OPRA Requests
Important Information about GDCS and OPRA
Golden
Door Charter School is in full compliance with the Open Public Records
Act (OPRA). Please read below for important information about submitting
an OPRA request. (Form linked below)
- All government records are subject to public access under the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”), unless specifically exempt.
- A
request for access to a government record under OPRA must be in
writing, hand-delivered, mailed, transmitted electronically, or
otherwise conveyed to the appropriate custodian. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.g. The
seven (7) business day response time does not commence until the
records custodian receives the request form which is hereby attached.
- Requestors
may submit requests anonymously. If you elect not to provide a name,
address, or telephone number, or other means of contact, the custodian
is not required to respond until you reappear before the custodian
seeking a response to the original request.
- The
fees for duplication of a government record in printed form are listed
on the front of this form. We will notify you of any special service
charges or other additional charges authorized by State law or
regulation before processing your request. Payment shall be made by
cash, check or money order payable to the Name of Agency.
- You
may be charged a 50% or other deposit when a request for copies exceeds
$25. The custodian will contact you and advise you of any deposit
requirements. You agree to pay the balance due upon delivery of the
records. Anonymous requests in excess of $5.00 require a deposit of 100%
of estimated fees.
- Under
OPRA, a custodian must deny access to a person who has been convicted
of an indictable offense in New Jersey, any other state, or the United
States, and who is seeking government records containing personal
information pertaining to the person’s victim or the victim’s family.
This includes anonymous requests for said information.
- By
law, Golden Door Charter School must notify you that it grants or
denies a request for access to government records within seven (7)
business days after the agency custodian of records receives the
request. If the record requested is not currently available or is in
storage, the custodian will advise you within seven (7) business days
after receipt of the request when the record can be made available and
the estimated cost for reproduction.
- You
may be denied access to a government record if your request would
substantially disrupt agency operations and the custodian is unable to
reach a reasonable solution with you.
- If
Golden Door Charter School is unable to comply with your request for
access to a government record, the custodian will indicate the reasons
for denial on the request form or other written correspondence and send
you a signed and dated copy.
- Except
as otherwise provided by law or by agreement with the requester, if the
agency custodian of records fails to respond to you within seven (7)
business days of receiving a request, the failure to respond is a deemed
denial of your request.
Click on the image to download the OPRA request form