It is the policy of the Department of Transportation to comply fully with the spirit and provisions of the Personal Privacy Protection Law; to maintain in its records only the personal information relevant and necessary to accomplish a purpose or duty of the department or otherwise required to be retained by law; to insure that records which pertain to an individual are accurate, relevant, timely and complete; to insure that the rights of the individual and of the public pursuant to law are preserved and protected.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 17 § 2.1