N.Y. Public Officers Law § 66-a: Accident reports kept by police authorities to be open to the inspection of persons interested

§ 66-a. Accident reports kept by police authorities to be open to the

inspection of persons interested. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent

provisions of law, general, special or local, or any limitation

contained in the provision of any city charter, all reports and records

of any accident, kept or maintained by the state police or by the police

department or force of any county, city, town, village or other district

of the state, shall be open to the inspection of any person having an

interest therein, or of such person's attorney or agent, even though the

state or a municipal corporation or other subdivision thereof may have

been involved in the accident; except that the authorities having

custody of such reports or records may prescribe reasonable rules and

regulations in regard to the time and manner of such inspection, and may

withhold from inspection any reports or records the disclosure of which

would interfere with the investigation or prosecution by such

authorities of a crime involved in or connected with the accident.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-three hundred

seven of the civil practice law and rules, the public officers law, or

any other law to the contrary, the division of state police shall charge

fees for the search and copy of accident reports and photographs. A

search fee of fifteen dollars per accident report shall be charged, with

no additional fee for a photocopy. An additional fee of fifteen dollars

shall be charged for a certified copy of any accident report. A fee of

twenty-five dollars per photograph or contact sheet shall be charged.

The fees for investigative reports shall be the same as those for

accident reports.

* 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-three hundred

seven of the civil practice law and rules, this chapter, or any other

law to the contrary, the county of Nassau, upon adoption of a local law,

is hereby authorized to require the police department of the county of

Nassau to charge fees for the search and copy of accident reports and

photographs. A search fee of ten dollars per accident report shall be

charged, with no additional fee for a photocopy. An additional fee of

ten dollars shall be charged for a certified copy of any accident

report. A fee of fifteen dollars per photograph or contact sheet shall

be charged. The fees for investigative reports shall be the same as

those for accident reports.

* NB Repealed December 31, 2027