Section 131-J. Certain utility deposits  


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  • Any inconsistent provision of
      this chapter or other law notwithstanding, a public assistance recipient
      shall not be required by any corporation subject to  the  provisions  of
      article  four  of  the public service law to pay a security deposit as a
      condition of receiving any utility  service  provided  by  such  utility
      company.    This  section  shall  apply  to  recipients  of supplemental
      security income benefits or additional state  payments,  as  defined  in
      section  three hundred of this chapter, and such persons shall be deemed
      public assistance recipients for the purposes of this section.