New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law Article 57-A - LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS LAW

• 57.13 - Statement of Legislative Intent.
  The legislature finds that public records are essential to the administration of local government. Public records contain information which allows government programs to function, provides...
• 57.15 - Short Title.
  This article may be cited as the "Local Government Records Law".
• 57.17 - Definitions.
  Wherever used in this article, the following terms shall have the respective meanings hereinafter set forth: 1. "Local government" means any county, city, town, village,...
• 57.19 - Local Government Records Management Program.
  The governing body, and the chief executive official where one exists, shall promote and support a program for the orderly and efficient management of records,...
• 57.21 - Local Government Records Advisory Council.
  The commissioner of education shall appoint a local government records advisory council consisting of representatives of local government associations, historians, the chief administrative judge, the...
• 57.23 - Oversight and Advisory Services.
  1. It shall be the responsibility of the commissioner of education to advise local governments on planning and administering programs for the creation, maintenance, preservation,...
• 57.25 - Records Retention and Disposition.
  1. It shall be the responsibility of every local officer to maintain records to adequately document the transaction of public business and the services and...
• 57.27 - Records With Statewide Significance.
  The commissioner of education is authorized to designate particular local government records for permanent retention because of their enduring statewide significance.
• 57.29 - Reproduction of Records and Disposition of the Originals.
  Any local officer may reproduce any record in his custody by microphotography or other means that accurately and completely reproduces all the information in the...
• 57.31 - Cooperative Records Storage and Management.
  All local government records shall be kept in secure facilities maintained by the local government unless the consent of the commissioner of education is obtained...
• 57.33 - Exclusions.
  The provisions of this article shall not apply to: 1. The records of any court, except as provided in section 57.35 of this article. 2....
• 57.35 - Grants for Local Government Records Management Improvement.
  1. The commissioner of education, upon consultation with the local government records advisory council, is authorized to award grants for records management improvement as specified...
• 57.37 - Regional Records Offices.
  1. The commissioner of education is authorized to establish in each judicial district, except New York city, a regional records office. In New York city,...
• 57.39 - Reporting Requirements.
  The commissioner of education, with the advice of the New York state local government records advisory council, shall report annually on or before March first...

Last modified: February 3, 2019