N.Y. SOS Law § 304
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Application; verification
Official statutory text
§ 304. Application; verification. 1. A person requesting emergency\nassistance under this title shall make his application therefor in\nperson or through another on his behalf, on such form and in such manner\nas the department may by regulation require, to the social services\nofficial in the county in which the applicant resides.\n 2. Whenever such application is made, an investigation and record\nshall be promptly made of the circumstances of the applicant in\naccordance with the regulations of the department to ascertain the facts\nsupporting the application and to obtain such other information as may\nbe required by the department.\n 3. The social services official shall require that a person applying\nfor or receiving emergency assistance under this title or his duly\ndesignated representative be interviewed personally at a time and in a\nmanner provided by the regulations of the department.\n
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