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N.Y. EXC Law § 4-A — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 2 / Section 4-A
Chief diversity officer
Status: in_force

§ 4-a. Chief diversity officer. A chief diversity officer for the\nstate shall be appointed by the governor and shall receive a salary to\nbe fixed by the governor within the amount appropriated therefor. The\nchief diversity officer's responsibilities shall include the following:\n  1. Advise and assist the governor in formulating policies relating to\nworkforce diversity and minority and women's business enterprises;\n  2. Work with the director of the division of minority and women's\nbusiness development to prepare an annual plan for ensuring full\ncompliance with article fifteen-a of the executive law by state agencies\nand the use of diversity practices by such agencies;\n  3. Advise the governor and the agencies regarding any measures\nnecessary to ensure full compliance with article fifteen-a of this\nchapter and use of diversity practices by state public authorities;\n  4. Serve as a member of the state procurement council established\nunder section one hundred sixty-one of the state finance law;\n  5. Serve as the governor's liaison with organizations representing\nminority and women-owned business enterprises and other organizations\nrelated to diversity in the state workforce and in state contracting;\n  6. Serve as the governor's liaison to the small business advisory\ncouncil for issues related to the creation of a diverse workforce and\nstate procurement practices relating to minority and women-owned\nbusiness enterprises;\n  7. Review and consult with the director of minority and women's\nbusiness development regarding policies relating to minority and\nwomen-owned business enterprise contract specialists at state agencies;\nand\n  8. Engage in other actions assigned to him or her by the governor\nrelating to diversity in hiring or promotion of the state workforce and\nin encouraging diversity practices and compliance with article fifteen-a\nof this chapter in procurement.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 11-3.1 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 11 / Part 3 / Section 11-3.1
Actions
Status: in_force

§ 11-3.1 Actions\n  Any action, other than an action for injury to person or property, may\nbe maintained by and against a personal representative in all cases and\nin such manner as such action might have been maintained by or against\nhis decedent.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 318 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 8 / Section 318
Branch offices
Status: in_force

§ 318. Branch offices. Any safe deposit company having a capital of\none hundred thousand dollars or more may, in accordance with the\nprovisions of article two of this chapter, be permitted to open and\nmaintain a branch office or branch offices in the city or village where\nits principal office is located.\n  Any safe deposit company having a capital of one hundred thousand\ndollars or more, the majority of stock of which is owned by any other\nbanking organization or a national bank may, in accordance with the\nprovisions of article two of this chapter, be permitted to open and\nmaintain a branch office at a location at which such banking\norganization or national bank is maintaining a duly authorized branch\noffice.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 54-D — New York Code / Act STF / Article 4-A / Section 54-D
Advance payment of state moneys; authorization only by law
Status: in_force

§ 54-d. Advance payment of state moneys; authorization only by law.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary no payment of\nstate moneys to any county, city, town, village or school district shall\nbe made prior to the date such moneys are due and payable unless\nexpressly authorized by an act of the legislature.\n
N.Y. UCT Law § 1809-A — New York Code / Act UCT / Article 18-A / Section 1809-A
Procedures relating to corporations, associations, insurers and assignees
Status: in_force

§ 1809-A. Procedures relating to corporations, associations, insurers\n              and assignees.\n  (a) Any corporation, including a municipal corporation or public\nbenefit corporation, partnership, or association, which has its\nprincipal office in the state of New York and an assignee of any\ncommercial claim may institute an action or proceeding under this\narticle.\n  (b) No person or co-partnership, engaged directly or indirectly in the\nbusiness of collection and adjustment of claims, and no corporation or\nassociation, directly or indirectly, itself or by or through its\nofficers, agents or employees, shall solicit, buy or take an assignment\nof, or be in any manner interested in buying or taking an assignment of\na bond, promissory note, bill of exchange, book debt, or other thing in\naction, or any claim or demand, with the intent and for the purpose of\nbringing an action or proceeding thereon under this article.\n  (c) A corporation, partnership or association, which institutes an\naction or proceeding under this article shall be limited to five such\nactions or proceedings per calendar month. Such corporation, partnership\nor association shall complete and file with the clerk the required\ncertification, provided it is true and verified as to its truthfulness,\nas a prerequisite to the institution of an action or proceeding in this\npart of the court.\n  (d) A corporation may appear as a party in any action brought pursuant\nto this article by an attorney as well as by any authorized officer,\ndirector or employee of the corporation provided that the appearance by\na non-lawyer on behalf of a corporation shall be deemed to constitute\nthe requisite authority to bind the corporation in a settlement or\ntrial. The court or arbitrator may make reasonable inquiry to determine\nthe authority of any person who appears for the corporation in a\ncommercial claims part case.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2803-W*2 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 28 / Section 2803-W*2
Disclosure of information concerning pregnancy complications
Status: in_force

