Legal Opinion
Scheeler v. Atl. Cnty. Mun. Joint Ins. Fund
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided May 16, 2018No. DOCKET NO. A–2092–15T2; A–2704–15T2; A–2716–15T2PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REISNER, P.J.A.D.
*932*624These three appeals, which we consolidated for purposes of this opinion, present the same issue: Does a person who is not a resident or domiciliary of New Jersey have standing to file a *625request for public records under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), or are rights under OPRA restricted to "citizens" of New Jersey?
We conclude that the reference to "citizens"-found in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 and nowhere else in OPRA-expresses the Legislature's general intent to make New Jersey government records open to the public, rather than expressing an intent to limit access to only New…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Manalapan Realty v. Township Committee of the Township of ManalapanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- DiProspero v. PennSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2005
- McBurney v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- Mason v. City of HobokenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2008
- Jersey City Chapter of Property Owner's Protective Ass'n v. City Council of Jersey CitySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
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