ยง  35.  Maintenance  of  records.  1. The department is authorized and
  empowered to use electronic storage technology to  record  and  maintain
  public  records,  papers,  documents  or  matters  required by law to be
  recorded. Such records shall be capable of being  copied,  photographed,
  or  microphotographed  by  a  process  which  accurately  reproduces the
  original thereof in all details.
2. The copies thereof shall be deemed to be an original record for all
  purposes,  including  introduction  in  evidence  in   all   courts   or
  administrative agencies. A transcript, exemplification or certified copy
  thereof  shall,  for  all  purposes  recited  herein,  be deemed to be a
  transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of the original.
3. The department shall have the power to dispose of  or  destroy  its
  records,  subject  only  to receiving the consent of the commissioner of
  education as may be required by article  fifty-seven  of  the  arts  and
  cultural affairs law.
Structure New York Laws
Article 2 - The Department of Labor
10 - Department of Labor; Commissioner of Labor.
10-A - Domestic Violence Policy.
10-B - Domestic Violence Employee Awareness and Assistance.
10-C - Workforce Guidance and Information for Women Initiative.
12 - Transmission of Labor Market Information.
12-C - Passenger Tramway Advisory Council.
12-D - Advisory Council on Farm Labor Safety.
14 - Offices of the Department.
18-C - Sick Leave for per Diem Employees.
21 - General Powers and Duties of Commissioner.
21-C - Power of Commissioner to Enter Into Agreements Relating to Certain Federal Acts.
21-E - Powers of the Commissioner to Prepare and Issue a Notice to Be Posted at Worksite.
21-F - Job Transition Plan for Certain Climate Risk-Related and Energy Transition Projects.
23 - Administrative Regulations.
24 - Delegation of Powers by Commissioner.
25 - Power to Enter and Inspect Premises.
25-A - Power to Administer the New York Youth Jobs Program Tax Credit.
25-B - Power to Administer the Workers With Disabilties Tax Credit Program.
25-C - Power to Administer the Empire State Apprenticeship Tax Credit Program.
26 - Examination of Books and Papers.
27 - Safety and Health Standards.
27-A - Safety and Health Standards for Public Employees.
27-B - Duty of Public Employers to Develop and Implement Programs to Prevent Workplace Violence.
27-C - Preparation of Public Employers for State Disaster Emergencies Involving Public Health.
27-D - Workplace Safety Committees.
29 - Procedure for Issuing Safety and Health Rules.
31 - Duty to Furnish Information and Facilitate Inspections.
32 - Interference With Officer or Employee of Department Prohibited.
34 - Department to Keep Record and Publish Bulletin of Licenses.
36 - Destruction of Old Records.
37 - Department's Process to Be in Its Name.
40 - Proceedings Before Officers or Employees.
41 - Rules Governing Hearings.
42 - Youth Education, Employment and Training Program.
43 - Transfer of Funds to the Unemployment Insurance Occupational Training Fund.