N.Y. Banking Law § 9-j

§ 9-j. Disposal of records; customer accounts. 1. Every banking\ninstitution, which for purposes of this section means a bank, trust\ncompany, savings bank, savings and loan association, licensed foreign\nbanks and credit unions, with respect to written records no longer\nrequired or needed to be retained which contain information relating to\nan identified customer or an identified customer's depository or loan\naccount, shall in disposing of such records provide procedures and\nprocesses reasonably calculated to assure destruction or disposal in a\nmanner which prevents subsequent unauthorized review or reuse of the\nrecord.\n 2. The superintendent shall enforce the provisions of this section by\nappropriate rules, regulations and orders.\n