| Genealogical
Research & Applications |
| Health
Commissioner's Administrative
Rules and Regulations
Summary |
| 1. |
Genealogical
Research
Uncertifed copies or abstracts from records of birth, death, and marriage
may be provided for genealogical research purposes subject to the restrictions
specified in this summary. All requests must be submitted in writing and
include payment of the applicable statutory fee. The applicant shall be
required to pay the specified fee for the time spent for the search and
uncertified copy of notification of no record. |
| 2. |
Who is authorized
to do the searching?
Record searches shall be conducted only by the following persons in the
files maintained by their respective agencies:
- Authorized employees
of the State Deptartment of Health
- A local registar,
deputy registar, or an authorized employee of the registrar
- A town or city
clerk, deputy clerk, or an authorized employee of the town or city clerk
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| 3. |
What records
are available?
- No information
shall be released from a record of birth which has been placed in a
confidential file pursuant to Public Health Law Section 4138.
- No information
shall be released from a record of birth unless the record has been
on file for at least 75 years and the person to whom the records relates
is knowen to the applicant to be deceased.
- No information
shall be released from a record of death unless the record has been
on file for at least 50 years.
- No information
shall be released from a record of marriage unless the record has been
on file for at least 50 years and the parties to the mariage are knowen
to the applicant to be deceased.
- The time periods
specified in (3B), (3C), and (3D) are wavied if the applicant is a descendent
or has been designated to act on behalf of a descendent of the person
whose record is being requested. A descendent is a person in the direct
line of descent. The applicant shall provide documentation of descendency
prior to the release of information in those instances where a wavier
of the waiting period is requested. A party acting on behalf of a descendent
shall further provide documentation that the descendent authorized the
partyto make such application.
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| 4. |
Genealogy Fee
Schedule:
Fee Schedule per one speeling of name. Fee varies depending on requested
number of years to be searched. Unused fees will be returned. Fees start
at $22. If someone sends to
the state they charge the increasing fee schedule for searches. |
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Theresa
Cooper
2320 Co. Rte. 7
Oswego NY 13126
Phone (315) 343-2586 / Fax (315)343-4414
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