11-09-09 MARTIN O'SHEA V. TOWNSHIP OF WEST MILFORD
A-1185-08T3
The Attorney General's guidelines, policies and procedures
requiring the completion of "Use of Force Reports" (UFRs) and
their maintenance in the files of police departments have the
force of law for police entities, rending such documents
accessible under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1 to -13. Therefore, UFRs do not qualify, generically,
under the "criminal investigatory records" exception of OPRA.
Assistant Editor: Umair Hussain
