Jacquelyn Wehtje v. Department of Public Health - Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (SPR 20252517)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 3, 2025 SPR25/2517 Helen Rush-Lloyd Records Access Officer Department of Public Health Registry of Vital Records and Statistics 250 Washington Street, 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Rush-Lloyd: I have received the petition of Jacquelyn Wehtje appealing the nonresponse of the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (Registry) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 7, 2025, Ms. Wehtje requested marriage records from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 with identified keywords in the officiant field[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Wehtje petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/2517, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Registry provided Ms. Wehtje with a response on August 28, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Registry’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Wehtje may appeal the substantive nature of the Registry’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jacquelyn Wehtje 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