Morris County, NJ

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Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Requests

What is OPRA?

OPRA is a New Jersey statute that governs the public's access to government records in New Jersey.  

The Open Public Records Act (OPRA) was enacted in order to:

• Expand the public’s right of access to government records;
• Create an administrative appeals process if access is denied; and
• Define what records are and are not "government records".
  • Generally stated, a “government record” means any record that has been made, maintained, or kept on file in the course of official business, or that has been received in the course of official business.

Anyone can make an OPRA Request. For more information, read A Citizen's Guide to the Open Public Records Act from the State of New Jersey.

How do I make a request?

To make a request from the Morris County Government, please fill out the OPRA Request Form.

Other County-affiliated commissions and contitutional officers have their own request forms, as listed below:

• Improvement Authority
• Municipal Utilities Authority
• Park Commission
• Prosecutor
• Sheriff