VT MV penalty license reinstatement denials
It is a clone of this request.
| Submitted | June 4, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: Emily Corwin
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Vermont Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All communications regarding the denial of any license, permit, privilege or registration reinstatement under Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 23 § 1209a(a)(1)(D) between 1/1/2018 and 1/1/2021.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emily Corwin
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Vermont Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 4, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Motor Vehicles
Good Afternoon,
Pursuant to 1 V.S.A. § 318(a)(5), "the need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the request", and "the need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records which are demanded in a single request", the Department of Motor Vehicles will respond to your public records request as soon as possible, but not later than June 18, 2021. The response will include an estimate of fees based upon 1 V.S.A. § 316(d).
Shannon Fassett | Section Manager
Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles
120 State St | Montpelier, VT 05603
802-828-2066 office | 802-828-2170 fax
dmv.vermont.gov
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From: Department of Motor Vehicles
Good Afternoon,
There are approximately 7,278 records that could fall within the parameters of this request. All would need to be researched; those that were found to be denials would need to be printed, redacted, scanned and emailed. The DMV estimates an average of 10 minutes per record, or 72,780 minutes total. At $0.45 a minute, the charge for staff time would be $32,751. In addition to staff time, there is a per page charge of $.05. Please let me know how you would like to proceed.
Shannon Fassett | Section Manager
Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles
120 State St | Montpelier, VT 05603
802-828-2066 office | 802-828-2170 fax
dmv.vermont.gov
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This is our shot, Vermont! Everyone age 12 and older is now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. Sign up for your shot today at healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine<https://healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine> or follow @healthvermont on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/HealthVermont/> and Twitter<https://www.twitter.com/healthvermont/> for walk-in opportunities. #OurShotVT
From: Emily Corwin
Hi Shannon,
Many thanks for this information. Given the estimated cost, I'd like to narrow my request as follows, and suggest an alternative resolution to this request. Hopefully the estimation process will be easier given the work you've already done. My narrowed request is as follows.
I hereby request all communications *from the Vermont courts and Judiciary* regarding the denial of any license, permit, privilege or registration reinstatement under Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 23 § 1209a(a)(1)(D) between 1/1/2018 and 1/1/2021. (If these communications are automated, please provide relevant logs).
Alternatively, I may be able to close this request for public records if your agency is able to provide relevant data, such as a table indicating driving suspensions over those years. The state of Rhode Island has provided me such data, and in return I have closed my public records request in that state. I will attach the dataset they provided in case it is of interest. The information I am seeking might best be arranged like this:
UNIQUE ID| DATE OF SUSPENSION | SUSPENSION CODE OR KIND | REINSTATEMENT DATE
Many thanks,
Emily
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RI-06.18.2021_Corwin_Data_Request-Failure_to_Pay_Suspensions-original.xlsx
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Vermont Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 4, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Motor Vehicles
I apologize, I was under the impression that the request changed to combine with the answer I already provided (attached). If not, the narrowed request doesn’t reduce any of the work previously outlined; DMV still needs to open each record to know if that communication is present.
From: Emily Corwin
Hi Shannon,
My apologies for the delay here. We can close this request for records.
Best,
Emily
From: Department of Motor Vehicles
Good afternoon! Thank you very much for the update.
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