Lisa Zullo v. Westport, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20160656)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords September 1, 2016 SPR16/656 Ms. Hillary Harris Town of Westport- Police Department 818 Main Road Westport, MA 02790 Dear Ms. Harris: I have received the petition of Lisa Zullo appealing the response of the Town of Westport -Police Department (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. Zullo requested a number of arrest records. In your initial response you denied this request, citing the Criminal Offender Record Information Act. G. L. c. 4, § 7(26)(a); G. L. 6 § 167 (e). Thereupon Ms. Zullo petitioned this office. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified by you that a revised response will be provided. With the proviso that Town will provide a revised response without delay I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Zullo may appeal the substantive nature ofthe Town's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). To assist in requesting and responding to requests for public records please refer to our publication, A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law. This document is available on the Internet, free of charge, at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf. Attorneys on my staff are available during regular business hours to answer general questions regarding the Public Records Law. In addition, members of my staff will visit a records custodian in person to conduct training workshops on the Public Records Law upon equest. Please contact my office directly at the telephone number provided in this determinati for further information. ours, cc: Ms. Lisa Zullo OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre