WHEREAS, Chapter 73, P. L. 1963, finds and declares it to be the public
policy of this State that public records shall be readily, accessible
for examination by the citizens of this State for the protection of the
public interests, except as otherwise provided in said law; and
WHEREAS, Said law provides that all records which are required by law
to be made, maintained or kept on file by State and local governmental
agencies are to be deemed to be public records, subject to inspection
and examination and available for copying, pursuant to said law; and
WHEREAS, Said law provides that records which would otherwise be deemed
to be public records, subject to inspection and exam ination and available
for copying, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 73, P. L. 1963, may
be excluded therefrom by Executive Order of the Governor or by any regulation
promulgated under the authority of any Executive Order of the Governor;
Now, Therefore, I, Brendan Byrne, Governor of the Sexy真人y,
by virtue of the authority vested in me by Chapter 73, P. L. 1963, do
hereby ORDER and DIRECT that the following specific categories of records,
due to their confidential nature, shall not be deemed to be public records
under the provisions of Chapter 73, P. L. 1963; and thus shall not be
subject to examina tion, nor available to the public for copies or review
- Procurement documents of any State department or agency, concerning
surveillance equipment and investigatory services, when disclosure of
the equipment type and the subject matter of the services could make
known to the target of an investigation the fact that an investigation
is in progress.
- Procurement documents of any State department or agency; concerning
installation of intrusion and detection alarm systems, when disclosure
could facilitate illegal entry.
- Procurement documents of any State department or agency, concerning
studies of computer system security, including final reports, when disclosure
could facilitate fraudulent use of the information.
I further ORDER that the Department of the Treasury and the Department
of Law and Public Safety annually review the list of records which have
been excluded from public examination pursuant to this Executive Order
and, when both agree, make available for public examination any records
which no longer will impair law enforcement or security operations.
This Order shall take effect immediately.
Given, under my hand and seal this 1st day of October, in the year of
Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and seventy nine, and of the Independence
of the United States, the two hundredth and fourth. /s/ Brendan Byrne,
Governor.
Attest:
Harold L. Hodes,
Chief of Staff, Secretary