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N.Y. CVP Law § 1501 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 15 / Section 1501
Actions against persons jointly liable; service of summons; judgment
Status: in_force

§ 1501. Actions against persons jointly liable; service of summons;\njudgment. Where less than all of the named defendants in an action based\nupon a joint obligation, contract or liability are served with the\nsummons, the plaintiff may proceed against the defendants served, unless\nthe court otherwise directs, and if the judgment is for the plaintiff it\nmay be taken against all the defendants.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 379 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 26 / Section 379
Prohibition of the selling of fur, hair, skin or flesh of a dog or cat
Status: in_force

§ 379. Prohibition of the selling of fur, hair, skin or flesh of a dog\nor cat. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or\ncorporation to knowingly import, sell, offer for sale, manufacture,\ndistribute, transport or otherwise market or trade in the fur, hair,\nskin or flesh of a domesticated dog (canis familiaris) or domesticated\ncat (felis catus or domesticus), whether domestically raised or imported\nfrom another country, or any product or item containing or comprised of\nthe fur, hair, skin or flesh of a dog or cat. As used in this section\nthe term "domesticated dog or cat" shall not mean or include coyote\n(ranis latrans), fox (vulpes volpes, vulpes cinereoargenteus), lynx\n(felis lynx) or bobcat (felis rufus).\n  2. Manufacturers or suppliers shall provide certification to each\nretailer that any fur, hair, skin or flesh contained in such items is\nnot derived from domesticated dog or domesticated cat.\n  3. The commissioner shall establish a standard for the certification\nrequired by the provisions of subdivision two of this section on the\neffective date of this section.\n  4. A violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil penalty\nof up to one thousand dollars for an individual and up to five thousand\ndollars for a corporation for the first violation. Any subsequent\nviolation shall be punishable by a civil penalty of up to twenty-five\nthousand dollars.\n  5. Any civil penalties collected pursuant to this section of law are\npayable to the animal population control fund established pursuant to\nsection ninety-seven-xx of the state finance law.\n  6. (a) No provision of this section shall be construed to prohibit or\ninterfere with any properly conducted scientific tests, experiments or\ninvestigations involving the use of dog or cat fur or flesh, performed\nor conducted in laboratories or institutions, which are approved for\nthese purposes by the state commissioner of health in accordance with\nsection three hundred fifty-three of this article.\n  (b) No provision of this section shall be construed to prohibit any\nperson, firm, partnership or corporation from importing, selling,\noffering for sale, manufacturing, distributing, transporting, or\notherwise marketing or trading in the fur, hair, skin, or flesh of a\ndomesticated dog or cat for the purposes of conducting scientific tests,\nexperiments or investigations that are to be performed or conducted in\nlaboratories or institutions, which are approved for these purposes by\nthe state commissioner of health in accordance with section three\nhundred fifty-three of this article.\n
N.Y. MCF Law § 20 — New York Code / Act MCF / Section 20
Actions against agency
Status: in_force

§ 20. Actions against agency. Except in an action for wrongful death,\nan action against the agency founded on tort shall not be commenced more\nthan one year and ninety days after the cause of action therefor shall\nhave accrued, nor unless a notice of claim shall have been served on the\nagency within the time limited by, and in compliance with all the\nrequirements of section fifty-e of the general municipal law. An action\nagainst the agency for wrongful death shall be commenced in accordance\nwith the notice of claim and time limitation provisions of title eleven\nof article nine of the public authorities law.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 901 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 9 / Section 901
When temporary administration may be granted Temporary administration may be granted if the court finds it is in the best interests of th...
Status: in_force

