Public Records Request
Ways to Submit a Request
- Online: The Public Records Request Form is the quickest and easiest way to submit a request.
- By Email: [email protected]
- By Mail:
- ATTN: Records Access Officer
POST Commission
84 State Street, Suite 200
Boston, MA 02109
- ATTN: Records Access Officer
- In Person: By appointment only.
- By Fax: 617-889-7803
Guidance for Submitting a Request
- Provide as much detail as possible, such as date ranges, when describing the requested records. This will help POST Commission staff efficiently identify records.
- The POST Commission may charge a reasonable fee before producing records. Broad or large requests are more likely to result in a fee.
- The POST Commission can only respond to requests for its records and cannot provide records held by other agencies.
- Requests made via telephone will not be accepted.
- Questions are not considered a public records request.
- For general questions, contact [email protected].
- For media inquiries, contact [email protected].
- Officers seeking a copy of their certification letter should complete the Certification Letter Request Form.
Records Maintained by POST
Categories of public records maintained by the POST Commission include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
- Regulations and advisories, including those related to complaints, adjudications, recertification, uses of force, school resource officers, constables, auditing, and databases and dissemination of information;
- Agendas, meeting packets, and minutes related to the POST Commission’s open meetings;
- Press releases and public announcements; and
- Guidelines and forms for agencies and officers regarding the certification process.
Records Available Online
Many records are publicly available online at the following links:
Records Access Officer Contact Information
Randall E. Ravitz, General Counsel
Kimberly Shatford, Information Management Counsel & Records Access Officer
Ben Robbins, Information Management Counsel & Records Access Officer
Kerri Johnson, Paralegal & Records Access Officer