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N.Y. PVH Law § 257 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 6-A / Section 257
Conditions and security for loans
Status: in_force

§ 257. Conditions and security for loans. 1. No loan shall be made to\na community development corporation for a project unless (a) the\nplanning commission, if any, of the municipality has approved the\nproject; (b) the local legislative body of the municipality, after a\npublic hearing, has approved the project and has enacted or will enact\nregulations or appropriate restrictions adequately protecting the\nproject against future uses likely to depreciate unduly the value of\nsuch project and has, by resolution, found that the project will aid in\nthe replanning, reconstruction or redevelopment of an urban renewal\narea, as defined in article fifteen of the general municipal law, or\nwill provide facilities incidental or appurtenant to an urban renewal\nproject, as defined in article fifteen of the general municipal law, and\n(c) the commissioner has found that:\n  (i) the estimated revenues of the project or the monies of the\ncorporation will be sufficient to cover all probable costs of operation\nand maintenance, all fixed charges and operating reserves and\ndepreciation reserves if any;\n  (ii) the plans and specifications conform to the requirements of all\nlaws applicable thereto and assure light, air, sanitation and fire\nprotection;\n  (iii) the project is in conformity with an approved urban renewal\nplan, as defined in article fifteen of the general municipal law.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 3-402 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 3-402
Signature in Ambiguous Capacity
Status: in_force

Section 3--402. Signature in Ambiguous Capacity.\n  Unless the instrument clearly indicates that a signature is made in\nsome other capacity it is an indorsement.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 155.15 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title J / Article 155 / Section 155.15
Larceny; defenses
Status: in_force

§ 155.15 Larceny; defenses.\n  1. In any prosecution for larceny committed by trespassory taking or\nembezzlement, it is an affirmative defense that the property was\nappropriated under a claim of right made in good faith.\n  2. In any prosecution for larceny by extortion committed by instilling\nin the victim a fear that he or another person would be charged with a\ncrime, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant reasonably\nbelieved the threatened charge to be true and that his sole purpose was\nto compel or induce the victim to take reasonable action to make good\nthe wrong which was the subject of such threatened charge.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 1254 — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 12-A / Section 1254
Use of special equalization ratios
Status: in_force

§ 1254. Use of special equalization ratios. Notwithstanding the\nprovisions of any general or special law, the ratios established in\naccordance with the provisions of this article shall be used in\ncalculating average full valuation of taxable real estate of a city in\ncomputing and applying the limitation on the amount to be raised by tax\non real estate pursuant to section ten of article eight of the\nconstitution and the limitation on local indebtedness pursuant to\nsection four of article eight of the constitution for the fiscal year of\nsuch city for which such assessments are used in computing such\nlimitations.\n
N.Y. TWN Law § 270 — New York Code / Act TWN / Article 16 / Section 270
Official map, establishment
Status: in_force

§ 270. Official map, establishment. The town board may establish an\nofficial map of that part of the town outside the limits of any\nincorporated city or village showing the streets, highways and parks\ntheretofore laid out, adopted and established by law and drainage\nsystems may also be shown on such map. Such map shall be final and\nconclusive with respect to the location and width of streets and\nhighways, drainage systems and the location of parks shown thereon.\nSuch official map is hereby declared to be established to conserve and\nprotect the public health, safety and general welfare. The clerk of\nevery town which has established such an official map shall immediately\nfile a certificate of that fact with the clerk or registrar of the\ncounty in which said town is located.\n
N.Y. COR Law § 703-A — New York Code / Act COR / Article 23 / Section 703-A
Certificate of good conduct
Status: in_force

§ 703-a. Certificate of good conduct. 1. A certificate of good conduct\nmay be granted as provided in this section to relieve an individual of\nany disability, or to remove any bar to his employment, automatically\nimposed by law by reason of his conviction of the crime or of the\noffense specified therein. Such certificate may be limited to one or\nmore enumerated disabilities or bars, or may relieve the individual of\nall disabilities and bars.\n  2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a conviction of a crime\nor of an offense specified in a certificate of good conduct shall not be\ndeemed to be a conviction within the meaning of any provision of law\nthat imposes, by reason of a conviction, a bar to any employment, a\ndisability to exercise any right, or a disability to apply for or to\nreceive any license, permit, or other authority or privilege covered by\nthe certificate; and provided, however, that a conviction for a class\nA-I felony or a violent felony offense, as defined in subdivision one of\nsection 70.02 of the penal law, shall impose a disability to apply for\nor receive a license or permit issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the\npenal law.\n  3. A certificate of good conduct shall not, however, in any way\nprevent any judicial administrative, licensing or other body, board or\nauthority from considering the conviction specified therein in\naccordance with the provisions of article twenty-three-a of this\nchapter.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 570.52 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 3 / Title Q / Article 570 / Section 570.52
Fugitives from this state; duty of governor
Status: in_force

