Petit, Lauren v. Department of Correction - Treatment Center (SPR 20140646)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords November 20,2014 SPR14/646 Mr. William D. Saltzman Senior Litigation Counsel Executive Office of Public Safety & Security Department of Correction 50 Maple Street, Suite 3 Milford, MA 01757 Dear Attorney Saltzman: I have received the petition of Lauren Petit appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Correction (Department) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. Petit requested policies regarding the implementation of a particular section of the Massachusetts General Laws. Having received no response, Ms. Petit petitioned this office. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (10) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. The Department is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, you provided a written response to the request dated November 14, 2014. Whereas the Dep ent has provided a written response, I will consider this administrative appeal closed illiams Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Lauren Petit OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre