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N.Y. EXC Law § 846-B — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 36 / Section 846-B
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 846-b. Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and\nphrases shall have the following meanings:\n  1. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the division of\ncriminal justice services.\n  2. "Division" shall mean the division of criminal justice services.\n  3. "Municipality" shall mean any city, town or village, incorporated\nor unincorporated, within the state of New York.\n  4. "Company" shall mean any organization, incorporated or\nunincorporated, organized exclusively for a purpose or purposes, not for\npecuniary profit or financial gain and no part of the assets, income or\nprofit of which is distributable to, or inures to the benefit of, its\nmembers, directors (or their equivalent) or officers except to the\nextent permitted by law, and which is engaged in one or more of the\ncompany activities specified in subdivision five of this section.\n  5. "Company activities" shall mean activities of neighborhood\npreservation crime prevention, geared towards the heightened awareness\nand practice of community members in techniques stressing the reduction\nof opportunities for crimes to occur and the increased possibility of\npolice apprehension of criminals. Company activities should also seek to\ndevelop and strengthen a sense of neighborhood identity and a\nconstructive attitude in that neighborhood. Activities may include, but\nnot be limited to, tenant-lobby patrols, auto patrols, street-foot\npatrols, home and business security surveys, and dispersal of crime\nprevention literature and equipment; provided, however, that nothing\ncontained herein shall be interpreted to authorize the possession,\ncarrying, use or dissemination of firearms or other deadly weapons\nregardless of whether the appropriate license has been issued for such\nactivity.  Activities may also include the involvement of senior\ncitizens and youth in escort services, auxiliary police services and the\nutilization of community outreach through publicity of approved\nanti-crime techniques. All activities must have prior approval from the\ndivision.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 219-D — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 7-A / Section 219-D
Rules reviving certain actions; sexual offenses against children
Status: in_force

§ 219-d. Rules reviving certain actions; sexual offenses against\nchildren. The chief administrator of the courts shall promulgate rules\nfor the timely adjudication of revived actions brought pursuant to\nsection two hundred fourteen-g of the civil practice law and rules.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 918 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 42 / Section 918
Financial assistance
Status: in_force

§ 918. Financial assistance. 1. The secretary may enter into a\ncontract or contracts for grants or payments to be made, within the\nlimits of any appropriations therefor, for the following:\n  a. To any local governments, or to two or more local governments, for\nprojects approved by the secretary which lead to preparation of a\nwaterfront revitalization program; provided, however, that such grants\nor payments shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the approved cost\nof such projects provided, however, in environmental justice\ncommunities, such assistance payments and/or technical assistance shall\nnot exceed eighty-five percent of the cost of the program;\n  b. To any local government or local government agency for research,\ndesign, and other activities which serve to facilitate construction\nprojects provided for in an approved waterfront revitalization program;\nprovided, however, that such projects shall take into account the future\nphysical climate risk due to sea level rise, and/or storm surges and/or\nflooding, based on available data predicting the likelihood of future\nextreme weather events including hazard risk analysis data if applicable\nand provided, further, that such grants or payments shall not exceed ten\npercent of the estimated cost of such construction project.\n  2. Funds available for the purposes of this section shall be allocated\nin a fair and equitable manner; such allocation shall reflect the\ninitiative shown by local governments in preparing waterfront\nrevitalization programs and in carrying them out.\n
N.Y. STL Law § 35 — New York Code / Act STL / Article 3 / Section 35
Cession of jurisdiction to lands acquired for light-house purposes
Status: in_force

§ 35. Cession of jurisdiction to lands acquired for light-house\npurposes.  The jurisdiction to such tracts of land, not exceeding ten\nacres, acquired by the United States for the construction and\nmaintenance of light-houses and keepers' dwellings before April\neighteenth, eighteen hundred sixty-one, or as shall have been acquired\nsince such date, or as shall be hereafter acquired, upon the selection\nby an authorized officer of the United States, the approval of the\ngovernor, the filing in the office of the secretary of state of a\ndescription of the boundaries thereof, with the approval of the governor\nindorsed thereon, and the filing in such office of a map thereof, which\nmap shall be drawn with pen and India ink upon tracing cloth and shall\nbe otherwise in form and manner suitable to the files, records and\npurposes of the office of the secretary of state, is ceded to the United\nStates, upon condition that the jurisdiction so ceded shall not prevent\nthe execution thereon of any process, civil or criminal, issued under\nthe authority of the state, except as such process might affect the\nproperty of the United States therein, and that such jurisdiction shall\ncontinue in the United States so long only as the land shall be used and\noccupied for the purposes of the cession, unless the consent of the\nstate to a different use shall have been granted.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 344-H*6 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 344-H*6
Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the "Sergeant James C
Status: in_force

* § 344-h. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the\n"Sergeant James C. Matteson Memorial Highway". All that portion of the\nstate highway system constituting state route three hundred ninety-four\nin the town of Ellicott, county of Chautauqua, shall be designated and\nknown as the "Sergeant James C. Matteson Memorial Highway".\n  * NB There are 14 § 344-h's\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 155.20 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title J / Article 155 / Section 155.20
Larceny; value of stolen property
Status: in_force

§ 155.20 Larceny; value of stolen property.\n  For the purposes of this title, the value of property shall be\nascertained as follows:\n  1. Except as otherwise specified in this section, value means the\nmarket value of the property at the time and place of the crime, or if\nsuch cannot be satisfactorily ascertained, the cost of replacement of\nthe property within a reasonable time after the crime.\n  2. Whether or not they have been issued or delivered, certain written\ninstruments, not including those having a readily ascertainable market\nvalue such as some public and corporate bonds and securities, shall be\nevaluated as follows:\n  (a) The value of an instrument constituting an evidence of debt, such\nas a check, draft or promissory note, shall be deemed the amount due or\ncollectable thereon or thereby, such figure ordinarily being the face\namount of the indebtedness less any portion thereof which has been\nsatisfied.\n  (b) The value of a ticket or equivalent instrument which evidences a\nright to receive a transportation, entertainment or other service shall\nbe deemed the price stated thereon, if any; and if no price is stated\nthereon the value shall be deemed the price of such ticket or equivalent\ninstrument which the issuer charges the general public.\n  (c) The value of any other instrument which creates, releases,\ndischarges or otherwise affects any valuable legal right, privilege or\nobligation shall be deemed the greatest amount of economic loss which\nthe owner of the instrument might reasonably suffer by virtue of the\nloss of the instrument.\n  3. Where the property consists of gas, steam, water or electricity,\nwhich is provided for charge or compensation, the value shall be the\nvalue of the property stolen in any consecutive twelve-month period.\n  4. When the value of property cannot be satisfactorily ascertained\npursuant to the standards set forth in subdivisions one and two of this\nsection, its value shall be deemed to be an amount less than two hundred\nfifty dollars.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 501 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 16 / Section 501
Application of article
Status: in_force

§ 501. Application of article. Except as otherwise provided, the\nprovisions of this article shall apply to grand and petit jurors in all\ncourts of the unified court system in which a jury may be drawn, whether\nsuch courts are of record or not of record.\n
N.Y. UJC Law § 1101 — New York Code / Act UJC / Article 11 / Section 1101
Disclosure
Status: in_force

