Public Access to Records Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law
New York State Commission on Public Integrity
Designation of Records Access Officer
The Commission on Public Integrity ("CPI") has designated the following individual as the Records Access Officer:
Walter Ayres, Public Information Officer
New York State Commission on Public Integrity
540 Broadway, Albany NY 12207
Telephone: (518) 408-3976
Facsimile: (518) 408-3975
Online Databases
The following records are directly accessible from this website:
- Enforcement Actions (Including Notices of Reasonable Cause and Disposition Agreements)
- Advisory Opinions
- Lobbyist Statements of Registration
- Lobbyist Bimonthly Reports
- Client Semi Annual Reports
- Lobbyist Lists
- Recorder Reports
Requests for Public Access to Records Not Available Online
Requests for public access to records shall be in writing and provided to CPI in any of the following ways:
- By foil email request form
- By email sent to foil@nyintegrity.org;
- By mail sent to the attention of the Records Access Officer (see address above)
- In person, by filling out a FOIL REQUEST FORM that can be obtained at the Commission's Reception Desk (see address above)
Fees for Photocopies
CPI waives copying fees, except for exceedingly voluminous FOIL requests.
Directions for Public Inspection
Upon making an appointment with the Records Access Officer, requests to inspect and copy records at CPI's offices may be granted. With a prior appointment, inspection may occur on days that the Commission is regularly open for business from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Denial of Access to Records
The Records Access Officer may deny access to records in whole or part as provided in the Freedom of Information Law.
Appeal of a Denial and Appeals Officer
The Executive Director of the Commission on Public Integrity is designated as the Appeals Officer and shall determine appeals regarding denial of access to records under the Freedom of Information Law.
Any person denied access to records may appeal within thirty days of a denial. The time for deciding an appeal by the Appeals Officer shall commence upon receipt of a written appeal identifying:
- the date and location of requests for records;
- a description, to the extent possible, of the records that were denied; and
- the name and return address of the person denied access.
A failure to determine an appeal within ten business days of its receipt by granting access to the records sought or fully explaining the reasons for further denial in writing shall constitute a denial of the appeal.
Appeals of denials shall be sent to:
Executive Director
New York State Commission on Public Integrity
540 Broadway, Albany NY 12207
Telephone: (518) 408-3976
Facsimile: (518) 408-3975
The Committee on Open Government
For more information regarding New York's Freedom of Information law, please visit the Committee on Open Government.