{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-17-402","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 17-402","heading":"§ 17-402 Definitions.","body":"When used in this chapter:\n\n1. \"Sterilization\" shall mean any procedure or operation, the purpose of which is to render an individual permanently incapable of reproducing.\n\n2. \"Patient\" shall mean a person, twenty-one years of age or older, who is legally capable of giving his or her consent.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 17","Chapter 4: Standards Governing the Performance of Sterilizations"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"ff9d459304b63af3c217d0fe7486956ef06785f5e9dc427b9d4023b664155f96","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-17-401","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-17-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}