Tom Shiple v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (SPR 20231811)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 17, 2023 SPR23/1811 Arielle Mullaney, Esq. Records Access Officer Executive Office of Public Safety and Security 1 Ashburton Place, Suite 2133 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Mullaney: I have received the petition of Tom Shiple appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 20, 2023, Mr. Shiple requested the following records pertaining to traffic stops in Lexington, Massachusetts: [1.] [T]raffic stop data for Lexington contained on page 183 of the 2020 Massachusetts Uniform Citation Data Analysis Report[:]… [a.] demographic data of motorist: gender, age, race, domicile zip code… [b.] stop details: date and time of day, infractions cited… [c.] outcome of stop: written warning, civil citation, criminal citation, arrest, search[.] Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Shiple petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1811, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Shiple 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 the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Shiple may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within 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

Arielle Mullaney, Esq. SPR23/1811 Page 2 August 17, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Tom Shiple