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N.Y. GMU Law § 195-L — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 9-A / Section 195-L
Article inoperative until adopted by voters
Status: in_force

§ 195-l. Article inoperative until adopted by voters. Except as\nprovided in section one hundred ninety-five-k of this article, the\nprovisions of this article shall remain inoperative in any municipality\nunless and until a proposition therefor submitted at a general or\nspecial election in such municipality shall be approved by a vote of the\nmajority of the qualified electors in such municipality voting thereon.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 20 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 2 / Section 20
Assessments, penalties and forfeitures entitled to priority
Status: in_force

§ 20. Assessments, penalties and forfeitures entitled to priority. In\ncase of the insolvency or voluntary or involuntary liquidation of any\nperson or entity licensed, registered, or incorporated or otherwise\nformed pursuant to this chapter, all unpaid charges lawfully assessed\nagainst such person or entity by the superintendent and all unpaid\npenalties and forfeitures incurred by such person or entity under any\nsection of this chapter shall be entitled to priority of payment from\nsuch person's or entity's assets on an equality with any other priority\ngiven by this chapter.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 8002 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 80 / Section 8002
Stenographers
Status: in_force

§ 8002. Stenographers. Unless otherwise provided by law, a\nstenographer is entitled, for a copy fully written out from his or her\nstenographic notes of testimony or other proceedings taken in a court,\nand furnished upon request to a party or his or her attorney, to the fee\nset forth in the rules promulgated by the chief administrator of the\ncourts.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 343-R — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 343-R
Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the "Trooper Robert G
Status: in_force

§ 343-r. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the\n"Trooper Robert G. Dunning Memorial Bridge". The bridge across the\nTaconic State Parkway on Bulls Head Road, in the town of Stanford,\ncounty of Dutchess, shall be designated and known as the "Trooper Robert\nG. Dunning Memorial Bridge".\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 42 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 3 / Section 42
Act of officer or agent deemed act of principal
Status: in_force

§ 42. Act of officer or agent deemed act of principal.  In construing\nand enforcing the provisions of this chapter relating to penalties, the\nact of a director, officer, agent or other person acting for or employed\nby a person, association or corporation subject to the provisions of\nthis chapter and acting within the scope of his employment, shall be\ndeemed the act of such person, association or corporation.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 9-1.1 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 9 / Part 1 / Section 9-1.1
Rule against perpetuities
Status: in_force

§ 9-1.1 Rule against perpetuities\n  (a) (1) The absolute power of alienation is suspended when there are\nno persons in being by whom an absolute fee or estate in possession can\nbe conveyed or transferred.\n  (2) Every present or future estate shall be void in its creation which\nshall suspend the absolute power of alienation by any limitation or\ncondition for a longer period than lives in being at the creation of the\nestate and a term of not more than twenty-one years. Lives in being\nshall include a child conceived before the creation of the estate but\nborn thereafter. In no case shall the lives measuring the permissible\nperiod be so designated or so numerous as to make proof of their end\nunreasonably difficult.\n  (b) No estate in property shall be valid unless it must vest, if at\nall, not later than twenty-one years after one or more lives in being at\nthe creation of the estate and any period of gestation involved. In no\ncase shall lives measuring the permissible period of vesting be so\ndesignated or so numerous as to make proof of their end unreasonably\ndifficult.\n
N.Y. VIL Law § 9-912 — New York Code / Act VIL / Article 9 / Section 9-912
Propositions--submission and special election
Status: in_force

