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.