{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-21-101","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 21-101","heading":"§ 21-101 Definitions.","body":"Whenever used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings:\n\na. \"Commissioner\" shall mean the commissioner of social services of the city.\n\nb. \"Department\" shall mean the department of social services of the city.\n\nc. \"Institution\" shall include any charitable corporation, one of the objects of which is the care of children or the placing of children in families.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 21","Chapter 1: Department of Social Services"],"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":"901a4ecf79e115e7c687f82f56f180224599feccd4337ba80f920d7d48cd285b","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-9017","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-21-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}