New Jersey FOI Resources

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New Jersey Foundation for Open Government

(A member of NFOIC)

QUICK FOI INFORMATION

Open Meetings Law N.J.S.A. 10:4 et seq.
Closed: Meetings that may result in invasion of privacy; real estate transactions; collective bargaining agreements; pending litigation; and personnel action.

Open Records Law N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
Exempt: Child abuse records; and pending investigation records.

New Jersey Division of Archives and Record Management -- The Bureau of Records Management is responsible for carrying out the Division's mandate to ensure that government records are maintained in accordance with New Jersey's public records laws.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY

CONTACTS

• Office of the Attorney General
• P.O. Box 080
• Trenton, NJ 08625-0080
• Phone (609) 292-4925
• Fax (609) 292-3508
• http://www.state.nj.us/lps/
• E-mail form

• State Bar Association
• New Jersey Law Center
• One Constitution Square
• New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1520
• Phone (732) 249-5000
• Fax (732) 249-2815
• http://www.njsba.com/

• New Jersey Press Association
• 840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 305
• West Trenton, NJ 08628-1019
• Phone (609) 406-0600
• Fax (609) 406-0300
• http://www.njpa.org/

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FORM LETTERS

• The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (800) 336-4243 or (703) 807-2100
• E-mail rcfp@rcfp.org
• FOI Letter Generator

• Student Press Law Center
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (703) 807-1904
• E-mail splc@splc.org
• Request Letter Generator

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PUBLICATIONS

Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

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• National Freedom of Information Coalition
• Missouri School of Journalism
• 133 Neff Annex
• University of Missouri
• Columbia, MO 65211
• Phone -- 573.882.5736
• Fax -- 573.884.6204
• daviscn@missouri.edu