[Adopted 1-13-1978 by Ord. No. O-77-35]
[Amended 6-25-1984 by Ord. No. O-84-19A; 7-28-1986 by Ord. No. O-86-23; 9-15-1987 by Ord. No. O-87-37; 10-28-1991 by Ord. No. O-91-49; 2-12-2007 by Ord. No.
O-07-04; 11-22-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-48]
A.
The following fees which are to be prepaid by the requestor are established
for the furnishing of copies of records, reports, documents, photographs
and other services prepared, maintained and performed by the Police
Department of the Township of Gloucester:
(3)
DWI reports, including refusal or result: $0.05 per letter size page.
(8)
Videotapes, sound recording and other copies of nonreport records.
(a)
The fee shall be determined by the actual cost incurred by the
Township.
(b)
This fee shall include the cost of materials necessary to prepare
and deliver said request.
(c)
The agency or person making the request will be billed in advance
so that the agency or person making the request will be fully aware
of the cost(s) involved.
(9)
Request to impound videotapes, sound recordings, etc. When a request
is made, in writing, to impound a videotape, sound recording, etc.,
the agency or person making the request shall reimburse the Township
for the current market price of the item being impounded so that the
operation of the Township shall not be impeded.
B.
Unusual requests for documents.
(1)
The fee for exceptional or unusual requests for review of records
and/or copies shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.
(2)
All fees hereunder shall be estimated and prepaid by requestor. If
estimated sums exceed actual cost, excess shall be refunded. If estimated
cost does not cover actual cost and expense incurred by the Township,
requestor shall pay the difference immediately upon delivery of the
documents or materials.
C.
Postage. If copies of reports are requested other than in person,
an additional fee shall be charged to cover the cost of mailing the
request. This additional fee shall be determined by the current postage
rate at the time of mailing.
D.
Exempted materials. The establishment of the foregoing fees shall
in no way be construed as obligating the custodian of the records
to provide such records, reports, documents, photographs, tape recordings
or video recordings, when the records, documents, etc., are evidential
reports and the case is pending further investigation and/or court
disposition or when the matter may be pending grand jury or criminal
court action and written consent of the Prosecutor of the county is
necessary or when otherwise limited by law.
No charge or fee shall be made for the furnishing of copies
of records, reports, documents, photographs and other information
to any federal, state, county or municipal law enforcement department
or agency.
All requests for copies of records, reports, documents, photographs
and other services prepared, maintained and performed by the Police
Department of the Township of Gloucester shall be made and directed
to the Police Record Division of said Police Department. All requests
must provide sufficient and accurate data for the search and furnishing
of the same, such as the names of the drivers, the time, location
and date of the accident or incident, the name of the defendant, the
summons number, the date of the violation, etc.
[Amended 10-28-1991 by Ord. No. O-91-49]
All fees shall be prepaid by requestor. All fees shall be payable
to the Township of Gloucester and presented to and collected by the
Treasurer of the Township of Gloucester who shall issue a duplicate
receipt therefor, one of which shall be given by the Treasurer or
person making the request to the custodian of the records in the Police
Record Division of the Police Department.
If any article, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this article is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid,
such decision or invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions
or provisions of this article.
All ordinances and provisions thereof inconsistent with the
provisions of this article shall be and are hereby repealed to the
extent of such inconsistency.
This article shall take effect immediately after final passage
and publication in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.
