New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter VI - General Regulations
Part 616 - Access To Records
Access to Records Containing Personal Information
Section 616.26 - Correction or amendment of records
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
Within 30 business days of a request from an individual for correction or amendment of a record or personal information that is reasonably described and that pertains to the individual, the department shall:
(a) make the correction or amendment in whole or in part, and inform the individual that, on request, such correction or amendment will be provided to any person or governmental unit to which the record or personal information has been or is disclosed pursuant to paragraph (d), (i) or (l) of subdivision 1 of section 96 of the Public Officers Law (which paragraphs pertain to disclosures to other governmental units, to disclosures based upon circumstances affecting the health or safety of an individual, and to disclosures to certain public safety agencies); or
(b) inform the individual in writing of its refusal to correct or amend the record, including the reasons therefor.
