Senate Bill S8125

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the Jamestown city council to establish the fee charged for the issuance of birth and death records

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S8125 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4173, Pub Health L

2009-S8125 - Summary

Authorizes the Jamestown city council to establish the fee charged for the issuance of birth and death records.

2009-S8125 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8125 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8125

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 9, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  the  fee  charged
  for the issuance of birth and death records in the city of Jamestown

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 4173 of the public health law,  as
amended  by  chapter  524  of  the  laws  of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. The registrar shall be entitled to a fee of ten dollars, except  in
the  [county]  COUNTIES  of Chemung [and the county of], Monroe [and the
county of], Onondaga and [the county of] Tompkins whereby such fee shall
be set by the county health commissioner and in  the  [city]  CITIES  of
Oswego  AND JAMESTOWN whereby such fee shall be set by the Oswego common
council AND THE JAMESTOWN CITY COUNCIL, up to the amount charged by  the
commissioner  as  prescribed  in  subdivision  two  of section forty-one
hundred seventy-four of this title for each certification  of  birth  or
death  or  for each certified copy or certified transcript of any record
of a birth or of a death or for a certification that a search  discloses
no  record  of  a birth or of a death, furnished by him to an applicant,
except that no fee shall be charged for a search, certification of birth
or death or certified copy or certified transcript of a birth or a death
record to be used for school entrance,  employment  certificate  or  for
purposes of public relief or government compensation or when required by
the veterans administration to be used in determining the eligibility of
any person to participate in the benefits made available by the veterans
administration,  provided,  however,  that  if  such registrar is a city
clerk, town clerk or village clerk, he shall collect such fees  for  and
on  behalf  of  the  city, town or village in which he serves, provided,
however, that an amount equivalent to the sum of such fees shall be paid
at least monthly by such city, town or village to such city clerk,  town
clerk  or village clerk entitled to receive fees as a registrar of vital
statistics.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2009-S8125A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4173, Pub Health L

2009-S8125A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the Jamestown city council to establish the fee charged for the issuance of birth and death records.

2009-S8125A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8125A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 8125--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 9, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to the fee charged
  for the issuance of birth and death records in the city of Jamestown

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 4173 of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 524 of the laws  of  2007,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  The registrar shall be entitled to a fee of ten dollars, except in
the county of Chemung and the county of Monroe and the county of Ononda-
ga and the county of Tompkins whereby such fee shall be set by the coun-
ty health commissioner and in the city of Oswego whereby such fee  shall
be set by the Oswego common council AND IN THE CITY OF JAMESTOWN WHEREBY
SUCH  FEE  SHALL  BE SET BY THE JAMESTOWN CITY COUNCIL, up to the amount
charged by the commissioner as prescribed in subdivision two of  section
forty-one  hundred  seventy-four of this title for each certification of
birth or death or for each certified copy or certified transcript of any
record of a birth or of a death or for a  certification  that  a  search
discloses  no  record  of  a birth or of a death, furnished by him to an
applicant, except that no fee shall be charged  for  a  search,  certif-
ication of birth or death or certified copy or certified transcript of a
birth  or  a  death  record  to  be used for school entrance, employment
certificate or for purposes of public relief or government  compensation
or  when required by the veterans administration to be used in determin-
ing the eligibility of any person to participate in  the  benefits  made
available  by  the  veterans  administration, provided, however, that if
such registrar is a city clerk, town clerk or village  clerk,  he  shall
collect  such  fees  for  and  on behalf of the city, town or village in
which he serves, provided, however, that an amount equivalent to the sum
of such fees shall be paid at  least  monthly  by  such  city,  town  or
village  to  such  city  clerk,  town clerk or village clerk entitled to
receive fees as a registrar of vital statistics.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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