Dear New Jersey Department of Transportation,

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.

Subject: Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request

Dear NJDOT Records Custodian,

Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.), I am requesting access to the following public records:

Traffic Camera Footage:
Location: U.S. Route 1, both northbound and southbound, from Lawrenceville, NJ, through West Windsor, NJ.
Date: 11/08/2024
Time: 10:15pm - 11:15pm

While I understand that this request exceeds the NJDOT standard seven-day period, it is my understanding that this footage has already been retained and stored by your agency due to a prior request by a law enforcement agency within the NJDOT retention period. Therefore, I respectfully request that you provide access to the footage under these circumstances.

Please provide the requested footage in a digital format (e.g., MP4 file) if available. If the records are not maintained by your agency, kindly forward this request to the appropriate agency or provide the contact information of the agency that holds the records.

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.

If any portion of the requested records is exempt from disclosure, please redact the exempt portions and provide the rest of the records, as required by law. Additionally, if the requested records cannot be provided due to technical or logistical reasons, I would appreciate any assistance in obtaining the necessary information or a written explanation of the denial.

Thank you for your time and attention to this request. I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe of seven business days. Please feel free to contact me if further clarification is needed.

Yours faithfully,

transparencyfornewjersey

Dear New Jersey Department of Transportation Records Custodian,

I am writing to follow up on my Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request submitted to your office on December 6, 2024. As of today (1/6/25), I have not received a response or update regarding this request; which has far exceeded the statutory deadline outlined under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.

Timely responses to OPRA requests are critical to ensuring transparency and accountability, as mandated by New Jersey law. I respectfully request an immediate update on the status of my request, including:

Confirmation of receipt of the request.
A specific timeline for when the requested records will be made available.
Any reasons for the delay, if applicable.

Yours faithfully,

transparencyfornewjersey