Lisa Linhardt v. Attorney General's Office (SPR 20171155)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 6, 2017 SPR17/1155 Lisa Linhardt PO Box 151 Mexico, MO 65265 Dear Ms. Linhardt, I have received your letter dated August 19, 2017 concerning the Office of the Attorney General. This office is statutorily charged with determining the public records status of government records. It is not a warehouse for all government records; therefore, this office does not have custody of any records responsive to your request. This office is the custodian of records solely related to the operation of the Public Records Division. Each governmental entity in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Commonwealth) retains control of its own records. Accordingly, you must direct your request to the governmental entity that created or received the records you seek. The web site listing all of the governmental entities for the Commonwealth is www.mass.gov/. For future reference, the Citizen's Guide to State Services (Guide), published by another division of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth is a good reference source when trying to determine which governmental entity is responsible for a certain subject matter. The web site for the Guide is www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/ciscig/guide.html. Should you wish to file an appeal with this office at a latter point, you must send the Supervisor of Records copies ofthe following: 1. The written request: 2. The written response ; if any had 3. A brief letter detailing the reason for the appeal. One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us

Lisa Linhardt SPR17/1155 Page 2 September 6, 2017 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Lorraine Tarrow, Esq.