§ 570.52  Fugitives from this state; duty of governor.\n  Whenever the governor of this state shall demand a person charged with\ncrime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his\nbail, probation or parole in this state from the executive authority of\nany other state, or from the chief justice or an associate justice of\nthe supreme court of the  District of Columbia authorized to receive\nsuch demand under the laws of the  United States, he shall issue a\nwarrant under the seal of this state to some agent commanding him to\nreceive the person so charged, if delivered to him, and convey him to\nthe proper officer of the county in this state in which the offense was\ncommitted.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 794 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 37-A / Section 794
Continuing education requirements
Status: in_force

§ 794. Continuing education requirements.  1. Prior to the expiration\nof a certificate of registration and as a condition of renewal, each\nhearing aid dispenser registered pursuant to subdivision one of section\nseven hundred ninety of this article shall submit documentation showing\nsuccessful completion of twenty continuing education credits through a\ncourse or courses approved by the secretary in consultation with the\nadvisory board, or, in relation to audiologists licensed pursuant to\narticle one hundred fifty-nine of the education law, the office of the\nprofessions in the education department. Such formal courses of learning\nshall include, but not be limited to, collegiate level of credit in\nnon-credit courses, professional development programs and technical\nsessions offered by national, state and local professional associations\nand other organizations acceptable to the secretary and any other\norganized educational and technical programs acceptable to the\nsecretary. The secretary may, in his or her discretion, and as needed to\ncontribute to the health and welfare of the public, require the\ncompletion of continuing education courses in specific subjects to\nfulfill this mandatory continuing education requirement. Courses shall\nbe taken from a sponsor approved by the secretary pursuant to\nregulations promulgated pursuant to this section.\n  2. A hearing aid dispenser registered under paragraph (b) of\nsubdivision one of section seven hundred ninety of this article may\nsatisfy the requirements of subdivision one of this section by\ndemonstrating to the secretary compliance with such continuing\ncompetency requirements as are prescribed by article one hundred\nfifty-nine of the education law, provided, however, that, such persons\nshall submit documentation showing the successful completion of four\ncontinuing education credits relating to the dispensing of hearing aids.\n  3. (a) Within one year of the effective date of this article, the\nsecretary shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing the\nmethod, content and supervision requirements for the continuing\neducation course or courses provided for in this section. Properly\nprepared written materials of the subject matter of each course shall be\ndistributed and each course shall be taught by an instructor who meets\nrequirements established by the secretary upon the recommendation of the\nboard. Any person or organization offering a course shall apply to the\nsecretary for authorization to offer such course or courses pursuant to\nsaid rules and regulations.\n  (b) Credits shall be awarded based on one hour of credit for each\nsixty minutes of participation. The secretary may prescribe the form or\nforms on which participation and credits are documented. At the\nconclusion of each approved course, a certificate of completion shall be\ntransmitted to the secretary.\n
N.Y. TRA Law § 423 — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 17 / Section 423
Powers and duties of municipalities
Status: in_force

§ 423. Powers and duties of municipalities. A municipality is hereby\nauthorized to:\n  1. Undertake and carry out any municipal transportation infrastructure\nrenewal project for which state assistance is received or is to be\nreceived pursuant to this article.\n  2. To expend money received from the state together with other moneys\navailable to it for costs incurred for any such project.\n  3. To contract with any person, firm, corporation or agency, either\ngovernmental or private, for the purpose of accomplishing the purposes\nof this article.\n  4. To apply for and receive moneys of the state and the federal\ngovernment for the purposes of accomplishing projects undertaken or to\nbe undertaken pursuant to this article.\n  5. To perform such other and further acts as may be necessary, proper\nor desirable in order to carry out municipal transportation\ninfrastructure renewal projects or any obligation, duty or function\nrelating thereto.\n
N.Y. DCD Law § 77 — New York Code / Act DCD / Article 3 / Section 77
Trustees, how designated
Status: in_force

§ 77. Trustees, how designated. The trustee or trustees may be\nnominated by a majority in amount of the consenting creditors. If no\nperson is so nominated, one or more persons must be appointed by the\ncourt for the purpose. The nomination may be included in the consent, or\nmade in a separate paper, or orally upon the hearing or trial, and\nentered in the minutes.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 214-C — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 11 / Section 214-C
Elder abuse awareness
Status: in_force

