N.Y. Social Services Law § 143-a: Information to be given to public welfare officials by retail instalment sellers, small loan companies and sales finance companies

§ 143-a. Information to be given to public welfare officials by retail

instalment sellers, small loan companies and sales finance companies.

If requested by an authorized representative of the department or by an

authority charged with the duty of administering laws relating to public

assistance or care in any village, town, city or county, the officials

or executives of any corporation or partnership and all persons engaged

in selling goods or furnishing services to retail buyers for a time sale

price payable in instalments, or in making personal loans whether as a

licensed lender under the banking law or otherwise, and any sales

finance company as defined in article ten of the banking law, shall

furnish to such representatives or authority such information of which

such officials, executives or persons shall have cognizance relating to

transactions with a recipient of or an applicant for public assistance

or care named in such request. Such facts shall include a description

of the goods or services sold and the amount of the obligation incurred

therefor, the amount of any loan made, the amounts paid and the balance

owing, the place of employment, the wages, salaries, earnings or other

income, guarantors or co-signers, and all other information furnished by

the persons named for the purpose of obtaining credit.