Appealing a Denial of Access to Records.
52 RCNY § 17-04
in effect§ 17-04 Appealing a Denial of Access to Records.
(a) To appeal a denial of access to records, the requester must, within 30 days of the denial, submit a written appeal to the Board's General Counsel including:
(i) a copy of the original request;
(ii) a reasonable description of the records to which access was denied; and
(iii) the name and address of the requester.
(b) Upon receipt of an appeal, the Board's General Counsel shall, within 10 business days:
(i) decide the appeal and send a copy of the written decision to the requester; and
(ii) send a copy of the appeal and a copy of the written decision to the Committee on Open Government of the Department of State of the State of New York.
(Added City Record 8/16/2019, eff. 9/15/2019; amended City Record 5/22/2020, eff. 6/21/2020)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-123090Fetched: 10/24/2026