New York Social Services Law

Every section of the New York Social Services Law, in order — 728 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 1 — Short title
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 2 — Definitions
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 5 — Department of social welfare
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 11 — Commissioner of social services
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 12 — Deputy commissioners
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 13 — Organization of the department
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 14 — Employees; compensation
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 16 — Offices of the Department
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 17 — Powers and duties of the commissioner
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 20 — Powers and duties of the department
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 20-a — Local personnel; limitations on department's power
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 20-b — Plan for in-home care of senior citizens
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 20-c — Privatization
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 20-d — Training of direct care workers in adverse childhood experiences
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 21 — Welfare management system
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 21-a — Electronic benefit transfer system
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 22 — Appeals and fair hearings; judicial review
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 23 — Wage reporting system
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 28 — Gifts and bequests
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 29 — Federal agency
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 30 — Continuation of salaries of local and state welfare employees receiving training for the better performance of their duties
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 31 — Fellowships and scholarships for local and state public welfare employees
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 32 — Reciprocal agreements
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 33 — Contracts for supplies and commodities needed in the administration of assistance
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 34 — General powers and duties of the commissioner
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 34-a — Services planning requirements
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 35 — Legal representation of individuals whose federal disability benefits have been denied or may be discontinued
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 36 — Studies
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 36-a — Department research and demonstration projects
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 36-b — Local flexibility incentive pilot program
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 36-c — Savings plan for the city of New York
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 37 — Reports of and to department
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 38 — Commission for the blind
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 39 — Indian affairs
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 40 — Real property; purchase or acquisition
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 41 — Legislative findings and purpose
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 42 — Definitions
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 43 — Homeless housing and assistance contracts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 44 — General and administrative provisions
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 45 — Definitions
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 45-a — Single room occupancy support services program
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 45-b — Notice of funding availability; contracts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 45-c — Direct application by eligible applicants
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 45-d — Operating plans
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 45-e — Reimbursement
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 45-f — Administration
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 45-g — Annual report
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 48 — Legislative intent
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 49 — Definitions
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 50 — Homeless intervention contracts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 51 — Regulations
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 52 — Reports
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 56 — City social services districts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 57 — Cities in county social services districts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 58 — Application
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 61 — Social services districts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 62 — Responsibility for public assistance and care
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 64 — Separation of social services from eligibility and assistance payments functions
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 65 — County commissioners of public welfare
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 66 — County appointments and bonds
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 67 — Town public welfare officers; appointment of staff
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 69 — Responsibility for public assistance and care in a county social services district
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 71 — Commitments
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 72 — Power of the board of supervisors to assume responsibility for assistance and care
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 73 — Power of the board of supervisors to change the administrative system of the county social services district
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 74 — Administration of assistance by or on behalf of certain cities
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 74-a — Administration of assistance by county for city; reimbursements and advances; cost to county to be raised by tax on taxable property of c...
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 74-h — Appeals and reviews
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 74-i — Transfer of personnel; county, city and town
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 77 — City commissioners of public welfare; appointment of staff
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 78 — Citizens advisory committees
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 79 — Plan for the homeless
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 80 — Records
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 81 — Reports
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 82 — Accounts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 83 — County social services funds
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 84 — County commissioner's revolving fund
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 85 — Monthly reports of county commissioner to county treasurer
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 86 — Town public welfare funds
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 86-a — City public welfare funds
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 87 — Special funds
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 88 — Responsibility for adequate appropriations
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 89 — Estimates in county public welfare districts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 90 — Appropriations in county public welfare districts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 90-a — Taxes for county public welfare districts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 91 — Estimates and appropriations in city public welfare districts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 92 — Deficiency appropriations
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 93 — Provisions for financing home relief
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 94 — Federal donated commodities
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 95 — Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP)
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 95-a — State food stamp outreach program
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 96 — Use of subprofessional staff
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 97 — Low-income home energy assistance program
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 101 — Liability of relatives to support
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 101-a — Proceedings to compel support by persons in need thereof
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 102 — Powers of public welfare officials to bring and defend suits
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 103 — Seizure of property of persons liable for support
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 104 — Recovery from a person discovered to have property
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 104-a — Transfer of property for the purpose of qualifying for assistance; presumption
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 104-b — Liens for public assistance and care on claims and suits for personal injuries
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 105 — Claim on insurance
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 106-a — Exemption from payment of fees for instruments affecting real or personal property; exemption of mortgages from mortgage recording tax
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 106-b — Adjustment for incorrect payments
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 106-c — Crediting of overpayment of tax to obligation of public assistance recipients
