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The New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 2001, c. 404), commonly abbreviated OPRA, is a statute that provides a right to the public to access certain public records in the State of New Jersey, as well as the process by which that right may be exercised. In general, OPRA provides that "government records shall be ...
A bill that would gut access to public records is set be voted on by both chambers of the New Jersey Legislature on Monday after it cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday ...
NJ Legislature passes 'reform' that will dismantle public access to government records. May 13: An alleged reform of the New Jersey Open Public Records Act was passed by the Legislature. It will ...
Here’s a look at how every member of the Legislature voted on legislation that guts public access to government records and data.
The Clean Slate Act (CPL 160.57) of 2024 will automatically seal an individual’s New York State criminal records after 3 years for a misdemeanor and 8 years for a felony. The law does not apply to some offenses. The law is scheduled to take effect on November 16, 2024. [41] [42]
The Promotion of Access to Information Act [5] (PAIA) was enacted in response to the constitutional mandate, and came into force in large part in March 2001. Its preamble acknowledges the "secretive and unresponsive culture" of the pre-democratic era, and asserts that one object of PAIA is to "foster a culture of transparency and accountability in public and private bodies."
Criminal records in the United States contain records of arrests, criminal charges and the disposition of those charges. [1] Criminal records are compiled and updated on local, state, and federal levels by government agencies, [2] most often law enforcement agencies. Their primary purpose is to present a comprehensive criminal history for a ...
Just this week, a violent offender free under New Jersey’s Criminal Justice Reform Act, murdered three people in New York after committing serious offenses in Hoboken and Union City on Jan. 11 ...