N.J. Admin. Code § 16:1A-4.2

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 16:1A-4.2 - Record requests

(a) Department records shall be accessible for on-site inspection by private citizens during the regular business hours of the custodian of records or the particular office having custody of the record. Every person shall also have the right to purchase copies. Requests for records, documents, or software that may be subject to copyrights, licensing, or other such restrictions will be denied. A request to inspect Department records may be denied by the custodian pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., and this chapter. If the request is denied, the requestor will be notified of the reasons for such denial.

(b) All requests for on-site inspection of the Department's records, except as set forth in (c) through (f) below, shall be made in writing on the State of New Jersey's Government Records Request form and hand-delivered, mailed, or transmitted electronically to the custodian of records. The records request form may be obtained by written request to:

New Jersey Department of Transportation

Custodian of Records

C/O Office of Inspector General

1035 Parkway Avenue

PO Box 600

Trenton, NJ 08625-0600

Phone: 609-530-8045

Fax: 609-530-6694

Or online at http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/opra/ or by e-mail to: njdot.opra@dot.nj.gov.

The request form shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

1. The name, address and telephone number of the requestor;

2. A description of the government record(s) requested;

3. Request for on-site inspection;

4. If copies are requested, the medium preferred;

5. Mode of delivery; and

6. Maximum cost for copies, as authorized by the requestor.

(c) Requests for traffic control signal operation and maintenance records shall be made in accordance with N.J.A.C. 16:1A-4.5(a).

(d) Requests for traffic camera video records shall be made in accordance with N.J.A.C. 16:1A-4.6(a).

(e) Requests for traffic control device records shall be made in accordance with N.J.A.C. 16:1A-4.7.

(f) Requests for the Department's Standards Specifications shall be made in accordance with N.J.A.C. 16:1A-4.8.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:1A-4.2

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 498(a), effective 2/17/2015

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3363(a), effective 10/2/2017