There is a 24 hour waiting period and the license is valid for 60 days. There is a $40.00 fee (Payable by Discover, MasterCard, Visa, and electronic check online, or cash & check in-office). All other requests for incident reports should use the FOIL request form or our online FOIL application.Ĭompleted forms may be submitted in person or via mail to:Ī marriage license can be applied for online, using The City of Beacon Self-Service module. Motor vehicle accident reports can be requested and obtained directly from the police department. We will publish our responses to recent FOIL requests involving the Police Department, as such responses become available. The FOIL Request Form is available online, or on the Forms and Documents page.įor your convenience and immediate processing, we encourage use of our online FOIL request form. More about the Freedom of Information Law is available from the Committee on Open Government. FOIL provides a process for the review and copying of an agency’s records. seq.) allows members of the public to access records of governmental agencies.
New York State’s Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law §87 et.