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N.Y. PBH Law § 2994-S — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 29-CC / Section 2994-S
Remedy
Status: in_force

§ 2994-s. Remedy. 1. Any hospital, attending practitioner that refuses\nto honor a health care decision by a surrogate made pursuant to this\narticle and in accord with the standards set forth in this article shall\nnot be entitled to compensation for treatment, services, or procedures\nrefused by the surrogate, except that this subdivision shall not apply:\n  (a) when a hospital, physician, nurse practitioner or physician\nassistant exercises the rights granted by section twenty-nine hundred\nninety-four-n of this article, provided that the physician, nurse\npractitioner, physician assistant or hospital promptly fulfills the\nobligations set forth in section twenty-nine hundred ninety-four-n of\nthis article;\n  (b) while a matter is under consideration by the ethics review\ncommittee, provided that the matter is promptly referred to and\nconsidered by the committee;\n  (c) in the event of a dispute between individuals on the surrogate\nlist; or\n  (d) if the physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or\nhospital prevails in any litigation concerning the surrogate's decision\nto refuse the treatment, services or procedure. Nothing in this section\nshall determine or affect how disputes among individuals on the\nsurrogate list are resolved.\n  2. The remedy provided in this section is in addition to and\ncumulative with any other remedies available at law or in equity or by\nadministrative proceedings to a patient, a health care agent appointed\npursuant to article twenty-nine-C of this chapter, or a person\nauthorized to make health care decisions pursuant to this article,\nincluding injunctive and declaratory relief, and any other provisions of\nthis chapter governing fines, penalties, or forfeitures.\n
N.Y. COR Law § 138-A — New York Code / Act COR / Article 6 / Section 138-A
Notification of visitation policies
Status: in_force

§ 138-a. Notification of visitation policies. The commissioner of the\ndepartment of corrections and community supervision shall establish and\nmaintain on its public website information concerning specific\nvisitation rules, regulations, policies and procedures for each\ncorrectional facility. Such information shall include, but not be\nlimited to, visiting days and hours, length and number of allowable\nvisits, maximum number of people per visit, dress code, guidelines for\npeople with medical and other special needs including physical access\nand restrictions on medications while in the facility, infant care, and\nitems which are restricted or prohibited by visitors. The commissioner\nshall regularly update the information provided on the website pursuant\nto this section in order to ensure that such information is accurate and\nthat visitors are notified of any new or changed rules, regulations,\npolicies and procedures. In addition, the commissioner shall designate a\ntelephone number or numbers that persons may call for information about\nthe visiting rules, regulations, policies and procedures at the various\nfacilities. Such telephone number or numbers shall also be posted on the\nwebsite.\n
N.Y. SCC Law § 54 — New York Code / Act SCC / Article 5 / Section 54
Duties of mayor
Status: in_force

§ 54. Duties of mayor. It shall be the duty of the mayor to see that\nthe city officers and departments faithfully perform their duties; to\nmaintain peace and good order within the city; to take care that the\nlaws of the state and the ordinances of the common council are executed\nand enforced within the city; to communicate by written message to the\ncommon council at least once a year a statement of the finances and\ngeneral conditions of the affairs of the city, and with such\nrecommendations in relation thereto as he may deem proper; to give such\ninformation in relation to the same as the common council may from time\nto time require; and to call a special meeting of the common council\nwhenever in his judgment it is required by public necessity. He shall\nalso receive and examine into all complaints made against any city\nofficer for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.\n
N.Y. WKC Law § 4 — New York Code / Act WKC / Article 1 / Section 4
Special applicability; domestic partners; surviving domestic partners; death benefits; funeral expenses; terrorist attacks of September e...
Status: in_force

