N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 79.27
The official, charged with the responsibility of receiving public records for filing and recording, shall receive any such public records pertaining to the appointment, discharge, or removal of any guardian of a claimant of the veterans' administration where such appointment, discharge, or removal is required by said administration, and file and when necessary record same without charge to the claimant or his estate, and likewise shall any papers be received and filed and when necessary recorded without charge where incidental proceedings develop, including court orders for the expenditure of funds for support and maintenance of a ward or his dependents, and issuance of certified copies thereof, and whenever a copy of any public record is required by the administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in the benefits made available by such administration, the official charged with the custody of such public record shall without charge provide the applicant for such benefits or any person acting on his behalf or the representative of such administration with a certified copy of such record.
N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 79.27