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N.Y. PEN Law § 240.31 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title N / Article 240 / Section 240.31
Aggravated harassment in the first degree
Status: in_force

§ 240.31 Aggravated harassment in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of aggravated harassment in the first degree when\nwith intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person, because\nof a belief or perception regarding such person's race, color, national\norigin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, religion,\nreligious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation, regardless of\nwhether the belief or perception is correct, he or she:\n  1. Damages premises primarily used for religious purposes, or acquired\npursuant to section six of the religious corporation law and maintained\nfor purposes of religious instruction, and the damage to the premises\nexceeds fifty dollars; or\n  2. Commits the crime of aggravated harassment in the second degree in\nthe manner proscribed by the provisions of subdivision three of section\n240.30 of this article and has been previously convicted of the crime of\naggravated harassment in the second degree for the commission of conduct\nproscribed by the provisions of subdivision three of section 240.30 or\nhe or she has been previously convicted of the crime of aggravated\nharassment in the first degree within the preceding ten years; or\n  3. Etches, paints, draws upon or otherwise places a swastika, commonly\nexhibited as the emblem of Nazi Germany, on any building or other real\nproperty, public or private, owned by any person, firm or corporation or\nany public agency or instrumentality, without express permission of the\nowner or operator of such building or real property;\n  4. Sets on fire a cross in public view; or\n  5. Etches, paints, draws upon or otherwise places or displays a noose,\ncommonly exhibited as a symbol of racism and intimidation, on any\nbuilding or other real property, public or private, owned by any person,\nfirm or corporation or any public agency or instrumentality, without\nexpress permission of the owner or operator of such building or real\nproperty.\n  Aggravated harassment in the first degree is a class E felony.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 511 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 511
Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

§ 511. Jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided, the family court\nhas exclusive original jurisdiction in proceedings to establish\npaternity and, in any such proceedings in which it makes a finding of\npaternity, to order support and to make orders of custody or of\nvisitation, as set forth in this article. On its own motion, the court\nmay at any time in the proceedings also direct the filing of a neglect\npetition in accord with the provisions of article ten of this act. In\naccordance with the provisions of section one hundred eleven-b of the\ndomestic relations law, the surrogate's court has original jurisdiction\nconcurrent with the family court to determine the issues relating to the\nestablishment of paternity.\n
N.Y. GCT Law § 5 — New York Code / Act GCT / Article 2-D / Part 1-6 / Part 1 / Section 25-A-5
Accounting periods and methods
Status: in_force

§ 5. Accounting periods and methods.--(a) Accounting periods.--A\ntaxpayer's taxable year under this local law shall be the same as his\ntaxable year for federal income tax purposes.\n  (b) Change of accounting periods.--If a taxpayer's taxable year is\nchanged for federal income tax purposes, his taxable year for purposes\nof this local law shall be similarly changed. If a taxable year of less\nthan twelve months results from a change of taxable year, the city\nstandard deduction, and the city personal exemptions shall be prorated\nunder regulations of the administrator.\n  (c) Accounting methods.--A taxpayer's method of accounting under this\nlocal law shall be the same as his method of accounting for federal\nincome tax purposes. In the absence of any method of accounting for\nfederal income tax purposes, city taxable income shall be computed under\nsuch method as in the opinion of the administrator clearly reflects\nincome.\n  (d) Change of accounting methods.--(1) If a taxpayer's method of\naccounting is changed for federal income tax purposes, his method of\naccounting for purposes of this local law shall be similarly changed.\n  (2) If a taxpayer's method of accounting is changed, other than from\nan accrual to an installment method, any additional tax which results\nfrom adjustments determined to be necessary solely by reason of the\nchange shall not be greater than if such adjustments were ratably\nallocated and included for the taxable year of the change and the\npreceding taxable years, beginning after July first, nineteen hundred\nsixty-six, not in excess of two, during which the taxpayer used the\nmethod of accounting from which the change is made.\n  (3) If a taxpayer's method of accounting is changed from an accrual to\nan installment method, any additional tax for the year of such change of\nmethod and for any subsequent year which is attributable to the receipt\nof installment payments properly accrued in a prior year, shall be\nreduced by the portion of tax for any prior taxable year attributable to\nthe accrual of such installment payments, in accordance with regulations\nof the administrator.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 391-T — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 26 / Section 391-T
Sale of small animals; instructions on care
Status: in_force

