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N.Y. Exec. Law § 296-a

Citation
N.Y. Exec. Law § 296-a
Jurisdiction
New York (state)
Source
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c. To use any form of application for credit or use or make any record
or inquiry which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation,
specification, or discrimination as to race, creed, color, national
origin, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, military status, age, sex, marital status,
status as a victim of domestic violence, disability, or familial status;

d. To make any inquiry of an applicant concerning his or her capacity
to reproduce, or his or her use or advocacy of any form of birth control
or family planning;

e. To refuse to consider sources of an applicant's income or to
subject an applicant's income to discounting, in whole or in part,
because of an applicant's race, creed, color, national origin,
citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity
or expression, military status, age, sex, marital status, status as a
victim of domestic violence, childbearing potential, disability, or
familial status;

f. To discriminate against a married person because such person
neither uses nor is known by the surname of his or her spouse.

This paragraph shall not apply to any situation where the use of a
surname would constitute or result in a criminal act.