§ 214-c. Elder abuse awareness. The superintendent, in cooperation\nwith the state office for the aging and the office of children and\nfamily services, shall, for all members of the division of state police:\n(1) develop, maintain and disseminate educational material relating to\nabuse of adults, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional\nabuse, active neglect, passive neglect, self neglect, and financial\nexploitation, as such terms are defined in section four hundred\nseventy-three of the social services law, and identity theft, and (2)\nestablish and implement written procedures and policies in the event a\nmember of the division of state police encounters such abuse, including\nthe provision of information and referral.\n
N.Y. IND Law § 152 — New York Code / Act IND / Article 10 / Section 152
Qualifications for office
Status: in_force

§ 152. Qualifications for office.  All officers shall qualify for\noffice and perform their respective duties in accordance with the tribal\nrules, customs and regulations of the Poospatuck Indian nation and, in\naddition, shall have been actually residing on the reservation for six\nmonths immediately preceding election.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 5408 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 54 / Section 5408
Annual statement
Status: in_force

§ 5408. Annual statement. (a) The association shall annually file a\nstatement in the office of the superintendent on or before the first day\nof March. Such statement shall be in a form approved by and contain\ninformation required by the superintendent with respect to its\ntransactions, condition, operations and affairs during the preceding\nyear.\n  (b) The superintendent may at any time require the association to\nfurnish additional information which he considers to be material in\nevaluating the scope, operation and experience of the association.\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 401 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 4 / Section 401
Incorporators
Status: in_force

§ 401. Incorporators.\n  One or more natural persons of the age of eighteen years or over may\nact as incorporators of a corporation to be formed under this chapter.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 205 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 5 / Section 205
Compensation of employees
Status: in_force

§ 205. Compensation of employees. Subject to the constitution and the\ncivil service law but notwithstanding the provisions of any other\ngeneral law or of any special law to the contrary, the compensation of\nall employees paid from county funds shall be fixed by the board of\nsupervisors. The board of supervisors may adopt schedules of\ncompensation and grades with minimum and maximum salaries. Per diem or\nper hour schedules of compensation may be adopted for those employees\nnot paid on a salary basis and under such rules as the board may\ndetermine. Officers may be authorized to fix per diem or per hour rates\nof compensation for temporary employment.\n  Subject to the civil service law and rules relating to promotions, the\ncompensation of employees may be increased or diminished at any time.\nThe compensation paid to any employee shall be in lieu of all fees,\npercentages, emoluments or other form of compensation payable for\nservices rendered to the county by virtue of his employment; provided\nhowever, that any employee (1) required by law to reside at a county\ninstitution or (2) authorized by resolution of the board of supervisors,\nmay be furnished maintenance or any part thereof at a county\ninstitution. Such maintenance furnished on or after the first day of\nJanuary nineteen hundred fifty-five shall be defined and the fair value\nthereof determined by resolution of the board and the amount so\ndetermined shall constitute part of the compensation fixed for any such\nemployee.\n  All fees, percentages, emoluments or other compensation received shall\nbe the property of the county and be paid into the county treasury\nmonthly on or before the tenth day of the month. Each court stenographer\nshall be entitled to retain to his own use, in addition to the amount\nfixed by the board of supervisors for regular services, the fees and\nother compensation prescribed by law or certified by a presiding judge\npursuant to law, for transcribing and furnishing a copy of the minutes,\ntestimony or exhibits taken or produced in any civil or criminal action\nor proceeding.\n  Any physician or dentist employed by the E. J. Meyer Memorial\nHospital, by the Westchester county medical center, or by the Nassau\ncounty medical center shall be entitled to receive fees, in addition to\nthe amount fixed by the respective county legislature for regular\nservices, for private professional services rendered in accordance with\nthe provisions of section one hundred thirty of the general municipal\nlaw.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 473 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 15 / Section 473
Constables, coroners, criers and attendants prohibited from practicing during term of office
Status: in_force

§ 473. Constables, coroners, criers and attendants prohibited from\npracticing during term of office. A constable, coroner, crier, or\nattendant of a court, shall not, during his continuance in office,\npractice as an attorney or counsellor in any court, nor shall a sheriff,\nunder-sheriff, deputy-sheriff, or sheriff's clerk so practice in the\ncounty in which he is elected or appointed.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 231-B — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 7 / Section 231-B
Flood history and risk notice in residential leases
Status: in_force