§ 1101. Disclosure.\n  (a) CPLR applicable. The procedures set forth in the CPLR relative to\ndisclosure, bill of particulars and the procuring of a copy of the items\nof an account, shall govern in this court, subject to paragraph (b).\n  (b) Parties and non-parties. All notices, orders, subpoenas and other\npapers relating to disclosure may be served in any part of the county\nand shall be served by such means as would be permissible in the supreme\ncourt in a like instance.\n  (c) Protective order.  The protective order provided for in CPLR §\n3103 shall be available in this court with regard to all of the\nforegoing, and shall not be limited to the disclosure devices provided\nin article 31 of the CPLR.\n  (d) Extra-territorial disclosure. In any case where disclosure would\nbe available in the supreme court in a like case, but is unavailable in\nthis court by virtue of any territorial limitation upon its\njurisdiction, the court may, upon motion on notice to all adverse\nparties, make an order to obtain disclosure from a source without the\nmunicipality, county or state by the use of any device to which the\nsupreme court might resort to obtain disclosure from a source without\nthe state.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 105.05 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title G / Article 105 / Section 105.05
Conspiracy in the fifth degree
Status: in_force

§ 105.05 Conspiracy in the fifth degree.\n  A person is guilty of conspiracy in the fifth degree when, with intent\nthat conduct constituting:\n  1. a felony be performed, he agrees with one or more persons to engage\nin or cause the performance of such conduct; or\n  2. a crime be performed, he, being over eighteen years of age, agrees\nwith one or more persons under sixteen years of age to engage in or\ncause the performance of such conduct.\n  Conspiracy in the fifth degree is a class A misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. FIS Law § 705 — New York Code / Act FIS / Article 7 / Section 705
Penalties and other provisions
Status: in_force

§ 705. Penalties and other provisions. (a) If the superintendent\nfinds, after notice and hearing, that a consultant has knowingly\nviolated any provision of this article and the violation was material,\nthe superintendent may: (1) make null and void any agreement between the\nborrower and the consultant; and (2) impose a civil penalty of not more\nthan ten thousand dollars for each violation.\n  (b) If the consultant violates any provision of this article and the\nborrower suffers damage because of the violation, the borrower may\nrecover actual and consequential damages and costs from the consultant\nin an action based on this article. If the consultant recklessly\nviolates any provision of this article, the court may award attorneys'\nfees and costs. If the consultant intentionally violates any provision\nof this article, the court may award treble damages, attorneys' fees and\ncosts.\n  (c) Any provision of a student debt consulting contract that attempts\nor purports to limit the liability of the consultant under this article\nshall be null and void. Inclusion of such provision shall at the option\nof the borrower render the contract void. Any provision in a contract\nwhich attempts or purports to require arbitration of any dispute arising\nunder this article shall be void at the option of the borrower. Any\nwaiver of the provisions of this article shall be void and unenforceable\nas contrary to public policy.\n  (d) The provisions of this article are not exclusive and are in\naddition to any other requirements, rights, remedies, and penalties\nprovided by law.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 4806 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 48 / Section 4806
Health care facility applications
Status: in_force

§ 4806. Health care facility applications. (a) An insurer that offers\na managed care product shall, upon request, make available and disclose\nto facilities written application procedures and minimum qualification\nrequirements that a facility must meet in order to be considered by the\ninsurer for participation in the in-network benefits portion of the\ninsurer's network for the managed care product. The insurer shall\nconsult with appropriately qualified facilities in developing its\nqualification requirements for participation in the in-network benefits\nportion of the insurer's network for the managed care product. An\ninsurer shall complete review of the facility's application to\nparticipate in the in-network portion of the insurer's network and,\nwithin sixty days of receiving a facility's completed application to\nparticipate in the insurer's network, shall notify the facility as to:\n(1) whether the facility is credentialed; or (2) whether additional time\nis necessary to make a determination because of a failure of a third\nparty to provide necessary documentation. In such instances where\nadditional time is necessary because of a lack of necessary\ndocumentation, an insurer shall make every effort to obtain such\ninformation as soon as possible and shall make a final determination\nwithin twenty-one days of receiving the necessary documentation.\n  (b) For the purposes of this section, "facility" shall mean a health\ncare provider that is licensed or certified pursuant to article five,\ntwenty-eight, thirty-six, forty, forty-four, or forty-seven of the\npublic health law or article sixteen, nineteen, thirty-one, thirty-two,\nor thirty-six of the mental hygiene law.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 703 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 18 / Section 703
Employment of counsel
Status: in_force

