§ 10. Legal presumptions; evidence. 1. The actions, proceedings,\nauthority, and orders of the department in enforcing the provisions of\nthe public health law and the sanitary code applying them to specific\ncases shall at all times be regarded as in their nature judicial, and\nshall be treated as prima facie just and legal.\n 2. The written reports of state and local health officers, inspectors,\ninvestigators, nurses and other representatives of state and local\nhealth officers on questions of fact pertaining to, concerning or\narising under and in connection with complaints, alleged violations,\ninvestigations, proceedings, actions, authority and orders, related to\nthe enforcement of this chapter, the sanitary code or any local health\nregulation shall be presumptive evidence of the facts so stated therein,\nand shall be received as such in all courts and places. The persons\nmaking such reports shall be exempt from personal liability for the\nstatements therein made, if they have acted in good faith.\n
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 10
Legal presumptions; evidence
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Janice Mazella v. William Beals, M.D. (2016)
Most recently applied in Navas v. New York Hosp. Med. Ctr. of Queens (February 2020)
2014-09-22
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