§ 4. Special applicability; domestic partners; surviving domestic\npartners; death benefits; funeral expenses; terrorist attacks of\nSeptember eleventh, two thousand one; construction. 1. Definition.\n"Domestic partner" means a person at least eighteen years of age who:\n  (a) is dependent upon the employee for support as shown by either\nunilateral dependence or mutual interdependence, as evidenced by a nexus\nof factors including, but not limited to, common ownership of real or\npersonal property, common householding, children in common, signs of\nintent to marry, shared budgeting, and the length of the personal\nrelationship with the employee or, if the employee is deceased, was so\ndependent upon the employee immediately prior to the employee's death;\nor\n  (b) has registered as the domestic partner of the employee with any\nregistry of domestic partnerships maintained by the employer of either\nparty, the state, or any county, city, town, or village, or, if the\nemployee is deceased, did so register prior to the employee's death.\n  (c) For the purposes of this section, the definition of domestic\npartner made by this subdivision shall supplement or supersede any\ninconsistent definition of such term by any other general, special, or\nlocal law, ordinance, code, or charter so that no person qualifying as a\ndomestic partner, as defined in this subdivision, whether registered or\nunregistered, shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed not to\nbe a domestic partner.\n  (d) For the purposes of this section, the term "domestic partner"\nshall include the term "surviving domestic partner".\n  Provided however, "domestic partner" shall not include any person who\nis related by blood to the employee in a manner that would bar marriage\nto the employee in New York state.\n  2. Death benefits. The domestic partner, at the time of the death, of\nany employee shall, if such employee had no spouse at the time of his or\nher death, be deemed to be the surviving spouse of such employee for the\npurposes of any death benefit, including but not limited to funeral\nexpenses, to which a surviving spouse would be entitled upon the death\nof such employee, and any and all such benefits shall be paid to such\ndomestic partner.\n  3. Applicability. The provisions of this section apply only to cases\nin which the employee's death occurred as a result of the terrorist\nattacks that occurred on September eleven, two thousand one.\n  4. Construction. (a) The definition of the term "domestic partner"\nmade by subdivision one of this section shall not be construed to be an\nexclusive definition.\n  (b) The enactment of this section shall not be construed to divest any\ncourt of any authority such court may otherwise have to adjudicate a\nperson a domestic partner on the basis of any criteria other than those\nspecified in subdivision one of this section, whether such person has or\nhas not registered as a domestic partner.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 342-DDD*3 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 342-DDD*3
Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the "Hugh A
Status: in_force

* § 342-ddd. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as\nthe "Hugh A. Kearney Memorial Bridge". The bridge on state route two\nhundred six crossing the Susquehanna River in the town of Bainbridge,\ncounty of Chenango, shall be designated and known as the "Hugh A.\nKearney Memorial Bridge".\n  * NB There are 5 § 342-ddd's\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 83.43 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title E / Article 83 / Section 83.43
Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
Status: in_force

§ 83.43 Relation to electronic signatures in global and national\n          commerce act.\n  This article modifies, limits and supersedes the federal Electronic\nSignatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001,\net seq., but does not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of such\nact, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 (c), or authorize electronic delivery of any\nof the notices described in Section 103(b) of such act, 15 U.S.C.\nSection 7003(b).\n
N.Y. ENG Law § 8-107 — New York Code / Act ENG / Article 8 / Section 8-107
Municipal regulations
Status: in_force

§ 8-107. Municipal regulations.  1. Nothing in this article shall be\nconstrued as abrogating or impairing the power of any municipality to\nenforce the provisions of any local building regulations pertaining to\nlighting standards in existing buildings, provided that such provisions\nare not inconsistent with the standards.\n  2. Any municipality which adopts local lighting efficiency standards\nfor existing buildings in accordance with this section shall file a copy\nof such standards and any amendments or revisions thereof with the\ncommissioner within thirty days after promulgation or adoption of such\nstandards, amendments or revisions. The failure to comply with the\nprovisions of this subdivision shall not impair or otherwise affect the\nvalidity of such local standards or amendments or revisions thereof.\n
N.Y. CCA Law § 1903 — New York Code / Act CCA / Article 19 / Section 1903
Costs; additional provisions
Status: in_force

