New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Chapter XX - Commission on ethics and lobbying in Government
Part 937 - Publicly Available Information and Documents and Records Access Requests
Section 937.9 - Fees
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) No photocopy charge will be made for the first five pages not larger than 9 inches by 14 inches. No charge will be made to certify a record or to certify a denial of a request for a record and the reason therefor.
(b) A charge will be made of 25 cents per page of photocopy of pages not larger than 9 inches by 14 inches apart from the aforementioned five pages furnished without charge.
(c) Charges for materials or services not specified by statute or regulation shall be based on the actual cost thereof to the department.
(d) Payment for information services should be made by check or money order payable to "New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government."
(e) Where it is anticipated that the fees chargeable for records on a single request will amount to more than $25 and the requester has not indicated in advance their willingness to pay fees in such amount, the requester shall be notified of the amount of the anticipated fee or such portion thereof as can readily be estimated. Such notice shall offer to the requester an opportunity to confer with Commission personnel in order to revise the request if they so desire.
(f) The Commission may require that the fee for copying or reproducing a record be paid in advance of the preparation of such copy.
(g) Upon affirmation of financial hardship, the Commission may waive an otherwise imposed fee in whole or in part when making copies of records available.
