High Tech Crime Consortium ListServ (Maryland State Police)

RE: PIA# 20-2209 Emails from 04/01/1998 to present
meeting the following criteria: * A sender with a display name
of either "High Tech Crime Consortium Listserv" or "High Tech Crime
Consortium" * A subject containing either "HTCC" or "[HTCC]"
* Sent to or from an email address containing "htcc" or
hightechcrimecops.org Dear Requester:

On August 10, 2020, the Maryland State Police received your request under
the Public Information Act (Annotated Code of Maryland, General Provisions
Article §§ 4-101 through 4-601) for the information captioned above.

I am writing to advise that it will take us more than 10 working days to
produce the requested records. The delay is due to the time required to
perform a thorough search of our records and to conduct the necessary
review process. The Maryland State Police maintains large volumes of
records, which are stored at various facilities throughout the state. Once
all of the records have been collected, they must be reviewed to determine
whether they are, in whole or in part, exempt from disclosure under the
Act. If any are to be withheld, our response will explain the reason. If
there is a fee associated with the collection, processing and releasing of
the requested information, you will be advised of same.

We believe that we will be able to respond to your request within 30 days
of the date it was received. However, if we are able to complete your
request more quickly, you will receive a response sooner.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns
about your request.

Sincerely,

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*Mark Urbanik*

Administrator II

Maryland Department of State Police

Headquarters / Planning & Research

1201 Reisterstown Rd

Pikesville, MD 21208

mark.urbanik1@maryland.gov

(410) 653-4253(O)

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From: MSP PIA -State Police- <msp.pia@maryland.gov>
Date: Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 4:05 PM
Subject: PIA Log #20-2209
To: Mark Urbanik -State Police- <mark.urbanik1@maryland.gov>

See below

KW

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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 2:34 PM
Subject: Maryland Public Information Act Request: High Tech Crime
Consortium ListServ (Maryland State Police)
To: <msp.pia@maryland.gov>

Maryland State Police
PIA Office
1201 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville, MD 21208

August 10, 2020

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act, I hereby request the
following records:

Copies of emails sent to, from, or through the High Tech Crime Consortium
ListServ. The emails may be identified by having one or more of the
following:

* A sender with a display name of either "High Tech Crime Consortium
Listserv" or "High Tech Crime Consortium"
* A subject containing either "HTCC" or "[HTCC]"
* Sent to or from an email address containing "htcc" or
hightechcrimecops.org

You may limit this request to records generated between April 1, 1998 and
the date of the processing of this request.

I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have
previously written about the government and its activities, with some
reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock,
Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among
others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my
editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss
and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits
such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit
MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not
limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the
activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not
necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in
advance.

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 10 calendar
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
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above link to let us know.

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 100510
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

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Maryland Department of State Police

Central Records Division

1711 Belmont Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21233

msp.pia@maryland.gov

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RE: PIA 20-2209

Dear Requester:

This letter is in response to your recent request under the Maryland Public
Information Act for records in the possession of the Maryland State
Police. Specifically, you requested copies of emails, from 4/1/1998 to
present, that meet the criteria as noted in my August 11th email.

Persuant to your request, a cursory review of our records was conducted
which resulted in the identification of 173 documents that meet the search
parameters. It is estimated it will take staff about 4 minutes to
download, review, and redact (if applicable) each email. This will involve
a total of approximately 11.53 staff hours. The hourly pay for staff
involved in this review process is $35 an hour. Therefore, the estimated
cost of reviewing and preparing the documents as requested is $333.55,
including the two hours of free research time required by law.

Due to the significant amount of staff time needed to complete this
request, the Maryland State Police will not waive fees. We will initiate
further processing of your request upon receipt of a check made payable to
the Maryland State Police for $333.55

Pursuant to the Annotated Code of Maryland General Provisions Article §
4-362, you are entitled to seek judicial review of this decision. You may
also refer any concerns about this decision to the Public Access Ombudsman
pursuant to GP § 4-1B-01 et seq.

Sincerely.

[image: Changing Maryland for the Better]

*Mark Urbanik*

Administrator II

Maryland Department of State Police

Headquarters / Planning & Research

1201 Reisterstown Rd

Pikesville, MD 21208

mark.urbanik1@maryland.gov

(410) 653-4253(O)

Website <https://mdsp.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx> | Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/MarylandStatePolice>| Twitter
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