Request pursuant to OPRA and Right Under Common law
Dear Margate City,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
(a) Number of Permit to Carry applications from June 23, 2022 - present.
(b) Number of Permit to Carry applications sent to the court from June 23, 2022 - present.
Yours faithfully,
StrikeForce Firearm Coalition
The City of Margate City Records Custodian received your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) emailed on September 22, 2022. This response to your
request is being provided to you on the business day of the custodian’s
receipt of said request. A copy of your OPRA is in this email below this
response.
Your OPRA seeks:
(a) Number of Permit to Carry applications from June 23, 2022 - present.
*See attached response
(b) Number of Permit to Carry applications sent to the court from June 23,
2022 - present. *See attached response
These records are being transmitted to you via email, as per your
request. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b., the cost associated with this
request is $0.00.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Margate City Records Custodian to
deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the
Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government
Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form.
You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at
P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [1][email address], or
at their web site at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other
questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in
Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Thank you,
Lisa
Lisa Hagan
Municipal Clerk’s Office
City of Margate, New Jersey
9001 Winchester Ave.
Margate, NJ 08402
Phone (609) 822-2605
Fax (609) 822-5081