Section 111-S. Access to information contained in government and private records  


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  • 1.    For  the  purpose  of   establishing   paternity,   or
      establishing, modifying or enforcing an order of support, the department
      or  a  social  services  district  or its authorized representative, and
      child support enforcement agencies of other states established  pursuant
      to  title  IV-D  of  the  social  security act, without the necessity of
      obtaining an order from any other judicial  or  administrative  tribunal
      and  subject  to  safeguards  on privacy and information security, shall
      have access to information contained in the following records:
        (a)  records of other state and local government agencies including:
        (i)   vital statistics  (including  records  of  marriage,  birth  and
      divorce);
        (ii)    state and local tax and revenue records (including information
      on residence address, employer, income and assets);
        (iii)  records concerning real and titled personal property;
        (iv)  records of occupational and professional licenses,  and  records
      concerning  the  ownership and control of corporations, partnerships and
      other business entities;
        (v)  employment security records;
        (vi)  records of agencies administering public assistance programs;
        (vii)  records of the department of motor vehicles; and
        (viii)  corrections records; and
        (b)  certain records held by private corporations, companies, or other
      entities with respect to individuals who owe or  are  owed  support  (or
      against  or  with respect to whom a support obligation is being sought),
      consisting of:
        (i)  pursuant to an administrative subpoena authorized by section  one
      hundred  eleven-p of this title, the names, addresses, telephone numbers
      and dates of birth of such individuals, and the names and  addresses  of
      the  employers  of such individuals, as appearing in customer records of
      public utilities companies and corporations, including, but not  limited
      to,  cable television, gas, electric, steam, and telephone companies and
      corporations, as defined in section two of the public service law, doing
      business within the state of New York; and
        (ii)  information on such individuals held by financial  institutions,
      including information regarding assets and liabilities.
        2.    Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary, any
      government  or  private  entity  to  which  a  request  for  access   to
      information  is directed pursuant to subdivision one of this section, is
      authorized and required to comply with such  request.    To  the  extent
      feasible,  access  to  such  information shall be requested and provided
      using automated  systems.    Any  government  or  private  entity  which
      discloses information pursuant to this section shall not be liable under
      any  federal  or state law to any person for such disclosure, or for any
      other action taken in good faith to comply with this subdivision.