# N.Y. SOS Law § 399: Children discharged from state institutions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S399

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. SOS Law § 399
- **Heading:** Children discharged from state institutions
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act SOS / Article 6 / Title 2 / Section 399

## Text

§ 399. Children discharged from state institutions. The\ncommissioner of social services shall co-operate with the state\ninstitutions for delinquent, mentally disabled and physically\nhandicapped children to ascertain the conditions of the home and the\ncharacter and habits of the parents of a child before his discharge from\na state institution, and make recommendations as to the advisability of\nreturning said child to his home. In case the commissioner of social\nservices shall deem it unwise to have any such child returned to his\nformer home, such state institution may, with the consent of the\ncommissioner, place such child into the care of said commissioner of\nsocial services.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. SOS Law § 395 Responsibility of public welfare districts for the welfare of children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S395.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 396 Health and welfare services to all children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S396.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 397 Powers and duties of social services officials in relation to children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S397.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398 Additional powers and duties of commissioners of public welfare and certain city public welfare officers in relation to children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398-A Standards of payment for foster care](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398-A.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398-B Transition to managed care](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398-B.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398-C Powers and duties of the commissioner in relation to children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398-C.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398-D Child welfare services community demonstration projects](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398-D.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398-E Eligibility for protective services, foster care services, and residential services for victims of domestic violence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398-E.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398-F Duty to provide luggage to children in foster care](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398-F.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 399 Children discharged from state institutions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S399.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 400 Removal of children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S400.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 401 Births to inmates of public homes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S401.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 402 Children forbidden in public homes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S402.md)

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