NY Banking L § 4 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BNK - Banking Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions; Miscellaneous Provisions. 4 - Information to Be Given to Social Services Officials, State Department of Social Services, State Department of Mental Hygiene, the Mental Hygiene Lega

§ 4.  Information  to  be  given  to  social services officials, state   department of social services, state department of mental  hygiene,  the   mental hygiene legal service, representatives of boards of child welfare   and  children's  court  by  banking organizations. 1. If requested by an   authorized representative of the state department of mental hygiene, the   mental hygiene legal service, or  of  the  state  department  of  social   services,  or  by the authorities charged with the duty of administering   laws relating to public assistance or care or hospital  care  at  public   expense  in  any  town,  city  or  county,  the officials of any banking   organization shall furnish to such representative  such  information  as   such  officials  have as to whether any inmate of any state institution,   or any applicant for or any person who is or was a recipient of hospital   care at public expense, or any applicant for or any person who is or was   a recipient of any form of public assistance or care  under  the  social   services  law,  named  in  such request or the husband or wife, or other   relative legally responsible for the support of such inmate,  applicant,   or  recipient  has or had funds, securities or other property on deposit   or in the custody of  such  banking  organization,  and  the  amount  or   probable value thereof.2. If requested by an authorized representative of the state office of   temporary and disability assistance, or a social services district child   support  enforcement  unit  established  pursuant to section one hundred   eleven-c of the social services law,  the  officials  of  any  financial   institution,  as  defined in paragraph one of subdivision (d) of section   four hundred sixty-nine A of the  federal  social  security  act,  shall   enter  into  an  agreement  with  the  state  office  of  temporary  and   disability assistance  or  a  social  services  district  child  support   enforcement  unit  to  develop  and  operate  a data match system, using   automated data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible, in  which  each   such  financial  institution shall provide for each calendar quarter the   name,  record  address,  social  security  number  or   other   taxpayer   identification  number,  and  other  identifying  information  for  each   individual  who  maintains  a  demand  deposit  account,   checking   or   negotiable  withdrawal  order  account,  savings  account,  time deposit   account, or money-market mutual fund account at such institution and who   owes past-due support, as identified by the state  office  of  temporary   and  disability  assistance  or a social services district child support   enforcement unit by name and social security number  or  other  taxpayer   identification  number.  Nothing  herein  shall  be  deemed to limit the   authority of a local social services district  support  collection  unit   pursuant to section one hundred eleven-h of the social services law.3.  No  financial  institution which discloses information pursuant to   subdivision two of this section, or discloses any  financial  record  to   the  state  office  of  temporary  and  disability assistance or a child   support enforcement unit of a social services district for  the  purpose   of  enforcing a child support obligation of such person, shall be liable   under any law to any person for such disclosure, or for any other action   taken in good faith to comply with subdivision two of this section.