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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The provisions of this article apply to surrogacy programs arranging or facilitating transactions contemplated by a surrogacy agreement, regardless of whether such agreement ultimately comports with the requirements under part four of article five-C of the family court act if:
(a) The surrogacy program does business in New York state; or
(b) A person acting as surrogate who is party to a surrogacy agreement resides in New York state at the time the surrogacy agreement is executed.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 1401. Surrogacy programs regulated under this article - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/general-business-law/gbs-sect-1401/
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