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N.Y. Public Officers Law § 91 (2026)

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§ 91. Short title. This article shall be known as the "personal
privacy protection law".
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2024 · leading case: Empire Realty Corp. v. New York State Div. of Lottery, 230 A.D.2d 270 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 1997).
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Empire Realty Corp. v. New York State Div. of Lottery, 230 A.D.2d 270 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 1997). “v Burns, supra), we must next determine whether the release of such information would be violative of the general standards of the Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law § 91 et seq.). "What constitutes an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy is measured by…”
Reale v. Kiepper, 204 A.D.2d 72 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep't 1994). “Further, the postings would not violate the Personal Privacy Protection Law (PPPL; Public Officers Law § 91 et seq.). The PPPL prohibits disclosure of documents which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”
Allen v. New York State Dep't of Corr. & Cmty. Supervision, No. 1:19-cv-08173 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 8, 2021). · cites it 3× “Personal Privacy Protection Law, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 91 , et seq. Defendants also object to this Request, as it requests information that is protected by the attorney-client privilege, the work product privilege, the deliberative process privilege, the self-critical…”
Feliciano v. State, 175 Misc. 2d 671 (1997). “Claimant responded that such information is discoverable and asked for an opportunity to be heard before any decision would be rendered.”
Burton v. Slade, 166 A.D.2d 352 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep't 1990). “The FOIL request was denied, based on the possibility that the information was exempt from disclosure on personal privacy grounds (Public Officers Law § 91 et seq.), on confidential information grounds (Public Officers Law § 87 [2] [e]) and on intra-agency grounds (Public…”
Boyd v. Guthrie, No. 7:22-cv-08549 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 25, 2024). “Personal Privacy Protection law, Public Officers Law § 91 et seq., and that disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy, would disrupt the order and effective functioning of the correctional facility, would jeopardize institutional safety and correctional…”
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