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 107 — Disposal of seized property and penalties collected
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 108 — Appointment of guardians for minors; notice of accounting
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 109 — Trust funds to be established
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 110-a — Special provisions for legal services to enforce support to recover costs of public assistance and care and to establish paternity
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 110-b — Recovery from a person discovered to have property; notice
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111 — Functions of the department
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-a — Federal aid; state plan
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-b — Functions, powers and duties of the department
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-c — Functions, powers and duties of social services officials
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-d — State reimbursement
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-e — Reimbursement to the state
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-f — Federal incentives
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-g — Availability of paternity and support services
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-h — Support collection unit
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-i — Child support standards
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-j — Interception of unemployment insurance benefits
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-k — Procedures relating to acknowledgments of parentage, agreements to support, and genetic tests
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-m — Agreement relating to information obtained by the state directory of new hires
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-n — Review and cost of living adjustment of support orders
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-o — Data matches with financial institutions
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-p — Authority to issue subpoenas
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-q — Voiding of fraudulent transfers of income or property
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-r — Requirement to respond to requests for information
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-s — Access to information contained in government and private records
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-t — Authority to secure assets
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-u — Liens
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-v — Confidentiality, integrity, and security of information
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-y — Spousal support; crediting of overpayments of tax to past-due support
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 111-z — Spousal and child support; crediting of overpayments of tax to past-due support
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 112 — Local personnel training
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 113 — Participation in research and demonstration projects
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 114 — Special state reimbursement
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 115 — Training and utilization of volunteers
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 116 — Chief executive officers of local welfare departments; qualifications; appointment and removal; term
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 117 — State residence
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 118 — Qualification on residence
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 118-c — Family court cases; state charges
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 121 — Removal of persons to another state or country
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 122 — Noncitizens
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131 — Assistance, care and services to be given
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-a — Monthly grants and allowances of public assistance
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-aa — Monthly statistical reports
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-aaa — Availability of adverse childhood experiences services
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-b — Fees for services
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-bb — Family homelessness and eviction prevention supplement program
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-c — Inclusion of parents and siblings of a minor in the public assistance household
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-d — Substance abuse rehabilitative and preventive services
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-e — Family planning services
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-f — Retroactive social security benefit increases
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-g — Authority to accept public and private gifts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-h — Authority to operate family homes for adults
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-i — Social services districts; agreements
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-i — Family loan program
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-j — Certain utility deposits
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-k — Undocumented noncitizens
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-l — Exclusion of agent orange benefits
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-m — Information on resource referral services
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-n — Exemption of income and resources
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-o — Personal allowances accounts
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-p — Group health insurance benefits; condition of eligibility
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-q — Electronic payment file transfer system pilot project
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-r — Liability for reimbursement of public assistance benefits
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-s — Payments made for utility service for recipients of public assistance benefits, supplemental security income benefits or additional state...
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-ss — Automated identification of OTDA assistance program participants
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-t — Periodic reporting
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-u — Domestic violence services
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-v — Temporary emergency shelter
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-w — Limitations in the payment of rent arrears
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-x — Reverse mortgage loans
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-z — Child assistance program
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 131-zz — Child poverty reduction
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 132 — Investigation of applications
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 132-a — Children born out of wedlock; special provisions
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 133 — Temporary preinvestigation emergency needs assistance or care
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 133-a — Contracts for distribution of public assistance grants
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 134 — Supervision
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 134-a — Conduct of investigation
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 134-b — Front end detection system
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 134-c — Requirement to publicly post information
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 135 — Cooperation of public welfare officials
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 136 — Protection of public welfare records
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 136-a — Information from state tax commission and the comptroller
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 137 — Exemption from levy and execution
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 137-a — Exemption of earnings of recipients from assignment, income execution and installment payment order
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 138-a — Responsibility of the department for recipients in family care
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 139-a — Special provisions to avoid abuse of assistance and care
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 141 — Burial of the dead
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 142 — Exclusiveness of eligibility requirements
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 142-a — Federal economic opportunity act grants or payments; effect on eligibility for certain public assistance or care
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 142-b — Federal manpower development training act and elementary and secondary education act grants or payments; effect on eligibility for certai...
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 143 — Information to be given by employers of labor to social services officials, the department, family court and the state department of ment...
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 143-a — Information to be given to public welfare officials by retail instalment sellers, small loan companies and sales finance companies
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 143-b — Avoidance of abuses in connection with rent checks
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 143-c — Avoidance of abuses in connection with rent security deposits
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 144 — Power of public welfare officials and service officers to administer oaths; power of public welfare officials to subpoena persons liable ...
• N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 144-a — Information to be given to officials of the department and of social services districts