UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

**FORM N-Q**

**QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED**

**MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY**

**_______________________________**

Investment Company Act file number  811-3657

DWS State Tax-Free Income Series

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY  10154

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

 

Paul Schubert

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY  10154-0004

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 454-7190

Date of fiscal year end:  08/31

Date of reporting period: 5/31/09

 

ITEM 1.  SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

| Investment Portfolio | **as of May 31, 2009  (Unaudited)** |
|----------------------|-------------------------------------|

 

 

**DWS New York Tax-Free Income Fund**

 

 

|   | **Principal****Amount ($)** |   | **Value ($)** |  
 

**Municipal Bonds and Notes  94.2%**

 
**New York 80.4%**

 
Albany, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, St. Peter's Hospital Project:

 
 

Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/2027 

 

1,000,000 

 

855,210 

 
 

Series A, 5.75%, 11/15/2022 

 

1,000,000 

 

962,820 

 
Brookhaven, NY, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Industrial Development Authority, Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Series A, Prerefunded, 8.25%, 11/15/2030 

 

2,000,000

 

2,224,680

 
Buffalo, NY, Core City General Obligation, Series A, 5.375%, 2/1/2016 (a) 

 

1,020,000

 

1,073,744

 
Buffalo, NY, Other General Obligation, School Improvement, Series D, 5.5%, 12/15/2015 (a) 

 

1,000,000

 

1,054,680

 
Erie County, NY, County General Obligation, Public Improvement, 6.125%, 1/15/2012 (a) 

 

590,000

 

634,793

 
Erie County, NY, Public Improvements, Series A, 5.0%, 12/1/2017 (a) 

 

2,615,000

 

2,635,214

 
Haverstraw-Stony Point, NY, Central School District, 5.0%, 10/15/2021 (a) 

 

4,500,000

 

4,859,010

 
 

 

Liberty, NY, Development Corp. Revenue, Goldman Sachs Headquarters:

 
 

5.25%, 10/1/2035 

 

5,000,000 

 

4,685,000 

 

5.5%, 10/1/2037 

 

2,500,000 

 

2,401,425 

Long Island, NY, Electric System Revenue, Power Authority:

 
 

Zero Coupon, 6/1/2012 (a) 

 

10,000,000 

 

9,309,700 

 

Series D, 5.0%, 9/1/2023 (a) 

 

5,000,000 

 

5,171,700 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Dedicated Tax Fund:

 
 

Series B, 5.0%, 11/15/2034 

 

2,000,000 

 

2,003,180 

 

Series A, 5.5%, 11/15/2039 

 

5,000,000 

 

5,167,850 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Revenue, Series A, 5.0%, 11/15/2022 (a) 

 

1,575,000

 

1,636,614

Monroe County, NY, General Obligation, Public Improvement:

 
 

6.0%, 3/1/2013 (a) 

 

1,050,000 

 

1,162,885 

 

6.0%, 3/1/2014 (a) 

 

1,040,000 

 

1,160,848 

 

6.0%, 3/1/2015 (a) 

 

1,250,000 

 

1,406,137 

 

6.0%, 3/1/2017 (a) 

 

1,410,000 

 

1,599,462 

 

6.0%, 3/1/2018 (a) 

 

1,130,000 

 

1,279,861 

Nassau County, NY, Sewer & Storm Water Finance Authority System Revenue, Series B, 5.0%, 10/1/2023 (a) 

 

500,000

 

513,150

New York, Higher Education Revenue, Dormitory Authority:

 
 

Series C, 7.375%, 5/15/2010 

 

230,000 

 

243,892 

 

Series B, 7.5%, 5/15/2011 

 

295,000 

 

326,512 

New York, Higher Education Revenue, Dormitory Authority, Colgate University:

 
 

6.0%, 7/1/2016 (a) 

 

900,000 

 

1,018,539 

 

6.0%, 7/1/2021 (a) 

 

850,000 

 

989,366 

New York, Higher Education Revenue, Dormitory Authority, Green Chimneys School,         Series A, 5.5%, 7/1/2018 (a) 

 

1,375,000

 

1,392,201

New York, Higher Education Revenue, Dormitory Authority, New York University, Series A, 5.75%, 7/1/2027 (a) 

 

3,000,000

 

3,478,500

New York, Higher Education Revenue, Dormitory Authority, Pace University:

 
 

6.5%, 7/1/2009 (a) 

 

5,000 

 

