Members of the public are hereby advised that the provisions of the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq., allow for public access to government records, but contain certain exceptions. The attached Open Public Records Act Request Form lists many of the exceptions and explains your rights under the law. To obtain government records, please complete the form and submit it in one of the following ways:

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) or fourteen (14) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office to deny access. At your option, you may either: 1) institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey; or 2) file a complaint with the Government Records Council (“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County. Questions regarding the GRC’s Denial of Access Complaint process can directed to the GRC toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at Government.Records@dca.nj.gov, or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can answer general inquiries about OPRA.