[Adopted 3-3-1980 by Ord. No. 769-80]
[Amended 5-21-1984 by Ord. No. 871-84; 9-19-1994 by Ord. No. 1179-94; 8-2-2004 by Ord. No.
1499-2004]
The following fees are hereby fixed and established
for certain services extended and materials distributed by the Police
Department of the Township of Hamilton, County of Atlantic and State
of New Jersey:
A.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (OPRA Law), as
amended, the fee for printed copies of Police Department public records
shall be as follows:
[Amended 10-18-2010 by Ord. No. 1678-2010]
(1)
Five cents per letter-size page or smaller.
(2)
Seven cents per legal-size page or larger.
(3)
If the Township can demonstrate that the actual cost for duplication exceeds the foregoing rates, the Township shall charge the actual cost of duplicating the record. Actual cost shall be the cost of materials and supplies used to make a copy of the record but shall not include the cost of labor or other overhead expenses associated with making copies except as provided in Subsection C of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.
(4)
Access
to electronic records and nonprinted material shall be provided free
of any charge except for the actual cost of any needed supplies.
B.
Search fees in cases where a review of a record is
desired: minimum fee of Clerk's hourly salary. Copies of reports or
photographs require additional fees.
C.
Viewing photographs of accident scenes: $3.
D.
Photographic prints: $10 for each eight-by-ten print.
E.
Fingerprints of canvassers or solicitors or for employment,
immigration or other purposes: $5 per set.
F.
Audiotapes (dictaphone); copying audiotape for discovery:
minimum fee of one hour of dispatch supervisor's hourly salary, plus
costs of tape.
The viewing or reviewing of reports and photographs
of accident scenes shall be permitted at police headquarters daily,
Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
No search fee shall be charged in the event
that a report or photograph is not on file with the Police Department,
nor for any report or photograph for which a formal request is made
by any local, county, state or federal law enforcement agency or by
the federal postal authorities.
[Added 3-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1067-91; amended 2-17-1998 by Ord. No. 1297-98]
A.
The Township shall charge the minimum sum of $20 for
requests up to 10 pages and the sum of $1 for every page thereafter
to any person requesting and lawfully entitled to traffic and/or criminal
offense discovery material, which material may be furnished by the
State Police to the Township of Hamilton, upon formal request to its
Municipal Prosecutor or acting Municipal Prosecutor. Said payment
shall be made to the municipality in advance of the discovery material
being processed and disseminated.
B.
Nothing contained herein is to be construed as in
derogation of the rights of indigent defendants, whether represented
by the Office of the Public Defender or appearing pro se, to obtain
discovery material without charge if consistent with applicable statutes,
rules of court and/or case precedent.
The Township Clerk shall issue a receipt for
all fees and moneys received for the services extended or materials
furnished as hereinabove provided. All moneys received shall be deposited
within 48 hours of receipt and transmitted to the Township Administrator
in the usual manner.
