Missing Native Americans (Steuben County Sheriff's Office)
| Multi Request | Missing Native Americans |
| Submitted | March 23, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Urban Indigenous Collective
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Basic information on all cases (open and closed) of missing American Indian/Alaska Native persons (including juveniles) within your region, from 2000 through 2020; this basic information can include but is not limited to: person name, age, DOB, incident date, case closure date, county/jurisdiction in which person was reported missing.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Urban Indigenous Collective
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 23, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Steuben County Sheriff's Office
Please be advised that your request for records was received and forwarded to my office for processing.
A comprehensive search of our databases and records yielded no results for cases of missing American Indian/Alaska Native persons under the jurisdiction of the Steuben County Sheriff from 2000 through 2020. Therefore, your request is denied as the records you are seeking do not exist.
Please note, the Sheriff's Office is not the only law enforcement agency that operates within the borders of the county. It is possible another agency may have cases but we do not have access to their records. You will need to contact them directly.
Under Freedom of Information Law you do have the right to appeal a denial of any portion of your application within thirty (30) days from the date hereof to the head of this agency:
Chairman, Steuben County Legislature
3 East Pulteney Square
Bath, NY 14810
Thank you.
Brenda K. Scotchmer
Records Access Officer
Clerk of the Legislature
County of Steuben
3 East Pulteney Square
Bath NY 14810
Phone: (607) 664-2243
Fax: (607) 664-2282
This email, and any attachments to it, is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for use by the individual or entity named on the email. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient, or employee or agent responsible for delivery to the intended recipient, you must not read, use, copy or disseminate the information. Any unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete and destroy this communication immediately and notify the sender by "reply" or phone of the error. No responsibility is accepted by Steuben County for any loss or damage arising in any way from receipt of this message. Steuben County Information Technology (607)664-2515.
From: Urban Indigenous Collective
Thank you for replying back to our FOIL request,
We have a few follow up questions:
1. Do you keep records of missing cases in your jurisdiction?
2. Do you keep these records based on race/ethnicity, gender, age, and/or other demographic characteristics?
3. If you do not have any records pertaining to missing Native Americans/Alaska Natives, do you have any records of murdered Native America/Alaska Natives in file in your jurisdiction?
Thank you in advance for your anticipated participation in the matter.
Sincerely,
Urban Indigenous Collective
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 29, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 29, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Steuben County Sheriff's Office
Good morning,
We have not responded as your follow up email falls outside of the scope of FOIL.
Freedom of Information law defines "record" as 'any information kept, held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for any agency in any physical form whatsoever'. It further states that an agency is not required to create a new record or provide information in response to questions to comply with the law. Your request is for information, not a request for a record. Therefore your request is denied as it doesn't fall within the parameters of Freedom of Information Law.
Under Freedom of Information Law you do have the right to appeal a denial of any portion of your application within thirty (30) days from the date hereof to the head of this agency:
Chairman, Steuben County Legislature
3 East Pulteney Square
Bath, NY 14810
Sincerely,
Brenda K. Scotchmer
Records Access Officer
Clerk of the Legislature
County of Steuben
3 East Pulteney Square
Bath NY 14810
Phone: (607) 664-2243
Fax: (607) 664-2282
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