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What is NYC AC § 9-132?

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This section mandates the Department of Correction to create and maintain an electronic database of all burials on Hart's Island since 1977, accessible to the public at no charge. Applies to individuals seeking information about burials on Hart's Island.

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§ 9-132 Hart's Island electronic burial database.

AC § 9-132

a. The department of correction shall post and maintain an electronic database of all burials on Hart's Island since nineteen hundred seventy-seven on the department's website, and shall not charge a fee to the public to search such database.

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