§ 111-s. Access to information contained in government and private\nrecords.
1.For the purpose of establishing paternity, or\nestablishing, modifying or enforcing an order of support, the department\nor a social services district or its authorized representative, and\nchild support enforcement agencies of other states established pursuant\nto title IV-D of the social security act, without the necessity of\nobtaining an order from any other judicial or administrative tribunal\nand subject to safeguards on privacy and information security, shall\nhave access to information contained in the following records:\n (a) records of other state and local government agencies including:\n (i) vital statistics (including records of marriage, birth and\ndivorce);\n (ii) state and local tax a
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§ 111-s. Access to information contained in government and private\nrecords. 1. For the purpose of establishing paternity, or\nestablishing, modifying or enforcing an order of support, the department\nor a social services district or its authorized representative, and\nchild support enforcement agencies of other states established pursuant\nto title IV-D of the social security act, without the necessity of\nobtaining an order from any other judicial or administrative tribunal\nand subject to safeguards on privacy and information security, shall\nhave access to information contained in the following records:\n (a) records of other state and local government agencies including:\n (i) vital statistics (including records of marriage, birth and\ndivorce);\n (ii) state and local tax and revenue records (including information\non residence address, employer, income and assets);\n (iii) records concerning real and titled personal property;\n (iv) records of occupational and professional licenses, and records\nconcerning the ownership and control of corporations, partnerships and\nother business entities;\n (v) employment security records;\n (vi) records of agencies administering public assistance programs;\n (vii) records of the department of motor vehicles; and\n (viii) corrections records; and\n (b) certain records held by private corporations, companies, or other\nentities with respect to individuals who owe or are owed support (or\nagainst or with respect to whom a support obligation is being sought),\nconsisting of:\n (i) pursuant to an administrative subpoena authorized by section one\nhundred eleven-p of this title, the names, addresses, telephone numbers\nand dates of birth of such individuals, and the names and addresses of\nthe employers of such individuals, as appearing in customer records of\npublic utilities companies and corporations, including, but not limited\nto, cable television, gas, electric, steam, and telephone companies and\ncorporations, as defined in section two of the public service law, doing\nbusiness within the state of New York; and\n (ii) information on such individuals held by financial institutions,\nincluding information regarding assets and liabilities.\n 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any\ngovernment or private entity to which a request for access to\ninformation is directed pursuant to subdivision one of this section, is\nauthorized and required to comply with such request. To the extent\nfeasible, access to such information shall be requested and provided\nusing automated systems. Any government or private entity which\ndiscloses information pursuant to this section shall not be liable under\nany federal or state law to any person for such disclosure, or for any\nother action taken in good faith to comply with this subdivision.\n