Open Public Records Act (OPRA)

What is OPRA (Open Public Records Act)?

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• OPRA is a New Jersey statute that 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.

• Specifically, OPRA is intended to: 

• Expand the public's right of access to government records;

• Create an administrative appeals process if access is denied; 

• Define what records are and are not "government records.​

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• Waterford Township OPRA Form can be found HERE

• Camden County OPRA Form can be found HERE

• New Jersey OPRA Form can be found HERE

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