[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\/”]<\/p>\n
Some record types are considered exempt from disclosure pursuant to the referenced Statute, Regulation, Rule, or other law.<\/p>\n
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