{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-21-156","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 21-156","heading":"§ 21-156 Benefits and services applications web forms.","body":"a. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDefinitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:\n\nApplication. The term “application” means a form that a person is required to complete to apply to the department for any benefit or service for such person or a member of such person’s household.\n\nWeb form. The term “web form” means an interactive document on a website that allows a person to input data, such as text or numbers, to a server for processing.\n\nb. Except where prohibited by state or federal law or regulation, the department shall:\n\n1. Provide a web form for any application that allows a person to sign and submit such application electronically; and\n\n2. Provide an option for a person to conduct by telephone any interview required for purposes of completion of any application, except where the department determines an in-person interview is necessary to prevent fraud or address any safety concern.\n\nc. Notwithstanding subdivision b of this section, the department shall receive and process any application that a person mails or delivers in person.\n\n(L.L. 2026/039, 1/17/2026, eff. 5/17/2026)","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":"45de1f503f716b7c96cc10b00cf290398c2735231883569d517253efba9203ff","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-21-155","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-21-157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}