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Assembly Bill A6530

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the cost of review and copying of vital records for genealogical purposes

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2011-A6530 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4174, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A2834

2011-A6530 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the cost of review and copying of vital records for genealogical purposes; reduces current cost by half; also provides that for applicants who show current membership in a genealogical society, such applicants may review vital records at no charge; also provides that all copies of files and records secured under this subdivision shall be stamped, "For Genealogical Purposes Only".

2011-A6530 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6530

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KOLB, McKEVITT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the cost of review
  and copying of vital records for genealogical purposes

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 4174 of the public health law, as
amended by section 2 of part W2 of chapter 62 of the laws  of  2003,  is
amended to read as follows:
  3.  For  any  search of the files and records conducted for authorized
genealogical or  research  purposes,  the  commissioner  or  any  person
authorized  by  him OR HER shall be entitled to, and the applicant shall
pay, a fee of [twenty] TEN dollars for each hour or fractional  part  of
an  hour of time of search[, together with a]; EXCEPT WHERE AN APPLICANT
PROVIDES EVIDENCE THAT HE OR SHE IS A CURRENT MEMBER OF  A  GENEALOGICAL
SOCIETY,  SUCH  APPLICANT  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED TO REVIEW AT NO CHARGE ALL
VITAL RECORDS WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED TO REVIEW PURSUANT TO LAW.  A  fee
of  [two  dollars]  ONE  DOLLAR for each uncertified copy or abstract of
such record requested by the applicant or for  a  certification  that  a
search  discloses  no  record.  ALL  COPIES OF FILES AND RECORDS SECURED
UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  BE  STAMPED,  "FOR  GENEALOGICAL  PURPOSES
ONLY".
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05193-01-1

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