{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-603","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Charter § 603","heading":"Section 603. Powers and duties.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in chapters 24-A and 24-B, the commissioner shall have the powers and perform the duties of a commissioner of social services under the social services law, provided that no form of outdoor relief shall be dispensed by the city except under the provisions of a state or local law which shall specifically provide the method, manner and conditions of dispensing the same.","path":["New York City Charter","Chapter 24: Department of Social Services"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Charter/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:59Z","sha256":"0d7beeb46bf7adffc6242086c07007b10784f440bb16841f7cafdf61e1faf6c2","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-602","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}