S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6602
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 18, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting charg-
ing a fee to obtain a certified copy or certified transcript of birth
when the department of corrections and community supervision or a
local correctional facility requests such for an individual under
community supervision
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 4174 of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 323 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as
follows:
4. No fee shall be charged for a search, certification, certificate,
certified copy or certified transcript of a record to be used for school
entrance, employment certificate or for purposes of public relief or
when required by the veterans administration to be used in determining
the eligibility of any person to participate in the benefits made avail-
able by the veterans administration or when required by a board of
elections for the purposes of determining voter eligibility or when
requested by the department of corrections and community supervision or
a local correctional facility as defined in subdivision sixteen of
section two of the correction law for the purpose of providing a certi-
fied copy or certified transcript of birth to an inmate in anticipation
of such inmate's release from custody OR TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER COMMUNI-
TY SUPERVISION IN CONNECTION WITH HIS OR HER ONGOING SUPERVISION IN THE
COMMUNITY or to obtain a death certificate to be used for administrative
purposes for an inmate who has died under custody or when requested by
the office of children and family services or an authorized agency for
the purpose of providing a certified copy or certified transcript of
birth to a youth placed in the care and custody or custody and guardian-
ship of the local commissioner of social services or the care and custo-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13301-01-9
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dy or custody and guardianship of the office of children and family
services in anticipation of such youth's discharge from placement or
foster care.
§ 2. Section 4179 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 323
of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
§ 4179. Vital records; fees; city of New York. Notwithstanding the
provisions of paragraph one of subdivision a of section 207.13 of the
health code of the city of New York, the department of health shall
charge, and the applicant shall pay, for a search of two consecutive
calendar years under one name and the issuance of a certificate of
birth, death or termination of pregnancy, or a certification of birth or
death, or a certification that the record cannot be found, a fee of
fifteen dollars for each copy. Provided, however, that no such fee shall
be charged when the department of corrections and community supervision
or a local correctional facility as defined in subdivision sixteen of
section two of the correction law requests a certificate of birth or
certification of birth for the purpose of providing such certificate of
birth or certification of birth to an inmate in anticipation of such
inmate's release from custody OR TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER COMMUNITY SUPER-
VISION IN CONNECTION WITH HIS OR HER ONGOING SUPERVISION IN THE COMMUNI-
TY or to obtain a death certificate to be used for administrative
purposes for an inmate who has died under custody or when the office of
children and family services or an authorized agency requests a certi-
fied copy or certified transcript of birth for a youth placed in the
custody of the local commissioner of social services or the custody of
the office of children and family services pursuant to article three of
the family court act for the purpose of providing such certified copy or
certified transcript of birth to such youth in anticipation of discharge
from placement.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.