N.Y. Executive Law § 96-a: Fees for services rendered pursuant to the uniform commercial code

§ 96-a. Fees for services rendered pursuant to the uniform commercial

code. 1. In case of conflict between this section and any other

provision of law, this section shall control.

2. The secretary of state shall determine the type and amount of all

fees to be collected by the department of state and other filing offices

for services rendered by said department or office pursuant to the

provisions of the uniform commercial code and article ten-A of the lien

law. Such fees, referred to as processing fees, shall be non-refundable

fees paid to the department of state or office at the time that

documents are presented to the department of state or office for filing,

and will be paid whether or not the documents are accepted for filing.

Such fees shall be subject to the approval of the director of the budget

and shall be promulgated in the official rules and regulations of the

department of state in accordance with the provisions of the state

administrative procedure act. Nothing contained in this subdivision

shall preclude the secretary of state from periodically changing such

fees, subject to the approval of the director of the budget, and from

periodically amending the official rules and regulations of the

department of state in accordance with the provisions of the state

administrative procedure act.

3. Consistent with the provisions of article nine of the uniform

commercial code and article ten-A of the lien law, the department of

state and other filing offices shall produce or reproduce the content of

any informational systems maintained pursuant to such laws. The

secretary of state and other filing offices shall establish reasonable

fees for information so produced or reproduced. Notwithstanding any

other provisions of law, the availability of such information shall be

determined solely by the provisions of the uniform commercial code.