Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the fees for searching the records of the authority for an accident report, for furnishing a copy of an accident report, and for furnishing a copy of an accident reconstruction report shall not exceed the fees charged by the division of state police pursuant to section sixty-six-a of the public officers law and/or by the department of motor vehicles pursuant to section two hundred two of the vehicle and traffic law, provided, however, that no fee shall be charged to any public officer, board or body, or volunteer fire company, for searches or copies of accident reports to be used for a public purpose.
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