New York regulations

Title 13 Part 120

Department of Law

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13 NYCRR 120.1 - Purpose

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This Part contains the procedures to be followed by the Department of Law in compliance with chapter 933 of the Laws of 1977 entitled “Freedom of Information Law”.

13 NYCRR 120.5 - Locations and hours for public access

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(a)The following locations and/or offices of the Department of Law are hereby designated to receive requests for information under the Freedom of Information Law:

RECORDS ACCESS LOCATIONS Albany:

State of New York
Department of Law
Administrative Bureau
Platform Level, Justice Building
Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12223

New York City: State of New York Department of Law Administrative Office 28 Liberty Street New York, New York 10005 Auburn: State of New York Department of Law 10 Lower Metcalf Plaza Auburn, New York 13021 Binghamton:

State of New York
Department of Law
Binghamton State Office Bldg.

44 Hawley Street Binghamton, New York 13901 Buffalo: State of New York Department of Law 65 Court Street Buffalo, New York 14202 Hauppauge: State of New York Department of Law Suffolk State Office Building Veteran's Highway Hauppauge, New York 11787 Plattsburgh: State of New York Department of Law 48 Cornelia Street Plattsburgh, New York 12901 Poughkeepsie: State of New York Department of Law 40 Garden Street Poughkeepsie, New York 14614 Rochester: State of New York Department of Law 65 Broad Street Rochester, New York 14614 Syracuse: State of New York Department of Law 333 E. Washington Street Syracuse, New York 13202 Utica:

State of New York
Department of Law
Utica State Office Bldg.
207 Genesee Street
Box 528
Utica, New York 13501

Watertown:

State of New York
Department of Law
Watertown State Office Building
317 Washington Street
Watertown, New York 13601
Special Investigation of the
State of New York

New York City Criminal Justice System: Office of the Special Prosecutor 28 Liberty Street New York, New York 10005 Special Investigation for State of New York Nursing Homes, Health and Social Services: Special Prosecutor for Nursing Homes, Health and Social Services 270 Broadway New York, New York 10007 Statewide Organized Crime State of New York Task Force:

Statewide Organized Crime Task Force
Empire State Plaza
Agency Building #1, 9th Floor
Albany, New York 12223
Special Investigation
State of New York
Onondaga County
Office of the Special Prosecutor for Onondaga County
Suite 101
360 South Warren Street
Syracuse, New York 13201
(b)The records access officers shall be:
(1)the first assistant Attorney General;
(2)the administrative director, New York State Department of Law;
(3)a special assistant Attorney General designated for each special investigation established pursuant to statute; and
(4)an assistant Attorney General for the Statewide Organized Crime Task Force established pursuant to section 70-a of the Executive Law. Requests for records pursuant to this Part received in the New York City and metropolitan area shall be referred to the first assistant Attorney General for disposition. Requests from the upstate area shall be referred to the administrative director of the Department of Law for disposition. Requests for records of Special Investigations, including the Statewide Organized Crime Task Force, established pursuant to statute, shall be referred to the Office of the Investigation, Attention Records Access Officer.
(c)Requests for information will be received and inspections permitted between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., at each location on all days when such location is open for business.

13 NYCRR 120.10 - Requests for records

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(a)Persons appearing in person to request access to records will be required to complete the following request form:

APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS

RECORDS ACCESS OFFICER

Name of Agency Request Number

Address

I HEREBY APPLY TO INSPECT THE FOLLOWING RECORD:

Name Representing

Mailing Address Telephone Number

Signature Date

FOR AGENCY USE ONLY

APPROVED

DENIED (for the reason(s) checked below)

___Confidential Disclosure __ Part of Investigatory Files

___Unwarranted Invasion of Personal Privacy

___Record of Which This Agency is Legal Custodian Cannot Be Found

___Record is not Maintained by This Agency

___Exempted by Statute Other Than the Freedom of Information Act

___ Request has been Referred to Department Which has Custody or Control of Original Record

___Other (specify)

Signature

Title Date

NOTICE: YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO APPEAL A DENIAL OF THIS APPLICATION TO THE HEAD OF THIS AGENCY OR HIS DESIGNEE WHO IS:

