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Filing a Request for Public Records in Massachusetts
First, call the place you want the records from and ask who has custody.  Send a letter to the person who has custody of the record(s) that you wish to receive.

In the letter, include the following:

I am requesting under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 4, Section 7, Clause 26 and Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 66, Section 10, the written....

(identify the document clearly that you would like, with date, etc...)

The statuatorily established maximum period to respond to this request is ten days, If I am denied the information I seek, I will use all administrative and judicial remedies to obtain the information that I requested.

Thank your for your cooperation.

Secondly, if you do not get the document(s) within 10 days, send a copy of your letter to:

Supervisor of Public Records
Office of the Secretary of State
1 Ashburton Place, Room 1701
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: 617-727-2832

Be sure to inform the Supervisor of Public Records that you have not received the information you have requested.  Include a copy of the letter you sent to the person who has custody of the records.

A letter from the Supervisor of Public Records should get you the document(s) for you.

If these instructions do not obtain the document(s) you wish, please contact this office again.

Links Associated with requesting Public Records
Public Records Division The Guide to the Public Records Law (PDF format)
Federal Freedom of Information Act  

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