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N.Y. GBS Law § 495 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 28-G / Section 495
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 495. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings:\n  1. "Lithium-ion battery" means a rechargeable battery with an organic\nsolvent electrolyte and positive and negative electrodes which utilize\nan intercalation compound in which lithium is stored.\n  2. "Second-use lithium-ion battery" means a lithium-ion battery that\nhas been assembled, refurbished, repaired, repurposed or reconditioned\nusing cells removed from used batteries.\n  3. "Micromobility device" means an electric scooter as defined in\nsection one hundred fourteen-e of the vehicle and traffic law, an\nelectrical personal assistive mobility device as defined in section one\nhundred fourteen-d of the vehicle and traffic law, or other personal\nmobility device powered by a lithium-ion battery, including but not\nlimited to a skateboard or unicycle. The term "micromobility device"\nshall not include bicycles with electric assist as defined in section\none hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law, limited use\nmotorcycles as defined in section one hundred twenty-one-b of the\nvehicle and traffic law, wheelchairs or other electrically driven\nmobility assistance devices as defined in section one hundred thirty-a\nof the vehicle and traffic law, or any vehicle that is capable of being\nregistered with the department of motor vehicles.\n  4. "Accredited testing laboratory" means a nationally recognized\ntesting laboratory as recognized by the federal occupational safety and\nhealth administration or an independent laboratory that has been\ncertified by an accrediting body to ISO 17025 or ISO 17065.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 193 — New York Code / Act STF / Article 13 / Section 193
Other law enforcement authority and duties
Status: in_force

§ 193. Other law enforcement authority and duties. This article shall\nnot:\n  1. preempt the authority, or relieve the duty, of other law\nenforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute suspected violations\nof law;\n  2. prevent or prohibit a person from voluntarily disclosing any\ninformation concerning a violation of this article to any law\nenforcement agency; or\n  3. limit any of the powers granted elsewhere in this chapter and other\nlaws to the attorney general or state agencies or local governments to\ninvestigate possible violations of this article and take appropriate\naction against wrongdoers.\n
N.Y. UJC Law § 1501 — New York Code / Act UJC / Article 15 / Section 1501
Execution; when and how issued
Status: in_force

§ 1501. Execution; when and how issued.\n  An execution, including an income execution, upon a judgment may be\nissued by the judgment creditor's attorney or, if he does not appear by\nattorney, by the clerk. It shall be issued within the time prescribed by\nlaw applicable in the supreme court.\n  A "judgment", as used in this article, shall be deemed to include an\norder directing the payment of money.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 8303-A — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 83 / Section 8303-A
Costs upon frivolous claims and counterclaims in actions to recover damages for personal injury, injury to property or wrongful death
Status: in_force

§ 8303-a. Costs upon frivolous claims and counterclaims in actions to\nrecover damages for personal injury, injury to property or wrongful\ndeath.\n  (a) If in an action to recover damages for personal injury, injury to\nproperty or wrongful death, or an action brought by the individual who\ncommitted a crime against the victim of the crime, and such action or\nclaim is commenced or continued by a plaintiff or a counterclaim,\ndefense or cross claim is commenced or continued by a defendant and is\nfound, at any time during the proceedings or upon judgment, to be\nfrivolous by the court, the court shall award to the successful party\ncosts and reasonable attorney's fees not exceeding ten thousand dollars.\n  (b) The costs and fees awarded under subdivision (a) of this section\nshall be assessed either against the party bringing the action, claim,\ncross claim, defense or counterclaim or against the attorney for such\nparty, or against both, as may be determined by the court, based upon\nthe circumstances of the case. Such costs and fees shall be in addition\nto any other judgment awarded to the successful party.\n  (c) In order to find the action, claim, counterclaim, defense or cross\nclaim to be frivolous under subdivision (a) of this section, the court\nmust find one or more of the following:\n  (i) the action, claim, counterclaim, defense or cross claim was\ncommenced, used or continued in bad faith, solely to delay or prolong\nthe resolution of the litigation or to harass or maliciously injure\nanother;\n  (ii) the action, claim, counterclaim, defense or cross claim was\ncommenced or continued in bad faith without any reasonable basis in law\nor fact and could not be supported by a good faith argument for an\nextension, modification or reversal of existing law. If the action,\nclaim, counterclaim, defense or cross claim was promptly discontinued\nwhen the party or the attorney learned or should have learned that the\naction, claim, counterclaim, defense or cross claim lacked such a\nreasonable basis, the court may find that the party or the attorney did\nnot act in bad faith.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 265.65 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title P / Article 265 / Section 265.65
Criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle
Status: in_force