§ 1903. Costs; additional provisions. The provisions of CPLR §§ 8101,\n8103, 8104, 8105 and 8106 shall apply in actions and proceedings in this\ncourt.\n
N.Y. NAV Law § 45-B — New York Code / Act NAV / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 45-B
Regulation of beaches
Status: in_force

§ 45-b. Regulation of beaches. Except when prohibited by reason of the\nlaws of the United States, the board of trustees of a village may adopt,\namend and enforce rules and regulations not inconsistent with law, with\nrespect to regulating the use of beaches in or adjacent to the village\nand regulating swimming and bathing in open waters exposed to the\npublic, including the use of underwater diving devices for swimming and\nfishing, within or bounding the village or such beaches to a distance of\nfifteen hundred feet from the shore, including any waters within or\nbordering a village in the county of Nassau or Suffolk, and requiring\nthe owners or operators of any bathing beaches, bath houses or other\nplaces charging a fee to the public for the use of such facilities to\nprovide adequate safeguards for the protection of the public in waters\nadjacent to such premises.\n  The provisions of this section shall be controlling notwithstanding\nany contrary provisions of law.\n
N.Y. UDC Law § 1804-A — New York Code / Act UDC / Article 18-A / Section 1804-A
Informal and simplified procedure on commercial claims
Status: in_force

§ 1804-A. Informal and simplified procedure on commercial claims.\n  The court shall conduct hearings upon commercial claims in such manner\nas to do substantial justice between the parties according to the rules\nof substantive law and shall not be bound by statutory provisions or\nrules of practice, procedure, pleading or evidence, except statutory\nprovisions relating to privileged communications and personal\ntransactions or communications with a decedent or person with a mental\nillness. An itemized bill or invoice, receipted or marked paid, or two\nitemized estimates for services or repairs, are admissible in evidence\nand are prima facie evidence of the reasonable value and necessity of\nsuch services and repairs. Disclosure shall be unavailable in commercial\nclaims procedure except upon order of the court on showing of proper\ncircumstances. The provisions of this act and the rules of this court,\ntogether with the statutes and rules governing supreme court practice,\nshall apply to claims brought under this article so far as the same can\nbe made applicable and are not in conflict with the provisions of this\narticle; in case of conflict, the provisions of this article shall\ncontrol.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 376 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 7 / Section 376
Local laws; resolutions
Status: in_force

§ 376. Local laws; resolutions. 1. Whenever in this article the board\nof supervisors is authorized by action taken pursuant to this section,\nto alter or abolish the requirements of any section of this article, or\npart thereof, or to make applicable to the county the provisions of any\nsuch section, or part thereof, not otherwise applicable, such action\nshall be by local law adopted in the manner prescribed in the municipal\nhome rule law.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any\ngeneral, special or local law, a local law adopted pursuant to this\narticle shall not be subject to a mandatory or permissive referendum.\n  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or of any general,\nspecial or local law, and except as expressly permitted by this article,\nno local law or resolution shall be adopted by a board of supervisors\ninconsistent with the mandatory provision of this article or the\noptional provisions thereof where made applicable; provided, however,\nthat local laws may be adopted imposing additional requirements not\ninconsistent with any such provisions.\n  3. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or of any general,\nspecial or local law, a roll call vote shall be taken when any\nresolution expressly authorized or required by this article is voted\nupon by the board of supervisors. Such roll call vote shall be entered\nin the minutes of the board.\n  4. Any local law by which an optional provision of this article is\nmade applicable to a county may be repealed, whereupon such optional\nprovision shall cease to be applicable to such county. Any other local\nlaw, or resolution, adopted pursuant to this article may be amended or\nrepealed, provided that no such local law or resolution shall be amended\nso as to be inconsistent with the mandatory provisions of this article\nor the optional provisions thereof where made applicable. A resolution\nto amend or repeal a resolution previously adopted pursuant to an\nexpress authorization or requirement of this article shall be voted\nupon, and the roll call vote thereon shall be recorded, in the manner\nprovided in subdivision three of this section.\n
N.Y. IND Law § 50 — New York Code / Act IND / Article 4 / Section 50
Appeals to council of Seneca nation
Status: in_force

