[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1/5″][info-box-shortcode title=”Record Service Fees” buttonlink=”https://deptest.nj.gov/opra/record-service-fees/”]Service fees apply for any extraordinary expenditure of time and effort to accommodate a request.[/info-box-shortcode][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/5″][info-box-shortcode title=”The Office of Record Access” buttonlink=”https://deptest.nj.gov/opra/about/”]OPRA requests are handled and processed by the Office of Record Access (ORA)[/info-box-shortcode][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/5″][info-box-shortcode title=”OPRA Exemptions” buttonlink=”https://deptest.nj.gov/opra/opra-government-records-right-to-access-exemptions/”]

Some record types are considered exempt from disclosure pursuant to the referenced Statute, Regulation, Rule, or other law.

[/info-box-shortcode][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/5″][info-box-shortcode title=”Statewide OPRA” buttonlink=”https://www.nj.gov/opra/” targetlink=”true”]Submit OPRA requests to other State Agencies through the New Jersey OPRA website.[/info-box-shortcode][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/5″][info-box-shortcode title=”Your Rights Under OPRA” buttonlink=”https://deptest.nj.gov/opra/your-rights-under-opra/”]Government records must be readily accessible for inspection, copying, or examination by its citizens, with certain exceptions, for the protection of the public interest.[/info-box-shortcode][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column el_class=”mt-5″][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1/5″][info-box-shortcode title=”Open Public Records Act (P.L. 2001, c.404)” buttonlink=”https://www.nj.gov/grc/laws/act/Readable Version of OPRA (Sept 2024)(P.L. 2024, c.16).pdf” targetlink=”true” class=”“fas”]PDF of the full text of the law, specifically formatted to be easily readable and to serve as a reference document. [/info-box-shortcode][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/5″][info-box-shortcode title=”Records Requests for Agencies ‘In But Not Of’ DEP” buttonlink=”https://deptest.nj.gov/opra/records-requests-for-agencies-in-but-not-of-dep/”]List of agencies “in but not of” DEP. The DEP OPRA form may be utilized in making the request.[/info-box-shortcode][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/5″][info-box-shortcode title=”DEP OPRA Annual Reports” buttonlink=”https://deptest.nj.gov/opra/njdep-opra-annual-reports/”]Annual reports with detailed info on DEP’s response to OPRA since the law became effective on July 7, 2002.[/info-box-shortcode][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/5″][info-box-shortcode title=”DEP Non-Public Record Rules” buttonlink=”https://deptest.nj.gov/rules/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/adoptions/adopt_111107a.pdf” targetlink=”true”]Rule adoption identifying DEP records that are non-public and not subject to production. [/info-box-shortcode][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/5″][info-box-shortcode title=”NJ Government Records Council (GRC)” buttonlink=”https://www.nj.gov/grc/” targetlink=”true”]The GRC responds to complaints about the law from the public, mediates over disputes, and provides training on the OPRA law[/info-box-shortcode][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][info-box-shortcode][wpcode id=”548″][/info-box-shortcode][vc_empty_space height=”75px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]