New York § 4147 Deaths; confidentiality of records

New York Statutes

§ 4147 — Deaths; confidentiality of records

New York § 4147

Law PBHPublic Health

Title 4Registration of Deaths: Burial Permits

Art. 41Vital Statistics

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N.Y. Public Health § 4147 (2026).

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  § 4147. Deaths; confidentiality of records. The death certificate,\nburial permit or any other record of death or interment, as defined by\narticle forty-one of this chapter, including but not limited to the\nname, address or telephone number of the decedent, next of kin or\nsurviving relatives of such decedent, shall not be sold or offered for\nsale for commercial, promotional or profit-making purposes without the\nwritten consent of the next of kin or the legal representative of such\ndecedent or next of kin. The provisions of this section shall not apply\nto newspapers or newsletters providing general information to the\npublic. A violation of this section shall constitute a violation as\ndefined in the penal law.\n

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§ 4147. Deaths; confidentiality of records. The death certificate,\nburial permit or any other record of death or interment, as defined by\narticle forty-one of this chapter, including but not limited to the\nname, address or telephone number of the decedent, next of kin or\nsurviving relatives of such decedent, shall not be sold or offered for\nsale for commercial, promotional or profit-making purposes without the\nwritten consent of the next of kin or the legal representative of such\ndecedent or next of kin. The provisions of this section shall not apply\nto newspapers or newsletters providing general information to the\npublic. A violation of this section shall constitute a violation as\ndefined in the penal law.\n