All open and closed permits and violations for 82 West Broadway
Dear Salem City,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
All open and closed permits and violations for 82 West Broadway
Yours faithfully,
Jacob Weiss
The City of Salem received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
Your OPRA request sought access to the following (the request is included below):
All open and closed permits and violations for 82 West Broadway
Your request has been denied because you are asking for "all" records. Please set a time period for the documents requested (i.e. 1-1-2011 to 3-24-22).
As such, your request is an invalid OPRA request and is denied. When a request is “complex” because it fails to specifically identify the documents sought, then that request is not “encompassed” by OPRA. See New Jersey Builders Association v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J.Super. 166, 180 (App. Div. 2007). A proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable clarity those documents that are desired, and a party cannot satisfy this requirement by simply requesting all of an agency's documents. See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). Custodians are not required to conduct research or create new records in response to an OPRA request.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Salem City to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Ben Angeli, RMC
City of Salem
City Administrator/Clerk
856-935-0373 Ext. 219
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jacob Weiss [mailto:[OPRA #30266 email]]
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2022 12:56 PM
To: OPRA requests at Salem City <[Salem City request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - All open and closed permits and violations for 82 West Broadway
Dear Salem City,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
All open and closed permits and violations for 82 West Broadway
Yours faithfully,
Jacob Weiss
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