NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 4-05 — Release of Domestic Partners Registration Records.

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Domestic Partner Registration information and documents shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure. In the ordinary course of business, domestic partner records shall only be released to either of the parties to the registration in person, after proper identification has been submitted to the City Clerk st

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§ 4-05 Release of Domestic Partners Registration Records.

RCNY § 4-05

Domestic Partner Registration information and documents shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure. In the ordinary course of business, domestic partner records shall only be released to either of the parties to the registration in person, after proper identification has been submitted to the City Clerk staff. No requests shall be accepted via telephone. Further, domestic partnership information released pursuant to written authorization from one of the parties to the domestic partnership shall only be released if such written authorization is notarized.

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