New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Chapter IV - Division Of Corporations And State Records
Part 146 - Charitable and Non-Charitable Non-Profit Organization Filings Pursuant to Article 7-A of the Executive Law
Section 146.9 - Administrative Hearings
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Scope of this section. The provisions of this section shall apply only to an appeal, pursuant to sections 172-e and 172-f of the Executive Law, to an independent judicial hearing officer who is unaffiliated with the Department of State, as to whether a determination by the Secretary of State that relevant facts presented by the cause disclosure-related harm, and which, in conjunction with section 93-a of the Executive Law, authorizes public disclosure of funding and financial disclosure reports.
(b) Applicability. Administrative hearings shall be conducted in conformity with SAPA Article 3 and the provisions of this section. No provision of Part 400 of Title 19 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations shall be applicable to hearings conducted pursuant to this Part.
(c) Parties and appearances.
(d) Institution of appeal.
The appellant shall institute an appeal within 30-days of providing timely notice of intent to appeal to the Secretary by complying with the provisions of this section. Failure by the appellant to institute a timely appeal as required by this paragraph shall be deemed consent by the filing entity to publication of the subject report(s). To institute an appeal, the appellant shall:
FORM FOR AFFIDAVIT OF PERSONAL SERVICE
STATE OF NEW YORK )
COUNTY OF .............) ss:
...................... being duly sworn, deposes and says that (s)he is over the age of eighteen years, and is not a party in this proceeding, that on the ..... day of ........, 20... at No.............., in the City of Albany, County of Albany, (s)he served the annexed appeal on ....................., by delivering and leaving the same with ...................., at said time and place. ..................... (signature) Subscribed and sworn to before me this ...... day of .........., 20..
COUNTY OF ............) ss:
................. being duly sworn, deposes and says that (s)he is/they are over the age of eighteen years and is not a party in this proceeding; that on the ....... day of ............., 20.., deponent served the within response upon ................... in this action, at ......................, the address designated by ......................... for that purpose, by depositing a true copy of the same by mail, enclosed in a post paid, properly addressed wrapper, in .................... a post office ........... official depository under the exclusive care and custody of the United States Post Office Department within the State of New York.
........................... (signature)
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this ............ day of ........., 20...
............................... (signature and title of officer)
(f) Additional submissions to the record. The administrative hearing officer may require the service and filing of submissions in addition to those served in accordance with this section upon such terms and conditions as the the determination of an appeal, to take into consideration any official records or reports on file in the Department of State which relate to issues involved in such appeal, including but not limited to records relied upon by the Department of State in issuing its Notice of Intent to Publish, provided that nothing contained herein shall require of production of deliberative communications between the Department of State, Department of Taxation and Finance or the Department of Law.
(g) Determination of administrative appeal.