§ 703. Employment of counsel. With the written approval of the county\njudge of a county in which an indictment has been found for a capital or\nother crime which presents unusual difficulty upon the trial thereof,\nthe district attorney may employ counsel to assist him upon such trial.\nSuch approval shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. The\nboard of supervisors shall audit as other county charges a reasonable\ncompensation and the necessary expenses of such counsel as certified by\nthe presiding judge or justice.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 105-A — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 5 / Section 105-A
Application of other laws
Status: in_force

§ 105-a. Application of other laws. The provisions of the limited\nliability company law as presently in effect and as hereafter from time\nto time amended, shall apply to redevelopment companies which are\nlimited liability companies, except where such provisions are in\nconflict with the provisions of this article.\n
N.Y. VOL Law § 49 — New York Code / Act VOL / Article 4 / Section 49
Benefits; how payable
Status: in_force

§ 49. Benefits; how payable. Except as otherwise provided in\nsubdivisions one and two of section seven of this chapter, benefits\nunder this chapter shall be paid in the manner provided in section\ntwenty-five of the workmen's compensation law. The provisions of such\nsection twenty-five, other than those relating to welfare, pension or\nbenefit plans, agreements and trusts, shall be applicable as fully as if\nset forth in this chapter.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 364 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 7-A / Section 364
Fees and charges
Status: in_force

§ 364. Fees and charges. The department may by regulation establish\nand charge to any company such fees and charges for inspection,\nregulation, supervision and audit as to the department may appear just\nand reasonable in order to recover the costs of performing such\nfunctions.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 1 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 1 / Section 1
Short title
Status: in_force

§ 1. Short title.  This chapter shall be known as the "Religious\nCorporations Law."\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 9-706 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 9 / Part 7 / Section 9-706
When Initial Financing Statement Suffices to Continue Effectiveness of Financing Statement
Status: in_force

Section 9--706. When Initial Financing Statement Suffices to Continue\n                  Effectiveness of Financing Statement.\n  (a) Initial financing statement in lieu of continuation statement. The\nfiling of an initial financing statement in the office specified in\nSection 9--501 continues the effectiveness of a financing statement\nfiled before Revised Article 9 takes effect if:\n       (1) the filing of an initial financing statement in that office\n           would be effective to perfect a security interest under\n           Revised Article 9;\n       (2) the pre-effective-date financing statement was filed in an\n           office in another state or another office in this state; and\n       (3) the initial financing statement satisfies subsection (c).\n  (b) Period of continued effectiveness. The filing of an initial\nfinancing statement under subsection (a) continues the effectiveness of\nthe pre-effective-date financing statement:\n       (1) if the initial financing statement is filed before Revised\n           Article 9 takes effect, for the period provided in Former\n           Section 9--403 with respect to a financing statement; and\n       (2) if the initial financing statement is filed after Revised\n           Article 9 takes effect, for the period provided in Section\n           9--515 with respect to an initial financing statement.\n  (c) Requirements for initial financing statement under subsection (a).\nTo be effective for purposes of subsection (a), an initial financing\nstatement must:\n       (1) satisfy the requirements of Part 5 for an initial financing\n           statement;\n       (2) identify the pre-effective-date financing statement by\n           indicating the office in which the financing statement was\n           filed and providing the dates of filing and file numbers, if\n           any, of the financing statement and of the most recent\n           continuation statement filed with respect to the financing\n           statement; and\n       (3) indicate that the pre-effective-date financing statement\n           remains effective.\n
N.Y. GCN Law § 47-A — New York Code / Act GCN / Article 2 / Section 47-A
Superintendent of schools
Status: in_force