5,013 

 

6.5%, 7/1/2011 (a) 

 

760,000 

 

797,058 

 

6.5%, 7/1/2012 (a) 

 

500,000 

 

530,510 

New York, Higher Education Revenue, Urban Development Corp., Syracuse University, Center for Science & Technology:

 
 

5.5%, 1/1/2015 

 

4,500,000 

 

5,077,260 

 

5.5%, 1/1/2017 

 

4,890,000 

 

5,568,145 

New York, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Dormitory Authority, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Series B, 5.7%, 7/1/2011 (a) 

 

575,000

 

586,483

New York, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Dormitory Authority, Sloan Kettering Institute, Series C, 5.5%, 7/1/2023 (a) 

 

3,000,000

 

3,382,410

New York, Housing Finance Agency, State University Construction, Series A, ETM, 8.0%, 5/1/2011 

 

100,000

 

107,892

New York, Sales & Special Tax Revenue, Local Government Assistance Corp.:

 
 

Series E, 5.25%, 4/1/2016 (a) 

 

1,185,000 

 

1,356,019 

 

Series C, 5.5%, 4/1/2017 

 

4,000,000 

 

4,605,640 

New York, Sales & Special Tax Revenue, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Series A, Prerefunded, 5.25%, 4/1/2016 (a) 

 

2,000,000

 

2,337,480

New York, Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp.:

 
 

Series A, 5.0%, 10/15/2026 (a) 

 

5,000,000 

 

5,219,900 

 

Series A, 5.0%, 10/15/2029 (a) 

 

5,000,000 

 

5,149,250 

New York, Seneca Nation Indians, Capital Improvements Authority Revenue, Special Obligation, Series A, 144A, 5.25%, 12/1/2016 

 

2,500,000

 

1,989,875

New York, State Agency General Obligation Lease, Dormitory Authority, City University System:

 
 

Series A, 5.625%, 7/1/2016 (a) 

 

1,100,000 

 

1,206,073 

 

Series A, 5.75%, 7/1/2009 (a) 

 

440,000 

 

441,936 

 

5.75%, 7/1/2018 (a) 

 

2,250,000 

 

2,567,745 

New York, State Agency Revenue Lease, Urban Development Corp., Correctional Facilities, Series A, 5.5%, 1/1/2014 (a) 

 

415,000

 

442,440

 

 

New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenue, Mental Health Services Facilities Improvement, Series D, 5.0%, 8/15/2018 (a) 

 

3,120,000

 

3,268,793

New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenue, Montefiore Hospital, 5.0%, 8/1/2023 (a) 

 

3,000,000

 

3,064,080

New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenue, State Personal Income Tax, Series A, 5.0%, 3/15/2021 

 

5,000,000

 

5,452,650

New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenue, State University Educational Facilities, 5.875%, 5/15/2017 (a) 

 

2,325,000

 

2,657,824

New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenues, Series B, 7.5%, 5/15/2011 

 

180,000

 

190,755

New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenues, Non-State Supported Debt, NYU Hospital Center, Series B, 5.25%, 7/1/2024 

 

960,000

 

881,088

New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenues, Non-State Supported Debt, Orange Regional Medical Center, 6.125%, 12/1/2029 

 

3,000,000

 

2,385,690

New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenues, Non-State Supported Debt, Royal Charter Properties, Inc., Series A, 0.16% **, 11/15/2036 

 

5,000,000

 

5,000,000

New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenues, Non-State Supported Debt, School Districts Financing Program, Series C, 5.0%, 10/1/2031 (a) (b) 

 

2,000,000

 

1,986,560

New York, State Dormitory Authority, State Personal Income Tax Revenue, Series A, 5.0%, 3/15/2038 

 

1,250,000

 

1,256,637

New York, State General Obligation Lease, Dormitory Authority, City University System:

 
 

Series A, 5.75%, 7/1/2018 (a) 

 

2,000,000 

 

2,216,040 

 

Series D, ETM, 7.0%, 7/1/2009 

 

325,000 

 

326,917 

New York, State General Obligation Lease, Dormitory Authority, Judicial Facilities, ETM, 7.375%, 7/1/2016 (a) 

 

80,000

 

95,052

New York, State General Obligation Lease, Urban Development Corp., State Facilities, 5.6%, 4/1/2015 

 

2,260,000

 

2,483,265

New York, State General Obligation, Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1, 5.5%, 6/1/2019 

 