§ 901. When temporary administration may be granted\n  Temporary administration may be granted if the court finds it is in\nthe best interests of the estate in the following cases:\n  1. When for any cause delay occurs in the grant of letters on the\nestate of a decedent or a person alleged to be deceased or in the\nprobate of his or her will.\n  2. When a person having an interest in property in this state has\ndisappeared and is absent from his or her place of abode without being\nheard of after diligent inquiry. Such person shall be referred to as an\nabsentee.\n  3. When a person having an interest in property in this state has been\nmade a prisoner of war or has been detained or interned by an enemy\ncountry or in an enemy-occupied country or by force, or imprisoned in\nthis country, a foreign country, whether legal or illegal, and who is\nthereby unable to safeguard and care for his property in this state.\nSuch person shall be referred to as an internee.\n
N.Y. LEG Law § 61 — New York Code / Act LEG / Article 4 / Section 61
Subcommittees
Status: in_force

§ 61. Subcommittees. Whenever any committee of either house or a joint\ncommittee of both houses of the legislature shall be required to make an\ninquiry or investigation, such committee may appoint a subcommittee of\nnot less than three of its own members to make such inquiry or\ninvestigation, and to take testimony in relation thereto; and such\ncommittee or subcommittee and the chairman thereof shall respectively\nhave all the powers and authority, which are conferred by law upon any\ncommittee which is authorized to send for persons or papers, or upon the\nchairman thereof. No subcommittee shall have the power to take testimony\nat a private hearing or at a public hearing unless at least two of its\nmembers are present at such hearing.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 37 — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 2 / Section 37
Deferred payment agreements
Status: in_force

§ 37. Deferred payment agreements.  1. No utility corporation or\nmunicipality shall terminate or refuse to take all actions within such\ncorporation or municipality's control and, where applicable, consistent\nwith the provisions of the agreement for commodity service, if any,\nbetween the corporation and the customer, provided such provisions are\nconsistent with this article, to restore service to a residential\ncustomer, because of arrears owed the utility corporation or\nmunicipality, unless the utility or municipality offers such customer a\ndeferred payment agreement for such arrears; provided, however, that a\ndeferred payment agreement under this article shall not be available to\nany customer who the commission determines has the resources available\nto pay his bill, and provided further, however, that any such agreement\nmay provide for the customer to make a downpayment of the arrears,\nprovided that no such downpayment shall exceed one-half of the amount of\narrears or three months average billing, whichever is less. In addition,\nthe commission shall provide by regulation that (a) all deferred payment\nagreements authorized by this article be fair and equitable, considering\nthe customer's financial circumstances; (b) that such agreements\nobligate customers to make timely payment of current charges for service\ntogether with payment of arrears during the pendency of the agreements;\nthat such agreements may be renegotiated and amended where the customer\ncan demonstrate that there have been significant changes in his or her\nfinancial circumstances which have arisen due to conditions beyond the\ncustomer's control, and that, if the customer receives a utility service\nby the receipt of portions of such service from each of two or more\nutility corporations and is billed for such service through a single\nbill, the payments pursuant to the deferred payment agreement for\ncurrent charges shall be allocated to each such utility corporation\nbased on the current charges owing to each and the payments for arrears\nshall be allocated equitably on a pro-rata basis between such utility\ncorporations based on the amount of arrears owing to each.\n  2. Upon offering any deferred payment agreement, and prior to the\nsigning thereof, a utility corporation or municipality shall give a\ncustomer a copy of the agreement, in a form established or affirmatively\napproved by the commission, which shall contain a conspicuous, bold type\nnotice that the customer may request the assistance of the commission in\nreaching an agreement. Any such agreement shall be signed in duplicate\nby the utility or municipality and the customer and each shall receive a\nsigned copy thereof.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 570.32 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 3 / Title Q / Article 570 / Section 570.32
Arrest of accused before making of requisition
Status: in_force

