Shaffer, Maya v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - Department of State Police (SPR 20150433)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords June 25, 2015 SPRlS/433 Mr. Glenn M. Rooney, Esq. Department of State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Attorney Rooney: I have received the petition of Maya Shaffer, of the Baystate Examiner, appealing the nonresponse of the Department of State Police (Department) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. Shafer requested records regarding a specifically identified program. Having received no response, Ms. Shaffer 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 (1 0) 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, this office was notified that a response was provided, dated May 21, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Shaffer may appeal the substantive nature of the De artment's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). '1 urs, illiams Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Maya Shaffer OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre