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N.Y. PEP Law § 430 — New York Code / Act PEP / Article 10-A / Section 430
Duty of buyer
Status: in_force

§ 430. Duty of buyer. 1. Except as provided by subdivision four of\nsection four hundred twenty-nine, within a reasonable time after a\ndoor-to-door sale has been cancelled or an offer to purchase revoked,\nthe buyer upon demand shall tender to the seller any goods delivered by\nthe seller pursuant to the sale but need not tender at any place other\nthan his residence. If the seller fails to demand possession of such\ngoods within a reasonable time after cancellation or revocation, the\ngoods shall become the property of the buyer without obligation to pay\nfor them. For the purpose of this section, twenty days shall be presumed\nto be a reasonable time.\n  2. The buyer shall take reasonable care of the goods in his possession\nboth before cancellation or revocation and for a reasonable time\nthereafter, during which time the goods are otherwise at the seller's\nrisk.\n  3. If the seller has performed any services pursuant to a door-to-door\nsale prior to its cancellation, the seller shall not be entitled to\ncompensation therefor.\n
N.Y. WKC Law § 162 — New York Code / Act WKC / Article 8-A / Section 162
Registration of participation in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations
Status: in_force

§ 162. Registration of participation in World Trade Center rescue,\nrecovery and clean-up operations. In order for the claim of a\nparticipant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up\noperations to come within the application of this article, such\nparticipant must file a written and sworn statement with the board on a\nform promulgated by the chair indicating the dates and locations of such\nparticipation and the name of such participant's employer during the\nperiod of participation. Such statement must be filed not later than\nSeptember eleventh, two thousand twenty-six. The board shall transmit a\ncopy of such statement to the employer or carrier named therein. The\nfiling of such a statement shall not be considered the filing of a claim\nfor benefits under this chapter.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 1013 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 10 / Section 1013
Intervention by permission
Status: in_force

§ 1013. Intervention by permission. Upon timely motion, any person may\nbe permitted to intervene in any action when a statute of the state\nconfers a right to intervene in the discretion of the court, or when the\nperson's claim or defense and the main action have a common question of\nlaw or fact. In exercising its discretion, the court shall consider\nwhether the intervention will unduly delay the determination of the\naction or prejudice the substantial rights of any party.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 84 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5 / Section 84
Refunding illegal assessments
Status: in_force

§ 84. Refunding illegal assessments. Whenever an assessment for a\nlocal improvement has been annulled by the judgment or order of any\ncourt any sum of money which has been heretofore or shall be hereafter\npaid thereon, may be refunded with interest from the time of such\npayment. If not so refunded within one year, from the time of such\njudgment or order annulling such assessment, an action may be maintained\nto recover such sum with interest thereon.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 3-416 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 3-416
Contract of Guarantor
Status: in_force

Section 3--416. Contract of Guarantor.\n  (1) "Payment guaranteed" or equivalent words added to a signature mean\nthat the signer engages that if the instrument is not paid when due he\nwill pay it according to its tenor without resort by the holder to any\nother party.\n  (2) "Collection guaranteed" or equivalent words added to a signature\nmean that the signer engages that if the instrument is not paid when due\nhe will pay it according to its tenor, but only after the holder has\nreduced his claim against the maker or acceptor to judgment and\nexecution has been returned unsatisfied, or after the maker or acceptor\nhas become insolvent or it is otherwise apparent that it is useless to\nproceed against him.\n  (3) Words of guaranty which do not otherwise specify guarantee\npayment.\n  (4) No words of guaranty added to the signature of a sole maker or\nacceptor affect his liability on the instrument. Such words added to the\nsignature of one of two or more makers or acceptors create a presumption\nthat the signature is for the accommodation of the others.\n  (5) When words of guaranty are used presentment, notice of dishonor\nand protest are not necessary to charge the user.\n  (6) Any guaranty written on the instrument is enforcible\nnotwithstanding any statute of frauds.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 19 — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 1 / Section 19
Attendance of witnesses and their fees
Status: in_force

§ 19. Attendance of witnesses and their fees.  1. The commission shall\nhave power to issue subpoenas and subpoena duces tecum. All subpoenas\nshall be signed and issued by a commissioner, by an officer or employee\nof the commission specially authorized to conduct an investigation or\nhearing or by the secretary or assistant secretary of the commission.\nThe fees of witnesses required to attend before the commission, or a\ncommissioner, or an officer or employee specially authorized to conduct\nan investigation or hearing, shall be the same as in the case of a\nsubpoena issued out of a court of record, and paid when the witness is\nexcused from further attendance. Except as is herein provided subpoenas\nshall be regulated by the civil practice law and rules.  Whenever a\nsubpoena is issued at the instance of a complainant, respondent, or\nother party to any proceeding before the commission, the cost of service\nthereof and the fee of the witness shall be borne by the party at whose\ninstance the witness is summoned.\n  2. If a person subpoenaed to attend before the commission or a\ncommissioner, or an officer or employee specially authorized to conduct\nan investigation or hearing, fails to obey the command of such subpoena,\nwithout reasonable cause, or if a person in attendance before the\ncommission or commissioner, or an officer or employee specially\nauthorized to conduct an investigation or hearing, shall, without\nreasonable cause, refuse to be sworn or to be examined or to answer a\nquestion or to produce a book or papers, when ordered so to do by the\ncommission, or a commissioner, or an officer or employee specially\nauthorized to conduct an investigation or hearing, or to subscribe and\nswear to his deposition after it has been correctly reduced to writing,\nhe shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be prosecuted therefor in\nany court of competent criminal jurisdiction.\n
N.Y. PBL Law § 34 — New York Code / Act PBL / Article 3 / Section 34
Transfer of unappropriated state lands for mental health, developmental disabilities, park, recreation, playground, reforestation, street...
Status: in_force

§ 34. Transfer of unappropriated state lands for mental health,\ndevelopmental disabilities, park, recreation, playground, reforestation,\nstreet or highway purposes. 1. Such commissioner of general services\nmay, from time to time, transfer and convey to a city, incorporated\nvillage, town or county, in consideration of one dollar to be paid to\nthe state of New York, and on such terms and conditions as such\ncommissioner may impose, a part or all of any parcel or parcels of\nunappropriated state lands upon certification that such parcel or\nparcels are useful for local mental health facilities, developmental\ndisabilities facilities, park, recreation, playground, reforestation,\nstreet or highway purposes, and that they will be properly improved and\nmaintained for one or more of such purposes and provided that this\ndisposition of such parcel or parcels is not otherwise prohibited.\nCertification shall be evidenced by a formal request from the board of\nestimate, common council, village board, town board or county board of\nsupervisors, setting forth in detail the parcel or parcels to be\nreleased, transferred and conveyed and the availability and usefulness\nof such parcel or parcels for one or more of such purposes. In the city\nof New York however, certification shall be evidenced by a formal\nrequest from the mayor. In the event that lands transferred under the\nprovisions of this section are not properly improved and maintained for\none or more of the purposes contemplated by this section by the city,\nvillage, town or county to which they were transferred, the title\nthereto shall revert to the people of the state of New York, and the\nattorney-general may institute an action in the supreme court for a\njudgment declaring a revesting of such title in the state. Such\ncommissioner may also transfer any unappropriated state lands to the\noffice of parks, recreation and historic preservation or the department\nof environmental conservation, upon the application of the commissioner\nthereof indicating that such unappropriated state lands are required for\nstate park purposes within the area of jurisdiction of such office or\ndepartment.\n  2. The commissioner of general services may, in his or her discretion,\nand upon such terms and conditions as such commissioner may impose, upon\napplication of the mayor of the city of New York, grant to the city of\nNew York, for public streets, parks, parkways, playgrounds, recreation\nand conservation purposes, all of the right, title and interest of the\npeople of the state of New York, of, in and to any portion of the lands\nand lands under water in Jamaica bay and Rockaway inlets and the\ntributaries thereto.\n
N.Y. LLC Law § 201 — New York Code / Act LLC / Article 2 / Section 201
Purpose
Status: in_force

§ 201. Purpose. A limited liability company may be formed under this\nchapter for any lawful business purpose or purposes except to do in this\nstate any business for which another statute specifically requires some\nother business entity or natural person to be formed or used for such\nbusiness.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 291-F — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 9 / Section 291-F
Rights where recorded mortgage restricts landlord's action in respect to leases
Status: in_force

§ 291-f. Rights where recorded mortgage restricts landlord's action in\nrespect to leases.  An agreement, referring to this section, contained\nin a recorded mortgage of real property, or in a recorded instrument\nrelating to such mortgage, restricting the right or power, as against\nthe holder of the mortgage without his consent, of the owner of the\nmortgaged real property to cancel, abridge or otherwise modify\ntenancies, subtenancies, leases or subleases of the mortgaged real\nproperty in existence at the time of the agreement, or to accept\nprepayments of instalments of rent to become due thereunder, shall\nbecome binding on a tenant or subtenant after written notice of such\nagreement, accompanied by a copy of the text thereof; and any such\ncancellation, abridgement, modification or prepayment made by such\ntenant or subtenant, after such written notice, without the consent of\nthe holder of such mortgage, shall be voidable as against the holder, at\nhis option. The recording on or after July first, nineteen hundred\nsixty, of any such mortgage or instrument relating thereto shall for the\npurposes of this section be in itself a sufficient notice of the\nrestrictive agreement to any tenant or subtenant who, after such\nrecording, acquires by assignment, whether the assignment is by\ninstrument or by operation of law, a leasehold estate in existence at\nthe time of the restrictive agreement. This section shall not apply (1)\nto any tenancy, subtenancy, lease or sublease primarily for the\nresidential purposes of the owner of the leasehold estate, or (2) to any\ntenancy, subtenancy, lease or sublease having at the time of the\nrestrictive agreement an unexpired term of less than five years.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 342-OO — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 342-OO
Portion of the state highway system to be designated as "The Bronx Veterans' Memorial Highway"
Status: in_force

§ 342-oo. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as "The\nBronx Veterans' Memorial Highway". All that portion of the state highway\nsystem, currently known as the Bronx River Parkway, from the Westchester\ncounty line to the Bruckner expressway shall be designated and known as\n"The Bronx Veterans' Memorial Highway".\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 10-7.2 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 10 / Part 7 / Section 10-7.2
Creditors of the donee; general power presently exercisable
Status: in_force

§ 10-7.2 Creditors of the donee; general power presently exercisable\n  Property covered by a general power of appointment (other than one\nexercisable solely for the support, maintenance, health and education of\nthe donee within the meaning of sections 2041 and 2514 of the Internal\nRevenue Code) which is presently exercisable, or of a postponed power\nwhich has become exercisable, is subject to the payment of the claims of\ncreditors of the donee, his estate and the expenses of administering his\nestate. It is immaterial whether the power was created in the donee by\nhimself or by some other person, or whether the donee has or has not\npurported to exercise the power.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 204-C — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 10 / Section 204-C
Plan for arson investigation
Status: in_force

§ 204-c. Plan for arson investigation. The governing body of each\ncounty except a county contained wholly within a city, and the governing\nbody of any city in which a county is wholly contained shall develop a\nplan for arson investigation within such county or city. Such plan shall\nbe submitted to the office of fire prevention and control for approval.\nNo plan shall be approved unless it provides for the coordination of\nfire, law enforcement and prosecutorial services.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 404-B — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 27 / Section 404-B
Nail specialty; owner responsibilities
Status: in_force

§ 404-b. Nail specialty; owner responsibilities. In addition to any\nrules and regulations establishing standards for practices and\noperations by licensees under this article, in order to ensure the\nhealth, safety and welfare within appearance enhancement businesses, all\nowners and operators of appearance enhancement businesses which practice\nnail specialty shall make available for use, gloves and facemasks for\nnail speciality licensees and trainees who work in such businesses.\n
N.Y. UDA Law § 31 — New York Code / Act UDA / Section 31
Court proceedings; preferences; venue
Status: in_force

§ 31. Court proceedings; preferences; venue. Any action or proceeding\nto which the corporation or the people of the state of New York may be\nparties, in which any question arises as to the validity of this act,\nshall be preferred over all other civil causes except election causes in\nall courts of the state of New York and shall be heard and determined in\npreference to all other civil business pending therein except election\ncauses, irrespective of position on the calendar. The same preference\nshall be granted upon application of counsel to the corporation in any\naction or proceeding questioning the validity of this act in which he\nmay be allowed to intervene. The venue of any such action or proceeding\nshall be laid in the county in which the principal office of the\ncorporation is located.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 1412 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 14 / Section 1412
Disposal or deduction of investments unlawfully acquired
Status: in_force

§ 1412. Disposal or deduction of investments unlawfully acquired. (a)\nEvery domestic insurer shall forthwith dispose of any investment\nacquired in violation of the law in force at the date of acquisition.\n  (b) In determining the financial condition of any such insurer, the\nvalue of any wholly ineligible investments, and the value of any\ninvestment in excess of any limitation prescribed in this chapter, shall\nbe deducted as a non-admitted asset of such insurer.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 402 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 8 / Section 402
Oath of office
Status: in_force

§ 402. Oath of office. Every officer paid his compensation from county\nfunds shall take and file an official oath in the manner prescribed in\nsection ten of the public officers law. The refusal or neglect to take\nand file such oath within the time prescribed by section thirty of the\npublic officers law, except in the cases of the sheriff, county clerk\nand district attorney, shall be deemed a refusal to serve and the office\nmay be filled as in the case of a vacancy. Until the sheriff, county\nclerk or district attorney shall take and file the required oath, he\nshall not perform any duties of the office, nor be entitled to any\ncompensation.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 11-106 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 11 / Section 11-106
Required Refilings
Status: in_force

