96-A - Fees for services rendered pursuant to the uniform commercial code.

§  96-a. Fees for services rendered pursuant to the uniform commercial  code. 1. In  case  of  conflict  between  this  section  and  any  other  provision of law, this section shall control.    2.  The  secretary of state shall determine the type and amount of all  fees to be collected by the department of state and other filing offices  for services rendered by said  department  or  office  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of the uniform commercial code and article ten-A of the lien  law. Such fees, referred to as processing fees, shall be  non-refundable  fees  paid  to  the  department  of  state  or  office  at the time that  documents are presented to the department of state or office for filing,  and will be paid whether or not the documents are accepted  for  filing.  Such fees shall be subject to the approval of the director of the budget  and  shall  be  promulgated in the official rules and regulations of the  department of state in accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  state  administrative  procedure  act.  Nothing  contained  in this subdivision  shall preclude the secretary of state from  periodically  changing  such  fees,  subject  to  the approval of the director of the budget, and from  periodically  amending  the  official  rules  and  regulations  of   the  department  of  state  in  accordance  with  the provisions of the state  administrative procedure act.    3. Consistent with the provisions  of  article  nine  of  the  uniform  commercial  code  and  article  ten-A of the lien law, the department of  state and other filing offices shall produce or reproduce the content of  any  informational  systems  maintained  pursuant  to  such  laws.   The  secretary  of  state and other filing offices shall establish reasonable  fees for information so  produced  or  reproduced.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provisions  of law, the availability of such information shall be  determined solely by the provisions of the uniform commercial code.