We do not take email requests.  Please see below...

Please be advised that pursuant to regulation, N.J.A.C. 13:1E-2, and
long-standing policy and practice of the Department of Law and Public
Safety (L&PS), submission of OPRA requests by facsimile transmission or
e-mail is not permitted.

N.J.A.C. 13:1E-2.4(a) states: “Written Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
requests shall be hand-delivered during normal business hours of the
public agency, mailed or submitted electronically to the appropriate
division or agency custodian of records over the Internet by means of a
web-enabled OPRA request form, which can be found on the Department of Law
and Public Safety OPRA website, [1]www.state.nj.us/lps/opra. Submission of
requests by facsimile transmission or e-mail is not permitted.”

N.J.A.C. 13:1E-2.4(b) provides, in part: “Only the appropriate division or
agency custodian of the record requested is authorized to accept receipt
of an OPRA request on behalf of that division or agency.”

This restriction is supported by New Jersey case law. In 2009, the
Appellate Division stated in Renna v. County of Union, 407 N.J. Super. 230
(App. Div. 2009), “the primary objective of the statutory construct is
that the requester set forth in writing, and in a cogent and clear manner,
the nature of the request and the other information required by N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5(f).” On the same day, the Appellate Division held in Paff v. City
of East Orange, 407 N.J. Super. 221 (App. Div. 2009):

“We conclude that the authority N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5 (f) (1) confers upon a
custodian of government records to adopt a form for requesting access to a
government record, which includes ‘specific directions and procedures for
requesting a record,’ authorizes a custodian to direct that a request for
a government record must be transmitted only by methods specified in the
form, which need not include every method of transmission mentioned in
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g).”

The records request form for the Department of Law and Public Safety, in
relevant part, states:

1. State Law requires that in order to request access to government
records, you must complete, sign and date a written request for access and
deliver it in person or by mail during regular business hours to the
appropriate custodian of the record requested. You may also complete and
submit a web enabled version of this request form at [2]www.nj.gov/opra.
L&PS will not accept submission of a written request for access by fax or
email. Your request is not considered filed until the written request has
been received by the appropriate custodian of the record requested.

2. If you 1) submit a request for access to government records to someone
other than the appropriate custodian; or 2) do not complete a written
request containing the information required in this form; or 3) make a
request for access by telephone, email or fax, the Open Public Records Act
and its deadlines, restrictions and remedies will not apply to your
request.

For these reasons, I am not able to accept your recent e-mail to the
Division of State Police as a valid OPRA request.

You can file an OPRA request on-line with the Division of State Police
using the Online Request Form found at either the State Police website or
the Department of Law and Public Safety OPRA
website [3]www.state.nj.us/lps/opra.
or [4]https://www-njlib.state.nj.us/NJ_OPRA/de...

The online OPRA request process was designed for the ease and convenience
of requesters. You are not required to submit an OPRA request by using the
online or paper OPRA request form. However, you are required to submit
OPRA requests in writing. Should you choose to submit a written OPRA
request, please be sure to mail it to the appropriate division records
custodian.

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From: Tyler M Neher <[OPRA #58745 email]>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 8:14 PM
To: NJSP OPRA <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Currently deployed stationary automated
license plate readers (ALPRs) informational records.
 
***  CAUTION  ***  This message came from an EXTERNAL address
([email address]).
DO NOT click on links or attachments unless you know the sender and the
content is safe. New Jersey State Government Employees Should Forward
Messages That May Be Cyber Security Risks To [email address].

Dear New Jersey State Police,

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:

The following data for all stationary, both permanent and portable,
automated license plate readers (ALPRs) deployed by public agencies in New
Jersey for which the New Jersey State Police has record of:

1. Name of the municipality where the ALPR is located.
2. Name of the county where the ALPR is located.
3. Date (yyyy-mm-dd) and time (24 HR) of ALPR deployment.
4. Latitude of ALPR deployment location.
5. Longitude of ALPR deployment location.
6. Camera name (pursuant to convention specified by State ALPR
Coordinator)
7. ALPR deployment type of either permanent or portable.
8. Identity of ALPR operator.
9. ALPR vendor name.
10. Date (yyyy-mm-dd) which ALPR data connected to Statewide API (for
ALPRs deployed by agencies that house ALPR data).

These records should be disclosed in the form of a spreadsheet file (ex.
csv, Excel workbook, etc.) where each of the ten requested data values
represents ten columns and each row populated with data represents an
individual, specific ALPR as described.

Regards,
Tyler M. Neher

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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #58745 email]

Is [NJSP request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to New Jersey State
Police? If so, please contact us using this form:
[5]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://opra...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[6]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://opra...

View this OPRA request & responses online:
[7]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://opra...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

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Sorry you can disregard my prior email, I see that you submitted your
request properly. 

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From: Tyler M Neher <[OPRA #58745 email]>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 8:14 PM
To: NJSP OPRA <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Currently deployed stationary automated
license plate readers (ALPRs) informational records.
 
***  CAUTION  ***  This message came from an EXTERNAL address
([email address]).
DO NOT click on links or attachments unless you know the sender and the
content is safe. New Jersey State Government Employees Should Forward
Messages That May Be Cyber Security Risks To [email address].

Dear New Jersey State Police,

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:

The following data for all stationary, both permanent and portable,
automated license plate readers (ALPRs) deployed by public agencies in New
Jersey for which the New Jersey State Police has record of:

1. Name of the municipality where the ALPR is located.
2. Name of the county where the ALPR is located.
3. Date (yyyy-mm-dd) and time (24 HR) of ALPR deployment.
4. Latitude of ALPR deployment location.
5. Longitude of ALPR deployment location.
6. Camera name (pursuant to convention specified by State ALPR
Coordinator)
7. ALPR deployment type of either permanent or portable.
8. Identity of ALPR operator.
9. ALPR vendor name.
10. Date (yyyy-mm-dd) which ALPR data connected to Statewide API (for
ALPRs deployed by agencies that house ALPR data).

These records should be disclosed in the form of a spreadsheet file (ex.
csv, Excel workbook, etc.) where each of the ten requested data values
represents ten columns and each row populated with data represents an
individual, specific ALPR as described.

Regards,
Tyler M. Neher

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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #58745 email]

Is [NJSP request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to New Jersey State
Police? If so, please contact us using this form:
[1]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://opra...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[2]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://opra...

View this OPRA request & responses online:
[3]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://opra...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

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Yes we have received it Sir.

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From: Tyler M Neher <[OPRA #58745 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 4:35 PM
To: NJSP OPRA <[email address]>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Currently deployed stationary
automated license plate readers (ALPRs) informational records.
 
Dear NJSP OPRA,

So to confirm, my request has been submitted correctly and will be
fulfilled?

Yours sincerely,

Tyler M Neher

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