* § 2803-w. Disclosure of information concerning pregnancy\ncomplications. Every hospital offering maternity or women's wellness\nservices shall provide the information developed pursuant to\nsubdivisions two and four of section two hundred sixty-six of this\nchapter, as added by chapter 342 of the laws of 2014, to pregnant\npatients as clinically appropriate, but prior to discharge. In addition,\nsuch information shall be provided at the time of pre-booking to each\nprospective maternity patient and, upon request, to the general public.\nSuch information shall also be provided by every diagnostic and\ntreatment center offering prenatal care services upon the initial\nprenatal care visit.\n  * NB There are 2 § 2803-w's\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 3236 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 32 / Section 3236
Public health law assessments
Status: in_force

§ 3236. Public health law assessments.  Any insurer licensed pursuant\nto this chapter and any health maintenance organization certified\npursuant to article forty-four of the public health law or licensed\npursuant to this chapter shall reflect the methodology for financing the\ncosts of graduate medical education in general hospitals and affiliated\nsites, uncompensated care in general hospitals and diagnostic and\ntreatment centers, and other publicly financed programs established\npursuant to sections twenty-eight hundred seven-j, twenty-eight hundred\nseven-k, twenty-eight hundred seven-l, twenty-eight hundred seven-m,\ntwenty-eight hundred seven-p, twenty-eight hundred seven-s and\ntwenty-eight hundred seven-t of the public health law for hospital and\nother health care services provided on and after January first, nineteen\nhundred ninety-seven in policies and contracts which provide\nreimbursement for, and in arrangements reflecting anticipated claims\ncosts for, any of the following services:\n  (a) inpatient hospital services provided by a general hospital issued\nan operating certificate pursuant to article twenty-eight of the public\nhealth law;\n  (b) outpatient hospital services provided by a general hospital issued\nan operating certificate pursuant to article twenty-eight of the public\nhealth law;\n  (c) emergency services provided by a general hospital issued an\noperating certificate pursuant to article twenty-eight of the public\nhealth law;\n  (d) ambulatory surgical services provided by a general hospital issued\nan operating certificate pursuant to article twenty-eight of the public\nhealth law;\n  (e) ambulatory surgical services provided by a diagnostic and\ntreatment center issued an operating certificate pursuant to article\ntwenty-eight of the public health law;\n  (f) health care services provided by a diagnostic and treatment center\nissued an operating certificate pursuant to article twenty-eight of the\npublic health law;\n  (g) clinical laboratory services provided by a clinical laboratory\nissued a permit pursuant to title five of article five of the public\nhealth law.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 3228 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 32 / Section 3228
Individual accident and health insurance policies; premium refund at death of insured
Status: in_force

§ 3228. Individual accident and health insurance policies; premium\nrefund at death of insured. If the death of the insured or a covered\ndependent occurs during a period for which the premium under an\nindividual accident and health insurance policy has been paid, the\ninsurer shall refund the premium or the portion of the premium actually\npaid by the insured for that person for any period beyond the end of the\npolicy month in which such death occurred.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 3065 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 30-B / Section 3065
Regional trauma advisory committees
Status: in_force

§ 3065. Regional trauma advisory committees. 1. There are hereby\ncontinued or established in the department regional trauma advisory\ncommittees in each geographic area of the state. They shall consist of\ntrauma surgeons, trauma nurses, emergency physicians, emergency nurses,\nand other emergency and trauma care professionals from trauma centers,\nemergency departments, and emergency services designated by the\ndepartment within each region. They shall be representative of the\ncommunities and health care facilities within the region and those\nmedical and nursing specialties and subspecialities regularly involved\nin trauma care. They shall advise the state trauma advisory committee,\nthe department, and the commissioner regarding trauma and disaster care\nwithin each region, and assist the state trauma advisory committee, the\ndepartment, and the commissioner with the coordination of trauma and\ndisaster care within each region, including, but not limited to, the\nimplementation of statewide quality improvement guidelines for trauma\nand disaster care, trauma systems, trauma centers, and trauma stations\nwithin each region, in a manner consistent with the intent and\nprovisions of sections twenty-eight hundred five-j and three thousand\nfour-a of this chapter. The state trauma advisory committee shall\nauthorize the bylaws of each regional trauma advisory committee, subject\nto approval by the commissioner.\n  2. The regional trauma advisory committees shall continue to meet as\nfrequently as their business may require. The members of the regional\ntrauma advisory committees shall receive no compensation for their\nservices as members.\n  3. The department shall determine the ways and means necessary to\nassist the regional trauma advisory committees in performing the duties\nspecified under this section, and may contract with regional trauma\nprogram agencies to provide such assistance.\n  4. In no event shall any member, officer, or employee of the state\ntrauma advisory committee be liable for damages in any civil action for\nany act done, failure to act, or statement of opinion made, while\ndischarging his or her duties as a member, officer, or employee of the\nregional trauma advisory committee if he or she shall have acted in good\nfaith, with reasonable care.\n
N.Y. VIL Law § 9-916 — New York Code / Act VIL / Article 9 / Section 9-916
Inconsistent local laws
Status: in_force

