Statute · New York Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
N.Y. Vol. Fire. Ben. Law § 17 — Noncitizens
N.Y. Vol. Fire. Ben. Law § 17
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 17. Noncitizens. Financial benefits payable under this chapter to noncitizens not residents or about to become nonresidents of the United States or Canada shall be in the same amount as provided for residents, except that dependents in any foreign country shall be limited to surviving spouse…
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N.Y. Vol. Fire. Ben. Law § 17 — Noncitizens is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 17. Noncitizens. Financial benefits payable under this chapter to noncitizens not residents or about to become nonresidents of the United States or Canada shall be in the same amount as provided for residents, except that dependents in any foreign country shall be limited to surviving spouse and child or children, or, if there be no surviving spouse or child or children, to the surviving father or mother whom the volunteer firefighter has supported, either wholly or in part, for a period of one year prior to the date of the injury.