

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Statutory Information

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* Under penalty of N.J.S.A 2C:28-3, I certify that I _________ convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States Please indicate below if you have or have not been convicted of any indictable offense under the penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C: 28-3

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* I, or another person, ______ use the requested government records for a commercial purpose Please indicate if the records sought will be used for a commercial purpose.

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* I ______ seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding Please indicate below if you are seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

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Note: If you confirmed above that the records sought are in connection with a legal proceeding, identification of that proceeding is required below.

* Please describe the records sought. Be as specific as possible identifying type of records, parties to correspondences, subject matter, date range. Request for "any and all" are generally considered overly broad and may require clarification. Please also note, that questions will not be answered. You must identify a specific government record. OPRA is not designed as a question and answer.

* Please note that your preferred method of delivery will only be accommodated if the custodian has the technological means and the integrity of the records will not be jeopardized by such method of delivery

Pick Up

US Mail

On-Site Inspection

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* By electronically signing a form you submit to us, you are agreeing to be legally bound to the same extent as if you applied a traditional handwritten signature on a paper document submitted to satisfy the same requirement.

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