FOIA - Sample FOIA Request Letter for Deceased Individual

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Sample FOIA Request Letter for Deceased Individual

*Requests may be submitted via US Mail, fax, or e-mail.
*You may request the records of a deceased person if you can provide proof of death. Your request will be processed under provisions of the FOIA.
**Debriefs are exempt from release to the public under the FOIA and Privacy Act

Date

Joint Personnel Recovery Agency
ATTN: FOIA Requester Service Center
10244 Burbeck Road - Building 358
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5805

Dear FOIA Coordinator:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting records on (Provide the deceased's full name. Provide any aliases the deceased may have used.) Provide date and place of birth. Describe the type of record(s) being requested. Give the approximate time frame for each specific event. And state your reason for requesting the record(s).

If you deny all or any part of this request, please cite each specific exemption you think justifies your refusal to release the information and notify me of appeal procedures available under the law.

If you have any questions about handling this request, you may telephone me at (home phone) or at my (office phone).

Sincerely,

(Requestor's Signature)
Name
Address

** You must provide/attach a copy of the death certificate or a newspaper obituary.

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