----- Original Message ----- From: <Jtrippneu@aol.com> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 11:27 PM Subject: [IOWA] NYS Proposed Fee Change for Genealogical Records > In the mail today, I received a photocopy of pages 13-14 of what I was told > was Governor Pataki's proposed budget. It is dated 1/25/03 and relates to > vital records certificates. It was sent from the office of the New York > Senate Majority Leader, Joseph Bruno. > > In the quote below, the square brackets enclose the old price. The new price > was underlined, but underlining will not appear in a RootsWeb email, so I > have put the new price between asterisks. > > "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." > > There was also information about certified certificates. The following is a > summary of information concerning both kinds of vital records certificates: > > ** Uncertified vital records certificates (for genealogical purposes) - > current $11 fee will become $22 > ** Certified vital records certificates - current $15 fee will become $30 > > These are only proposed changes, but I can see no reason why they won't be > accepted. This change will only directly affect the state's fees, but since > almost all towns, villages and cities presently charge the same fee as the > state, I suspect that they will quickly raise their rates as well. > > I feel certain that those people who have already submitted applications for > vital records certificates (birth, marriage, or death) to the NYS Health > Dept. will not be affected by the increase, even though there may be the > usual long wait before the certificates arrive (local communities send > certificate very quickly). Also, I believe that any application postmarked > (or possibly received) before the passage of the next budget will be accepted > at the current lower fee. The new budget is due to go into effect April 1, > but the state has not passed a budget on time for over a decade. The law may > make the change effective immediately upon passage, or the Health Dept. might > be given a short time to prepare new forms and rewrite online webpages. It > is very unlikely that it would be made retroactive to April 1. > > Permission to forward this email to other mailing lists is hereby granted, as > long as the entire message is forwarded. > > I would appreciate a note from the list administrator of any mailing list > that receives this email. I am just curious how far a message might go when > originally sent to four mailing lists. > > Cliff Lamere Albany, NY <clifflamere@global2000.net> > > I am submitting this in its entirety in case there are folks out there > seeking info on ancestors from NYS. > > Judy Neu > Springwater, NY > > > > > > > > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >