Laura Crimaldi v. Massachusetts Department of Transportation (SPR 20240586)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 5, 2024 SPR24/0586 William J. Doyle, Esq. Records Access Officer Office of the General Counsel Massachusetts Department of Transportation 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3910 Boston, MA 02116 Dear Attorney Doyle: I have received the petition of Laura Crimaldi, of the Boston Globe, appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 7, 2024, Ms. Crimaldi requested “[d]ata from the Registry of Motor Vehicles, preferably in .CSV format, about commercial driver’s license disqualifications/ineligibility to apply from 1/1/2022 through the date my data is exported. [I] am requesting all fields in the data that contain non-exempt information, including but not limited to: 1. Customer ID, or an anonymized number that is the same for every transaction made under that Customer ID or an anonymized Customer ID; 2. Disqualification period; 3. Offense date; 4. Violation; 5. Conviction Date.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Crimaldi petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0586, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. As such, the Department is ordered to provide Ms. Crimaldi with a response to her 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. Ms. Crimaldi 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

William J. Doyle, Esq. SPR24/0586 Page 2 March 5, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Laura Crimaldi