State Police Agency FOI Request Log (2018 - 2023) (Virginia State Police)
| Tracking # |
24-510 |
| Multi Request | State Police Agency FOI Request Log (2018 - 2023) |
| Submitted | Jan. 11, 2024 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, this is a request for records related to this agency’s receipt of and response to public records requests.
For the period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2023, please provide all logs and available related details of public records requests received by this office. Responsive materials include those that describe the following details for each public records request received by this office:
The name of the requester and the affiliated organization
The date on which the request was received by this office
A description of the requested records
The tracking number assigned by this office to the request
The date on which the request was closed by this office
The final disposition of the request, including, if possible, whether the request was fully fulfilled, partially fulfilled, rejected in its entirety, resulted in no responsive documents, or remains open
Details on exemptions applied to responsive and withheld records
The number of released pages
Please provide the responsive materials in the form of a spreadsheet (either in CSV or XLS file formats), if possible.
This request is being made as part of an academic and journalistic project and is not being made for any commercial reason. 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 be fulfilled electronically, via e-mail attachment, the upload link in the footer of this message, or Dropbox, if possible.
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.
Please contact me if your office has any questions about this request.
Sincerely,
Tom Nash, a citizen of Virginia, in coordination with Beryl Lipton.
From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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Your record request #24-510 has been submitted successfully.
Thank you for your request to the Virginia Department of State Police. The Department will work to process your request and make a response to you according to the nature of the request. If you would like a cost estimate please let us know immediately when you receive this message. PLEASE NOTE: You must be logged into NextRequest PRIOR to viewing all future emails that contain messages with instruction.
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From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #24-510:
Due to the volume of requests and manpower constraints, it is not practical for the agency to respond in the 5 days permitted under Virginia Freedom of Information Act. You are hereby notified that, pursuant to § 2.2-3704(B)(4), the agency is entitled to, and here by asserts its right to claim, seven work days in addition to the five provided for in § 2.2-3704(B) in which to provide one of the responses set forth in § 2.2-3704.
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From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #24-510:
Mr. Nash,
From from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2023, approximately 21,335 Freedom of Information Act(FOIA) requests were handled by the Virginia State Police Legal Office. Please note, the Public Information Office also handles FOIA requests. These are mostly by phone or on scene with members of the media. Due to the nature of breaking news, it would be virtually impossible to keep a log of these requests.
Your request will require me to review each submission of the requests submitted to the Legal Office. I am estimating it will take approximately 1 minute per request, which is 356 hours. I have multiplied 356 hours by the lowest hourly rate in our office.
Based on your request, the Department has formulated an approximate advance estimate of the anticipated charges for searching and redacting the requested records. Before continuing to process your request, we require that you provide a deposit in the amount of $7,632.50 ( §2.2-3704). The deposit will be credited toward the final cost of supplying the requested documents.
Please forward a copy of this letter along with a check for $7,632.50, payable to the Department of State Police, Attention: Office of Legal Affairs, Kirsten Nelson, P.O. Box 27472, Richmond, Virginia, 23261-7472.
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From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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Record request #24-510 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
A cost estimate for complying with your request was forwarded on January 23, 2024. Pursuant to § 2.2-3704(F) if the public body receives no response from the requester within 30 days of sending the cost estimate, the request shall be deemed to be withdrawn. Your request is therefore closed.
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