Rogers, Jaime v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - Department of State Police (SPR 20150627)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor of& cords August 26, 2015 SPRlS/627 Ms. Jaclyn Zawada, Esq. Massachusetts Department of State Police 4 70 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Attorney Zawada: I have received the petition of Attorney Jamie Rogers appealing the nomesponse of the Massachusetts Department of State Police (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Attorney Rogers requested records regarding a specifically identified Department trooper. Having received no response, Attorney Rogers 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, § 1O (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 August 14, 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. Attorney Rogers may appeal the substantive nature oft Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). ~I Shawn . Williams Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Jamie Rogers, Esq. OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre