N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 137 :
Article 5. Assistance and Care
Title 1. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
� 137. Exemption from levy and execution
All moneys or orders granted to persons as public assistance or care pursuant to this chapter shall be inalienable by any assignment or transfer and shall be exempt from levy and execution under the laws of this state.
Last Amended: 1940
1940
(L.1940, c. 619, � 7.)