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Records

Members of the public are hereby advised that the provisions of the New Jersey Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq., allow for public access to government records with several exceptions listed below.

Members of the public who are requesting copies of records must complete this Request for Public Records form which is also available in the lobby of the Berkeley Heights Police Department. The form must be sent to one of the custodians of records in the Berkeley Heights Police Department at 29 Park Avenue Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922 who are:

Captain Andrew F. Moran
Detective Sergeant Stephen G. Stamler
Barbara Healy, Records Clerk

The statute provides for a right to appeal any denial or failure to provide access to a government record as follows:

A person who is denied access to a government record by the custodian of the record, at the option of the requestor, may:

The right to institute a proceeding to challenge the custodian's decision by filing an action in Superior Court which shall be heard in the vicinage where it is filed by a Superior Court Judge who has been designated to hear such cases because of that judge's knowledge and expertise in matters relating to access to government records; or
in lieu of filing an action in Superior Court, file a complaint with the Government Records Council established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-7).

The right to institute any proceeding under this section shall be solely that of the requestor. Any such proceeding shall proceed in a summary or expedited manner. The public agency shall have the burden of proving that the denial of access is authorized by law. If it is determined that access has been improperly denied, the court or agency head shall order that access be allowed. A requestor who prevails in any proceeding shall be entitled to a reasonable attorney's fee.

EXCEPTIONS TO PUBLIC ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS

Privileged or Protected Category	Authority
Autopsy Reports	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Child abuse or sex assault victim name or address	N.J.S.A. 2A:82-46b
Citizen’s Expectation of Privacy	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq
Court records sealed	Executive Order 69
Computer security information	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Criminal investigatory records	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Credit Card Numbers	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Grand Jury testimony, information	Court Rule 3:6-7
Grievance information with public employer	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Domestic Violence	N.J.S.A. 2C:25-33
Drivers’ license numbers	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
DYFS information	N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.10
Electronic Surveillance Materials	N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-19
Emergency or security information or procedures	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Employee sexual harassment complaints	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Fingerprint cards	Executive Order 69
Inimical to the Public Interest	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Inter-agency or intra agency advisory communications/font>	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Juvenile records	N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-60
Labor Negotiation information, strategy or positions	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Medical Examiner Photographs	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Otherwise inappropriate material	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq., and Executive Order 69
Pension and personnel records	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Photographs	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.; Exec. Order 69
Pre Sentence Investigations	State v. DeGeorge, 113 NJ Super.542 (App. Div. 1971)
Public Agency insurance communications	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Safety of persons or public	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.; Exec. Order 69
Security measures and surveillance techniques	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Social Security Numbers	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Unlisted Telephone Numbers	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Victim locations (Domestic Violence)	N.J.S.A. 2C:25-26c.
Victim records	N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq.
Record has been destroyed/not retained pursuant to:	Records Retention and Disposition Schedule (NJ Dept. of State, Div. of Archives Mgmt.