George Steele-Perkins v. Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Registry of Motor Vehicles (SPR 20230774)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 1, 2023 SPR23/0774 William J. Doyle, Esq. Record Access Officer Office of the General Counsel Massachusetts Department of Transportation Registry of Motor Vehicles 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3510 Boston, MA 02116 Dear Attorney Doyle: I have received the petition of George Steele-Perkins appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation – Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 17, 2023, Mr. Steele-Perkins requested “…any and all documents concerning vehicle registration by the referenced homestead dated since January 2017…” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Steele-Perkins petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0774, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from the RMV intends on providing a written response to Mr. Steele-Perkins. Accordingly, the RMV is ordered to provide Mr. Steele- Perkins with said response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten 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. Steele-Perkins may appeal the substantive nature of the RMV’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: George Steele-Perkins 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