Permits special service charge for commercial purpose public records requests; increases time to respond to commercial requests; provides penalty for failure to certify commercial purpose request.

This bill amends New Jersey's Open Public Records Act to address requests for government records made for commercial purposes. It allows public agencies to charge a special service fee (based on actual direct costs) for commercial requests, extends the response time from 7 to 14 business days for such requests, and requires requestors to certify if their request is for commercial purposes. Failure to certify a commercial request intentionally results in a $500 penalty. The bill specifically excludes news media, scholarly organizations, and government entities from the definition of "commercial purpose."