N.Y. VET Law § 17
This is the official text of N.Y. VET Law § 17, part of New York’s VET Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "VET Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Local veterans' service committees
Official statutory text
§ 17. Local veterans' service committees. The same authority which\nappoints a local director shall appoint for each county and city\nveterans' service agency a veterans' service committee to assist the\nlocal director and shall appoint a chair thereof. Similar committees may\nbe appointed in each village and town where there is a deputy local\ndirector by the mayor of such village and the supervisor of such town in\nwhich the branch office of the deputy local director is located or in\nwhich it operates. A similar committee may also be appointed in any city\nin and for which there is not established a separate city veterans'\nservice agency, and in and for which there is a deputy local director\nand a branch office of the county veterans' service agency; and such\nappointment in any case shall be made by the city official authorized to\nappoint a city director in the case of a separate city veterans' service\nagency.\n
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in New York?
Find a New York lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.