6,000,000

 

6,264,600

New York, State Housing Finance Agency, State Personal Income Tax Revenue, Economic Development & Housing, Series A, 5.0%, 9/15/2030 (a) 

 

4,000,000

 

4,080,320

New York, State Mortgage Agency, Homeowner Mortgage Revenue, Series 144, AMT,      1.1% **, 10/1/2037 

 

1,000,000

 

1,000,000

New York, State Thruway Authority Highway & Bridge Trust Fund, Series B, 5.0%,      4/1/2021 (a) 

 

10,000,000

 

10,596,400

New York, State Urban Development Corp. Revenue, Series D, 5.625%, 1/1/2028 

 

4,000,000

 

4,160,560

New York, State Urban Development Corp. Revenue, Personal Income Tax, Series B, 5.0%, 3/15/2023 

 

45,000

 

48,278

New York, Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series B-1C, 5.5%, 6/1/2019 

 

5,000,000

 

5,198,100

New York, Transportation/Tolls Revenue, Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Series Y, ETM, 6.125%, 1/1/2021 (c)

 

7,205,000

 

9,123,836

New York, Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Revenues, Series A-2, 5.25%, 11/15/2034 

 

4,500,000

 

4,642,065

New York, Water & Sewer Revenue, Environmental Facilities Corp., Riverbank State Park, 6.25%, 4/1/2012 (a) 

 

2,855,000

 

3,001,547

New York, Water & Sewer Revenue, Environmental Facilities Corp., State Water Pollution Control, Series E, 6.5%, 6/15/2014 

 

90,000

 

90,401

New York & New Jersey, Port Authority, One Hundred Forty-Seventh, AMT, 5.0%,  10/15/2027 (a) 

 

10,000,000

 

9,661,200

New York & New Jersey, Port Authority, One Hundred Forty-Sixth, AMT, 5.0%, 12/1/2021 (a) 

 

5,930,000

 

6,005,489

New York City, NY, Housing Development Corp. Revenue, NYC Housing Authority Project, Series A, 5.0%, 7/1/2025 (a) 

 

2,100,000

 

2,132,928

New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency Revenue, Liberty-7, World Trade Center, Series A, 6.25%, 3/1/2015 

 

2,000,000

 

1,749,000

New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Special Facility Revenue, American Airlines, JFK International Airport, AMT, 7.75%, 8/1/2031 

 

2,800,000

 

2,611,168

New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Special Facility Revenue, British Airways PLC Project, AMT, 7.625%, 12/1/2032 

 

2,000,000

 

1,746,080

New York City, NY, Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer Revenue, Series A, 5.75%, 6/15/2040 

 

4,000,000

 

4,298,840

New York, NY, Airport Revenue, Industrial Development Agency, Japan Air Lines, AMT, 6.0%, 11/1/2015 (a) 

 

535,000

 

535,765

New York, NY, General Obligation:

 
 

 

 

Series H, 5.125%, 8/1/2018 (a) 

 

380,000 

 

384,963 

 
 

Series I-1, 5.625%, 4/1/2029 

 

3,000,000 

 

3,184,830 

 
New York, NY, Project Revenue, Industrial Development Agency, YMCA Greater Project, 5.8%, 8/1/2016 

 

965,000

 

966,727

 
New York, NY, Water & Sewer Revenue, Municipal Water Finance Authority, Series D, Zero Coupon, 6/15/2017 

 

5,000,000

 

3,815,000

 
Niagara County, NY, General Obligation, 7.1%, 2/15/2011 (a) 

 

500,000

 

548,125

 
Niagara County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue, Series D, 5.55%, 11/15/2024 

 

3,760,000

 

3,525,790

 
Niagara Falls, NY, Other General Obligation, Water Treatment Plant, AMT, 7.25%,           11/1/2011 (a) 

 

215,000

 

245,797

 
Niagara Falls, NY, Transportation/Tolls Revenue, Bridge Commission, 5.25%, 10/1/2015 (a) 

 

10,720,000

 

11,246,459

 
North Babylon, NY, School District General Obligation, Unified Free School District, 5.25%, 1/15/2016 (a) 

 

1,605,000

 

1,692,264

 
Oneida-Herkimer, NY, Resource Recovery Revenue, Solid Waste Management Authority:

 
 

5.5%, 4/1/2013 (a) 

 

500,000 

 

558,550 

 
 

5.5%, 4/1/2014 (a) 

 

1,000,000 

 

1,126,180 

 
Orange County, NY, Senior Care Revenue, Industrial Development Agency, The Glen Arden Project:

 
 

5.625%, 1/1/2018 

 

1,845,000 

 

1,523,527 

 
 

5.7%, 1/1/2028 

 

3,250,000 

 

2,334,377 

 
Shenendehowa, NY, School District General Obligation, Central School District, Clifton Park, 6.85%, 6/15/2009 (a) 

 

350,000

 

351,015

 
 

**240,333,634**

 
**Puerto Rico 13.8%**

 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Revenue, Series A, 6.0%, 7/1/2038 

 

3,000,000

 

2,911,560

 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Government Development Bank, Series B, 5.0%, 12/1/2015 

 

1,470,000

 

1,445,760

 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Highway & Transportation Authority Revenue:

 
 

Series K, 5.0%, 7/1/2017 

 

2,000,000 

 

1,941,020 

 
 

Series AA, 5.5%, 7/1/2016 (a) 

 

2,410,000 

 

2,428,846 

 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement:

 
 

Series A, 5.5%, 7/1/2017 (a) 

 

6,000,000 

 

6,017,160 

 
 

Series A, 5.5%, 7/1/2020 (a) 

 

6,750,000 

 

6,752,430 

 
Puerto Rico, Electric Power Authority Revenue:

 
 

Series UU, 1.329% *, 7/1/2029 (a) 

 

10,000,000 

 

5,050,000 

 
 

6.0%, 7/1/2012 (a) 

 

4,020,000 

 

4,217,302 

 
Puerto Rico, Municipal Finance Agency, Series A, 5.25%, 8/1/2024 

 

2,500,000

 

2,298,375

 
Puerto Rico, Sales & Special Tax Revenue, Highway & Transportation Authority, Series Z, 6.0%, 7/1/2018 (a) 

 

2,750,000

 

2,976,930

 
Puerto Rico, State General Obligation, Public Improvements, 5.5%, 7/1/2013 (a) 

 

5,000,000

 

5,112,700

 
 

**41,152,083**

 
**Total Municipal Bonds and Notes** (Cost $275,709,607)

 

**281,485,717**

 
 

**Municipal Inverse Floating Rate Notes (d) 14.3%**

 
New York, State Thruway Authority, Highway & Bridge Trust Fund, Series B, 5.0%,        4/1/2019 (a) (e)

 

10,000,000

 

10,751,500

 
 

*Trust: New York, State Thruway Authority, Highway & Bridge Trust Fund, Series 1071-1, 144A, 8.86%, 4/1/2019, Leverage Factor at purchase date: 2 to 1*

 

 

 

 

 
New York, State Urban Development Corp. Revenue, State Personal Income Tax, Series B, 5.0%, 3/15/2023 (e)

 

9,900,000

 

10,621,215

 
 

*Trust: New York, State Urban Development Corp. Revenue, Series 2887, 144A, 17.42%, 3/15/2023, Leverage Factor at purchase date: 4 to 1*

 

 

 

 

 
New York City, NY, Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water  & Sewer Revenue,            Series FF-2, 5.5%, 6/15/2040 (e)

 

10,000,000

 

10,540,250

 
 

*Trust: New York City, NY, Series 3384, 144A, 19.3%, 6/15/2040, Leverage Factor at purchase date: 4 to 1*

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Revenue, Series B, 5.0%, 11/1/2023 (e)

 

10,000,000

 

10,690,450

 
 

*Trust: New York City, NY, Income Tax Revenue, Series 3283, 144A, 17.255%, 11/1/2023, Leverage Factor at purchase date: 4 to 1*

 

 

 

 

 
**Total Municipal Inverse Floating Rate Notes** (Cost $41,590,030)

 

**42,603,415**

 
 

**% of****Net Assets**

 

**Value ($)**

 
**Total Investment Portfolio** (Cost $317,299,637) †

108.5

 

**324,089,132**

 
**Other Assets and Liabilities, Net**

(8.5)

 

**(25,459,192)**

 
**Net Assets**

100.0

 

**298,629,940**

 
*For information on the Fund's policies regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.*

 
*†*

*The cost for federal income tax purposes was $316,984,541.  At May 31, 2009, net unrealized appreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $7,104,591.  This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $14,152,873 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $7,048,282.*

 
***

*Floating rate notes are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate, such as the coupon-equivalent of the US Treasury bill rate.  These securities are shown at their current rate as of May 31, 2009.*

 
****

*Variable rate demand notes are securities whose interest rates are reset periodically at market levels. These securities are often payable on demand and are shown at their current rates as of May 31, 2009.*

 
*(a)*

*Bond is insured by one of these companies:*

 
**Insurance Coverage**

**As a % of Total****Investment Portfolio**

 
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

10.1

 
Assured Guaranty Corp.

