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A4278Assembly2017-2018 Session

Jamestown Sets Certificate Fees

Official title

“Authorizes the city of Jamestown to set the fee for issuance of birth and death certificates”

Sponsor Andrew GoodellAD-150Affects Health
Status
In Senate Committee
Rules
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 5 of 7

In Senate · Rules

What's happening

This bill allows the city of Jamestown to set its own fees for issuing birth and death records, similar to certain other counties and cities.

Why it matters

  1. Gives Jamestown local control over fees. By letting Jamestown set its own fees for birth and death records, the city can better respond to local budget needs or community priorities, rather than being locked into a statewide fee.

  2. Aligns Jamestown with other cities and counties. The bill puts Jamestown on the same footing as counties like Chemung, Monroe, Onondaga, Tompkins, and the city of Oswego, which already have this authority, potentially making services more consistent or competitive across these areas.

  3. Potential for fee adjustments. Because the city can set fees up to the maximum charged by the state, Jamestown could increase or decrease costs for residents seeking vital records, affecting affordability and city revenue.

  4. May impact access and city services. Changing the fee structure could influence how easily residents can obtain these documents for school, employment, or benefits, and may provide Jamestown with more funds to support local administrative services.

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Jamestown Sets Certificate Fees

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Andrew Goodell

Assembly Member · Assembly District 150

History

  1. Referred to rules
  2. Delivered to senate
  3. Passed assembly
  4. Advanced to third reading cal.985
  5. Reported
  6. Referred to ways and means
  7. Reported referred to ways and means
  8. Referred to health

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

4278

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 2, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the fee for issuance of birth and death records in the city of Jamestown

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 4173 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 524 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:

3. [The] (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subdivision, the registrar shall be entitled to a fee of ten dollars[, except in the county of Chemung and the county of Monroe and the county of Onondaga and the county of Tompkins whereby such fee shall be set by the county health commissioner and in the city of Oswego whereby such fee shall be set by the Oswego common council, up to the amount charged by the commissioner as prescribed in subdivision two of section fortyone hundred seventy-four of this title] for each certification of birth or death or for each certified copy or certified transcript of any record of a birth or of a death or for a certification that a search discloses no record of a birth or of a death, furnished by him or her to an applicant, except that no fee shall be charged for a search, certification of birth or death or certified copy or certified transcript of a birth or a death record to be used for school entrance, employment certificate or for purposes of public relief or government compensation or when required by the veterans administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in the benefits made available by the veterans administration, provided, however, that if such registrar is a city clerk, town clerk or village clerk, he or she shall collect such fees for and on behalf of the city, town or village in which he or she serves, provided, however, that an amount equivalent to the sum of such fees shall be paid at least monthly by such city,

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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town or village to such city clerk, town clerk or village clerk entitled to receive fees as a registrar of vital statistics.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, in the counties of Chemung, Monroe, Onondaga and Tompkins the fee shall be set by the county health commissioner, and in the cities of Oswego and Jamestown the fee shall be set by the city legislative body. In such counties and cities the fee may be set up to the amount charged by the commissioner as prescribed in subdivision two of section fortyone hundred seventy-four of this title.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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