NY Pub Health L § 4173 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 41 - Vital Statistics Title 7 - Vital Statistics Records 4173 - Records; Transcripts and Certifications by Registrars; Fees.

§  4173.  Records; transcripts and certifications by registrars; fees. 1.  Upon request, a certification of birth or of death  or  a  certified copy  or certified transcript of a birth or death record shall be issued by the registrar under regulations prescribed by the commissioner.   2. A certified copy or certified transcript of a birth record shall be issued only upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction  or  upon  a specific  request  therefor  by  the person, if eighteen years of age or more, or by a parent or other lawful representative  of  the  person  to whom  the record of birth relates including an authorized representative of the office of children and family services or a local social services district if the person is  in  the  care  and  custody  or  custody  and guardianship of such entity.   3.  (a)  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  paragraph  (b)  of  this subdivision, the registrar shall be entitled to a fee of ten dollars for each certification of birth or death  or  for  each  certified  copy  or certified  transcript  of  any  record of a birth or of a death or for a certification that a search discloses no record  of  a  birth  or  of  a death,  furnished  by  him  to an applicant, except that no fee shall be charged for a search, certification of birth or death or certified  copy or  certified  transcript  of  a  birth or a death record to be used for school entrance, employment certificate or for purposes of public relief or  government  compensation  or   when   required   by   the   veterans administration  to  be used in determining the eligibility of any person to  participate  in  the  benefits  made  available  by   the   veterans administration,  provided,  however,  that  if  such registrar is a city clerk, town clerk or village clerk, he shall collect such fees  for  and on  behalf  of  the  city, town or village in which he serves, provided, however, that an amount equivalent to the sum of such fees shall be paid at least monthly by such city, town or village to such city clerk,  town clerk  or village clerk entitled to receive fees as a registrar of vital statistics.  (b)  Notwithstanding  paragraph  (a)  of  this  subdivision,  in   the following county jurisdictions the fee shall be set by the county health commissioner:  Chemung, Monroe, Onondaga, Tompkins; and in the following local jurisdictions the fee shall be set by the local legislative  body: city   of   Oswego,   city   of  Albany,  city  of  Jamestown.  In  such jurisdictions, the fee may be set  up  to  the  amount  charged  by  the commissioner  as  prescribed  in  subdivision  two  of section forty-one hundred seventy-four of this title.   4.  All  fees  for  searches,  certification,  certified  copies   and certified  transcripts collected by a registrar of vital statistics in a state hospital, charitable or penal institution shall be transmitted  by him  to  the  executive  department, having jurisdiction, management and control of such hospital or institution,  to  be  paid  into  the  state treasury  as  provided  by  section  one hundred twenty-one of the state finance law.