Sema Bekiroglu v. Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (SPR 20251685)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 20, 2025 SPR25/1685 Agapi Koulouris, Esq. General Counsel Department of Criminal Justice Information Services 200 Arlington Street, Suite 2200 Chelsea, MA 02150 Dear Attorney Koulouris: I have received the petition of Sema Bekiroglu appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On May 6, 2025, Sema Bekiroglu requested the following records: [1] A complete audit log of all CJIS queries conducted on my name or identifiers between January 1, 2023, and the present. . .[;] [2] Any internal reports, memos, or correspondence referencing these inquiries or discussing my name in connection with CJIS activity. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Sema Bekiroglu petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1685, 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 Sema Bekiroglu with a response to the 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. Sema Bekiroglu 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

Agapi Koulouris, Esq. SPR25/1685 Page 2 June 20, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Sema Bekiroglu