Massachusetts Public Records Law, G.L. c.66 and c.4, §7(26) provides that a municipality must, within 10 business days, respond to a request for records.

The process for submitting requests for public records in Dedham has been improved to allow requests to be submitted through an online open public records web portal. Access Dedham's NextRequest Public Records Request Portal online here.

To submit a public records request for Police Department records, please contact Officer Ron Pucci at 781-751-9322 or by email at publicrecords@police.dedham-ma.gov. Please visit the Dedham Police Department Public Records Requests website for more information.

The Public Records Request web portal will allow us to better manage public records requests. We expect that this system will become a great resource to all over time as we will continue to release records of previous public records requests to you for your reference, so you may even find what you're looking for without having to submit a new request!

For more information on Public Records Requests in Dedham, view the Town of Dedham Public Records Access Guidelines*

*Please note that this document was published prior to the launch of the online public request tool, and the online web portal is the preferred method to submit public records requests at this time.