N.Y. Civil Rights Law Section 79-G
Filing of certificates of honorable discharge with county clerks


a.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law to the contrary, any person filing a certificate of honorable discharge in the office of a county clerk shall have the right to direct the county clerk to keep such certificate sealed.

b.

Thereafter, such certificate shall be made available to the veteran, a duly authorized agent or representative of such veteran or the representative of the estate of a deceased veteran but shall not be available for public inspection.

Source: Section 79-G — Filing of certificates of honorable discharge with county clerks, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CVR/79-G (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

70
Vexatious suits
70‑A
Actions involving public petition and participation
70‑B
Unlawful interference with protected rights
71
Damages in action for suing in name of another
72
Term of imprisonment of civil prisoner
73
Code of fair procedure for investigating agencies
74
Privileges in action for libel
75
Defamation by radio or television
76
Action for libel: evidence, separate verdicts
76‑A
Actions involving public petition and participation
77
Special damages in action for slander of a woman
78
Mitigating circumstances in action for libel or slander
79
Forfeiture of office and suspension of civil rights
79‑A
Consequence of sentence to imprisonment for life
79‑B
Forfeiture of property on conviction abolished
79‑C
Convict protected by law
79‑D
Creditor of convict
79‑E
Right to breast feed
79‑F
Liability for acts of persons assisting police officers
79‑G
Filing of certificates of honorable discharge with county clerks
79‑H
Special provisions relating to persons employed by, or connected with, news media
79‑I
Discrimination against person who refuses to perform certain act prohibited
79‑J
Confidentiality of records in multi-state information system
79‑K
Civil immunity for certain persons assisting in emergency situations
79‑L
Confidentiality of records of genetic tests
79‑M
Criminal interference with health care services, religious worship, funeral, burial or memorial service
79‑N
Bias-related violence or intimidation
79‑N*2
Funeral or bereavement leave
79‑O
Closed captioning in places of public accommodation, resort or amusement
79‑P
Recording certain activities
79‑P*2
Gender neutral single-occupancy bathroom facilities
79‑Q
Collection of gender or sex designation information by state agencies

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 79-G’s source at nysenate​.gov

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