Christopher Wright v. Massachusetts State Police (SPR 20221811)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 15, 2022 SPR22/1811 Allison Mondello Primary Records Access Officer Office of the Chief Legal Counsel Department of State Police 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of Christopher Wright appealing the nonresponse of the Department of State Police (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 20, 2022, Mr. Wright requested records from the Department regarding the following topics: [1] Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) certification and training [2] Department policy regarding DRE assignment at the shift-, troop-, and agency-level [3] Overtime costs and rates of pay [4] DRE response to incidents involving Operating Under the Influence (OUI) offenses [5] Department response to OUI-related incidents in 2020 and 2021 [6] Department funding concerning OUI-related protocol Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Wright petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1811, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Wright with a response to his request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. 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. Mr. Wright may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Allison Mondello. SPR22/1811 Page 2 August 15, 2022 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Christopher Wright