§ 61. Social services districts. For the purpose of administration\nof public assistance and care the state shall be divided into county and\ncity social services districts as follows:\n 1. The city of New York is hereby constituted a city social services\ndistrict.\n 2. Each of the counties of the state not included in subdivision one\nof this section is hereby constituted a county social services district.\n
N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 61
Social services districts
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case The Matter of Walter E. Carver v. State of New York (2015)
Most recently applied in Lisnitzer v. Zucker (December 2020)
2014-09-22
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