QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Are notices of claim against a municipality subject to FOIL?

THE QUESTION

I’m a newspaper editor. Would you be able to offer any guidance on where I can find any case law on whether legal notices of claim against municipalities are subject to FOIL in New York State?

OUR ANSWER

Notices of claim are a record that you can ask for. See the opinion from the Committee on Open Government below. We suggest limiting your request for such notices to a specific time frame.

Committee on Open Government advisory opinion F10411