§ 9-912 Propositions--submission and special election. 1. The board of\ntrustees may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon the petition of at\nleast two hundred electors in villages containing a population of five\nthousand or more; by at least one hundred fifty electors in villages\ncontaining a population of at least three thousand and less than five\nthousand; and by at least one hundred electors in villages containing a\npopulation of one thousand and less than three thousand; and in villages\ncontaining a population of less than one thousand, by electors numbering\nat least ten percent of the number of voters registered for the last\ngeneral village election, cause a proposition on any of the questions\nset forth in the following subdivision to be submitted at a regular or\nspecial village election as such elections are defined in the election\nlaw. If such petition request the holding of a referendum at a time\nother than at such regular or special village election, such petition\nmust contain twice the number of signatures otherwise required. If such\npetition does not request the holding of such a referendum, such\nquestion shall be submitted at the next regular or special village\nelection for officers, held not less than thirty days after the filing\nof such petition. If such petition requests the holding of a referendum\nat a time other than at such regular or special village election, such\nreferendum shall be held no less than thirty, nor more than sixty, days\nafter the filing of such petition.\n  2. The questions which may or shall be submitted as propositions upon\npetition or motion of the board of trustees, as hereinbefore provided,\nare:\n  (a) Whether or not the area of the village should be diminished.\n  (b) Whether or not the village should be reincorporated.\n  (c) Whether or not the name of the village should be changed.\n  (d) Whether or not the month of the general village election should be\nchanged.\n  3. A special election for submission of a proposition shall be\nnoticed, conducted, canvassed and otherwise held in the same manner as a\ngeneral village election; provided, however, that a proposition for the\nconsolidation or dissolution of a village shall be noticed, conducted,\ncanvassed and otherwise held pursuant to, and in accordance with, the\nprovisions of article seventeen-A of the general municipal law.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 3444 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 34 / Section 3444
Flood insurance notice
Status: in_force

§ 3444. Flood insurance notice. 1. Insurers shall provide to their\nhomeowners and dwelling fire personal lines insureds an annual notice\nprescribed or approved by the superintendent, explaining clearly and in\nplain language that: (a) such policies do not provide coverage for loss\ncaused by mudslide or flood; and (b) insurance is available under\nseparate policies issued in accordance with the National Flood Insurance\nProgram, 42 U.S.C. § 4001 et seq., including information regarding flood\ninsurance eligibility and access.\n  2. The policyholder notice required by this section shall accompany\nall new homeowners and dwelling fire personal lines policies and all\nrenewal homeowners and dwelling fire policies.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 695 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 33 / Section 695
Separability clause; construction
Status: in_force

§ 695. Separability clause; construction. 1. If any part or provision\nof this article or the application thereof to any person or\ncircumstances be adjudged invalid by any court of competent\njurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the\npart, provision or application directly involved in the controversy in\nwhich such judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or\nimpair the validity of the remainder of this article or the application\nthereof to other persons or circumstances and the legislature hereby\ndeclares that it would have enacted this article or the remainder\nthereof had the invalidity of such provision or application thereof been\napparent.\n  2. This article shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes\nthereof.\n
N.Y. CAL Law § 101 — New York Code / Act CAL / Article 10 / Section 101
Railroads operating over canals
Status: in_force

