N.Y. SOS Law § 121
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Removal of persons to another state or country
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§ 121. Removal of persons to another state or country. 1. When any\nperson who is cared for at the expense of the state or of any public\nwelfare district has settlement or residence or otherwise belongs to or\nhas legally responsible relatives able or friends willing to undertake\nthe obligations to support him or to aid in supporting him in any other\nstate or country, the department may furnish him with transportation to\nsuch state or country, provided, in its judgment the interest of the\nstate and the welfare of such person will be thereby promoted.\n 2. The expense of such removal shall be paid from the state treasury\non the audit and warrant of the comptroller pursuant to a verified\naccount submitted by the department and in accordance with the\nprovisions of paragraph d of subdivision one of section one hundred\nfifty-three of this chapter.\n
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