First Amendment Videographer Information (Specified)
ASK NJ Media made this OPRA request to Harrison Township This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Harrison 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:
Please send your response in PDF form.
Any and all information and/or records generated since 1/1/2016 in reference to "First (1st) Amendment Audits", "Police Accountability", "Copwatching", "Copblocking", "Citizens Video Recording", "Citizen Video Journalists" and/or any other activities addressing persons who video-record and/or photograph local, municipal, county, state, federal, and/or military personnel and/or property for the purposes of accountability, education, and/or public awareness of law enforcement/government conduct, including but not limited to documents, emails, memos, bulletins, notices, letters, directives, "bolos", videos, slideshows, presentations, etc.
Please include a Record Index with your response.
*A record index that identifies each record requested and the specific legal basis for a denial of access (including redactions) to each record.
Yours faithfully,
ASK NJ Media Co.
See attached. This matter is considered satisfied/closed.
Diane L. Malloy, RMC, CMR
Municipal Clerk / Registrar of Vital Statistics / Custodian of Records
Township of Harrison
114 Bridgeton Pike
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
(856) 478-4112
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From: ASK NJ Media Co.
[mailto:[OPRA #9412 email]]
Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2020 3:52 PM
To: Malloy, Diane <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - First Amendment Videographer
Information (Specified)
Dear Harrison 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:
Please send your response in PDF form.
Any and all information and/or records generated since 1/1/2016 in
reference to "First (1st) Amendment Audits", "Police Accountability",
"Copwatching", "Copblocking", "Citizens Video Recording", "Citizen Video
Journalists" and/or any other activities addressing persons who
video-record and/or photograph local, municipal, county, state, federal,
and/or military personnel and/or property for the purposes of
accountability, education, and/or public awareness of law
enforcement/government conduct, including but not limited to documents,
emails, memos, bulletins, notices, letters, directives, "bolos", videos,
slideshows, presentations, etc.
Please include a Record Index with your response.
*A record index that identifies each record requested and the specific
legal basis for a denial of access (including redactions) to each record.
Yours faithfully,
ASK NJ Media Co.
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Dear Malloy, Diane,
A Record Index is required under the OPRA law. When redactions are made to a record, the custodian can use either the request form to explain why those elements of a record are redacted, or use a separate document, depending on the circumstances, but also referring to the OPRA exception being claimed. This principle also applies if pages of information are redacted. Sometimes it is clear from inspection (entry called "Social Security Number" has a black out over where the number would appear). The bottom line is that the requestor has a right to know the reason for the redaction, and the custodian has the responsibility to provide an explanation.
*Custodians must identify the legal basis for each redaction!!
Please look on pages 17 and 18 for redactions.
https://www.nj.gov/grc/pdf/Custodians%20...
Yours sincerely,
ASK NJ Media Co.