§ 50. Appeals to council of Seneca nation.  Within twenty days after\nthe decision of a peacemakers' court of the Seneca nation, an appeal may\nbe taken to the council of such nation, by serving upon the adverse\nparty and upon the peacemakers before whom the action or proceeding was\nheard a notice of such appeal. The peacemakers shall certify the\nevidence taken before them to the council. The appeal shall be heard by\nat least a quorum of the council, and shall be decided upon the evidence\ntaken in the peacemakers' court, and such additional evidence as the\ncouncil may determine to hear. Upon the hearing any party shall have the\nright to appear either in person or by counsel and argue the merits of\nthe case. The decision of the council shall be conclusive.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 160.10 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title H / Article 160 / Section 160.10
Fingerprinting; duties of police with respect thereto
Status: in_force

§ 160.10 Fingerprinting; duties of police with respect thereto.\n  1. Following an arrest, or following the arraignment upon a local\ncriminal court accusatory instrument of a defendant whose court\nattendance has been secured by a summons or an appearance ticket under\ncircumstances described in sections 130.60 and 150.70, the arresting or\nother appropriate police officer or agency must take or cause to be\ntaken fingerprints of the arrested person or defendant if an offense\nwhich is the subject of the arrest or which is charged in the accusatory\ninstrument filed is:\n  (a) A felony; or\n  (b) A misdemeanor defined in the penal law; or\n  (c) A misdemeanor defined outside the penal law which would constitute\na felony if such person had a previous judgment of conviction for a\ncrime.\n  2. In addition, a police officer who makes an arrest for any offense,\neither with or without a warrant, may take or cause to be taken the\nfingerprints of the arrested person if such police officer:\n  (a) Is unable to ascertain such person's identity; or\n  (b) Reasonably suspects that the identification given by such person\nis not accurate; or\n  (c) Reasonably suspects that such person is being sought by law\nenforcement officials for the commission of some other offense.\n  3. Whenever fingerprints are required to be taken pursuant to\nsubdivision one or permitted to be taken pursuant to subdivision two,\nthe photograph and palmprints of the arrested person or the defendant,\nas the case may be, may also be taken.\n  4. The taking of fingerprints as prescribed in this section and the\nsubmission of available information concerning the arrested person or\nthe defendant and the facts and circumstances of the crime charged must\nbe in accordance with the standards established by the commissioner of\nthe division of criminal justice services.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 207-KK — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 10 / Section 207-KK
Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused by cancer
Status: in_force

* § 207-kk. Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused by\ncancer. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the\ncontrary, any condition of impairment of health caused by (i) any\ncondition of cancer affecting the lymphatic, digestive, hematological,\nurinary, neurological, breast, reproductive, endocrine/thyroid or\nprostate systems or (ii) melanoma resulting in total or partial\ndisability or death to a paid member of a fire department in a city with\na population of one million or more, or any retired member of such\ndepartment who has been retired for five or less years, who successfully\npassed a physical examination on entry into the service of such\ndepartment, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such\ncondition, shall be presumptive evidence that it was incurred in the\nperformance and discharge of duty unless the contrary be proved by\ncompetent evidence. The provisions of this section shall remain in full\nforce and effect pursuant to section four hundred eighty of the\nretirement and social security law.\n  * NB Expires per § 480 of the retirement and social security law\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 1533 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 15-A / Section 1533
Licensing of individuals
Status: in_force