§ 391-t. Sale of small animals; instructions on care. 1. As used in\nthis section, a "small animal" shall mean any small mammal, excluding\ndogs or cats, including but not limited to, hamsters, chinchillas,\nguinea pigs, gerbils, rabbits, mice, rats, ferrets and any small\namphibians or reptiles, including but not limited to frogs, snakes and\nlizards, but shall not include any small animals that are expressly sold\nfor the purpose of feeding other animals.\n  2. As used in this section, a "retailer" shall mean any person who\nconducts a business of selling or offering for sale small animals at\nretail for profit to the public.\n  3. Every retailer that sells small animals to the public, shall, at\nthe time of sale, deliver or provide digital access to the purchaser of\na small animal, written care recommendations for the class of small\nanimal being purchased, which recommendations shall: (a) include\ngenerally accepted information intended for an inexperienced pet owner\non housing, equipment, sanitation, environment, feeding and watering,\nhandling, and veterinary care; and (b) have been created or published by\na reliable source including but not limited to: a state or national\nprofessional veterinary association; an association established for the\npreservation and care of any such small animal; or an association\nrepresenting pet retailers.\n  4. All retailers that sell small animals to the public shall maintain\na copy of the written care recommendations for each class of small\nanimal they sell, which shall be available for inspection by the\ndepartment of agriculture and markets.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 7-1.9 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 7-1.9
Revocation of trusts
Status: in_force

§ 7-1.9 Revocation of trusts\n  (a) Upon the written consent, acknowledged or proved in the manner\nrequired by the laws of this state for the recording of a conveyance of\nreal property, of all the persons beneficially interested in a trust of\nproperty, heretofore or hereafter created, the creater of such trust may\nrevoke or amend the whole or any part thereof by an instrument in\nwriting acknowledged or proved in like manner, and thereupon the estate\nof the trustees ceases with respect to any part of such trust property,\nthe disposition of which has been revoked. If the conveyance or other\ninstrument creating a trust of property was recorded in the office of\nthe clerk or register of any county of this state, the instrument\nrevoking or amending such trust, together with the consents thereto,\nshall be recorded in the same office of every county in which the\nconveyance or other instrument creating such trust was recorded.\n  (b) For the purposes of this section, a disposition, contained in a\ntrust created on or after September first, nineteen hundred fifty-one,\nin favor of a class of persons described only as the heirs, next of kin\nor distributees (or by any term of like import) of the creator of the\ntrust does not create a beneficial interest in such persons.\n  (c) A testamentary or lifetime trust wholly benefitting one or more\ncharitable beneficiaries may be terminated as provided for by\nsubparagraph two of paragraph (c) of section 8-1.1 of this chapter.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 38 — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 2 / Section 38
Budget or levelized payment plans; quarterly billing
Status: in_force

§ 38. Budget or levelized payment plans; quarterly billing. 1. Every\nutility corporation or municipality shall offer residential customers a\nbudget billing plan or levelized payment plan for payment of charges for\ngas or electric service. Any such plans shall also be offered to\ncustomers who are condominium associations or cooperative housing\ncorporations regardless of whether such associations or corporations are\nclassified as residential or commercial customers.\n  2. Every utility corporation or municipality shall offer residential\ncustomers who are sixty-two years of age or older, as an alternative to\nmonthly billing, a plan for payment on a quarterly basis of charges for\ngas and electric service rendered by such corporation or municipality,\nprovided that such customer's average annual billing is not more than\none hundred fifty dollars.\n  3. The commission may establish such terms and conditions for plans\nrequired under this section as it deems necessary or proper.\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 55.13 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title T / Article 55 / Section 55.13
Moneys of the corporation
Status: in_force

