Social Services Law § 403 · Title 2. Powers and Duties of Public Welfare Officials
The religious faith of children and minors
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§ 403. The religious faith of children and minors. The religious faith of children and minors between sixteen and eighteen years of age coming under the jurisdiction of public welfare officials shall be preserved and protected in accordance with section three hundred seventy-three.
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