Section 11--106. Required Refilings.\n  (1) If a security interest is perfected or has priority when the act\nenacting this Article takes effect as to all persons or as to certain\npersons without any filing or recording, and if the filing of a\nfinancing statement would be required for the perfection or priority of\nthe security interest against those persons under Revised Article 9, the\nperfection and priority rights of the security interest continue until\nthree years after the effective date of Revised Article 9. The\nperfection will then lapse unless a financing statement is filed as\nprovided in subsection (2) or unless the security interest is perfected\notherwise than by filing.\n  (2) A financing statement may be filed within six months before the\nperfection of a security interest would otherwise lapse. Any such\nfinancing statement may be signed by either the debtor or the secured\nparty. It must identify the security agreement, statement or notice\nhowever denominated in any statute or other law repealed or modified by\nthe act enacting this Article, state the office where and the date when\nthe last filing, refiling or recording, if any, was made with respect\nthereto, and the filing number, if any, or book and page, if any, of\nrecording and further state that the security agreement, statement or\nnotice, however denominated, in another filing office under the uniform\ncommercial code or under any statute or other law repealed or modified\nby the act enacting this Article is still effective. Section 9-401 and\nSection 9-103 determine the proper place to file such a financing\nstatement. Except as specified in this subsection, the provisions of\nsubsection (3) of Section 9-403 for continuation statements apply to\nsuch a financing statement.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 622 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 22 / Section 622
Office of victim services
Status: in_force

§ 622. Office of victim services. There is hereby created in the\nexecutive department the office of victim services, hereinafter in this\narticle referred to as the "office". The office shall be headed by a\ndirector, who shall be appointed by the governor for a term of three\nyears. The director shall coordinate and recommend policy relating to\nthe provision of services to crime victims. The director shall appoint\nstaff and perform such other functions to ensure the efficient operation\nof the office within the amounts made available therefor by\nappropriation.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 783-A — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 7 / Part 8 / Section 783-A
Consolidation of records within a city having a population of one million or more
Status: in_force

§ 783-a. Consolidation of records within a city having a population of\none million or more. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a\ncity having a population of one million or more, an index of the records\nof the local probation departments located in the counties comprising\nsuch city for proceedings under article seven shall be consolidated and\nfiled in a central office for use by the family court and local\nprobation service in each such county. After consultation with the state\nadministrative judge, the commissioner of the division of criminal\njustice services, in consultation with the director of the office of\nprobation and correctional alternatives shall specify the information to\nbe contained in such index and the organization of such consolidated\nfile.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 66-X — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 4 / Section 66-X
Energy affordability index
Status: in_force

* § 66-x. Energy affordability index. 1. (a) Beginning January first,\ntwo thousand twenty-seven, the commission shall require each gas\ncorporation, electric corporation, or combination gas and electric\ncorporation to submit an annual affordability index showing the energy\nburden of such corporation's residential customers.\n  (b) The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations adopting a\nmethodology for gas corporations, electric corporations and combination\ngas and electric corporations to calculate an affordability index. The\nmethodology may include the consideration of a variety of factors\nincluding differentiated income tiers, sources of energy burden, energy\ncost drivers in the relevant service territory, and such other factors\nas the commission may determine, and shall to the maximum extent\npracticable, use publicly available data.\n  2. On or before July first, two thousand twenty-seven, and annually\nthereafter, the commission shall issue a report on energy affordability\nthat includes a comparison of the affordability of residential utility\nservice provided by each gas corporation, electric corporation, and\ncombination gas and electric corporation in New York state to\naffordability data from other states as reported by the United States\nenergy information administration.\n  3. The commission may refer to such report, including information\nobtained from the filings of affordability indices in accordance with\nsubdivision one of this section and paragraph (q) of subdivision twelve\nof section sixty-six of this article, and information obtained from\nreports of affordability monitors and investigations of gas\ncorporations, electric corporations, and combination gas and electric\ncorporations pursuant to subdivision thirty-three of section sixty-six\nof this article when reviewing filings for major changes in rates, and\nshall further consider the ratepayer affordability of such filing, with\na focus on cumulative rate impacts, the interest of low- and\nmiddle-income utility customers, and minimizing residential energy\nburden. The commission shall, in each order approving a major change in\nrates for a gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas\nand electric corporation explain how such information impacted its\ndetermination, and include a written summary of the specific actions\ntaken by the commission or department during the hearing to promote\nratepayer affordability.\n  * NB Effective January 1, 2027\n
N.Y. LEG Law § 1 — New York Code / Act LEG / Article 1 / Section 1
Short title
Status: in_force

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Legislative\nLaw."\n