Wharton State Forest Targeted Enforcement
Dear New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,
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.
Records requested:
Please provide all reports related to the enforcement action that occurred in Wharton State Forest the weekend of November 23rd. Specially, please provide the reports associated with the following:
5 summonses issued for unauthorized motor vehicle use (7:2-3.2a).
4 summonses issued for operation of motor vehicle in a restricted area (7:2-3.4a).
4 summonses issued for operation of an unregistered vehicle on state land (39:3-4).
5 written warnings issued for vehicles operating over the speed limit (7:2-3.5b).
3 vehicles were impounded, and 2 additional vehicles were towed at the owner’s expense.
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.
Yours faithfully,
John Druding
Good morning,
Qwe have entered your OPRA Request into the OPRA System. Please use OPRA request # 367908 for any correspondence. You will receive a response by 1/10/25.
Trisha Coats
Senior Management Assistant
Office of Record Access
401 East State St, 6th Fl
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-341-3121
[email address]
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From: John Druding <[OPRA #70107 email]>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2024 10:11 PM
To: Records, DEP [DEP] <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Wharton State Forest Targeted Enforcement
Dear New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,
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.
Records requested:
Please provide all reports related to the enforcement action that occurred in Wharton State Forest the weekend of November 23rd. Specially, please provide the reports associated with the following:
5 summonses issued for unauthorized motor vehicle use (7:2-3.2a).
4 summonses issued for operation of motor vehicle in a restricted area (7:2-3.4a).
4 summonses issued for operation of an unregistered vehicle on state land (39:3-4).
5 written warnings issued for vehicles operating over the speed limit (7:2-3.5b).
3 vehicles were impounded, and 2 additional vehicles were towed at the owner’s expense.
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.
Yours faithfully,
John Druding
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Mr. Druding:
Attached are the responsive records for the above referenced OPRA request.
Records Custodian Mailbox
NJDEP – Office of Record Access
(609) 341-3121