06.17.2026Private Account, Public Business: NJ Supreme Court Reinforces OPRA’s Reach to Private Email Accounts Used for Government BusinessNew Jersey, like all states, has a statute that allows citizens to gain access to government records. New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act, or OPRA, extends to emails between government officials communicating about government business (unless covered by an exemption). But what if a government official uses their personal email to discuss or conduct government business? Last week, the New Jersey Supreme Court reiterated in Alex Rosetti v. Ramapo-Indian Hills Regional High School Board of Education that these government-business related emails are public records subject to OPRA, and, if requested, government agencies are required to provide a log of government-related emails from private email accounts.
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