N.Y. Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Law § 17
Noncitizens
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2015
§ 17. Aliens. Financial benefits payable under this chapter to aliens\nnot residents or about to become nonresidents of the United States or\nCanada shall be in the same amount as provided for residents, except\nthat dependents in any foreign country shall be limited to surviving\nspouse and child or children, or, if there be no surviving spouse or\nchild or children, to the surviving father or mother whom the volunteer\nfirefighter has supported, either wholly or in part, for a period of one\nyear prior to the date of the injury.\n
§ 17. Noncitizens. Financial benefits payable under this chapter to\nnoncitizens not residents or about to become nonresidents of the United\nStates or Canada shall be in the same amount as provided for residents,\nexcept that dependents in any foreign country shall be limited to\nsurviving spouse and child or children, or, if there be no surviving\nspouse or child or children, to the surviving father or mother whom the\nvolunteer firefighter has supported, either wholly or in part, for a\nperiod of one year prior to the date of the injury.\n
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.