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 121.8 - Denial of request for a record or amendment or correction of a record or personal information

Universal Citation: 13 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 121.8

Current through Register Vol. 45, No. 52, December 27, 2023

(a) Denial of a request for records or amendment or correction of a record or personal information shall:

(1) be in writing, explaining the reasons therefor; and

(2) identify the person to whom an appeal may be directed.

(b) A failure to grant or deny access to records within five business days of the receipt of a request or within 30 days of an acknowledgment of the receipt of a request, or a failure to respond to a request for amendment or correction of a record within 30 business days of receipt of such a request, shall be construed as a denial that may be appealed.

(c) Any such denial may be appealed to: FOIL Appeals Officer, State of New York, Office of the Attorney General, Division of Appeals and Opinions, The Capitol, Albany, NY 12224.

Amended New York State Register July 3, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 27, eff. 7/3/2018

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