§ 144-a. Information to be given to officials of the department and of
social services districts. Any inconsistent provision of law
notwithstanding, if requested by an authorized representative of the
department or by an official of any town, city or county who is
responsible for administering a program authorized by this chapter, the
officials of any banking or financial organization or institution doing
business in the state whether chartered under state law, federal law, or
the laws of another jurisdiction, shall furnish to such governmental
officials such information as such officials have as to whether any
present applicant for or recipient of any assistance, care or services
authorized by this chapter, has or had funds, securities or other
property on deposit or in the custody of such banking or financial
organization or institution, and the amount or probable value thereof.
Such information shall be provided, to the extent practicable, in the
format specified by such governmental officials (except that any banking
or financial institution may discharge its obligation by supplying such
matching information on cartridge, tape or diskette media in the
American National Standard Code for Information Interchange file
format). These provisions shall be inclusive of and in addition to the
provisions of section four of the banking law and may be administered
and enforced in any manner consistent with the provisions of this
chapter or in any other manner authorized or permitted by the laws and
courts of this state.