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OnJune12,2014at6:48a.m.anOPRArequestwassubmittedonlineforlegalbills.
InKelleyv.TownshipofRockaway,GRCComplaintNo.200711(October2007).TheGRCheld
thatacustodiansfailuretorespondinwritingtoacomplainantsOPRArequesteithergrantingaccess,
denyingaccess,seekingclarificationorrequestinganextensionoftimewithinthestatutorilymandated
seven(7)businessdaysresultsinadeemeddenialofthecomplainantsOPRArequestpursuantto
N.J.S.A.47:1A5.g.,N.J.S.A.47:1A5.i.
ThestatutorydeadlineforthisrequestwasimmediatelyN.J.S.A.47:1A5.e.Ifthecustodianhada
validreasonforanextension,thecustodianwasstillrequiredtoimmediatelycontacttherequestorto
requestanextension.
TheCustodiandidnotrespondtotherequestuntilJune17,2014onthefourthbusinessday.
InHarryB.Scheeler,Jr.vMotorVehicleCommissionGRCComplaint#2013207(January2014)
theGRCfoundthecustodianinvolationofOPRAsimmediatereleaseprovisionforproviding
documentsonthethirdbusinessday.
Thedocumentsprovidedareheavilyredacted.Thecustodianhasgivenseveralreasonsforredactions.
Howeverthecustodianhasfailedtoattributetheredactionsanddidnotprovidearedactionlog.
OPRA,specificallyN.J.S.A.47:1A5(g),requiresrecordscustodians,whendenyingaccesstoarecord
inwholeorpart,toinformtherequestorofthespecificbasisforthedenial.Beyondstatingthe
specificbasisforeachsuppression,thecustodianisrequiredtoproducespecificreliableevidence
sufficienttomeetastatutorilyrecognizedbasisforconfidentiality.CourierNewsv.HunterdonCounty
ProsecutorsOffice,358N.J.Super.373,38283(App.Div.2003).Further,heorshemustexplain
eachsuppressioninamannerthatwithoutrevealinginformationitselfprivilegedorprotected,will
enableotherpartiestoassesstheapplicabilityoftheprivilegeorprotection.Paffv.NewJersey
DepartmentofLabor,BoardofReview,379N.J.Super.346,35455(2005)(quotingR.4:102(e))
(emphasisinoriginal).Morerecently,theAppellateDivisionreaffirmeditscommitmenttothisprinciple
inBurkev.Brandes,429N.J.Super.169,178(App.Div.2012).
FortheforegoingreasonsIrequesttheGRCfindthiscustodianinviolationofOPRAandprovidean
orderforthereleaseoftherequesteddocumentsasrequiredbylaw.