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Ferndale PD
Awaiting Requests filed Sep 29, 2026; a response is due Oct 7, 2026.
Our public-records requests to the Ferndale Police Department about license plate readers, and the responses, as they happen.
The terms in the tables below are defined in the request log and in the codebook. The records an agency produces, and our findings from them, are added after the agency has had seven days to review a draft. See Methods.
Requests and responses
| Request | 26-668 · text as sent |
|---|---|
| Sent | 2026-09-29; counted as received 2026-09-30 |
| Response due | 2026-10-07 |
| Answered | Not yet |
| Where it stands | Awaiting response. Our file is open (pending in the codebook) |
| Request | 26-669 · text as sent |
|---|---|
| Sent | 2026-09-29; counted as received 2026-09-30 |
| Response due | 2026-10-07 |
| Answered | 2026-09-30, the day the request counted as received |
| Agency's determination | No responsive records, by the agency's statement |
| Fee | None charged |
| Fee waiver | No fee charged |
| Paid | $0.00 |
| Where it stands | No records, by the agency's statement. Our file is open (no_records in the codebook) |
What we sent
Our requests and appeals, as filed, with contact details omitted. Where a request was filed through a NextRequest portal, its number links to its page there. Some portals show that page only to the requester and the agency.
| Document | Request | Sent | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our request 26-668, Part A (documents), as filed | 26-668 | 2026-09-29 | 2 |
| Our request 26-669, Part B (system exports), as filed | 26-669 | 2026-09-29 | 2 |
What the agency sent
The agency's letters, notices and forms on these requests that we have saved. Each file lists the request it belongs to, the date received, and the first 16 characters of its SHA-256 hash; the full hash is on the Documents page.
| Document | Request | Received | Pages | Redaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denial of request 26-669 (Part B): the City "does not have or maintain the public records requested", with a certificate that the records do not exist; the letter cites MCL 15.233(4) and (5)23d2e015d2c5fe27… | 26-669 | 2026-09-30 | 1 | none (email text as received, rendered to PDF; our note at the top) |