§ 9-916 Inconsistent local laws. No local law shall be adopted\nchanging, amending or superseding any of the provisions of this article.\n
N.Y. DEA Law § 96 — New York Code / Act DEA / Article 7-A / Section 96
Definitions; interpretation of article
Status: in_force

§ 96. Definitions; interpretation of article. 1. When used in this\narticle, the following terms shall mean and include the following:\n  (a) "Organization"--any insurer, rating organization, service or\nadvisory organization, joint underwriting association, welfare or\npension fund, which is subject, in whole or in part, to the insurance\nlaw of this state.\n  (b) "Domestic organization"--any "organization" which is domiciled in\nthis state, including, insofar as the provisions of this article may\nappropriately apply thereto, any welfare or pension fund or United\nStates branch of an alien insurer.\n  (c) "Charter"--the certificate of organization or incorporation or\nspecial law incorporating a corporation together with its by-laws, or\nthe agreement establishing a fund or association together with its\nconstitution and by-laws.\n  (d) "Acute emergency"--a period in which, by reason of loss of life,\nepidemic disease, destruction or damage of property, contamination of\nproperty by radiological, chemical or bacteriological means, or\ndisruption of the means of transportation and communication, resulting\nfrom an attack, as defined in subdivision two of section three of this\nchapter, it is impossible or impracticable for the business of insurance\nin this state to be conducted in strict accord with the provisions of\nlaw or "charters" applicable thereto.\n  (e) "Board"--the board of directors, board of trustees, committee or\nsimilar body having control of the affairs of an "organization."\n  (f) "Director"--a director, trustee, or member of a "board".\n  (g) "Acting director"--an acting "director" elected or appointed in\naccordance with this article.\n  (h) "Officer"--an officer of a "domestic organization".\n  (i) "Acting officer"--an acting "officer" appointed in accordance with\nthis article.\n  (j) "Quorum"--the minimum number of "directors" required by charter\nand law other than this article, to be present for valid action to be\ntaken at a meeting of a "board" with respect to each particular item of\nbusiness which may come before such meeting.\n  (k) "Superintendent"--the superintendent of financial services or\nperson duly designated to exercise the powers of that office during an\n"acute emergency".\n  2. This article does not, and shall not be construed to, limit the\npowers of any organization or permit or require any organization which\nis not domiciled in this state or any branch, office, or agency of such\norganization or the directors, officers, members, policyholders or\nstockholders of any such organization to act, or fail to act, in such\nfashion as would violate the laws of the jurisdiction wherein such\norganization has its domicile.\n
N.Y. COR Law § 44 — New York Code / Act COR / Article 3 / Section 44
Chair of commission
Status: in_force

§ 44. Chair of commission. 1. The chair shall be the executive officer\nof the commission, the board and the council, and may serve as the chair\nof the board or council at any time necessitated by a commission member\nvacancy.\n  2. The chair may appoint such assistants, officers and employees,\ncommittees and consultants for the board and the council as necessary,\nprescribe their powers and duties, fix their compensation and provide\nfor reimbursement of their expenses within amounts appropriated\ntherefor.\n  3. The chair may, from time to time, create, abolish, transfer and\nconsolidate bureaus and other units within the commission, the board and\nthe council not expressly established by law as necessary for the\nefficient operation of the commission, the board and the council,\nsubject to the approval of the director of the budget.\n  4. The chair may request and receive from any department, division,\nboard, bureau, commission or other agency of the state or any political\nsubdivision thereof or any public authority such assistance, information\nand data as will enable the commission, the board and the council\nproperly to carry out its functions, powers and duties.\n
N.Y. SCC Law § 211 — New York Code / Act SCC / Article 14 / Section 211
Sealer of weights and measures
Status: in_force

§ 211. Sealer of weights and measures. The sealer of weights and\nmeasures shall, within the city, have the powers and perform the duties\nof sealers of weights and measures of towns under the general laws of\nthe state. He shall supervise the weighing of coal and perform such\nother duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance of the common\ncouncil. He shall receive a salary, to be fixed by the board of estimate\nand apportionment, and no fees shall be charged or collected by him or\nby the city for his services.\n
N.Y. CVR Law § 40-G — New York Code / Act CVR / Article 4 / Section 40-G
Discrimination against United States uniform
Status: in_force

