Police "Summons Log Book"
Please accept this as my request for government records under both OPRA and the common law right of access. Thank you very much for your commitment to transparent government.
BACKGROUND:
New Jersey's Records Retention Schedule for Municipal Police Departments (M900000-009) requires, under 'Record Series 0083-0000' for the Berlin Township Police Department to retain a 'Summonses Log Book' that 'Lists: date, summons number, statute number, officer number, court date, and location. The log keeps a monthly and yearly total of all summonses.' It must be retained for '1 Years After all summonses have been returned to court.'
RECORDS REQUESTED:
1. I would like the pages from the Berlin Township Police Department's 'Summonses Log Book' showing the entries for October 2023.
Good Morning John
Attached is your response from the OPRA you submitted to Berlin Township on March 14, 2024. Please let me know if you should have any questions.
Catherine Underwood
Berlin Township RMC,CMR
135 Route 73 South, West Berlin NJ 08091
856-767-1854 ext 212
Email: [email address]
Office Hours
Monday 8:00 to 7:30
Tuesday- Thursday 8:00 to 4:30
Friday office is Closed
-----Original Message-----
From: John Paff <[OPRA #59555 email]>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2024 5:06 PM
To: Catherine Underwood <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Police "Summons Log Book"
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Please accept this as my request for government records under both OPRA and the common law right of access. Thank you very much for your commitment to transparent government.
BACKGROUND:
New Jersey's Records Retention Schedule for Municipal Police Departments (M900000-009) requires, under 'Record Series 0083-0000' for the Berlin Township Police Department to retain a 'Summonses Log Book' that 'Lists: date, summons number, statute number, officer number, court date, and location. The log keeps a monthly and yearly total of all summonses.' It must be retained for '1 Years After all summonses have been returned to court.'
RECORDS REQUESTED:
1. I would like the pages from the Berlin Township Police Department's 'Summonses Log Book' showing the entries for October 2023.
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Dear Ms. Underwood:
Thank you very much for this listing. Would you please accept this email (via OPRAMachine) as my supplemental request under both OPRA and common law?
Background:
On March 14, 2024, I made an OPRA request via OPRAMachine for "the pages from the Berlin Township Police Department's 'Summonses Log Book' showing the entries for October 2023." On March 19, 2024, the Township produced a report that disclosed nine pages of traffic citations. What I am interested in, however, are the summons that officers issue for non-traffic violations, such as municipal ordinance violations that are usually issued on what the courts call a "Special Form" of Complaint. (Note: "Special Forms" are the paper tickets that officers issue for municipal ordinance violations and the like. See, e.g., September 17, 2009 "Notice to the Bar" on-line here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14O4Ycki...
Records Requested:
The pages from the Berlin Township Police Department's 'Summonses Log Book' showing the entries from November 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 that charge non-traffic violations.
Thank you very much.
Good Morning Mr. Paff
Attached is your response from the supplemental request you submitted to Berlin Township on March 19, 2024. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you
Catherine Underwood
Berlin Township RMC,CMR
135 Route 73 South, West Berlin NJ 08091
856-767-1854 ext 212
Email: [email address]
Office Hours
Monday 8:00 to 7:30
Tuesday- Thursday 8:00 to 4:30
Friday office is Closed
-----Original Message-----
From: John Paff <[OPRA #59555 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:25 PM
To: Catherine Underwood <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Police "Summons Log Book"
Caution: This is an external email and has a suspicious subject or content. Please take care when clicking links or opening attachments. When in doubt, contact your IT Department
Dear Ms. Underwood:
Thank you very much for this listing. Would you please accept this email (via OPRAMachine) as my supplemental request under both OPRA and common law?
Background:
On March 14, 2024, I made an OPRA request via OPRAMachine for "the pages from the Berlin Township Police Department's 'Summonses Log Book' showing the entries for October 2023." On March 19, 2024, the Township produced a report that disclosed nine pages of traffic citations. What I am interested in, however, are the summons that officers issue for non-traffic violations, such as municipal ordinance violations that are usually issued on what the courts call a "Special Form" of Complaint. (Note: "Special Forms" are the paper tickets that officers issue for municipal ordinance violations and the like. See, e.g., September 17, 2009 "Notice to the Bar" on-line here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14O4Ycki...
Records Requested:
The pages from the Berlin Township Police Department's 'Summonses Log Book' showing the entries from November 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 that charge non-traffic violations.
Thank you very much.
-----Original Message-----
Good Morning John
Attached is your response from the OPRA you submitted to Berlin Township on March 14, 2024. Please let me know if you should have any questions.
Catherine Underwood
Berlin Township RMC,CMR
135 Route 73 South, West Berlin NJ 08091
856-767-1854 ext 212
Email: [email address]
Office Hours
Monday 8:00 to 7:30
Tuesday- Thursday 8:00 to 4:30
Friday office is Closed
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