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Dear Alvern ,

Thank you for registering with Passaic County New Jersey Open Public
Records Center, an online, public portal. Below you will find your portal
login and password information .

Login:  [OPRA #86419 email]
 
Password: [2]Change Password
 

If you are a first time user and did not submit your request through the
public portal but are receiving this e-mail, an account has been created
for you with the login and password listed above. At this account you can
access, track and receive any documents in response to your request.

Please log in to the  [3]Passaic County OPRA Center and then "My OPRA
Request Center" to update any contact or password information on your
account and to view your request.

Thank you again for registering with Passaic County's Open Public Records
Center.

 
 
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Dear Alvern Stewart, 

Thank you for your interest in public records of the County of Passaic.
 Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with
the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).  Your request was received in this
office on 1/29/2026 and given the reference number R014278-012926 for
tracking purposes.

"Dear Passaic County Sheriff's Office,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA
and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an
official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request
per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including
all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place
of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are
not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and
provide their email address to me for future reference.

Yours faithfully, Alvern Stewart"

Your request will be forwarded to the relevant County of
Passaic department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine
the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will
be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the
records in question. PLEASE NOTE: The State of NJ Open Public Records Act
does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do
legal research, or to answer questions.

You can monitor the progress of your request under  [2]My Requests. 

 
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RE: OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST of January 29, 2026, Reference #
R014278-012926

Dear Alvern , 

The County of Passaic (“County”) received a request for government records
from you on January 29, 2026. Specifically, you requested the following:

"Dear Passaic County Sheriff's Office,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA
and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an
official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request
per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including
all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place
of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are
not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and
provide their email address to me for future reference.

Yours faithfully, Alvern Stewart"

This letter is to clarify what information that you are seeking from the
County.

CLARIFICATION

If you would like for the County to proceed with your request, please
provide clarifications within ten (10) days from 01/29/2026. Otherwise,
the County will consider your request withdrawn.

You may provide a response to the County by any of the following methods:

1. Via the Passaic County, NJ OPRA Portal;

2. By email to [email address];

3. By facsimile to (973) 881-2853; 

4. By regular mail to County of Passaic, Assistant County Administrator
Maeve McGinley, 401 Grand Street, Room 205, Paterson, New Jersey 07505; or

5. Via telephone at (973) 881-4405. 

Upon receipt of your clarification, the County will further respond to
your OPRA request, as required by law, including providing you with an
estimate of costs associated with producing the requested records.

If you have any questions, please contact my office at (973) 881-4405.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Maeve McGinley
Assistant County Administrator
Custodian of Records

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