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New Jersey public agencies are urged to use this symbol to bring web users to their OPRA information. The Official site of the State of NEw Jersey Government Records Council.
The Government Records Council (GRC) can assist individuals requesting government records by providing guidance, information and resolving denial of access complaints. The most convenient way to obtain information is to consult the GRC's website.
Created under OPRA, the Government Records Council: Responds to inquiries and complaints about the law from the public and public agency records custodians; Issues public information about the law and services provided by the Council; Maintains a toll-free help-line and Web site to assist the public and records custodians
Register a Denial of Access Complaint. Any person who has been denied access to a government record by a records custodian of a public agency can file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC). N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.
The GRC provides its prior decisions to provide guidance to requestors and records custodians in understanding how OPRA records requests must be submitted by requestors and fulfilled or denied by records custodians. Click here to search the GRC's prior decisions.
Access to government records in the State of New Jersey is dictated not only by the Open Public Records Act ("OPRA"), but also by other state and federal statutes, regulations, and resolutions of the Legislature and the Governor. OPRA nearly 40 exemptions from disclosure of government records.
The list of frequently asked questions below will help records requestors understand some of the most common issues regarding the Open Public Records Act. If you do not find the answer to your question on this page please contact the GRC directly and a representative will be happy to assist you.
This guide is intended to familiarize those who want access to public records of their rights and of the responsibilities of public agencies that hold records, but is not to serve as a legal reference.
The Government Records Council consists of five members. There are three (3) public members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the State Senate and the Commissioner of the Department of Education, as well as the Department of Community Affairs.
Government Records Council. 101 South Broad Street. Trenton, NJ 08625. Contact Us | Privacy Notice | Legal Statement & Disclaimers | Accessibility Statement. Seeing this link on any public agency web site brings up information about the agency's public record access information.