Expungement
Dear New Jersey Attorney General'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:
A copy of the most recent expungement manual, internal policy, or procedural guidance issued by the Office of the Attorney General or the Division of Criminal Justice to prosecutors or law enforcement regarding:
• The handling, review, and processing of expungement petitions;
• Criteria for objecting to expungement requests, including cases involving violence, firearms, domestic violence, or multiple victims;
• Notification procedures to victims or affected parties prior to the granting of expungement orders;
• Coordination between county prosecutors, courts, and the New Jersey State Police regarding expungement records and case histories.
2. Any internal memoranda, training materials, directives, or guidance documents provided by the Division of Criminal Justice or Attorney General’s Office to County Prosecutors within the past five years relating to:
• Prosecutorial discretion or obligations in responding to expungement filings;
• The role of law enforcement in identifying victims or public safety concerns when reviewing expungement petitions.
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,
Daniel R. Keene
Good morning. Your records request has been assigned id #C235725. The due date for a response is June 11th.
Law & Public Safety – OAG Custodian of Records
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
25 Market Street, P.O. Box 081
Trenton, N.J. 08625
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel R. Keene <[OPRA #77185 email]>
Sent: Sunday, June 1, 2025 10:38 AM
To: OAG Records <[New Jersey Attorney General's Office request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Expungement
Dear New Jersey Attorney General'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:
A copy of the most recent expungement manual, internal policy, or procedural guidance issued by the Office of the Attorney General or the Division of Criminal Justice to prosecutors or law enforcement regarding:
• The handling, review, and processing of expungement petitions;
• Criteria for objecting to expungement requests, including cases involving violence, firearms, domestic violence, or multiple victims;
• Notification procedures to victims or affected parties prior to the granting of expungement orders;
• Coordination between county prosecutors, courts, and the New Jersey State Police regarding expungement records and case histories.
2. Any internal memoranda, training materials, directives, or guidance documents provided by the Division of Criminal Justice or Attorney General’s Office to County Prosecutors within the past five years relating to:
• Prosecutorial discretion or obligations in responding to expungement filings;
• The role of law enforcement in identifying victims or public safety concerns when reviewing expungement petitions.
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,
Daniel R. Keene
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Law & Public Safety – OAG Custodian of Records
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
25 Market Street, P.O. Box 081
Trenton, N.J. 08625
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