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N.Y. UCC Law § 8-402 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 8 / Part 4 / Section 8-402
Assurance that Indorsement or Instruction is Effective
Status: in_force

Section 8--402. Assurance that Indorsement or Instruction is Effective.\n  (a) An issuer may require the following assurance that each necessary\nindorsement or each instruction is genuine and authorized:\n       (1) in all cases, a guaranty of the signature of the person\n           making an indorsement or originating an instruction\n           including, in the case of an instruction, reasonable\n           assurance of identity;\n       (2) if the indorsement is made or the instruction is originated\n           by an agent, appropriate assurance of actual authority to\n           sign;\n       (3) if the indorsement is made or the instruction is originated\n           by a fiduciary pursuant to Section 8--107(a)(4) or (a)(5),\n           appropriate evidence of appointment or incumbency;\n       (4) if there is more than one fiduciary, reasonable assurance\n           that all who are required to sign have done so; and\n       (5) if the indorsement is made or the instruction is originated\n           by a person not covered by another provision of this\n           subsection, assurance appropriate to the case corresponding\n           as nearly as may be to the provisions of this subsection.\n  (b) An issuer may elect to require reasonable assurance beyond that\nspecified in this section.\n  (c) In this section:\n       (1) "Guaranty of the signature" means a guaranty signed by or on\n           behalf of a person reasonably believed by the issuer to be\n           responsible. An issuer may adopt standards with respect to\n           responsibility if they are not manifestly unreasonable.\n       (2) "Appropriate evidence of appointment or incumbency" means:\n           (i) in the case of a fiduciary appointed or qualified by a\n               court, a certificate issued by or under the direction or\n               supervision of the court or an officer thereof and dated\n               within 6 months before the date of presentation for\n               transfer; or\n          (ii) in any other case, a copy of a document showing the\n               appointment or a certificate issued by or on behalf of a\n               person reasonably believed by an issuer to be responsible\n               or, in the absence of that document or certificate, other\n               evidence the issuer reasonably considers appropriate.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 181 — New York Code / Act STF / Article 12 / Section 181
Title of successor of custodian of court funds
Status: in_force

§ 181. Title of successor of custodian of court funds. On the\nexpiration of the official term of a public officer, or where a vacancy\noccurs in his office, by death or otherwise, all public stock, bonds,\nmortgages, and other securities deposited into court and held by him,\nvest in his successor in office; and all money paid into court and\ndeposited in a bank, trust company or other depository, to his credit,\nvests in, and must be carried to, the account of his successor in\noffice.\n
N.Y. UJC Law § 1902 — New York Code / Act UJC / Article 19 / Section 1902
Allowance of costs
Status: in_force

§ 1902. Allowance of costs.\n  Upon issue joined and after trial, the prevailing party shall be\nallowed costs as follows, if he has appeared by attorney.\n  (a) Where no counterclaims have been interposed and the final judgment\nis for money only, cost shall be based upon the judgment.\n  (b) Where no counterclaims have been interposed and the final judgment\nfor plaintiff awards relief falling within both of the subdivisions of §\n1901 of this act, plaintiff's costs shall be governed by the subdivision\nunder which his costs would be greatest.\n  (c) Where no counterclaims have been interposed, and plaintiff's\ncomplaint is dismissed, defendant's costs shall be those plaintiff would\nhave recovered if plaintiff were awarded judgment as prayed for in his\npleading.\n  (d) If one or more counterclaims have been interposed, each party who\nrecovers judgment shall be credited with the costs applicable to either\nof the following, whichever is greater:\n  1. the costs applicable to the judgment he recovered, as if he\nrecovered it as plaintiff; or\n  2. the costs applicable to the relief demanded by his adversary's\npleading, as if all of such relief were granted to his adversary as\nplaintiff.\n  If only one party is credited with costs, he shall be allowed such\ncosts. If both parties are credited with costs, the credit of each shall\nbe set off against the other and the difference shall be allowed as\ncosts to the party in favor of whom the difference exists.\n  (e) If one or more counterclaims have been interposed, and both the\nplaintiff's complaint and the counterclaims are dismissed, each party\nshall be credited with the costs applicable to his adversary's pleading;\nthe credit of each shall then be set off against the other and the\ndifference awarded as costs to the party in favor of whom the difference\nexists. Neither party in such case shall be entitled to disbursements.\n  (f) Causes of action pleaded in the alternative shall be treated as\none cause of action in determining costs. If the pleader recover\njudgment for any such relief, costs thereon shall be based upon the\nrelief awarded. If the case is one in which his adversary is entitled to\na credit for costs based upon the pleading which seeks relief in the\nalternative, such credit shall be calculated upon that relief demanded\nin such pleading on which costs would be greatest.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 1450-F — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 31-J / Section 1450-F
Credit
Status: in_force

* § 1450-f. Credit. A grantee shall be allowed a credit against the\ntax due on a conveyance of real property to the extent tax was paid by\nsuch grantee on a prior creation of a leasehold of all or a portion of\nthe same real property or on the granting of an option or contract to\npurchase all or a portion of the same real property by such grantee.\nSuch credit shall be computed by multiplying the tax paid on the\ncreation of the leasehold or on the granting of the option or contract\nby a fraction, the numerator of which is the value of the consideration\nused to compute such tax paid which is not yet due to such grantor on\nthe date of the subsequent conveyance (and which such grantor will not\nbe entitled to receive after such date), and the denominator of which is\nthe total value of the consideration used to compute such tax paid.\n  * NB Repealed December 31, 2045\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 465 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 22 / Section 465
Church governance
Status: in_force

§ 465. Church governance. 1. A church incorporated under this section\nshall provide in its certificate of incorporation or by-laws for\ntrustees to be elected or appointed at large, or by virtue of their\noffice. There shall be a minimum of three trustees. To the extent\npracticable, terms of office shall be for three years and staggered.\nTerms may be consecutive.\n  2. Provision shall also be made in its certificate of incorporation or\nby-laws for officers of the corporation to be elected or appointed at\nlarge or by virtue of their office. The president and secretary shall\nnot be the same person. To the extent practicable, terms of office shall\nbe for three years and staggered. Terms may be consecutive.\n  3. Provision shall also be made in its certificate of incorporation or\nby-laws for spiritual oversight of the church by an eldership board or a\nsenior pandit, swami, guru or some combination of the above. Terms of\noffice may be definite or indefinite as the by-laws may specify.\n  4. Provision shall also be made in its certificate of incorporation or\nby-laws for periodic affirmation of appointive positions by a designated\nbody or board.\n
N.Y. COM Law § 423 — New York Code / Act COM / Article 20 / Section 423
Eligibility criteria
Status: in_force

§ 423. Eligibility criteria. 1. For the purposes of this article, in\norder to participate in the empire state jobs retention program on or\nafter June first, two thousand twenty-five, a business entity must\ndemonstrate substantial physical damage and economic harm at a location\nor locations within an area for which the governor has issued an\nemergency declaration and resulting from the event leading to the\nemergency declaration by the governor. At the time of application, a\nbusiness entity shall submit to the department a plan to retain, restore\nor increase staffing levels within one year from the date of application\nto at least the staffing levels that existed at the site the day prior\nto the date of the applicable declaration of the state of emergency. Any\nrecipient that does not adhere to its jobs retention plan, shall have\nits program award rescinded unless the recipient can demonstrate\neconomic hardship to the commissioner, in which case any such program\naward may be reduced proportionally by the number of employees not\nrestored or retained.\n  2. A business entity must be in compliance with all worker protection\nand environmental laws and regulations. In addition, a business entity\nmay not owe past due state taxes. In addition, a business entity must\nnot owe local property taxes for any year prior to the year in which it\napplies to participate in the empire state jobs retention program.\n
N.Y. CAL Law § 63 — New York Code / Act CAL / Article 7 / Section 63
Maintenance by state of alteration to certain highway bridges not state owned
Status: in_force

§ 63. Maintenance by state of alteration to certain highway bridges\nnot state owned.  When in the canalization of a natural waterway to form\na part of the canal system it has been or may be necessary to alter an\nexisting highway bridge spanning the canalized portion of the waterway,\nthe maintenance and repair of the additional or new part or parts of\nsuch bridge structure which may have been or may be necessary in\naltering the bridge to meet the requirements of navigation, shall be an\nobligation of the state. The commissioner of transportation shall have\nsupervision and direction over such maintenance or repairs, the cost of\nwhich shall be defrayed from moneys appropriated for the improvement,\nmaintenance and repair of the canal system.\n
N.Y. ERL Law § 15 — New York Code / Act ERL / Section 15
Separability
Status: in_force

§ 15. Separability. If any provision of this act or the application of\nsuch provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the\nvalidity of the remainder of the act and the applicability of such\nprovision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected\nthereby.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 584 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 12-C / Section 584
Grounds for suspension or revocation of license; procedure
Status: in_force

§ 584. Grounds for suspension or revocation of license; procedure. 1.\nThe superintendent may revoke any license issued hereunder if he shall\nfind that:\n  (a) The licensee has violated any provisions of this article, or of\nany rule or regulation made by the superintendent under and within the\nauthority of this article;\n  (b) Any fact or condition exists which, if it had existed at the time\nof the original application for such license, would have warranted the\nsuperintendent in refusing originally to issue such license; or\n  (c) The conviction of a licensee for a crime against the laws of this\nstate or any other state or of the United States involving moral\nturpitude or fraudulent or dishonest actions, or the entry of a final\njudgement in a court of competent jurisdiction against the licensee in a\ncivil action arising from fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit.\n  2. The superintendent may, on good cause shown, suspend any license\nfor a period not exceeding thirty days, pending investigation.\n  3. No license shall be revoked or suspended except after notice and a\nhearing thereon.\n  4. Any licensee may surrender any license by delivering to the\nsuperintendent written notice that it thereby surrenders such license,\nbut such surrender shall not affect such licensee's civil or criminal\nliability for acts committed prior to such surrender.\n  5. No revocation, suspension or surrender of any license shall impair\nor affect the obligation of any pre-existing lawful contract between the\nlicensee and any person.\n  6. Every license issued hereunder shall remain in force and effect\nuntil the same shall have been surrendered, revoked or suspended in\naccordance with the provisions of this article, but the superintendent\nshall have authority to reinstate a suspended license or to issue a new\nlicense to a licensee whose license shall have been revoked if no fact\nor condition then exists which would have warranted the superintendent\nin refusing originally to issue such license under this article.\n  7. Whenever the superintendent shall revoke or suspend a license\nissued pursuant to this article, he shall forthwith execute in duplicate\na written order to that effect. The superintendent shall file one copy\nof such order in the office of the department of financial services and\nshall forthwith serve the other copy upon the licensee. Any such order\nmay be reviewed in the manner provided by article seventy-eight of the\ncivil practice law and rules. Such application for review as authorized\nby this section must be made within thirty days from the date of such\norder of suspension or revocation.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 299-T — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 5-D / Section 299-T
Extension of the district
Status: in_force

§ 299-t. Extension of the district. A watershed district may be\nextended so as to include territory not previously included within its\nboundaries in the same manner as hereinbefore prescribed for the\noriginal establishment of the watershed district. The cost of the\nextension and of providing the improvements therein shall be assessed,\nlevied and collected as provided in section two hundred seventy-four of\nthis chapter, as now in effect or as hereafter amended.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 910 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 30 / Section 910
Enforcement
Status: in_force

§ 910. Enforcement. 1. Nothing in this article shall be construed to\nprevent municipalities from enacting local laws or ordinances which\nimpose standards or requirements relating to the handling of asbestos or\nasbestos material more effective than those set forth in this article or\nin any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder.\n  2. The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of this article and\nrules and regulations adopted hereunder; provided, however, that the\nprovisions of this section and sections nine hundred seven, nine hundred\neight and nine hundred nine of this article shall not be enforced in\nreference to persons or contractors performing work in a city or\nmunicipality which files with the commissioner a duly certified copy of\na local law or ordinance assuming full responsibility for enforcing the\nprovisions of this article and the rules and regulations adopted\nhereunder. Such city or municipality shall have all the powers of the\ncommissioner in enforcing the provisions of this article and the rules\nand regulations adopted hereunder, including but not limited to the\ncollection and retention of monetary penalties.\n  3. Each city or municipality which elects such local enforcement\noption shall submit a report to the commissioner annually on or before\nthe first day of June of the manner in which this article and the rules\nand regulations promulgated thereunder have been and are administered,\nand the results of such administration under the jurisdiction of such\ncity or municipality and shall from time to time submit to the\ncommissioner such other reports as to such other matters as the\ncommissioner may require.\n  4. A city or municipality may file with the commissioner a duly\ncertified copy of a local law or ordinance terminating its enforcement\nresponsibilities which shall be effective thirty days from the filing\nthereof.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 641 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 13-B / Section 641
License
Status: in_force

§ 641. License. 1. No person shall engage in the business of selling\nor issuing checks, or engage in the business of receiving money for\ntransmission or transmitting the same, without a license therefor\nobtained from the superintendent as provided in this article, nor shall\nany person engage in such business as an agent, except as an agent of a\nlicensee or as agent of a payee; provided, however, that nothing in this\narticle shall apply to a bank, trust company, private banker, foreign\nbanking corporation licensed pursuant to article two of this chapter or\nforeign banking company authorized to operate pursuant to the\nInternational Banking Act of 1978 (12 USC 3101 et seq.), as amended,\nsavings bank, savings and loan association, an investment company, a\nnational banking association, federal reserve bank, corporation\norganized under the provisions of section twenty-five-a of an act of\ncongress entitled the "Federal Reserve Act", federal savings bank,\nfederal savings and loan association or state or federal credit union.\n  2. Application for a license required under this article shall be in\nwriting, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the superintendent,\nand shall contain the following:\n  (a) The exact name of the applicant and, if incorporated, the date of\nincorporation and the state where incorporated.\n  (b) The complete address of the principal office from which the\nbusiness is to be conducted, and where the books and records of the\napplicant are maintained and to be maintained, showing the street and\nnumber, if any, and the municipality and county;\n  (c) If the applicant has one or more branches, subsidiaries or\naffiliates engaging in this state in the business of selling or issuing\nchecks, or of receiving money for transmission or transmitting the same,\nthe complete name and address of each;\n  (d) The name and residence address of the applicant, if an individual\nor, if a partnership, of its partners or, if a corporation or\nassociation, of the directors, trustees and principal officers thereof,\nand of any stockholder owning twenty per centum or more of any class of\nits stock; and\n  (e) Such other pertinent information as the superintendent may\nrequire.\n  3. Application for a license shall be accompanied by an investigation\nfee as prescribed pursuant to section eighteen-a of this chapter, which\nshall not be refunded.\n
N.Y. TRA Law § 406*2 — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 16 / Section 406*2
Daniel Boggs - Marvin Franklin New York transit authority's on-track safety program
Status: in_force

