New York State Police Freedom of Information Law Requests

The Division of New York State Police, being a state-wide law enforcement agency mandated by law (Section 223, Executive Law) to prevent and detect crime and to apprehend criminals, adheres to the principle of the right to privacy for law-abiding people and unyieldingly adheres to the principle that the greatest protection must be exercised to protect the identity and safety of those, who in confidence, assist the Division in carrying out its mandate. (9 NYCRR § 483.1)

All Freedom of Information Law Requests must be made in writing. Requests can be mailed or E-mailed. Central Records is the records repository for all New York State Police locations throughout the State and all requests must be made through Division Headquarters. Requests made at any other location may not be answered.

Within five business days this agency will respond to your request for records with a written acknowledgement of the receipt of such request and a statement of the approximate date, which shall be reasonable under the circumstances of the request, when such request will be granted or denied.

Requests for Inspection and Copying of Records (9 NYCRR § 483.6)

Requests to inspect or copy records shall be made in writing and directed to the Records Access Officer at Division Headquarters, no oral requests to inspect or copy records are permitted.

All requests should identify or describe the records sought with sufficient specificity to enable the NYSP to ascertain and locate the records being requested.

To send a request for records via e-mail:

  1. Fill out the form below.
  2. Click on "Submit by Email".
  3. This will create a new mail message to foilunit@troopers.state.ny.us with a subject of "FOIL Request" and attach a data file.
  4. Click Send

To send a request for records via mail:

  1. Fill out the form below.
  2. Click the print button.
  3. Mail the completed form to:

    New York State Police
    Central Records Bureau
    Attn: Records Access Officer
    1220 Washington Avenue, Bldg 22
    Albany, New York 12226-2252

Use this formpdf file to submit a FOIL request to the New York State Police.
Note: If you receive an error while sending the FOIL Request Form via email, please print the form and mail it to the address above.

For more information about FOIL visit the Committee on Open Government website