Legal Opinion
Hanig v. State of New York Department of Motor Vehicles
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 18, 1992PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
This appeal calls upon us to determine whether responses to a question regarding current treatment for disabilities, on an application for a New York driver’s license, are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law art 6 [FOIL]). We agree with Supreme Court and the Appellate Division that such information is exempt from disclosure as "medical * * * histories” (see, Public Officers Law § 89 [2] [b] [i]).
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