N.Y. Social Services Law Section 111-R
Requirement to respond to requests for information

All employers, as defined in § 111-M (Agreement relating to information obtained by the state directory of new hires)section one hundred eleven-m of this article (including for-profit, not-for-profit and governmental employers), are required to provide information promptly on the employment, compensation and benefits of any individual employed by such employer as an employee or contractor, when the department or a social services district or its authorized representative, or another state’s child support enforcement agency governed by title IV-D of the social security act, requests such information for the purpose of establishing paternity, or establishing, modifying or enforcing an order of support. To the extent feasible, such information shall be requested and provided using automated systems, and shall include, but is not limited to, information regarding the individual’s last known address, date of birth, social security number, plans providing health care or other medical benefits by insurance or otherwise, wages, salaries, earnings or other income of such individual. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, such officials are not required to obtain an order from any judicial or administrative tribunal in order to request or receive such information. The department shall be authorized to impose a penalty for failure to respond to such requests of five hundred dollars for an initial failure and seven hundred dollars for the second and subsequent failure.

Source: Section 111-R — Requirement to respond to requests for information, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SOS/111-R (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 18, 2025).

111‑A
Federal aid 111‑B
Functions, powers and duties of the department 111‑C
Functions, powers and duties of social services officials 111‑D
State reimbursement 111‑E
Reimbursement to the state 111‑F
Federal incentives 111‑G
Availability of paternity and support services 111‑H
Support collection unit 111‑I
Child support standards 111‑J
Interception of unemployment insurance benefits 111‑K
Procedures relating to acknowledgments of parentage, agreements to support, and genetic tests 111‑M
Agreement relating to information obtained by the state directory of new hires 111‑N
Review and cost of living adjustment of support orders 111‑O
Data matches with financial institutions 111‑P
Authority to issue subpoenas 111‑Q
Voiding of fraudulent transfers of income or property 111‑R
Requirement to respond to requests for information 111‑S
Access to information contained in government and private records 111‑T
Authority to secure assets 111‑U
Liens 111‑V
Confidentiality, integrity, and security of information

Accessed:
Jan. 18, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 111-R’s source at nysenate.gov

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Original Source: Section 111-R — Requirement to respond to requests for information, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SOS/111-R (last accessed Aug. 20, 2023).