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Title 19 Part 81
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19 NYCRR 81.1 - Purpose and scope
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(a)It is the responsibility and the intent of the Department of State to fully comply with the provisions of article 6-A of the Public Officers Law, the Personal Privacy Protection Law.
(b)The department shall maintain in its records only such personal information that is relevant and necessary to accomplish a purpose of the department that is required to be accomplished by statute or executive order, or to implement a program specifically authorized by law.
(c)Personal information will be collected, whenever practicable, directly from the person to whom the information pertains.
(d)The department seeks to ensure that all records pertaining to or used with respect to individuals are accurate, relevant, timely and complete.
(e)These regulations provide information regarding the procedures by which members of the public may assert rights granted by the Personal Privacy Protection Law.
19 NYCRR 81.2 - Designation of privacy compliance officer
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(a)The director of administration of the Department of State is hereby designated privacy compliance officer and is responsible for ensuring that the department complies with the provisions of the Personal Privacy Protection Law and the regulations herein and for coordinating the department's response to requests for records or amendment of records.
(b)The address of the privacy compliance officer is: Department of State, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231-0001.
(c)The privacy compliance officer is responsible for:
(1)assisting a data subject in identifying and requesting personal information, if necessary;
(2)describing the contents of systems of records orally or in writing in order to enable a data subject to learn if a system of records includes a record or personal information identifiable to a data subject requesting such record or personal information;
(3)taking one of the following actions upon locating the record sought:
(i)make the record available for inspection, in a printed form without codes or symbols, unless an accompanying document explaining such codes or symbols is also provided;
(ii)permit the data subject to copy the record; or
(iii)deny access to the record in whole or in part and explain in writing the reasons therefor;
(4)making a copy available, upon request, upon payment of or offer to pay established fees, if any, or permitting the data subject to copy the records;
(5)upon request, certifying that a copy of a record is a true copy; or
(6)certifying, upon request, that:
(i)the department does not have possession of the record sought;
(ii)the department cannot locate the record sought after having made a diligent search; or
(iii)the information sought cannot be retrieved by use of the description thereof, or by use of the name or other identifier of the data subject without extraordinary search methods being employed by the department.
19 NYCRR 81.3 - Proof of identity
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(a)When a request is made in person, or when records are made available in person following a request made by mail, the department may require appropriate identification, such as a driver's license, an identifier assigned to the data subject by the department, a photograph or similar information that confirms that the record sought pertains to the data subject.
(b)When a request is made by mail, the department may require verification of a signature or inclusion of an identifier generally known only by a data subject, or similar appropriate identification.
(c)Proof of identity shall not be required regarding a request for a record accessible to the public pursuant to article 6 of the Public Officers Law.
19 NYCRR 81.4 - Location
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(a)Records shall be made available at the main office of the department, which is located at One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231-0001.
(b)Whenever practicable, records shall be made available at a regional office most convenient to a data subject.
19 NYCRR 81.5 - Hours for public inspection and copying
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The department shall accept requests for records and produce records during regular business hours.
19 NYCRR 81.6 - Requests for records
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(a)All requests shall be made in writing, except that the department may make records available upon an oral request made in person after the applicant has demonstrated proof of identity.
(b)A request shall reasonably describe the record sought. Whenever possible, the data subject should supply identifying information that assists the department in locating the records sought.
(c)Requests based upon categories of information described in a notice of a system of records or a privacy impact statement shall be deemed to reasonably describe the record sought.
(d)Within five business days of the receipt of a request, the department shall provide access to the record, deny access in writing explaining the reasons therefor, or acknowledge the receipt of the request in writing, stating the approximate date when the request will be granted or denied, which date shall not exceed 30 days from the date of the acknowledgment.
19 NYCRR 81.7 - Amendment of records
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Within 30 business days of a request from a data subject for correction or amendment of a record or personal information that is reasonably described and that pertains to the data subject, the department shall:
(a)make the amendment or correction in whole or in part and inform the data subject that, on request, such correction or amendment will be provided to any person or governmental unit to which the record or personal information has been or is disclosed pursuant to paragraph (d), (i) or (l) of subdivision 1 of section 96 of the Public Officers Law; or
(b)inform the data subject in writing of its refusal to correct or amend the record, including the reasons therefor.
