N.Y. Social Services Law § 144-a: Information to be given to officials of the department and of social services districts

§ 144-a. Information to be given to officials of the department and of

social services districts. Any inconsistent provision of law

notwithstanding, if requested by an authorized representative of the

department or by an official of any town, city or county who is

responsible for administering a program authorized by this chapter, the

officials of any banking or financial organization or institution doing

business in the state whether chartered under state law, federal law, or

the laws of another jurisdiction, shall furnish to such governmental

officials such information as such officials have as to whether any

present applicant for or recipient of any assistance, care or services

authorized by this chapter, has or had funds, securities or other

property on deposit or in the custody of such banking or financial

organization or institution, and the amount or probable value thereof.

Such information shall be provided, to the extent practicable, in the

format specified by such governmental officials (except that any banking

or financial institution may discharge its obligation by supplying such

matching information on cartridge, tape or diskette media in the

American National Standard Code for Information Interchange file

format). These provisions shall be inclusive of and in addition to the

provisions of section four of the banking law and may be administered

and enforced in any manner consistent with the provisions of this

chapter or in any other manner authorized or permitted by the laws and

courts of this state.