Steven Courtemarche v. Sex Offender Registry Board (SPR 20171321)

The Commonwealth of l\1assacbusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords September 20,2017 SPR17/1321 William H. Burke, Esq. General Counsel Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board P.O. Box 4547 Salem, MA 01970 Dear Attorney Burke: I have received the petition of Steven Courtemarche appealing the nonresponse of the Sex Offender Registry Board (Board) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1 ). Specifically, Mr. Courtemarche requested "all information ... such as reports, known addresses, employment history, and any and all photographs" of a specifically identified individuaL Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Courtemarche petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, I learned that the proper agent for handling public record requests never saw the inquiry. Nonetheless, after the Board was made aware of this appeal, a representative from the Board noted their willingness to provide a response. Accordingly, I will consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that the Board provide said response within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre(a{sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Courtemarche may appeal the substantive nature of the Board's response within ninety days. See C.M.R. 32.08(1 ). Supervisor of Records cc: Steven Courtemarche 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