Section 387. Fees for searches and copies of accident and accident reconstruction reports

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.