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NJFOG agrees with the NJ Press Association and the Press of Atlantic City’s position against bill A-3626, which proposes an overly-broad exemption to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) for the identities of violent crime victims and witnesses. The editorial points out that victims’ needs are already balanced against the needs of the public under Read More …
Two public records bills – S167 and S1840 – saw activity in Trenton on 11/16/2015. NJFOG testified. Find links to our testimony at https://njfog.org/legislation/. The bills, which were combined under S167, require certain gov’t records to be posted online and permit a custodian to direct a requestor there. A copy of the bill(s) themselves can Read More …
Interpreting the term “agenda” in the the outdated OPMA, the Appellate Division ruled on Aug. 18 in Opderbeck v. Midland Park Board of Education that the board does not need to provide supplementary documents with its meeting agendas. However, the Court called for modernization of the outdated law to coincide with today’s simplified means of Read More …
New Jersey Law Journal June 26, 2015 by Michael Booth (full article here) The New Jersey Legislature on June 25 passed legislation that would require the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to comply with laws in both states that are designed to make its records more accessible to the public. The bill, Read More …
UPDATE (6/29/2015): The governor signed the bill on June 29. It is now law, effective upon signing. UPDATE (6/26/2015): S2183 passed through both houses of the Legislature on June 25, 2015. It now heads back to the Governor! Read more here: https://njfog.org/2015/06/29/nj-lawmakers-pass-port-authority-open-records-bill/. UPDATE (6/23/2015): The NJ Senate brought S2183 a step closer to law Read More …