New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter XLIII - New York State Public Authorities Control Board
Part 2700 - Public Access To Records
Section 2700.6 - Requests for public access to records
Universal Citation: 21 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 2700.6
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Where a request for records is required, such request may be oral or in writing. However, written requests shall not be required for records that have been customarily available without written request.
(b)
(1) Except under extraordinary circumstances,
officials shall respond to a request for records no more than five business
days after receipt of the request, whether the request is oral or in
writing.
(2) If, because of
extraordinary circumstances, more than five business days are required to
respond to a request, receipt of the request shall be acknowledged within five
business days after the request is received. The acknowledgment shall state the
reason for delay and estimate the date when a reply will be made.
(c)
(1) A request for access to records should be
sufficiently detailed to identify the records. Where possible, the requester
should supply information regarding dates, titles, file designations or other
information which may help identify the records.
(2) However, a request for any or all records
falling within a specific category conforms to the standard that records be
identifiable.
(d)
(1) A current list, by subject matter, of all
records produced, filed, or first kept or promulgated after September 1, 1974,
shall be available for public inspection and copying. The list shall be
sufficiently detailed to permit the requester to identify the file category of
the records sought.
(2) The subject
matter list shall be updated periodically and the date of the most recent
updating shall appear on the first page. The updating of the subject matter
list shall not be less than semiannual.
(e) No records may be removed by the requester from the office where the record is located without the permission of the records access officers.
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