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Section 37 - Transferring request to correct personal information

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37(1) Within 15 days after a request to correct personal information under section 36(1) is received by a public body, the head of the public body may transfer the request to another public body if

(a) the personal information was collected by the other public body, or

(b) the other public body created the record containing the personal information.

(2) If a request is transferred under subsection (1),

(a) the head of the public body who transferred the request must notify the individual who made the request of the transfer as soon as possible, and

(b) the head of the public body to which the request is transferred must make every reasonable effort to respond to the request not later than 30 days after receiving the request unless the time limit is extended pursuant to section 36(8).

RSA 2000 cF-25 s37;2003 c21 s10

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