0.6

 
Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

14.5

 
Financial Security Assurance, Inc.

11.5

 
National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

16.7

 
*(b)*

*When-issued security.*

 
*(c)*

*At May 31, 2009, this security has been pledged, in whole or in part, as collateral for open interest rate swaps.*

 
*(d)*

*Securities represent the underlying municipal obligations of inverse floating rate obligations held by the Fund.*

 
*(e)*

*Security forms part of the below tender option bond trust.  Principal Amount and Value shown take into account the leverage factor.*

 
*144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.*

 
*AMT: Subject to alternative minimum tax.*

 
*ETM: Bonds bearing the description ETM (escrow to maturity) are collateralized usually by US Treasury securities which are held in escrow and used to pay principal and interest on bonds so designated.*

 
*Prerefunded: Bonds which are prerefunded are collateralized usually by US Treasury securities which are held in escrow and used to pay principal and interest on tax-exempt issues and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.*

 
 

 

 

 

*At May 31, 2009, open interest rate swaps were as follows:*

 
**Effective/****Expiration****Dates**

 

**Notional****Amount ($)**

 

**Cash Flows****Paid by****the Fund**

 

**Cash Flows****Received by****the Fund**

 

**Unrealized****Appreciation/****(Depreciation) ($)**

 
 

 
11/18/200811/18/2023

 

5,400,0001

 

Fixed — 5.261%

Floating — LIBOR

(808,543)

 
 

 

3/12/2010

3/12/2025

 

6,200,0002

 

Fixed — 3.547%

Floating — LIBOR

441,938

 
**Total net unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps**

**(366,605)**

 
 

*Counterparties:*

*1*

*The Goldman Sachs & Co.*

*2*

*JPMorgan Chase Securities, Inc.*

*LIBOR: Represents the London InterBank Offered Rate.*

 

***Fair Value Measurements***

 

*Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” establishes a three-tier hierarchy for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosure about the classification of fair value measurements.*

 

*Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.*

 

*The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:*

 

**Valuation Inputs**

**Investments in  Securities**

**Other Financial Instruments***††*

Level 1 

$                                 -   

$                              -   

Level 2 

324,089,132   

(366,605)

Level 3 

-   

-   

**Total**

**$               324,089,132**

**$                (366,605)**

 

*†† Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Investment Portfolio, such as, interest rate swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.*

 

***Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities***

 

*Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.*

 

*The following is a summary of the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund's derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure as of May 31, 2009. Please see below for information on the Fund’s policy regarding the objectives and strategies for using interest rate swaps.*

 

 

 

**Primary Underlying Risk Disclosure**

**Swaps**

Interest Rate Contracts

$ (366,605)

Foreign Exchange Contracts

$               -

Credit Contracts

$               -

Equity Contracts

$               -

Other Contracts

$               -

 

 

***Interest Rate Swaps.**The Fund is subject to interest rate risk.  In seeking to reduce the interest rate inherent in the Fund’s underlying investments and leveraged capital structure, the Fund may enter into interest rate swaps. Certain risks may arise when entering into interest rate swap transactions including counterparty default. The maximum counterparty credit risk is the net present value of the cash flows to be received from or paid to the counterparty over the term of the interest rate swap contract, to the extent that this amount is beneficial to the fund, in addition to any related collateral posted to the counterparty by the Fund. This risk may be partially reduced by a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.*

 

 

**ITEM 2.**

**CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES**

 

 

 

(a)          The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

 

 

(b)         There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 

**ITEM 3.**

**EXHIBITS**

 

 

 

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

**SIGNATURES**

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant:

DWS New York Tax-Free Income Fund, a series of DWS State Tax-Free Income Series

 

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

Michael G. Clark

President

 

 

Date:

July 20, 2009

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Registrant:

DWS New York Tax-Free Income Fund, a series of DWS State Tax-Free Income Series

 

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

Michael G. Clark

President

 

 

Date:

July 20, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Paul Schubert

Paul Schubert

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

July 20, 2009

 

 

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