Greenburgh, NY Filming & Production: Student Filming (2026)
Key Facts
- Student filming fee
- $0
- Applies to
- Public or private property
- Fee schedule amended
- Oct. 22, 2025 (L.L. No. 6-2025)
- License still required
- Yes, under § 348-2
- Unlicensed penalty
- $500+ fine or 15 days jail
Summary
Greenburgh charges no license fee at all for student filming. The Town's fee schedule at Section 348-8, last amended October 22, 2025, sets a $0 rate for the "Student" category on both public and private property, while every other category, from public-service video to feature film and TV, carries a real per-day charge under Chapter 348.
Fee Type Property $0 Student Public or Private
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4570580; v39 updated 2025-10-22; through 10-22-2025).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 348 requires a Town Clerk license for any paid filming under Section 348-2, but Section 348-8's fee table waives the license fee entirely for student productions. The table, amended October 22, 2025 by Local Law No. 6-2025, lists a $0 charge for the "Student" category on "Public or Private" property, contrasted with a $250 fee for public-service or not-for-profit teaching productions on private property, $500 for the same category on public property, $2,500 for agency advertising on either private or public property, and $2,500 for feature film, television or video productions on either private or public property.
Every category above the student tier also faces an additional $1,000 charge per occurrence of a road closure or overnight filming under the same fee schedule. ) and the same insurance and hold-harmless requirements the Town Clerk may impose under Section 348-3E. The fee waiver only removes the cost of the license itself; it does not exempt a student crew from any other condition, police-presence charge, or penalty in the chapter.
Violations & Fines
A student production that films without first obtaining the license, even though the fee is $0, is subject to the same penalty as any other unlicensed shoot under Section 348-6: a fine of not less than $500 per offense, up to 15 days' imprisonment, or both, with each day of continued filming counted as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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