Proof of identity
Compiled text through May 15, 2022
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
No later Register activity identified in this check.
Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- May 15, 2022
- 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
[Statutory authority: Public Officers Law, § 94(2)]
(a)When records are made available in person following a request made by mail, the office may require appropriate identification, such as a driver's license, an identifier assigned to the data subject by the office, 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 office 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.