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Senate Bill S8143

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the fee charged for the issuance of birth and death records

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2009-S8143 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4173, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S5766

2009-S8143 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the fee charged for the issuance of the birth and death records in the city of Amsterdam.

2009-S8143 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8143 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8143

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 11, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FARLEY -- 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

  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 AMSTERDAM  WHERE
SUCH  FEE SHALL BE SET BY THE AMSTERDAM COMMON 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.

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

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