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The New Jersey Open Public Records Act, P.L. 2001, c. 404, commonly abbreviated OPRA, is the statute guaranteeing and providing process for freedom of information with respect to public records in the State of New Jersey. It states that "government records shall be readily accessible for inspection, copying, or examination by the citizens of this State, with certain exceptions, for the protection of the public interest."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.state.nj.us/grc/act.html )〕 ==Law== OPRA has multiple features to it: 〔http://www.nj.gov/lps/opra/〕 # A request for public information must be completed, signed, and given to the keeper of the record that is requested. This for, can also be completed online. # A request will not be considered as under the OPRA if: # * The request for a record is sent to the wrong record keeper. # * The information required in the form is not completely filled out. # * The request is made by telephone or fax. # Fees for requesting information must be paid. # Convicted criminals in New Jersey or anywhere else in the United States will not have access to public records. # A request for information must be responded to within 7 business day the request must be responded to within 7 business days after the record is made available. # A request can be denied if the request would disrupt current operations of an agency and if the record keeper cannot reach a solution with the person requesting the documents. # A record keeper must tell the person requesting information why the record cannot be released. # Failure of a record keeper to respond to a request within 7 business days is considered a denial of the request. # If a request is denied, the person requesting the information can appeal the denial to the Government Records Council (GRC) or to New Jersey Superior Court. # Information provided on a request form can be disclosed under the Open Public Records Act. 〔http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/OPRA.pdf〕 〔http://www.state.nj.us/grc/act.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Open Public Records Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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