§ 231-b. Flood history and risk notice in residential leases. 1. Every\nresidential lease shall provide notice of the following information\nrelated to the previous flood history and current flood risk of the\nleased premises, as follows:\n  (a) whether any or all of the leased premises is located wholly or\npartially in a Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") designated\nfloodplain;\n  (b) whether any or all of the leased premises is located wholly or\npartially in the Special Flood Hazard Area ("SFHA"; "100-year\nfloodplain") according to FEMA's current Flood Insurance Rate Maps for\nthe leased premises' area;\n  (c) whether any or all of the leased premises is located wholly or\npartially in a Moderate Risk Flood Hazard Area ("500-year floodplain")\naccording to FEMA's current Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the leased\npremises' area; and\n  (d) any prior flood damage to the leased premises due to a natural\nflood event, such as heavy rainfall, coastal storm surge, tidal\ninundation, or river overflow, that the lessor knows or reasonably\nshould know has occurred to such premises and the nature of any such\ndamage.\n  2. Every residential lease shall also contain the following notice to\ntenants: "Flood insurance is available to renters through the Federal\nEmergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) National Flood Insurance Program\n(NFIP) to cover your personal property and contents in the event of a\nflood. A standard renter's insurance policy does not typically cover\nflood damage. You are encouraged to examine your policy to determine\nwhether you are covered."\n
N.Y. MIL Law § 256 — New York Code / Act MIL / Article 11 / Section 256
State military immigrant family legacy program support
Status: in_force

§ 256. State military immigrant family legacy program support. The\nadjutant general shall encourage the development of and provide for the\nestablishment of a state military immigrant family legacy program\nliaison, as provided in section twenty-nine-b of the veterans' services\nlaw.\n
N.Y. PAR Law § 13.18 — New York Code / Act PAR / Title C / Article 13 / Section 13.18
Three-year vehicular access fee
Status: in_force

§ 13.18 Three-year vehicular access fee. 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law to the contrary, the office or other state agency\nhaving jurisdiction of a state park or recreational facility shall\nestablish a three-year vehicular access fee which shall run from April\nfirst of the year of issuance to March thirty-first of the third year\nfollowing such issuance, entitling the holder thereof to a pass for\nvehicular admission without additional fee to any state park and\nrecreational facility which has a vehicular access fee. Such three-year\nfee shall be consistent with the fee schedule established pursuant to\nsection 13.15 of this article and shall be approved by the director of\nthe budget.\n  2. The pass for vehicular access shall be known as the "Three-Year\nEmpire Passport". The pass shall be available at regional park\nheadquarters and such other places as the office or other state agency\nshall designate. Such pass, having an emblem of the bluebird thereon,\nshall be available in a form prescribed by the office.\n  3. Such pass for vehicular access shall not be available to the owner\nor operator of an omnibus operated for a commercial purpose, unless such\nomnibus is operated by or pursuant to an agreement with a public or\nprivate nonprofit agency for the purpose of transporting persons to or\nfrom state parks for a recreational experience.\n  4. If demonstrated that the use of the pass for vehicular access in\nparticular parks or recreational facilities is contrary to the public\ninterest, the office or such other state agency having jurisdiction may\nprohibit its use in such particular parks or recreational facilities by\nrule or regulation.\n  5. The office or other state agency having jurisdiction of a state\npark or recreational facility shall promulgate such rules and\nregulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this\nsection.\n
N.Y. LFN Law § 182.00 — New York Code / Act LFN / Article 3 / Section 182.00
When to take effect
Status: in_force

§ 182.00 When to take effect.  This act shall take effect September\nfirst, nineteen hundred forty-five.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 245.75 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title J / Article 245 / Section 245.75
Waiver of discovery by defendant
Status: in_force

§ 245.75 Waiver of discovery by defendant.\n  1. A defendant who does not seek discovery from the prosecution under\nthis article shall so notify the prosecution and the court at the\ndefendant's arraignment on an indictment, superior court information,\nprosecutor's information, information, or simplified information, or\nexpeditiously thereafter but before receiving discovery from the\nprosecution pursuant to subdivision one of section 245.20 of this\narticle, and the defendant need not provide discovery to the prosecution\npursuant to subdivision four of section 245.20 and section 245.60 of\nthis article. A waiver shall be in writing, signed for the individual\ncase by the counsel for the defendant and filed with the court. The\ncourt shall inquire of the defendant on the record to ensure that the\ndefendant understands his or her right to discovery and right to waive\ndiscovery. Such a waiver does not alter or in any way affect the\nprocedures, obligations or rights set forth in sections 250.10, 250.20\nand 250.30 of this title, or otherwise established or required by law.\nThe prosecution may not condition a guilty plea offer on the defense's\nexecution of a waiver under this section. Counsel for the defendant may\nadvise his or her client about the defendant's right to discovery and\nright to waive discovery; such advice shall not constitute a condition\nof a guilty plea.\n  2. Nothing in this section shall prevent the waiver of discovery from\nbeing a condition of the repleader, where the defendant's original\nconviction is vacated on agreement between the parties pursuant to\nsection 440.10 of this part.\n
N.Y. VAW Law § 25 — New York Code / Act VAW / Article 2 / Section 25
Limitation of time
Status: in_force

§ 25. Limitation of time. No limitation of time provided in this\nchapter shall run as against any person who is mentally incompetent or a\nminor so long as he has no committee or guardian.\n