New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER
Subchapter L - Public Access To Records
Part 160 - Freedom Of Information
Section 160.1 - Purpose and scope and definitions
Universal Citation: 15 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 160.1
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Purpose and scope.
(1) The people's right to know the process of
government decisionmaking and the documents and statistics leading to
determinations is basic to our society. Access to such information should not
be thwarted by shrouding it with the cloak of secrecy or
confidentiality.
(2) This Part
provides information concerning the procedures by which records may be obtained
from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(3) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall
furnish to the public the information and records required by the Freedom of
Information Law and those which were furnished to the public prior to its
enactment.
(b) Definitions.
(1) Record means any information
kept, held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for an agency or the
State Legislature, in any physical form whatsoever, including but not limited
to reports, statements, examinations, memoranda, opinions, folders, files,
books, manuals, pamphlets, forms, papers, designs, drawings, maps, photos,
letters, microfilms, computer tapes or discs, rules, regulations or
codes.
(2) Publication means a type
of record produced by the Department of Motor Vehicles specifically for
distribution to the general public.
(3) Manual means a type of record, which may
be in any printed format, produced by the Department of Motor Vehicles
specifically to provide instruction and/or reference material to a selected
public and/or departmental employees; provided, however, a driver's manual
shall mean the manual produced by the Department of Motor Vehicles specifically
to provide instruction to an applicant for a learner's permit pursuant to
subdivision 3 of section
502 of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law.
(4) A selected public means a
group of persons performing the same function (i.e., motor vehicle dealers, law
enforcement personnel, driving schools, etc.).
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