Antonio Alves v. Massachusetts State Police (SPR 20191103)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records June 13, 2019 SPR19/1103 Attorney Michael B. Halpin Department of State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Attorney Halpin: I have received the petition of Antonio Alves appealing the nonresponse of the Department of State Police (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Alves requested identified records and documents relating to dash cam records, GPS recordings, and "any and all records ofrepair, inspection, or certification of the speedometer of the vehicle driven by the officer ID #4054 who drove said state trooper vehicle." Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within 10 business days ofreceipt of the request. G. L. c. 66, § lO(a)-(b). The response may contain, among other things, an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. G. L. c. 66, § lO(b). All records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. As of the date of this letter, it is my understanding that the Department has not provided Mr. Alves a response to his request for records. Order Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Alves with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations without delay. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. 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

Attorney Michael B. Halpin SPR19/1103 Page 2 June 13, 2019 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Antonio Alves