19 NYCRR 81.8 - Denial of request for a record or amendment or correction of a record or personal information
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(a)Denial of a request for a record or amendment or correction of a record or personal information:
(1)shall be in writing, explaining the reasons therefor; and
(2)identifying the person to whom an appeal may be directed.
(b)A failure to grant or deny access to records within five business days of the receipt of a request or within 30 days of an acknowledgment of the receipt of a request, or a failure to respond to a request for amendment or correction of a record within 30 business days of receipt of such a request, shall be construed as a denial that may be appealed.
(c)Any such denial may be appealed to: General Counsel to the Secretary of State, Department of State, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231-0001.
19 NYCRR 81.9 - Appeal
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(a)Any person denied access to a record or denied a request to amend or correct a record of personal information pursuant to section 81.8 of this Part may, within 30 days of such denial, appeal.
(b)The time for deciding an appeal shall commence upon receipt of an appeal that identifies:
(1)the date and location of a request for a record or amendment or correction of a record or personal information;
(2)the record that is the subject of the appeal; and
(3)the name and return address of the appellant.
(c)Within seven business days of an appeal of a denial of access, or within 30 days of an appeal concerning a denial of a request for correction or amendment, the person determining such appeal shall:
(1)provide access to or correct or amend the record or personal information; or
(2)fully explain in writing the factual and statutory reasons for further denial and inform the data subject of the right to seek judicial review of such determination pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules.
(d)If, on appeal, a record or personal information is corrected or amended, the data subject shall be informed that, on request, the correction or amendment will be provided to any person or governmental unit to which the record or personal information has been or is disclosed pursuant to paragraph (d), (i) or (l) of subdivision 1 of section 96 of the Public Officers Law.
(e)The department shall, immediately after deciding same, forward to the Committee on Open Government a copy of any appeal made pursuant to this Part upon receipt, the determination thereof and the reasons therefor at the time of such determination.
19 NYCRR 81.10 - Statement of disagreement by data subject
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(a)If correction or amendment of a record or personal information is denied in whole or in part upon appeal, the determination rendered pursuant to the appeal shall inform the data subject of the right to:
(1)file with the department a statement of reasonable length setting forth the data subject's reasons for disagreement with the determination;
(2)request that such a statement of disagreement be provided to any person or governmental unit to which the record has been or is disclosed pursuant to paragraph (d), (i) or (l) of subdivision 1 of section 96 of the Public Officers Law.
(b)Upon receipt of a statement of disagreement by a data subject, the department shall:
(1)clearly note any portions of the record that are disputed; and
(2)attach a data subject's statement as part of the record.
(c)When providing a data subject's statement of disagreement to a person or governmental unit in conjunction with a disclosure made pursuant to paragraph (d), (i) or (l) of subdivision 1 of section 96 of the Public Officers Law, the department may also include a concise statement of its reasons for not making the requested amendment or correction.
19 NYCRR 81.11 - Fees
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(a)Unless otherwise prescribed by statute, there shall be no fee charged for:
(1)inspection of records; or
(2)search for records.
(b)Unless otherwise prescribed by statute, copies of records shall be provided:
(1)at a rate of 50 cents per photocopy up to 9 × 14 inches; or
(2)upon payment of the actual cost of reproduction, if the record or personal information cannot be photocopied.
(c)The actual cost of reproduction shall be based upon the average unit cost for copying a record, excluding fixed costs of the department, such as operator salaries and overhead.
19 NYCRR 81.16 - 81.16 to 81.18 [Renumbered]
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19 NYCRR 81.26 - 81.26 to 81.27 [Renumbered]
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19 NYCRR 81.30 - 81.30 to 81.32 [Renumbered]
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Former section numbers
- 19 NYCRR 81.12
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- 19 NYCRR 81.23
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- 19 NYCRR 81.24
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- 19 NYCRR 81.25
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- 19 NYCRR 81.28
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- 19 NYCRR 81.29
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- 19 NYCRR 81.33
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- 19 NYCRR 81.34
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- 19 NYCRR 81.35
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