Decision SPR21/2899

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth
Public Records Division 
Rebecca S. Murray 
Supervisor of Records 
One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914
sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us 
November 15, 2021 
SPR21/2899 
Chief Terence Delehanty
Winthrop Police Department 
3 Metcalf Square 
Winthrop, MA 02152 
Dear Chief Delehanty: 
I have received the petition of Ryan Gilday appealing the nonresponse of the Winthrop
Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950
C.M.R. 32.08(1). Mr. Gilday requested information regarding a particular car accident that took
place in June of 2020. 
Under the Public Records Law and its Regulations, all requests for public records must
be met with a response within 10 business days of receipt of the request. G. L. c. 66, § l0(a)-(b).
The response may contain, among other things, an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for
provision of the records, or a denial. G. L. c. 66, § l0(b). All records custodians must comply
with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. 
Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal and a communication from a 
member of the Public Records Division staff, it remains unclear whether the Department has
provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Gilday with a
response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law
and its Regulations within 10 business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to
this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at
pre@sec.state.ma.us. 
Sincerely, 
Rebecca S. Murray 
Supervisor of Records 
cc: Ryan Gilday