Drone Sales Pitch (Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office)
| Tracking # |
25-24 |
| Multi Request | Drone Sales Pitch |
| Submitted | Jan. 2, 2025 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Matthew Petti
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any sales pitch, solicitation, offer, et cetera for drone and/or drone detection services sent by an outside vendor to your department between November 13, 2024 and the date this request is processed. You may find an example of such a pitch attached below.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Matthew Petti
From: Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office
Hunterdon County
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From: Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office
Hunterdon County
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #25-24:
Dear Requester,
The County is in receipt of your request 25-24. On September 3, 2025, Bill S-2930 was signed into law. Among its many provisions, the new legislation outlines records being requested for commercial proposes and those that are exempt due to legal proceedings.
In order to obtain any responsive records, you are required to answer the questions on the OPRA request form. Please email opra@co.hunterdon.nj.us answering the below questions.
Under penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3, I certify that I AM/AM NOT (please type response below) seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding. If yes, identification of that proceeding is required below. __________
Under penalty of N.J.S.A 2C:28-3, I certify that I, or another person, WILL/WILL NOT (please type response below) use the requested government records for a commercial purpose. __________
Under penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3, I certify that I HAVE/HAVE NOT (please type response below) been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States. __________
Failure to answer the required questions within three (3) business days will result in closure of this request.
Sincerely,
County Counsel's Office
(908) 788-1546
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From: Matthew Petti
To whom this may concern,
I hope this message finds you well. My name is Matthew Petti and I am writing with regard to my OPRA request #25-24. Thank you for reaching out. In response to your questions:
Under penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3, I certify that I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Under penalty of N.J.S.A 2C:28-3, I certify that I, or another person, WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
Under penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3, I certify that I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
Please let me know if you have any more questions.
Sincerely,
Matthew
From: Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office
Hunterdon County
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #25-24:
Thank you for your responses. Your request is too vague and in order to process your request, we will need you to provide the following information pursuant to Elcavage v. West Milford Township (Passaic), GRC Complaint No. 2009-08 (April 2010).
* Sender and/or receiver name, email or position
* Subject or specific keywords to be searched
Thank you,
County Counsel's Office
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From: Matthew Petti
Dear County Counselor,
Thank you for your inquiry. This is Matthew Petti, writing with regard to OPRA request #25-24. I am requesting emails sent to Frederick W. Brown from private companies that are pitching drone-related services. You may search the keywords "drone" and "UAS".
Matthew
From: Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office
Hunterdon County
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #25-24:
Thank you for your clarification. I will speak with the Sheriff when he returns to the office on Monday and I will get back to you ASAP. If I need my IT department to search I may need an extension of time to perform the search but I will let you know next week.
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From: Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office
Hunterdon County
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #25-24:
Dear Requester,
I have spoken with the Hunterdon County Sheriff who has confirmed tht he did not receive any sales pitch, solicitation or other offers for any drone or anti-drone detection services. You will be receiving another email to formally close out your request.
Sincerely,
Hunterdon County Counsel's Office
908-788-1546
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From: Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office
Hunterdon County
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Record request #25-24 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
Dear Requester,
Hunterdon County is in receipt of your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request dated 1/4/2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is 1/15/2025. This response to your request is being provided to you on 1/13/2025.
Your request sought the following:
"Any sales pitch, solicitation, offer, et cetera for drone and/or drone detection services sent by an outside vendor to your department between November 13, 2024 and the date this request is processed. You may find an example of such a pitch attached below."
The County Sheriff has advised that there are no records responsive to your request.
Your Open Public Records request has been processed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq. If your request has been denied in whole or in part, the County of Hunterdon reserves the right to raise any other grounds for denial not raised in this response. The failure of the County of Hunterdon to assert an exception or privilege herein does not act as a waiver of any ground for denial not raised herein.
The County considers your OPRA request closed.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by Hunterdon County to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ,08625, by e-mail at grc@dca.state.nj.us, or at their website at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my office.
Sincerely,
Hunterdon County Counsel's Office
908-788-1546
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