§ 570.32  Arrest of accused before making of requisition.\n  Whenever any person within this state shall be charged on the oath of\nany credible person before any local criminal court of this state with\nthe commission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases\narising under section 570.14 or 570.16, with having fled from justice,\nor, with having been convicted of a crime in that state and having\nescaped from confinement, or having broken the terms of his bail,\nprobation or parole, or, whenever complaint shall have been made before\nany local criminal court in this state setting forth on the affidavit of\nany credible person in another state that a crime has been committed in\nsuch other state and that the accused has been charged in such other\nstate with the commission of the crime, and, except in cases arising\nunder section 570.14 or 570.16, has fled from justice, or with having\nbeen convicted of a crime in that state and having escaped from\nconfinement or having broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole\nand is believed to be in this state, the local criminal court shall\nissue a warrant directed to any police officer directing him to\napprehend the person named therein, wherever he may be found in this\nstate, and to bring him before the same or any other local criminal\ncourt which may be available in or convenient of access to the place\nwhere the arrest may be made, to answer the charge or complaint and\naffidavit, and a certified copy of the sworn charge or complaint and\naffidavit upon which the warrant is issued shall be attached to such\nwarrant.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 63-A — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 5 / Section 63-A
Action by attorney-general for forfeiture of public office
Status: in_force

§ 63-a. Action by attorney-general for forfeiture of public office.\nThe attorney-general may maintain an action, upon his own information or\nupon the complaint of a private person, against a public officer, civil\nor military, who has done or suffered an act which by law works a\nforfeiture of his office.\n
N.Y. LIE Law § 6 — New York Code / Act LIE / Article 2 / Section 6
Liens for labor on railroads
Status: in_force

§ 6. Liens for labor on railroads. Any person who shall hereafter\nperform any labor for a railroad corporation shall have a lien for the\nvalue of such labor upon the railroad track, rolling-stock and\nappurtenances of such railroad corporation and upon the land upon which\nsuch railroad track and appurtenances are situated, by filing a notice\nof such lien in the office of the clerk of any county wherein any part\nof such railroad is situated, to the extent of the right, title and\ninterest of such corporation in such property, existing at the time of\nsuch filing. The provisions of this article relating to the contents,\nfiling and entry of a notice of a mechanic's lien, and the priority and\nduration thereof, shall apply to such liens. A copy of the notice of\nsuch lien shall be personally served upon such corporation within ten\ndays after the filing thereof in the manner prescribed by the justice\ncourt act for the service of summons in actions in justices' courts\nagainst domestic railroad corporations.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 60.43 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 1 / Title D / Article 60 / Section 60.43
Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's sexual conduct in non-sex offense cases
Status: in_force

§ 60.43 Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's sexual\n          conduct in non-sex offense cases.\n  Evidence of the victim's sexual conduct, including the past sexual\nconduct of a deceased victim, may not be admitted in a prosecution for\nany offense, attempt to commit an offense or conspiracy to commit an\noffense defined in the penal law unless such evidence is determined by\nthe court to be relevant and admissible in the interests of justice,\nafter an offer of proof by the proponent of such evidence outside the\nhearing of the jury, or such hearing as the court may require, and a\nstatement by the court of its findings of fact essential to its\ndetermination.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 690.36 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 3 / Title T / Article 690 / Section 690.36
Search warrants; special provisions governing oral applications therefor
Status: in_force

§ 690.36 Search warrants; special provisions governing oral applications\n          therefor.\n  1. An oral application for a search warrant may be communicated to a\njudge by telephone, radio or other means of electronic communication.\n  2. Where an oral application for a search warrant is made, the\napplicant therefor must identify himself and the purpose of his\ncommunication.  After being sworn as provided in subdivision three of\nthis section, the applicant must also make the statement required by\nparagraph (b) of subdivision two of section 690.35 and provide the same\nallegations of fact required by paragraph (c) of such subdivision;\nprovided, however, persons, properly identified, other than the\napplicant may also provide some or all of such allegations of fact\ndirectly to the court. Where appropriate, the applicant may also make a\nrequest specified in subdivision three of section 690.35.\n  3. Upon being advised that an oral application for a search warrant is\nbeing made, a judge shall place under oath the applicant and any other\nperson providing information in support of the application.  Such oath\nor oaths and all of the remaining communication must be recorded, either\nby means of a voice recording device or verbatim stenographic or\nverbatim longhand notes.  If a voice recording device is used or a\nstenographic record made, the judge must have the record transcribed,\ncertify to the accuracy of the transcription and file the original\nrecord and transcription with the court within twenty-four hours of the\nissuance of a warrant. If longhand notes are taken, the judge shall\nsubscribe a copy and file it with the court within twenty-four hours of\nthe issuance of a warrant.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 210.20 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title L / Article 210 / Section 210.20
Perjury; pleading and proof where inconsistent statements involved
Status: in_force

