{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-79-g","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 79-g","heading":"Filing of certificates of honorable discharge with county clerks","body":"§ 79-g. Filing of certificates of honorable discharge with county\nclerks. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or\nlocal law to the contrary, any person filing a certificate of honorable\ndischarge in the office of a county clerk shall have the right to direct\nthe county clerk to keep such certificate sealed.\n  b. Thereafter, such certificate shall be made available to the\nveteran, a duly authorized agent or representative of such veteran or\nthe representative of the estate of a deceased veteran but shall not be\navailable for public inspection.","path":["Civil Rights Law","Article 7. Miscellaneous Rights and Immunities"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVR/79-G","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"cbf41bd4b2f1e1fc54ade6933d150afee08326b017049155e0a8d7e90789f5b4","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-79-f","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-79-h"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}