Day: June 27, 2014

NJ Appeals Court Rules NJSPCA Subject to OPRA

Are New Jersey Pet Owners’ Identities Shielded Under OPRA?

The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court recently considered an issue previously decided by the Government Records Council: do the identities of pet owners fall under the privacy exception of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA)? In Bolkin v. Borough of Fairlawn, the short answer was no. However,