§ 210.20 Perjury; pleading and proof where inconsistent statements\n           involved.\n  Where a person has made two statements under oath which are\ninconsistent to the degree that one of them is necessarily false, where\nthe circumstances are such that each statement, if false, is\nperjuriously so, and where each statement was made within the\njurisdiction of this state and within the period of the statute of\nlimitations for the crime charged, the inability of the people to\nestablish specifically which of the two statements is the false one does\nnot preclude a prosecution for perjury, and such prosecution may be\nconducted as follows:\n  1. The indictment or information may set forth the two statements and,\nwithout designating either, charge that one of them is false and\nperjuriously made.\n  2. The falsity of one or the other of the two statements may be\nestablished by proof or a showing of their irreconcilable inconsistency.\n  3. The highest degree of perjury of which the defendant may be\nconvicted is determined by hypothetically assuming each statement to be\nfalse and perjurious. If under such circumstances perjury of the same\ndegree would be established by the making of each statement, the\ndefendant may be convicted of that degree at most. If perjury of\ndifferent degrees would be established by the making of the two\nstatements, the defendant may be convicted of the lesser degree at most.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 458-C — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 28-BB / Section 458-C
Information statement; procedure
Status: in_force

§ 458-c. Information statement; procedure. Prior to the execution of a\ncontract between a consumer and a credit services business, the credit\nservices business shall provide the consumer an information statement in\nwriting, on a separate sheet, containing the information required by\nsection four hundred fifty-eight-d of this chapter. The consumer shall\nacknowledge receipt of such information statement by placing his\nsignature on the face thereof. The credit services business shall\nmaintain on file or microfilm for a period of two years from the date of\nsuch acknowledgement an exact copy of such information statement.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 115 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 5 / Section 115
Limitation on changes
Status: in_force

§ 115. Limitation on changes. It shall be unlawful during the period\nof tax exemption, granted pursuant to section one hundred twenty-five of\nthis article, for any redevelopment company or any successor in interest\nto its title to a project or any part thereof to change or modify any\nfeature of a project for which approval of the planning commission is\nrequired by this article, without the approval of such commission,\nexcept by a three-quarters vote of the local legislative body.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 97-QQ — New York Code / Act STF / Article 6 / Section 97-QQ
Statewide public safety communications account
Status: in_force

§ 97-qq. Statewide public safety communications account. 1. There is\nhereby established in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the\ncommissioner of taxation and finance a fund to be known as the\n"statewide public safety communications account".\n  2. The statewide public safety communications account shall consist of\nall monies deposited in this account pursuant to a subsequent chapter of\nthe laws of nineteen hundred ninety-eight, all monies appropriated for\nits purpose, all monies transferred to such account pursuant to law, and\nall monies deposited pursuant to any other law to be paid into or\ncredited to the account, including all monies received by the account or\ndonated to it.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 204-C — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 17 / Section 204-C
Prepared horseradish
Status: in_force

§ 204-c. Prepared horseradish.  The term "prepared horseradish" means\na clean, wholesome food product made with pure ground horseradish root,\nvinegar and salt, with or without the addition of oil of mustard. Sugar,\nspices and other flavorings, and either cream or vegetable oil may be\nused as optional ingredients provided they are listed on the label.\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 1115 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 11 / Section 1115
Injunction
Status: in_force

