Sec. 550.6. Inspecting and copying of records

(a) If access to records is granted, records may be inspected or copied by the public at: Swan Street Building, Core 4, Albany, NY 12223. Such records may be inspected or copied in the office of the records access officer every day that the office is open for business during the hours 9 a.m. through 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. through 4 p.m. At the sole discretion of the records access officer, such records may also be inspected or copied in an office of an assistant records access officer.

(b) If a record is of a type available for inspection under the Freedom of Information Law but contains information, details, and/or particulars requiring deletion, a requester shall only be permitted to inspect a copy of the record with deletions.

(c) Records inspected may be copied in the following manners:

(1) By the person inspecting the record in his or her own handwriting or by his or her own mechanical or electronic means, provided, however, that the use of such mechanical or electronic means does not disrupt the normal functioning of the office.

(2) The records may be copied for the person inspecting the records by personnel of the office using the office's mechanical reproduction equipment, provided that:

(i) the copying of records by personnel of the office will be allowed only when such copying will not delay the use of the office's mechanical reproduction equipment for office business; and

(ii) copies of records produced by personnel of the office using the office's mechanical reproduction equipment will be provided only when the fee for such copies as prescribed by this Part has been paid to the records access officer.

(d) No record may be removed from the office where the record is kept.