{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-const.-art.-v-2","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Const. art. V, § 2","heading":"Civil departments in state government","body":"§ 2. There shall be not more than twenty civil departments in the\nstate government, including those referred to in this constitution. The\nlegislature may by law change the names of the departments referred to\nin this constitution.","path":["Constitution","Article V. Officers and Civil Departments"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CNS/A5S2","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"9ccf9674a53d06ec07cffd152cfa832a1750ae681265b28c779b6f21397d8bd1","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-const.-art.-v-1","next":"us-ny/n.y.-const.-art.-v-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}