N.Y. Public Health Law § 4179: Vital records; fees; city of New York

§ 4179. Vital records; fees; city of New York. Notwithstanding the

provisions of paragraph one of subdivision a of section 207.13 of the

health code of the city of New York, the department of health shall

charge, and the applicant shall pay, for a search of two consecutive

calendar years under one name and the issuance of a certificate of

birth, death or termination of pregnancy, or a certification of birth or

death, or a certification that the record cannot be found, a fee of

fifteen dollars for each copy. Provided, however, that no such fee shall

be charged when the department of corrections and community supervision

or a local correctional facility as defined in subdivision sixteen of

section two of the correction law requests a certificate of birth or

certification of birth for the purpose of providing such certificate of

birth or certification of birth to an incarcerated individual in

anticipation of such incarcerated individual's release from custody or

to obtain a death certificate to be used for administrative purposes for

an incarcerated individual who has died under custody or when the office

of children and family services or an authorized agency requests a

certified copy or certified transcript of birth for a youth placed in

the custody of the local commissioner of social services or the custody

of the office of children and family services pursuant to article three

of the family court act for the purpose of providing such certified copy

or certified transcript of birth to such youth in anticipation of

discharge from placement. Whenever a request is made by the department

of corrections and community supervision for a certified copy or

certified transcript of birth on behalf of an incarcerated individual

pursuant to this section, a certified copy of the sentence and

commitment or certificate of conviction shall be deemed to grant

authorization by the incarcerated individual to the department to submit

such request on their behalf, and no other authorization shall be

required.