{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-171","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Social Services Law § 171","heading":"Responsibility; county social services districts; city social services districts; cities; towns","body":"§ 171. Responsibility; county social services districts; city social\nservices districts; cities; towns. 1. A county social services district\nwhich has elected, pursuant to the provisions of this title, to\nadminister  veteran assistance shall be responsible for providing\nveteran assistance,  and the expense thereof, to:\n  (a) persons residing or found therein, subject to  reimbursement by\nthe state;\n  (b) persons residing or found in any town in the county, when the\nexpense of providing safety net assistance to persons residing or found\nin such towns is a county charge pursuant to the provisions of section\nseventy-two and section seventy-three of this chapter;\n  (c) persons residing or found in a city forming part of the  county\nsocial services district, when the expense of providing safety net\nassistance to persons  residing or found in such city is a county charge\npursuant to the provisions of section seventy-two and section\nseventy-three of this chapter.\n  2. A town responsible for the expense of providing safety net\nassistance to persons residing or found therein, pursuant to section\nsixty-nine, which has elected to administer veteran assistance, pursuant\nto the provisions of this title, shall be responsible for providing\nveteran assistance to local charges residing or found therein, and the\nexpense thereof.","path":["Social Services Law","Article 5. Assistance and Care","Title 4. Veteran Assistance"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/SOS/171","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"697e26f9a47631877f2b84a13c066cca2e2cd434b898f8bf5009f998822c7c61","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-170","next":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}