* § 406. Daniel Boggs - Marvin Franklin New York transit authority's\non-track safety program. 1. By May first, two thousand eight, the Daniel\nBoggs - Marvin Franklin New York city transit authority track safety\ntask force shall issue one or more reports setting forth the\nrecommendations of its members with respect to the Daniel Boggs - Marvin\nFranklin New York city transit authority on-track safety program. Such\nreports shall be sent to the governor, the temporary president of the\nsenate and the speaker of the assembly.\n  2. Such track safety task force shall also provide to the public\nemployee safety and health bureau within the department of labor and to\nall labor organizations that represent New York city transit authority\nemployees engaged in work on or adjacent to the right-of-way a copy of\nits reports.\n  3. Prior to implementation of any material modification to the Daniel\nBoggs - Marvin Franklin New York city transit authority's on-track\nsafety program, the New York city transit authority shall advise the\ntask force established in section four hundred four of this article\nwhich shall review such modification at its next meeting; except that\nnothing contained in this section shall be deemed to preclude or limit\nthe right of the New York city transit authority to implement any such\nmodification which it deems appropriate to enhance the safety of its\nemployees, customers or third parties.\n  * NB There are 2 § 406's\n
N.Y. VOL Law § 43 — New York Code / Act VOL / Article 4 / Section 43
Determination of claims for benefits
Status: in_force

§ 43. Determination of claims for benefits. The provisions of section\ntwenty of the workmen's compensation law shall be applicable as fully as\nif set forth in this chapter, except that the waiting period of seven\ndays for the presentation of claims for benefits shall not apply to the\npresentation of claims for benefits under this chapter.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 551 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 5 / Section 551
Right of person to possession not affected by descent cast
Status: in_force

§ 551. Right of person to possession not affected by descent cast. The\nright of a person to the possession of real property is not impaired or\naffected by a descent being cast in consequence of the death of a person\nin possession of the property.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 21 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 2 / Section 21
Cancellation of unpaid checks or drafts
Status: in_force

§ 21. Cancellation of unpaid checks or drafts.\n  Checks or drafts of any municipal corporation, district corporation or\nschool district which shall have been outstanding for more than one year\nfrom the respective dates thereof, shall be cancelled and the amount\nthereof returned to the fund which was originally charged. Prior to such\ncancellation, the bank or banks on which such checks or drafts were\ndrawn shall be notified, by the fiscal officer or other officer having\nresponsibility for issuance of such checks, not to pay the same. A\ncomplete and accurate record of all checks and drafts so cancelled shall\nbe maintained. The amount of any such check or draft shall be paid\nwithout interest in the same manner as any other claim presented for\npayment within six years from the original date of issuance, from any\nmoneys legally available, to the lawful holder thereof, or in the\nabsence of such check or draft, to the person or entity lawfully\nentitled to payment upon submission of a voucher and a statement\naccounting for such absence. For purposes of such payment, the governing\nbody of the municipal corporation, district corporation or school\ndistrict may establish an appropriation containing moneys sufficient to\npay the amounts of any outstanding checks or drafts which may be\npresented.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 2014 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 40 / Section 2014
Representation of petitioners
Status: in_force

§ 2014. Representation of petitioners. 1. Appearances in proceedings\nconducted by an administrative law judge or before the tax appeals\ntribunal may be by the petitioner or a representative of the petitioner\nwho is at least eighteen years of age, of the petitioner's choosing,\nincluding, but not limited to, the petitioner's spouse or other family\nmember, by an attorney admitted to practice in the courts of record of\nthis state, by a certified public accountant licensed in this state, by\nan enrolled agent enrolled to practice before the internal revenue\nservice, by a public accountant licensed in this state or by a tax\nreturn preparer registered in this state. The tribunal may allow any\nattorney, certified public accountant, or licensed public accountant\nauthorized to practice or licensed in any other jurisdiction of the\nUnited States to appear and represent a petitioner in proceedings before\nthe tribunal for a particular matter. In addition, the tax appeals\ntribunal may promulgate rules and regulations to permit a corporation to\nbe represented by one of its officers or employees.\n  2. In proceedings conducted in the small claims unit, the\nrepresentatives authorized in subdivision one of this section may appear\nand represent a petitioner.\n  3. The division of taxation shall be represented in all proceedings\nconducted pursuant to the authority of the division of tax appeals by\nthe chief counsel of the division of taxation or their representatives.\n