OPRA and Common Law
Dear Carteret Borough,
Pursuant to OPRA and right under the common law, we are seeking access to and a copy of:
(A) Complaint-Summons (CDR-1) from January 1, 2022 to January 31, 2022.
Very Respectfully,
Rise Against Hate, a 501(C)(3) Public Charity
Captain VanWoeart,
Please see the below request.
Rise Against Hate,
Your OPRA has been forwarded to the Carteret Police Department OPRA Custodian Captain Jeff VanWoeart at [email address] (see above) also, (732) 541-4181. Any further inquiries regarding this OPRA are to be directed to him. If you have any future requests, please feel free to contact the Carteret Municipal Clerks office.
Borough of Carteret
Clerks Office
61 Cooke Avenue
Carteret, NJ 07008
[Carteret Borough request email]
Phone-(732)-541-3800
Fax-(732)-541-8925
Dear Rise Against Hate ,
Baffi Simmons and the African American data and Research Institute v. Wendy Mercado, City of Millville, Millville Police department ( APP Div. 2020 ) Complaint-summons are documents that are completed via the state’s Electronic Complaint Disposition Record (ECDR) system, “and the finished product is maintained by the municipal court or, in a larger sense, the judiciary.” Requests must be directed to the judiciary for production of such records. Therefore your request is denied
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within seven (7) business days by law, you have the right to challenge the decision by the Carteret 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. In addition to the website, information can be obtained from GRC Staff by email [email address], toll-free phone number (866-855-0511), fax (609-633-6337), or by US mail at PO Box 819, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625-0819.
Respectfully,
Capt Jeff Van Woeart
Carteret Police
732-541-4181