STATE OF NEW YORK
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1531
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 13, 2015
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Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
gations and Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to limiting the
amount of time to appeal certain judgments regarding freedom of infor-
mation violations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 89 of the public officers law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
3 (d) Appeal to the appellate division of the supreme court must be made
4 in accordance with law, and must be filed within thirty days after
5 service by a party upon the appellant of a copy of the judgment or order
6 appealed from and written notice of its entry. An appeal taken from an
7 order of the court requiring disclosure of any or all records sought
8 shall be given preference, shall be brought on for argument on such
9 terms and conditions as the presiding justice may direct upon applica-
10 tion of any party to the proceeding, and shall be deemed abandoned when
11 an agency fails to serve and file a record and brief within sixty days
12 after the date of the notice of appeal. Failure by an agency to serve
13 and file a record and brief within the allotted time shall result in the
14 dismissal of the appeal.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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