§ 101. Railroads operating over canals. The corporation shall have a\ngeneral supervisory power over so much of any railroad as passes over\nany canal or feeder belonging to the state or approaches within ten rods\nthereof, so far as may be necessary to preserve the free and perfect use\nof such canals or feeders, or for making any repairs, improvements or\nalterations thereupon. No railroad corporation shall construct its\nrailroad over or at any place within ten rods of any canal or feeder\nbelonging to the state, unless it submits to the corporation a map, plan\nand profile of such canal or feeder and of the route designated for its\nrailroad, exhibiting distinctly and accurately the relation of each to\nthe other at all the places within the limits of ten rods thereof, and\nobtains the written permission of the corporation for the construction\nof such railroad, with such conditions, directions and instructions as\nin its judgment the free and perfect use of any such canal or feeder may\nrequire.\n  Whenever any street railroad shall cross over any bridge spanning a\ncanal, or canal feeder, the company owning, maintaining and operating\nthe same, shall be deemed liable for and shall pay all damages that may\noccur or arise, either to the state or to persons, by reason of its\nlaying and maintaining its tracks or rail over, upon and across any such\nbridge, or by reason of the operation of its cars over the same; and any\nsuch company shall, upon demand of the corporation, make any repairs to\nsuch structure to insure the continued safety thereof, as shall have\nbeen rendered necessary by reason of such use of said structure by said\ncompany. Any company maintaining or operating a street railroad over,\nupon and across any such bridge shall indemnify the state including the\ncorporation against any and all loss, damages or claims for damages for\ninjuries to persons or property of passengers which shall be incurred by\nor made against such state by reason of the operation of such railroad\nover any such bridge, and the or corporation may, in its discretion,\nrequire any company so maintaining or operating a street railroad to\nfurnish a bond, with sureties to be approved by it to indemnify the\nstate including the corporation from all such loss, damage or claim. All\nsuch permits heretofore or hereafter granted shall be revocable whenever\nthe free and perfect use of any such canal or feeder may so require, or\nif such railroad company shall fail to make any such repairs when\nrequired by the corporation. The railroad company using or occupying any\nbridge over the same shall, within a reasonable time after the service\nupon it, by the corporation of a written notice of such revocation, or\nto make such repairs, remove at its own cost and expense, its railroad\nfrom such bridge and from the limits of ten rods of said canal or\nfeeder.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 963 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 46 / Section 963
Designation of planning entity or entities
Status: in_force

§ 963. Designation of planning entity or entities. The secretary of\nstate, after consultation with the council, shall designate a planning\nentity or entities for the purposes of assisting the council in\nconducting research and developing the plan.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 372 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 9-A / Section 372
Fees and charges; posting schedule; records and reports
Status: in_force

§ 372. Fees and charges; posting schedule; records and reports. 1. The\nsuperintendent shall, by regulation, establish the maximum fees which\nmay be charged by licensees for cashing a check, draft, or money order.\nNo licensee shall charge or collect any sum for cashing a check, draft,\nor money order in excess of that established by the superintendent's\nregulations; provided, however, that no maximum fee shall apply to the\ncharging of fees by licensees for the cashing of checks, drafts or money\norders for payees of such checks, drafts or money orders that are other\nthan natural persons.\n  2. The schedule of fees and charges permitted under this section shall\nbe conspicuously and continuously posted in every location and mobil\nunit licensed under this article.\n  3. No change in fees shall become effective earlier than thirty days\nafter the superintendent shall notify the majority leader of the senate,\nthe speaker of the assembly, and the chairmen of both the senate and\nassembly committees on banks of his intention to change fees.\n  4. The fees in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this\nsubdivision shall continue to be the maximum allowable fees until\nrevised by the superintendent's regulations.\n  5. Each licensee shall keep and use in its business such books,\naccounts, and records as the superintendent may require to carry into\neffect the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations made\nby the superintendent hereunder. Every licensee shall preserve such\nbooks, accounts and records for at least two years.\n  6. Before a licensee shall deposit with any banking organization, or\nwith any organization engaged in the business of banking, a check, draft\nor money order cashed by such licensee, the same must be endorsed with\nthe actual name under which such licensee is doing business and must\nhave the words "licensed casher of checks" legibly written or stamped\nimmediately after or below such name.\n  7. Every licensee shall submit to the superintendent, or such person\nas the superintendent may designate, such suspicious activity reports or\ncurrency transaction reports as are required to be submitted to federal\nauthorities pursuant to provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act (subchapter\n11, chapter 53, title 31, United States code) and regulations and\nadministrative orders related thereto, as amended, within the periods of\ntime as required by such act and regulations. A licensee may submit a\ncopy of any such report to the superintendent, or such person as the\nsuperintendent may designate, that is filed with such federal\nauthorities. The superintendent may adopt such regulations or require\nsuch additional reports as he or she deems necessary to insure the\neffective enforcement of this subdivision.\n
N.Y. EDP Law § 506 — New York Code / Act EDP / Article 5 / Section 506
Note of issue; statement of readiness
Status: in_force

