CDR-1 and CDR-2
Dear Clark Township,
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 Complaint-Summons (CDR-1) and Complaint-Warrant (CDS-2) issued, executed and/or signed by Clark Police Department's Joseph Teston from January 1, 2015 to July 31, 2020..
Very Respectfully,
Rise Against All Hate
Your request has been received and has been forwarded to the Police Department.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
WARNING: Email received by or sent to Township officials is subject to the Open Public Records Act [OPRA]. This means that absent some specific privilege, all such communications are considered a public record and are subject to publication and/or dissemination to the public upon request.
OPRA: Rise Against All Hate
[1][OPRA #57725 email]
The Clark Police Department received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on January 29, 2024.
The official Records Custodian, Joann Concina received your OPRA request
on January 29, 2024.
As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is
February 7, 2024.
This response to your request is being provided to you on the fourth
business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
- All Complaint-Summons (CDR-1) and Complaint-Warrant (CDS-2) issued,
executed and/or signed by Clark Police Department's Joseph Teston from
January 1, 2015 to July 31, 2020.
The records requested are being provided by email and are responsive to
your request.
Please see attachment regarding exemptions for redactions.
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 (Legislative Findings)
1) Privacy Interest - “a public agency has a responsibility and an
obligation to safeguard
from public access a citizen's personal information with which it has been
entrusted
when disclosure thereof would violate the citizen's reasonable expectation
of
privacy.” See Burnett v. Cnty. of Bergen, 198 N.J. 408 (2009).
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 Clark Police Department 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.
Joann Concina
Records Custodian
Records Dept. 732-381-5696
Fax: 732-388-5376
Clark Police Department
315 Westfield Avenue
Clark, NJ 07066
Non-Emergency: 732-388-3434
References
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