Name Business Address

WHO MUST FULLY EXPLAIN HIS REASONS FOR SUCH DENIAL IN WRITING WITHIN SEVENWORKING DAYS OF RECEIPT OF AN APPEAL

I Hereby Appeal:

Signature Date

(b)Requests made orally or in a form other than authorized by this Part will not be entertained.
(c)Requests by mail will be processed at the location where received either by mail or by intra-departmental routing. Such requests will be processed if the requestor and material sought are sufficiently identified to make compliance practicable. In the absence of such identification, the department may send to the requestor a copy of the above form for completion in order that the request may be considered.

13 NYCRR 120.15 - Responses to requests

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(a)The records access officer shall within five business days:
(1)approve the request and authorize inspection of and copying of the record and certification of correctness of such copy; or
(2)deny the request and state the reason therefor on the application form; or
(3)if the request does not clearly identify the records sought, seek additional information from the requestor; or
(4)acknowledge receipt of the request and provide a statement of the approximate date when the request will be granted or denied.
(b)The records access officer shall, in authorizing issuance of copies, direct such omissions as may be required to protect the personal privacy of individuals in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Law, or any other applicable law, or regulation.

13 NYCRR 120.20 - Fees

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(a)No charge will be made for the first five or fewer pages of photocopy of pages not larger than 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches. No charge will be made to certify a record or to certify a denial of a request for a record and the reason therefor.
(b)A charge will be made of 25 cents per page of photocopy of pages not larger than 8-1/2 inches by 14 inches apart from the aforementioned five pages furnished without charge.
(c)Charges for materials or services not specified by statute or regulation shall be based on the actual cost thereof to the department.
(d)Payment for information services should be made by check or money order payable to “New York State Department of Law”.
(e)Where it is anticipated that the fees chargeable for records on a single request will amount to more than $25 and the requestor has not indicated in advance his willingness to pay fees in such amount, the requestor shall be notified of the amount of the anticipated fee or such portion thereof as can readily be estimated. Such notice shall offer to the requestor an opportunity to confer with department personnel in order to revise the request if he so desires.

13 NYCRR 120.25 - Departmental finding list

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The department shall develop a record finding list for use at departmental access locations in conformity with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Law.

13 NYCRR 120.30 - Appeals

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(a)The head of the department to whom the appeals from denial of access may be made is the Attorney General, except that for special investigations established pursuant to statute, appeals will be made to the Special Deputy Attorney General in charge or his designee, or in the case of the Statewide Organized Crime Task Force, the Deputy Attorney General or his designee. The Attorney General or the Special Deputy Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General for the Organized Crime Task Force may designate a representative to determine such appeals and to exercise their powers and duties under subdivision 4 of section 89 of the Freedom of Information Law.
(b)When a records access officer has denied a request for records in whole or in part, the requestor may, within 30 days of its receipt, appeal the denial to the Attorney General's designated representative or to the Attorney General if he has made no such designation, or in the case of a Special Investigation established pursuant to statute to the Special Deputy Attorney General or his designee, or in the case of the Statewide Organized Crime Task Force to the Deputy Attorney General or his designee.
(c)The Attorney General or his authorized representative, or the Special Deputy Attorney General for each special investigation or his designee, or the Deputy Attorney General for the Statewide Organized Crime Task Force or his designee, will act upon the appeal within seven business days of its receipt. A denial in whole or in part of a request on appeal shall set forth the reason therefor in writing.

13 NYCRR 120.35 - Posted notice

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May 19, 2026

The department shall cause to be conspicuously displayed at each access location, a notice clearly indicating:

(a)the head of the department;
(b)the records access locations, times and officers designated by the department;
(c)the schedule of applicable fees; and
(d)the right of a request or to appeal a denial of access and an outline of the procedure to be followed.

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