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From: "Lainee Denton" <>
Subject: [YARBER] New York State Proposes Higher Fees
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 09:22:23 -0500

For those of you who might be searching in New York.

Lainee

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The following article is from Eastmans Online Genealogy Newsletter and is
copyright 2003 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the
permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at
http://www.RootsForum.com.


New York State Proposes Higher Fees


New York Governor Pataki's proposed new budget includes price increases that
will impact genealogists researching ancestors in that state. I have not
seen the document yet, but sources have provided me with the following
statement of the budget proposal, showing the current fees in braces before
the price increase:


For any search of the files and records conducted for authorized
genealogical or research purposes, the commissioner or any person authorized
by him shall be entitled to, and the applicant shall pay, a fee of [ten]
*twenty* dollars for each hour or fractional part of an hour of time of
search, together with a fee of [one dollar] *two dollars* for each
uncertified copy or abstract of such record requested by the applicant or
for a certification that a search discloses no record."


Other proposed fee changes include:


Uncertified vital records certificates (for genealogical purposes) - the
current $11 fee will become $22.


Certified vital records certificates - the current $15 fee will become $30.

http://www.rootsforum.com/newsletter/


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