§ 47-a. Superintendent of schools. The term "superintendent of\nschools" shall mean the chief school officer of a school district other\nthan the city school district of the city of New York or a community\nschool district therein.  Except for purposes of section one thousand\nseven hundred eleven of the education law, any reference in any law,\nordinance, resolution, rule or regulation, proceeding, process, notice,\norder, decree, judgement, record or other public document or paper to\nthe terms "district principal", "supervising principal" or "principal of\nthe district" shall be deemed to mean "superintendent of schools".\n
N.Y. TRA Law § 234 — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 10-A / Section 234
Powers and duties of an applicant
Status: in_force

§ 234. Powers and duties of an applicant. An applicant shall have the\npower and authority to:\n  1. undertake and carry out any project for which state assistance is\nreceived or to be received pursuant to this article and maintain and\noperate such project;\n  2. expend money received from the state pursuant to this article for\ncosts incurred in conjunction with the approved project;\n  3. perform such other and further acts as may be necessary, proper or\ndesirable to carry out a project or obligation, duty or function related\nthereto;\n  4. for local street or highway projects outside the city of New York,\ndetermine, subject to the approval of the commissioner, the\nsuballocations, of the allocation determined for such county pursuant to\nsubdivision two of section two hundred thirty-three of this chapter that\nshould be made available to the towns, cities, villages, within each\ncounty and to the county itself. Such suballocation determination shall\nbe based on information and data furnished each such county by the\ncommissioner for such purpose. The applications for state assistance\nshall be made in accordance with such suballocations and within the\ntotal allocation determined to be available to such county;\n  5. enter into contracts with the towns, cities and villages within\nsuch county with respect to undertaking local street or highway projects\non the town highway, or city or village highway, street or road systems\nrespectively; and\n  6. for local street or highway projects, to undertake the work of the\nproject either with its own forces or by contract, however, whenever the\nestimate for the construction contract work exceeds three hundred fifty\nthousand dollars such work must be performed by contract let by the\ncompetitive bid process.\n
N.Y. MHR Law § 59 — New York Code / Act MHR / Article 6 / Section 59
Time of taking effect
Status: in_force

§ 59. Time of taking effect. This chapter shall take effect January\nfirst, nineteen hundred sixty-four, in the event that the amendment of\nthe constitution of the state of New York proposing a new article nine,\nin relation to a bill of rights and home rule powers for local\ngovernments, shall have been approved and ratified by the people at the\ngeneral election to be held in the year nineteen hundred sixty-three.\n
N.Y. PBO Law § 106 — New York Code / Act PBO / Article 7 / Section 106
Minutes
Status: in_force

§ 106. Minutes. 1. Minutes shall be taken at all open meetings of a\npublic body which shall consist of a record or summary of all motions,\nproposals, resolutions and any other matter formally voted upon and the\nvote thereon.\n  2. Minutes shall be taken at executive sessions of any action that is\ntaken by formal vote which shall consist of a record or summary of the\nfinal determination of such action, and the date and vote thereon;\nprovided, however, that such summary need not include any matter which\nis not required to be made public by the freedom of information law as\nadded by article six of this chapter.\n  3. Minutes of meetings of all public bodies shall be available to the\npublic in accordance with the provisions of the freedom of information\nlaw within two weeks from the date of such meeting except that minutes\ntaken pursuant to subdivision two of this section shall be available to\nthe public within one week from the date of the executive session. If\nthe agency in which a public body functions maintains a regularly and\nroutinely updated website and utilizes a high speed internet connection,\nsuch minutes shall be posted on the website within two weeks from the\ndate of such meeting except that minutes taken pursuant to subdivision\ntwo of this section shall be available to the public within one week\nfrom the date of the executive session. For purposes of this subdivision\nunabridged video recordings or unabridged audio recordings or unabridged\nwritten transcripts may be deemed to be meeting minutes. Nothing in this\nsection shall require the creation of minutes if the public body would\nnot otherwise take them.\n