New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAW
Chapter VI - PUBLIC ACCESS TO DEPARTMENTAL RECORDS
Part 121 - ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION
Section 121.1 - Purpose and scope
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) It is the responsibility and the intent of the Department of Law (hereinafter department) to fully comply with the provisions of article 6-A of the Public Officers Law, the Personal Privacy Protection Law.
(b) The department shall maintain in its records only such personal information that is relevant and necessary to accomplish a purpose of the department authorized by law.
(c) Personal information will be collected, whenever practicable, directly from the person to whom the information pertains, except when collected for the purpose of making quasi-judicial determinations.
(d) The department seeks to ensure that all records pertaining to or used with respect to individuals are accurate, relevant, timely and complete.
(e) These regulations provide information regarding the procedures by which members of the public may assert rights granted by the Personal Privacy Protection Law.