DEPOSITS
The custodian may require a deposit against costs for reproducing documents sought through an anonymous request whenever the custodian
anticipates that the documents requested will cost in excess of $5 to reproduce.
Where a special service charge is warranted under OPRA, that amount will be communicated to you as required under the statute. You have
the opportunity to review and object to the charge prior to it being incurred. If, however, you approve of the fact and amount of the special
service charge, you may be required to pay a deposit or pay in full prior to reproduction of the documents.
YOUR REQUEST FOR RECORDS IS DENIED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON(S):
(To be completed by the Custodian of Records – check the box of the numbered exemption(s) as they apply to the records requested. If
multiple records are requested, be specific as to which exemption(s) apply to each record. Response is due to requestor as soon as
possible, but no later than seven business days.)
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1
Inter-agency or intra-agency advisory, consultative or deliberative material
Legislative records
Law enforcement records:
Medical examiner photos
Criminal investigatory records (however, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3.b. lists specific criminal investigatory information which
must be disclosed)
Victims’ records
Trade secrets and proprietary commercial or financial information
Any record within the attorney-client privilege
Administrative or technical information regarding computer hardware, software and networks which, if disclosed would
jeopardize computer security
Emergency or security information or procedures for any buildings or facility which, if disclosed, would jeopardize security of
the building or facility or persons therein
Security measures and surveillance techniques which, if disclosed, would create a risk to the safety or persons, property,
electronic data or software
Information which, if disclosed, would give an advantage to competitors or bidders
Information generated by or on behalf of public employers or public employees in connection with:
Any sexual harassment complaint filed with a public employer
Any grievance filed by or against an employee
Collective negotiations documents and statements of strategy or negotiating
Information that is a communication between a public agency and its insurance carrier, administrative service organization or
risk management office
Information that is to be kept confidential pursuant to court order
Certificate of honorable discharge issued by the United States government (Form DD-214) filed with a public agency
Social security numbers
Credit card numbers
Unlisted telephone numbers
Drivers’ license numbers
Certain records of higher education institutions:
Research records
Questions or scores for exam for employment or academics
Charitable contribution information
Rare book collections gifted for limited access
Admission applications
Student records, grievances or disciplinary proceedings revealing a students’ identification
Biotechnology trade secrets N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.2
Convicts requesting their victims’ records N.J.S.A. 47:1A-2.2
Ongoing investigations of non-law enforcement agencies (must prove disclosure is inimical to the public interest) N.J.S.A.
47:1A-3.a.
Public defender records N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.k.
Upholds exemptions contained in other State or federal statutes and regulations, Executive Orders, Rules of Court, and
privileges created by State Constitution, statute, court rule or judicial case law N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9
Personnel and pension records (however, the following information must be disclosed:
An individual’s name, title, position, salary, payroll record, length of service, date of separation and the reason for
such separation, and the amount and type of any pension received
When required to be disclosed by another law, when disclosure is essential to the performance of official duties of a
person duly authorized by this State or the US, or when authorized by an individual in interest
Data contained in information which disclose conformity with specific experiential, educational or medical
qualifications required for government employment or for receipt of a public pension, but not including any detailed
medical or psychological information N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1
“a public agency has a responsibility and an obligation to safeguard from public access a citizen's personal information with
which it has been entrusted when disclosure thereof would violate the citizen's reasonable expectation of privacy.”
Burnett v. County of Bergen, 198 N.J. 408 (2009). Without ambiguity, the court held that the privacy provision “is neither a
preface nor a preamble.” Rather, “the very language expressed in the privacy clause reveals its substantive nature; it does not
offer reasons why OPRA was adopted, as preambles typically do; instead, it focuses on the law’s implementation.”
“Specifically, it imposes an obligation on public agencies to protect against disclosure of personal information which would run
contrary to reasonable privacy interests.”
Executive Order No. 21 (McGreevey 2002)
Records where inspection, examination or copying would substantially interfere with the State's ability to protect and
defend the State and its citizens against acts of sabotage or terrorism, or which, if disclosed, would materially increase the
risk or consequences of potential acts of sabotage or terrorism.
Records exempted from disclosure by State agencies’ proposed rules.
Executive Order No. 26 (McGreevey 2002)