§ 40-g. Discrimination against United States uniform.  A person who\nexcludes from the equal enjoyment of any accommodation, facility or\nprivilege furnished by innkeepers or common carriers, amusement or\nresort, any person lawfully wearing the uniform of the army, navy,\nmarine corps or revenue cutter service of the United States, because of\nthat uniform, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. STL Law § 91 — New York Code / Act STL / Article 6 / Section 91
State hymn of remembrance in honor of all American veterans
Status: in_force

§ 91. State hymn of remembrance in honor of all American veterans.\n"Here Rests in Honored Glory," by Dr. Donald B. Miller shall be the\nofficial state hymn of remembrance in honor of all American veterans,\nbased on the inscription on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 358 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 9 / Section 358
Penalties
Status: in_force

§ 358. Penalties. Any person or other entity including the officers,\ndirectors, agents, and employees thereof, which shall violate or\nparticipate in the violation of any of the provisions of section three\nhundred forty of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 20 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 2 / Section 20
Divisions or bureaus
Status: in_force

§ 20. Divisions or bureaus. Existing divisions or bureaus in the\ndepartment shall continue until changed, consolidated or abolished\npursuant to this section. The commissioner may establish such divisions\nor bureaus as may be necessary for the administration and operation of\nthe department, under this chapter, and may change, consolidate or\nabolish divisions or bureaus.  Each division and bureau shall be subject\nto the supervision and direction of the commissioner, and shall have\njurisdiction of such matters, exercise such powers and perform such\nduties as may be assigned to it by the commissioner.\n
N.Y. DCD Law § 205 — New York Code / Act DCD / Article 7 / Section 205
Account upon application
Status: in_force

§ 205. Account upon application. Such application shall be accompanied\nby a full, true and just account of all the transactions of such\ntrustees, in that character, and particularly of the property, moneys\nand effects received by him; of all payments made, whether to creditors\nor otherwise; and of the remaining effects and estate of the debtor, in\nrespect to whom, or whose estate, he was appointed trustee, within his\nknowledge, and the situation of the same.\n
N.Y. LLC Law § 506 — New York Code / Act LLC / Article 5 / Section 506
Right to distribution
Status: in_force

§ 506. Right to distribution. Subject to sections five hundred eight\nand seven hundred four of this chapter, at the time a member becomes\nentitled to receive a distribution, such member has the status of, and\nis entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the limited\nliability company with respect to the distribution.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1003 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 10 / Section 1003
Persons who must be served with process; waiver of process; dispensation with service of process 1
Status: in_force

§ 1003. Persons who must be served with process; waiver of process;\n          dispensation with service of process\n  1.  In a proceeding for letters of administration upon the estate of a\nperson alleged to be deceased process shall issue directed to such\nperson and to all his presumptive distributees.\n  2.  Every eligible person who has a right to administration prior or\nequal to that of the petitioner and who has not renounced must be served\nwith process upon an application for letters of administration.  When\nthe petitioner is a creditor or a person interested in an action brought\nor about to be brought in which the intestate, if living, would be a\nparty, process shall also issue to all incompetents, conservatees and\ninfants for whom a committee, conservator or guardian of the property\nhas been appointed who are domiciliary distributees.  When the\npetitioner is a public administrator or county treasurer process shall\nissue only to such incompetent or conservatee domiciliary distributees\nwhose names and addresses are known to him.  The court may dispense with\nthe issuance and service of process upon non-domiciliaries.\n  3.  Any person who has a right to administration prior or equal to\nthat of the petitioner may renounce his right and waive the issuance and\nservice of process by an acknowledged instrument which must be filed in\nthe office of the clerk of the court, except that a public administrator\nor the chief fiscal officer of the county may not renounce his right and\nmay only be excused from acting, upon his motion duly made and an order\nmade and entered thereupon by the court.\n  4.  The court may dispense with service of process upon a person who\nhas a right to administration prior or equal to that of the petitioner\nwhere it appears that the name or whereabouts of such person is unknown\nand cannot be ascertained after diligent inquiry, subject to the\nrequirement that the decree granting the letters shall contain a\nprovision directing that in the proceeding for the judicial settlement\nof the account of the administrator process shall issue and be served\nupon such person.\n  5.  If an application for letters of administration be made under the\ncircumstances provided in 1001, subdivision 9, process shall also issue\nto the persons named in the paper  writing referred to in that section\nand the persons to whom process would be required to issue in a\nproceeding for the probate of such paper writing.\n