OPRA - FAQ

OPRA is the State statute that replaces the old “Right to Know Law” which governs the public’s access to government records in New Jersey. The law is compiled in the statutes as N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.

OPRA allows seven (7) business days to provide records responsive to each request.

Specifically, OPRA is intended to:

• Expand the public’s right of access to government records; 
• Create an administrative appeals process if access is denied; and 
• Define what records are and are not “government records.” 

Most OPRA requests will be answered via email, but copies are available in-person at the Municipal Clerk's office in Town Hall. An OPRA regulated photocopy fee is required for all copies. Letter size copies are $.05 and Legal size copies are $.07. Architectural plans and other large scale drawings are sent out to be copied and the cost to duplicate these items is passed on to the requestor.

Please be as specific as possible in describing the records being requested. Your request must name the documents/records you are requesting. General questions and queries are not records.