Police Department Roster with Badge Numbers
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to Jersey City as part of a batch sent to 60 authorities
Dear Jersey City,
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-5(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:
1) roster of all currently employed Law Enforcement Officers including name, rank, badge number, and status (active, suspended, etc.)
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachment(s). 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.
Thank you very much for your help.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Dear Jersey City,
Please confirm if you received my OPRA request for the police department roster with badge numbers.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
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Dear Charlie Kratovil ,
Thank you for registering with the Jersey City OPRA Center. Below you will
find your login and password information. Please log in to the [2]Open
Public Records Center to update any contact or password information and to
track the progress of your requests.
Login: [OPRA #84767 email]
Password: [3]Update Password
If you are a first time user and did not submit your request through the
open public records portal but are receiving this e-mail, an account has
been created for you where you can access, track and receive any documents
in response to your request.
Thank You,
Custodian of Records
Jersey City, NJ
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Dear Charlie Kratovil :
Thank you for your interest in open public records of Jersey City OPRA
Center. This will serve to acknowledge receipt of your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) request. Your request was received in this office on
1/22/2026. Kindly refer to the reference number G000380-012226 when
communicating with our office in this regard. Your request mentioned:
OPRA request - Police Department Roster with Badge Numbers
Dear Jersey City,
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-5(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:
1) roster of all currently employed Law Enforcement Officers including
name, rank, badge number, and status (active, suspended, etc.)
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by
E-mail as attachment(s). 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.
Thank you very much for your help.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant City department(s) to
locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs
associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the
availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.
PLEASE NOTE: The State Public Information Act does not require a
governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to
answer questions.
You can track and monitor the progress of your request at the link below
and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again,
thank you for using the Jersey City OPRA Center.
Jersey City, NJ
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Dear Jersey City OPRA Center,
Regarding G000380-012226, this is already a deemed denial. You never provided responsive records, and it has been more than seven business days since you received my request. Will you be providing the information requested or not?
In its Eighth Edition (January 2025) update to the Custodian Handbook, the Government Records Council (GRC) states at page 21:
What if I need more time to respond to an OPRA request?
In accordance with P.L. 2024, c. 16, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i)(1) now contemplates two (2) types of extensions:
▪ If records are in storage or archived, a custodian may take an extension not to exceed twenty-one (21) business days from the date the requestor is notified of the extension.
▪ If there exist "unforeseen circumstances or circumstances that otherwise necessitate additional time," a custodian may take an extension of time that is reasonable. See Ciccarone v. N.J. Dep't of Treasury, GRC Complaint No. 2013-280 (Interim Order dated July 29, 2014).
Custodians should continue to provide the specific date certain, and not a vague time frame, on which the extended time frame will end. Failure to grant or deny access by the extended deadline date results in a deemed denial of the request.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
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RE: OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of January 22, 2026, Reference #
G000380-012226
Dear Charlie Kratovil,
The City received a public information request from you on January 22,
2026. Your request mentioned:
OPRA request - Police Department Roster with Badge Numbers
Dear Jersey City,
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-5(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:
1) roster of all currently employed Law Enforcement Officers including
name, rank, badge number, and status (active, suspended, etc.)
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as attachment(s). 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.
Thank you very much for your help.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
The City has reviewed its files and has located responsive records to your
request. Please log in to the Jersey City OPRA Center at the following
link to retrieve the appropriate responsive documents.
[2]Open Public Records Act - G000380-012226
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Mr. Kratovil:
As you will see, the City has released records that are fully responsive
to your request. Please confirm receipt and acceptance.
The City will hold your request open for seven (7) business days from
today, just in case you have any questions or concerns about the materials
released. If we do not hear from you within that timeframe the response
will be presumed accepted, the request will closed and will no longer be
actively monitored.
Best regards,
Jeremy Jacobsen, Esq.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Jersey City - Dept. of Law
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