§ 55.13. Moneys of the corporation. 1. The moneys of the trust shall\nbe retained by it and deposited in a general account and such other\naccounts as the trust may deem necessary for the transaction of its\nbusiness and shall be paid out on checks signed by the chairperson of\nthe corporation or by such other member or officer as the corporation\nmay authorize.\n  2. The comptroller of the state and his legally authorized\nrepresentatives are hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to\nexamine the accounts and books of the trust including its receipts,\ndisbursements, contracts, investments and any other matters relating to\nits financial standing.\n  3. The trust shall submit to the governor, the chairperson of the\nsenate finance committee, the chairperson of the assembly ways and means\ncommittee and the state comptroller, within ninety days after the end of\nits fiscal year, a complete and detailed report of its operations and\naccomplishments, its receipts and disbursements and its assets and\nliabilities.\n
N.Y. RRD Law § 207 — New York Code / Act RRD / Article 5 / Section 207
Railroads in parks in New York city, by whom constructed
Status: in_force

§ 207. Railroads in parks in New York city, by whom constructed.\nWhenever any railroads shall be constructed in the city of New York,\nunder the provisions of the preceding six sections, such railroads shall\nbe constructed by the department of public parks of said city with the\nconcurrence of the sinking fund commissioners of said city.\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 13.05 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title C / Article 13 / Section 13.05
Express warranties for multiples
Status: in_force

§ 13.05. Express warranties for multiples. 1. When an art merchant\nfurnishes the name of the artist of a multiple, or otherwise furnishes\ninformation required by this title for any time period as to\ntransactions including offers, sales or consignments, the provisions of\nsection 13.01 of this article shall apply except that said section shall\nbe deemed to include sales to art merchants. The existence of a\nreasonable basis in fact for information warranted shall not be a\ndefense in an action to enforce such warranty, except in the case of\nphotographs produced prior to nineteen hundred fifty, and multiples\nproduced prior to nineteen hundred.\n  2. The provisions of subdivision four of section 13.01 of this article\nshall apply when an art merchant disclaims knowledge as to a multiple\nabout which information is required by this title, provided that in\naddition, such disclaimer shall be ineffective unless clearly,\nspecifically and categorically stated as to each item of information and\ncontained in the physical context of other language setting forth the\nrequired information as to a specific multiple.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 185 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 6-A / Section 185
Separate office of surrogate in the counties of Chautauqua, Nassau and Rockland
Status: in_force

§ 185. Separate office of surrogate in the counties of Chautauqua,\nNassau and Rockland. There is established a separate office of surrogate\nin the counties of Chautauqua, Nassau and Rockland. The election and\nterm of such surrogate shall be in the manner provided by section twelve\nof article six of the constitution. He shall have all the powers now\nestablished by law.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 393 — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 12 / Section 393
Registration of title
Status: in_force

§ 393. Registration of title. Upon entering the final order and\njudgment of registration, an enrollment thereof as a judgment roll in an\naction must be prepared, and filed in the office of the clerk,\nconsisting of the petition, the notice with proof of service, the\nofficial examiner's report, all orders and all other papers necessarily\naffecting the final order of registration.  The clerk upon payment of a\nfee of ten dollars shall cause a copy of said judgment of registration\nto be certified and transferred to the registrar of his county, who\nshall forthwith file the same in his office.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 630-A — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 22 / Part 2 / Section 630-A
Gift for World Trade Center memorial foundation
Status: in_force

§ 630-a. Gift for World Trade Center memorial foundation. Effective\nfor any tax year commencing on or after January first, two thousand\nfive, a taxpayer in any taxable year may elect to contribute to the\nsupport of the World Trade Center memorial foundation fund. Such\ncontribution shall be in any whole dollar amount and shall not reduce\nthe amount of the state tax owed by such taxpayer. The commissioner\nshall include space on the personal income tax return to enable a\ntaxpayer to make such contribution. Notwithstanding any other provision\nof law, all revenues collected pursuant to this section shall be\ncredited to the World Trade Center memorial foundation fund and shall be\nused only for those purposes enumerated in section seventy-nine of the\nstate finance law.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 4526 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 45 / Section 4526
Marriage certificate
Status: in_force

Rule 4526. Marriage certificate. An original certificate of a marriage\nmade by the person by whom it was solemnized within the state, or the\noriginal entry thereof made pursuant to law in the office of the clerk\nof a city or a town within the state, is prima facie evidence of the\nmarriage.\n
N.Y. SCT Law § 13-A — New York Code / Act SCT / Article 1 / Section 13-A
Penalties and payment to county treasurer
Status: in_force

§ 13-a. Penalties and payment to county treasurer. (1) After the\nreturn of unpaid taxes by the receiver to the county treasurer, a\npenalty of five per centum of the amount of the unpaid tax shall be\nadded by the county treasurer and charged upon each item thereof and\ncollected when the same is paid, but said penalty need not be entered\nagainst each item where mechanical billing machines are used for\nrendition of tax bills, statements or receipts by the county treasurer.\n  (2) The tax and five per cent penalty, plus interest on both such tax\nand penalty computed at the rate as provided in section thirteen-c of\nthis tax act for each month, or part thereof, from the first day of\nFebruary after the tax was levied, may be paid to the county treasurer\nat any time before the first day of September succeeding the date of the\ntax warrant.\n  (3) Thereafter, payment of such unpaid taxes may be made at any time\nbefore sale of the land for unpaid taxes, upon payment of such tax,\npenalty, interest on both such tax and penalty computed at the rate as\nprovided in section thirteen-c of this tax act for each month or part\nthereof from the first day of February, and the cost of advertising the\nland for sale for such unpaid taxes as apportioned by the county\ntreasurer among the several parcels liable to be sold.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 208 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 10 / Section 208
Consolidation
Status: in_force

§ 208. Consolidation. Any two or more religious corporations of the\nJewish faith, incorporated under or by general or special laws, may\nenter into an agreement for the consolidation or merger of such\ncorporations, setting forth the terms and conditions of consolidation,\nthe name of the proposed or surviving corporation, the number of its\ntrustees, the time of the annual election and the names of the persons\nto be its trustees until the first or next annual meeting. Each\ncorporation may petition the supreme court for an order consolidating or\nmerging the corporations, setting forth the agreement for consolidation\nor merger and a statement of its real property and of its liabilities.\nBefore the presentation of the petition to the court the agreement and\npetition must be approved by two-thirds of the votes cast in person or\nby proxy at a meeting of the members of each corporation called for the\npurpose of considering the proposed consolidation or merger in the\nmanner prescribed by section six hundred five of the not-for-profit\ncorporation law. An affidavit by the president and the secretary of each\ncorporation stating that such approval has been given shall be annexed\nto the petition. On presentation to the court of such petition and\nagreement for consolidation or merger and on such notice as the court\nmay direct, the court after hearing all the parties interested desiring\nto be heard, may make an order approving the consolidation or merger.\nWhen such order is made and duly entered and a certified copy thereof\nfiled with the secretary of state and in the offices of the clerks of\nthe counties in which the certificates of incorporation of the several\nconstituent corporations were recorded, or if no such certificate was\nrecorded, then in the office of the clerk of the county in which the\nprincipal place of worship of the new or surviving corporation is\nintended to be situated, such corporations shall become one corporation\nby the name designated in the order and the trustees named in the\nagreement for consolidation or merger shall be the trustees of the\nconsolidated corporation.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 105.35 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title G / Article 105 / Section 105.35
Conspiracy; enterprise corruption: applicability
Status: in_force

