Social Services Law § 149 · Title 1. General Provisions
Penalty for bringing a needy person into the state
Text — Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 149. Penalty for bringing a needy person into the state. 1. Any person who knowingly brings, or causes to be brought, a needy person from out of the state into this state for the purpose of making him a public charge, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars, and shall be obligated to convey such person out of the state or to support him at his own expense.
2. The commissioner of public welfare of the district to which such needy person is brought may bring a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce this obligation.
3. The court shall require satisfactory security from such person that he will convey the needy person out of the state within the time fixed by the court or will indemnify the public welfare district for all charges and expenses incurred for the assistance and care or transportation of such needy person. If such person refuses to give security when so required the court may commit him to jail for not exceeding three months.
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