§ 1115. Injunction.\n  (a) At any stage of an action or special proceeding under this\narticle, the court may, in its discretion, grant an injunction,\neffective during the pendency of the action or special proceeding or\nsuch shorter period as it may specify in the injunction, for one or more\nof the following purposes:\n  (1) Restraining the corporation and its directors and officers from\ntransacting any unauthorized business and from exercising any corporate\npowers, except by permission of the court.\n  (2) Restraining the corporation and its directors and officers from\ncollecting or receiving any debt or other property of the corporation,\nand from paying out or otherwise transferring or delivering any property\nof the corporation, except by permission of the court.\n  (3) Restraining the creditors of the corporation from beginning any\naction against the corporation, or from taking any proceedings in an\naction theretofore commenced, except by permission of the court. Such\ninjunction shall have the same effect and be subject to the same\nprovisions of law as if each creditor upon whom it is served was named\ntherein.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 5906 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 59 / Section 5906
Security funds and compulsory associations
Status: in_force

§ 5906. Security funds and compulsory associations. (a) No risk\nretention group shall be required or permitted to join or contribute\nfinancially to any insurance insolvency security fund, or similar\nmechanism, in this state, nor shall any risk retention group, or its\ninsureds or claimants against its insureds receive any benefit from any\nsuch fund for claims arising under the insurance policies issued by such\nrisk retention group.\n  (b) When a purchasing group obtains insurance covering its members'\nrisks from an insurer not authorized in this state or a risk retention\ngroup, no such risks wherever resident or located shall be covered by\nany insurance insolvency security fund or similar mechanism in this\nstate.\n  (c) The superintendent may require risk retention groups not chartered\nin this state to participate, and may exempt domestic risk retention\ngroups from participation, in any mechanism established or authorized\nunder the law of this state for the equitable apportionment among\ninsurers of liability insurance risks or of liability insurance losses\nand expenses incurred on policies written through such mechanism, and\nsuch risk retention groups shall submit sufficient information to the\nsuperintendent to enable the superintendent to apportion on a\nnon-discriminatory basis the risk retention group's proportionate share\nof such risks or of such losses and expenses.\n
N.Y. COM Law § 195 — New York Code / Act COM / Article 7 / Section 195
Reporting
Status: in_force

§ 195. Reporting. The commissioner shall, on or before October first,\nnineteen hundred eighty-eight and on or before each October first\nthereafter, submit a report to the governor and the legislature on the\noperation and accomplishments of the industrial effectiveness program.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 337 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 18 / Section 337
Application for incorporation
Status: in_force

§ 337. Application for incorporation. Any number of persons of full\nage, not less than ten, who are communicants in canonical standing\nwithin the Eastern Orthodox Church may associate themselves for the\npurpose of founding and continuing a congregation acknowledging,\nconforming to and promoting the faith, doctrine, discipline, rite,\ncanons, traditions, usages and constitution of the Byelorussian\nAutocephalic Orthodox Church in America and apply to the archbishop or\nbishop, who is the ecclesiastical administrator of said church, for\npermission and sanction to incorporate such congregation. When such\npermission aforesaid has been obtained in writing over the signature and\nseal of such archbishop or bishop, such congregation may become an\nincorporated church by executing, acknowledging and filing a certificate\nof incorporation as hereinafter provided.\n  Any religious order, theological seminary for the preparation of\ncandidates for ministry, or religious society established for\nevangelical efforts or the relief of the poor and needy, which is\nintended to be an auxiliary organization of the Byelorussian\nAutocephalic Orthodox Church in America, where a chapel for the conduct\nof worship is provided shall be deemed a congregation to all intents and\npurposes, and may be incorporated in the manner prescribed in this\narticle.\n