§ 105.35 Conspiracy; enterprise corruption: applicability.\n  For purposes of this article, conspiracy to commit the crime of\nenterprise corruption in violation of section 460.20 of this chapter\nshall not constitute an offense.\n
N.Y. CRC Law § 93 — New York Code / Act CRC / Article 6 / Section 93
Display of flag
Status: in_force

§ 93. Display of flag. It shall be the duty of the officer, employee\nor person having the care of any courtroom used by the court to display\nthe American flag in each such room during all hours that the court is\nin session.\n
N.Y. COR Law § 168-H — New York Code / Act COR / Article 6-C / Section 168-H
Duration of registration and verification
Status: in_force

§ 168-h. Duration of registration and verification. 1. The duration of\nregistration and verification for a sex offender who has not been\ndesignated a sexual predator, or a sexually violent offender, or a\npredicate sex offender, and who is classified as a level one risk, or\nwho has not yet received a risk level classification, shall be annually\nfor a period of twenty years from the initial date of registration.\n  2. The duration of registration and verification for a sex offender\nwho, on or after March eleventh, two thousand two, is designated a\nsexual predator, or a sexually violent offender, or a predicate sex\noffender, or who is classified as a level two or level three risk, shall\nbe annually for life. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a sex offender who\nis classified as a level two risk and who is not designated a sexual\npredator, a sexually violent offender or a predicate sex offender, may\nbe relieved of the duty to register and verify as provided by\nsubdivision one of section one hundred sixty-eight-o of this article.\n  3. Any sex offender having been designated a level three risk or a\nsexual predator shall also personally verify his or her address every\nninety calendar days with the local law enforcement agency having\njurisdiction where the offender resides.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 4508 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 45 / Section 4508
Beneficiaries
Status: in_force

§ 4508. Beneficiaries. (a) The adult owner of a benefit contract shall\nhave the right at all times to change the beneficiary or beneficiaries\nin accordance with the laws or rules of the authorized society unless\nthe owner waives this right by specifically requesting in writing that\nthe beneficiary designations be irrevocable. Subject to the requirements\nand limitations of section three thousand two hundred five of this\nchapter, an authorized society may, through its laws or rules, limit the\nscope of beneficiary designations and shall provide that no revocable\nbeneficiary shall have or obtain any vested interest in the proceeds of\nany certificate until the certificate has become due and payable in\nconformity with the provisions of the benefit contract.  Nothing herein\nshall prohibit the owner of a certificate from making an absolute\nassignment of the certificate.\n  (b) The beneficiaries under contracts of insurance on the lives of\nchildren may be designated by the adult person authorized to make\napplication for such insurance. Unless otherwise provided by the\nconstitution or by-laws or the insurance certificate, any such member\nmay, on or after attaining the age of sixteen years, change any such\ndesignation.\n  (c) An authorized society may make provision in its contract for the\npayment of life insurance or accidental death benefits to such person or\npersons as may be equitably entitled thereto by reason of having\nincurred reasonable expense occasioned by the maintenance, medical\nattention or burial of the member, provided the amount so paid shall not\nexceed five thousand dollars.\n  (d) If at the death of any person insured under a benefit contract,\nthere is no lawful beneficiary to whom the proceeds shall be payable,\nthe amount of such proceeds, except to the extent that funeral benefits\nmay be paid as hereinbefore provided, shall be payable to the personal\nrepresentative of the deceased insured, provided that if the owner of\nthe certificate is other than the insured, such proceeds shall be\npayable to such owner. Notwithstanding any other provision of this\nchapter to the contrary, any insured member of an authorized society may\nvoluntarily designate the authorized society as the beneficiary of any\ninsurance contract for the purpose of any lawful activity of the\nauthorized society.\n