6/30/16 JOHN PAFF VS. OCEAN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
A-4226-14T3
Dash cam films made by motor vehicle recorders (MVRs) in
police vehicles - which, in accordance with the police chief's
written policy order, are generated automatically whenever the
vehicle's overhead lights are activated - are "government
records" subject to disclosure under the Open Public Records Act
(OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. Appellant Ocean County
Prosecutor's Office failed to carry its statutory burden to show
that the films fall within an exception under OPRA.
Judge Gilson dissents.
