Denial of request for a record or amendment or correction of a record or personal information
Compiled text through Jan 15, 2026
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Department of Law
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Jan 15, 2026
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
- Activity status
- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)Denial of a request for records or amendment or correction of a record or personal information shall:
(1)be in writing, explaining the reasons therefor; and
(2)identify 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: FOIL Appeals Officer, State of New York, Office of the Attorney General, Division of Appeals and Opinions, The Capitol, Albany, NY 12224.