§ 1533. Licensing of individuals.\n  No officer, director, shareholder or employee of a foreign\nprofessional service corporation shall practice his or her profession in\nthis state unless such individual is duly licensed to practice such\nprofession in this state.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1207 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 12 / Section 1207
Salary; commissions; retention of commissions 1
Status: in_force

§ 1207. Salary; commissions; retention of commissions\n  1.  Except as herein provided the public administrator shall receive\nan annual salary to be fixed by the board of supervisors of his county\nfor the administration of all estates.\n  2.  The public administrator of the counties of Erie and Onondaga\nshall be entitled to retain from all moneys or property which come into\nhis hands, after deducting all reasonable and necessary expenses, the\nsame commissions as are now allowed by law to a fiduciary other than a\ntrustee.  If he be a licensed attorney-at-law he shall receive as his\ncompensation, in addition to his commissions, the legal fees as attorney\nfor the estate as may be allowed by the court together with his\nreasonable and necessary expenses and disbursements which shall be a\ncharge against the estate in each instance.\n  3.  The public administrator of the county of Monroe, if he be a duly\nlicensed attorney-at-law shall receive no salary and may act as his own\ncounsel and shall receive as his compensation such legal fees as the\nattorney of the estate as may be allowed by the court together with his\nreasonable and necessary expenses and disbursements which shall be a\ncharge against the estate in each instance.  If he shall not be an\nattorney-at-law he shall be compensated as is provided for in\nsubdivision 1.\n  4.  On the settlement of the account of the public administrator in\neach instance, except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3 the court may\nallow his reasonable and necessary expenses and disbursements and in\naddition, in the counties of Erie, Monroe, Nassau, Onondaga, Suffolk and\nWestchester, a reasonable amount for the expenses of his office, to be\nfixed by the court.  In addition thereto he shall be entitled to receive\ncommissions on all moneys or property of any decedent or the proceeds of\na cause of action for wrongful death which may come into his hands as\nprovided for a fiduciary other than a trustee.\n  5.  Except as hereinabove provided the public administrator shall not\nreceive to his own use any remuneration in addition to his salary for\nhis services and he shall pay to the treasurer of his county all\ncommissions and costs received by him.  Such payments shall be made\nmonthly and shall be accompanied by a sworn statement in such form as\nthe comptroller of his county shall prescribe showing in detail the\ncommissions and costs received and allowed to him.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 602 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 29-H / Section 602
Violations and penalties
Status: in_force

§ 602. Violations and penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided by\nlaw, any person who violates the terms of section six hundred one of\nthis article is guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such violation shall\nbe deemed a separate offense. A violation by any person of section six\nhundred one-a of this article, if such violation constitutes the first\nsuch offense by such person, is punishable by a civil penalty not to\nexceed two hundred fifty dollars. The second offense and any offense\ncommitted thereafter is punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed five\nhundred dollars.\n  2. The attorney general or the district attorney of any county may\nbring an action in the name of the people of the state to restrain or\nprevent any violation of this article or any continuance of any such\nviolation.\n  3. Any aggrieved person or entity served with more than fifty\ninformation subpoenas per month by a principal creditor or his or her\nagent shall also have a cause of action to challenge compliance with\nsubdivision ten of section six hundred one of this article and/or the\ncertification requirements of rule fifty-two hundred twenty-four of the\ncivil practice law and rules. In such action, a successful plaintiff\nshall be awarded ten dollars for each information subpoena served upon\nsuch plaintiff where it is shown that the required certification for\nsuch information subpoena was not made pursuant to rule fifty-two\nhundred twenty-four of the civil practice law and rules, that the\nrequired record for such information subpoena was not maintained\npursuant to subdivision ten of section six hundred one of this article,\nor that the specific grounds for the certification required to accompany\nsuch information subpoena pursuant to rule fifty-two hundred twenty-four\nof the civil practice law and rules were not reasonable. A successful\nplaintiff may also be awarded court costs and attorney fees.\n