New Hampshire - Traffic Stop Data_1

To Whom It May Concern:

I am the managing editor of Peninsula Press, a multimedia news website based out of Stanford University in California. We are working on collecting data on traffic stops and searches made by state patrols across the country. (I previously contacted your agency regarding record layout information about what datapoints your state collects and you provided an Excel document showing eTicket data fields and sizes.)

Pursuant to the New Hampshire "Access to Government Records and Meetings" Statute (RSA Ch. 91-A), I hereby request the following records:

I am requesting the raw data of traffic stops made in your state and laid out in your record description for the last ten (10) years. The fields of data include:

FOR THE COMPLAINT:
SET_COMPLAINT_ID
CITATION_NBR
COMPLAINT_STATUS_CDE
PRESENTED_LICENSE_IND
REQUIRED_TRANSLATOR_IND
SEAT_BELT_USAGE_IND
SERVED_IN_HAND_IND
CITATION_RESPONSE_DT
INFRACTION_DT
ISSUE_DT
SET_DEFENDANT_ID
FINE_AMT
POSTED_SPEED_LIMIT_NBR
SET_REGISTRATION_ID
VEHICLE_SPEED_MSR
CITATION_RESPONSE_DSC
GPS_LONGITUDE_MSR
GPS_LATITUDE_MSR
INFRACTION_CITY_NME
INFRACTION_LOCATION_TXT
INFRACTION_RSA_CDE
INTERSECTING_ADDR_TXT
LAW_ENFORCEMENT_NOTES_TXT
OTHER_INFRACTION_TXT
PAVEMENT_CONDITION_CDE
TRAFFIC_CONDITION_CDE
TRANSLATOR_LNG
WEATHER_CONDITION_CDE
WITNESSES_TXT
DEFENDANT_COPY_PRINTED_DT
CITATION_GROUP_NBR
TROOPER_ASSIGNED_COURT_CDE
PRESENTED_REGISTRATION_IND
RADAR_DEVICE_IND
RADAR_INFO_TXT
SPEED_CALC_METHOD_RADAR_IND
SPEED_CALC_METHOD_AIRCRAFT_IND
SPEED_CALC_METHOD_CLOCKED_IND
SPEED_CALC_METHOD_LASER_IND
ACCIDENT_OCCURRED_IND
WARNING_NBR
AIRCRAFT_EVENT_ID
ISSUED_DL_IND
LASER_DIST_MSR
DEFENDANT_COPY_PRINTED_ID
RSA_INFRACTION_TXT
FEDERAL_VIOLATION_CDE
DEFENDANT_COPY_REVISION_NBR
REG_OWNER_IS_DEFENDANT_IND
COURT_INFRACTION_CDE
OFFICER_NME
OFFICER_BADGE_NBR
CITATION_GROUP_SEQUENCE_NBR
CLIENT_SOFTWARE_VERSION_NBR
CITATION_SOURCE_TXT

FOR THE DEFENDANT:
SET_DEFENDANT_ID
GENDER_CDE
BIRTH_DT
HEIGHT_INCHES_MSR
WEIGHT_POUNDS_MSR
CORPORATION_NME
COUNTRY_CDE
EYE_COLOR_DSC
HAIR_COLOR_DSC
LICENSE_CLS
LICENSE_COUNTRY_CDE
LICENSE_NBR
LICENSE_STATE_CDE
RACE_CDE
SCANNED_LICENSE_IND
US_DOT_NBR
SUFFIX_NME

FOR REGISTRATION:
SET_REGISTRATION_ID
VEHICLE_COMMERCIAL_IND
VEHICLE_HAZ_MAT_IND
VEHICLE_SIXTEEN_SEAT_IND
OWNER_BIRTH_DT
VEHICLE_MODEL_YR
CORPORATION_NME
COUNTRY_CDE
STATE_CDE
VEHICLE_MAKE_CDE
VEHICLE_MODEL_TXT
VEHICLE_PLATE_CDE
VEHICLE_PLATE_NBR
VEHICLE_PLATE_STATE_CDE
VIN_NBR
SCANNED_REGISTRATION_IND
VEHICLE_PLATE_COUNTRY_CDE
VEHICLE_COLOR_CDE
US_DOT_NBR
SUFFIX_NME
LICENSE_NBR

These were all fields provided by the state.

Additionally, if collected and not already included above, we’d like to request the officer ID, officer race and what type of enforcement took place.

The requested data will be analyzed, eventually be made available to the general public and be used for editorial purposes. This request is not being made for commercial purposes. We kindly ask the request be filled electronically. We can accept the data in many common formats, including as CSV, spreadsheet or other database formats. Data can be emailed to vram@stanford.edu or uploaded to this Dropbox folder: https://www.dropbox.com/request/CNFMONInEufyYqlkDFEy

In the event data has to be sent physically on a CD or portable drive, please mail to Peninsula Press, Stanford Journalism Program, 450 Serra Mall, Building 120, Stanford, CA 94305.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,
Vignesh Ramachandran

Vignesh Ramachandran
Managing Editor, Peninsula Press
Stanford Journalism Program
email vram@stanford.edu
phone 650.723.0703
physical mail 450 Serra Mall, Building 120, Stanford, CA 94305

Thanks Captain Wood. We look forward to hearing more.