§ 506. Note of issue; statement of readiness. In all acquisitions\nunder subdivision (B) of section five hundred one, the condemnor after\nexpiration of the period of time provided pursuant to subdivision (B) of\nsection five hundred two, shall serve and file a note of issue in\naccordance with the applicable provisions of the civil practice law and\nrules of the court.\n
N.Y. TWN Law § 239 — New York Code / Act TWN / Article 15 / Section 239
Completion of roll and hearing
Status: in_force

§ 239. Completion of roll and hearing. The assessors or the town\nboard, as the case may be, shall file the assessment-roll when\ncompleted, with the town clerk and thereupon it shall be the duty of the\ntown board to cause notice to be published at least once in a newspaper\npublished within the town, or, if there be none published in the town,\nthen in a newspaper published in the county and having a circulation\nwithin the town, that said assessment-roll has been completed, and that\nat a time and place to be specified therein the town board will meet and\nhear and consider any objections which may be made to the roll. The\nfirst publication of the notice of the completion of the roll shall be\nnot less than ten nor more than twenty days before the time to be\nspecified therein for the hearing.\n  At the time and place so specified, the town board shall meet and hear\nand consider any objections to the assessment-roll, and may change or\namend the same as they deem it necessary or just so to do and may affirm\nand adopt the same as originally proposed or as amended or changed, or\nthey may annul the same and order the assessors to proceed anew and to\nprepare another roll or the town board may prepare such new roll. If a\nnew roll be prepared, upon the completion and filing thereof the town\nboard shall give notice of a public hearing thereon, hold such hearing\nand consider objections and reject, correct, amend and affirm the new\nroll in the manner herein provided with respect to the original roll. No\naction or proceeding shall be maintained to set aside, vacate, cancel,\nannul, review, reduce or otherwise test or affect the legality or\nvalidity of any such assessment unless such action or proceeding shall\nbe commenced within thirty days after the said final assessment-roll\nshall have been affirmed.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 310 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 3 / Section 310
Examinations; how conducted
Status: in_force

§ 310. Examinations; how conducted. (a) (1) Whenever pursuant to any\nprovision of this chapter, the superintendent shall determine to examine\nthe affairs of any insurer or other person, he shall make an order\nindicating the scope of the examination and may appoint as examiners one\nor more persons not employed by any insurer or interested in any insurer\nexcept as a policyholder. A copy of such order shall upon demand be\nexhibited to the insurer or person whose affairs are to be examined\nbefore the examination begins.\n  (2) Any examiner authorized by the superintendent shall be given\nconvenient access at all reasonable hours to the books, records, files,\nsecurities and other documents of such insurer or other person,\nincluding those of any affiliated or subsidiary companies thereof, which\nare relevant to the examination, and shall have power to administer\noaths and to examine under oath any officer or agent of such insurer or\nother person, and any other person having custody or control of such\ndocuments, regarding any matter relevant to the examination.\n  (3) The officers and agents of such insurer or other person shall\nfacilitate such examination and aid such examiners in conducting the\nsame so far as it is in their power to do so.\n  (4) The refusal of any insurer to submit to examination shall be\nground for revocation or refusal of a license or renewal license.\n  (5) The examiner or examiners in charge of such examination shall make\na true report of every examination made by them, verified under oath,\nwhich shall comprise only facts appearing upon the books, records, or\nother documents of such insurer or other person or as ascertained from\nthe sworn testimony of its officers or agents or other persons examined\nconcerning its affairs, and such conclusions and recommendations as may\nreasonably be warranted from such facts.\n  (b) In connection with any such examination the superintendent may\nappoint one or more competent persons as appraisers with authority to\nappraise the real property of such insurer or other person or any real\nproperty on which it holds security. The report of such appraisers shall\nbe a supplement to the report of the examiner or examiners in charge,\nand shall be subject to notice and hearing as provided in section three\nhundred eleven of this article.\n
N.Y. TRA Law § 14-J — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 2 / Section 14-J
Special rail and aviation transportation program
Status: in_force

