Local Law 37

By Council Members Lander, Kallos, Chin, Cohen, Constantinides, Koo, Lancman, Rose, Van Bramer, Koslowitz, Vacca, Rosenthal, Rodriguez, Barron, Dromm and Mealy

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the online publication of city laws.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 7 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 7-111 to read as follows:

§7-111. Online publication of city laws. The corporation counsel shall make available through the city's website a true and complete compilation of the charter, the administrative code, and the rules of the city of new york. Such compilation shall be in a searchable, machine-readable format or formats that are capable of being downloaded in bulk, and which are chosen for the purpose of making such compilations available to the greatest number of users and for the greatest number of applications. Such compilation shall be updated to reflect changes to such compilation no later than four weeks after such changes are made.

§ 2.  This local law shall take effect one year after its enactment.