§ 14-j. Special rail and aviation transportation program. 1. The\ncommissioner is hereby authorized to enter into a contract, lease or\nagreement with the New York state thruway authority for the financing by\nsuch authority of special rail and aviation transportation program as\nauthorized by law.\n  2. The commissioner is hereby authorized to approve funding for the\ncosts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, reconditioning\nand preservation of rail freight facilities and for the cost of\nintercity rail passenger facilities and equipment. For rail freight\nprojects, the commissioner shall give priority to projects which are\ncoordinated with community economic development objectives, improve the\nsafety of rail operations, promote intermodal services, provide rail\naccess to relieve highway congestion, provide for the efficient\nrestructuring of urban rail facilities or facilitate the transition of\nbranch lines from large operations to shortline operations. For\nintercity rail passenger facilities and equipment projects, priority\nwill be given to projects which improve the quality, performance, speed\nand safety of intercity rail services.\n  3. The commissioner is hereby authorized to approve funding for the\ncost of construction, reconstruction, improvement, reconditioning and\npreservation of municipal airports, privately owned airports and\naviation capital facilities, excluding airports owned by the state or\noperated by a bi-state public benefit corporation, for which federal\nfunding is not available provided projects are part of an approved\nairport layout plan. Such improvements shall include, but not be limited\nto, acquisition of certain traffic control navigational aids utilizing\nthe global positioning system technologies and applications.\n  Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, for airports\nfunded pursuant to this section, the owner of a municipal airport may,\nwith the approval of the commissioner, contract directly with the office\nof general services to provide for the removal of fuel tanks under such\nterms and conditions as set forth by the office of general services,\nincluding provision for the deposit of funds of such airport with the\nstate comptroller, who is authorized to receive and accept the same for\nthe purposes of this subdivision, for expenditure on such project costs\nor, as appropriate, for the return of any excess deposit to such\nairport, on vouchers approved by the office of general services.\n  4. The program shall provide forty million dollars to be made\navailable as follows:\n                                            Rail              Aviation\nState Fiscal Year 1993-1994             $7.5 million        $2.5 million\nState Fiscal Year 1994-1995             $7.5 million        $2.5 million\nState Fiscal Year 1995-1996             $7.5 million        $2.5 million\nState Fiscal Year 1996-1997             $7.5 million        $2.5 million\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 399-AAA — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 26 / Section 399-AAA
Selling and manufacturing of fur-bearing articles of clothing
Status: in_force

§ 399-aaa. Selling and manufacturing of fur-bearing articles of\nclothing. 1. For the purposes of this section the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings:\n  (a) "faux fur" shall mean artificially manufactured fur which is made\nto resemble real fur but which is not derived from animals.\n  (b) "real fur" shall mean animal skin or part thereof with hair,\nfleece, or fur fibers attached thereto, either in its raw or processed\nstate.\n  2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or\ncorporation to knowingly import for profit, sell at retail, offer for\nsale at retail, or manufacture articles of clothing which include, or\nhave attached in any quantity and of any value, fur that is not labeled\nas being "faux fur" or "real fur", or is incorrectly labeled.\n  3. Labeling of articles of clothing pursuant to this section may be\naccomplished by adding "faux fur" or "real fur" to the permanent tag\nattached to the clothing, to the temporary tag used by the merchant to\nidentify the merchandise, or by affixing, in a conspicuous place, a\nsticker stating "faux fur" or "real fur" to the article of clothing\nitself.\n  Articles of clothing containing or having attached any quantity or\nvalue of "real fur" shall have certain disclosures on the label required\nin this section so as not to be considered misbranded under 15 U.S.C.\n69b.\n  4. A violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not\nmore than one thousand dollars for the first violation and not more than\ntwo thousand dollars for each subsequent violation.\n