§ 265.65 Criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle.\n  A person is guilty of criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle when\nhe or she purchases or takes possession of a semiautomatic rifle and\ndoes not possess a license to purchase or take possession of a\nsemiautomatic rifle as provided in subdivision two of section 400.00 of\nthis chapter.  Criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle is a class A\nmisdemeanor for the first offense and a class E felony for subsequent\noffenses.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 482-A — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 20 / Section 482-A
Joint administration
Status: in_force

§ 482-a. Joint administration. In addition to the powers granted to\nthe tax commission in this chapter, the commission is hereby authorized\nto make provisions pursuant to rules and regulations for the joint\nadministration, in whole or in part, of the tax imposed by this article\nand the cigarette marketing standards contained in article twenty-A of\nthis chapter, including the joint reporting of information, and for that\npurpose to prescribe that any of the commission's functions under such\narticles, and any returns, forms, statements, documents or information\nto be submitted to the commission under such articles, any books and\nrecords to be kept for purposes of such articles, or any license under\nsuch articles shall be on a joint basis.\n
N.Y. ENV Law § 55-0119 — New York Code / Act ENV / Article 55 / Section 55-0119
Local land use regulation within a special groundwater protection area
Status: in_force

§ 55-0119. Local land use regulation within a special groundwater\n             protection area.\n  Any land use regulation enacted by any town or village located within\na special groundwater protection area which includes a definition of\n"open space" must consider the impact of such definition on the water\nquality and/or recharge capabilities of the area. Any such definition of\n"open space" may also consider other purposes of open space, including,\nbut not limited to, protection of habitat, farmland, forest, air\nquality, view shed protection and recreation. Provided however, that any\ndefinition of open space that allows for or includes recreational uses,\nmust provide clear guidance as to which recreational uses, improvements\nor facilities serve the purpose of protecting water quality and/or\nrecharge capabilities. "Land use regulation" shall mean an ordinance or\nlocal law enacted by a municipality with responsibility for zoning and\nincludes any zoning, subdivision, special use permit or site plan\nregulation or any other regulation which prescribes the appropriate use\nof property, or scale, location and intensity of development.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 1330 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 13-A / Section 1330
Annulment of attachment
Status: in_force

§ 1330. Annulment of attachment. An order of attachment is annulled\nwhen the action in which it was granted abates or is discontinued or a\njudgment entered therein in favor of the claiming authority is fully\nsatisfied, or a judgment is entered therein in favor of the defendant.\nIn the last specified case a stay of proceedings suspends the effect of\nthe annulment, and a reversal or vacating of the judgment revives the\norder of attachment.\n
N.Y. COR Law § 72-C — New York Code / Act COR / Article 4 / Section 72-C
Placement of individuals with children
Status: in_force

§ 72-c. Placement of individuals with children. 1. In determining\nplacement for a person in custody of the department, whenever\npracticable the commissioner shall place such person in the correctional\ninstitution or facility which is located in closest proximity to the\nprimary place of residence of such person's minor child or children as\ndefined in subdivision thirty-one of section two of the social services\nlaw, provided that such placement is suitable and appropriate, would\nfacilitate increased contact between such person and his or her child or\nchildren, is in the best interest of such child or children, and the\nincarcerated parent gives his or her consent to such placement.\n  2. To make a determination about whether such placement is in the best\ninterest of such child or children, procedures and criteria for\nassessing such placement shall be developed by the department in\nconsultation with the office of children and family services. If such\nperson has more than one child, the department shall make a separate\ndetermination for each individual child.\n  3. The department shall submit an annual report regarding the\nimplementation of this section to the temporary president of the senate,\nthe speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and\nminority leader of the assembly as well as to the chairs of the senate\ncommittee on crime victims, crime and correction and the assembly\nstanding committee on correction. The report shall include, but not be\nlimited to, the number of incarcerated persons who are parents of minor\nchildren, the aggregate number of incarcerated parents by county of\ncommitment, the number of incarcerated parents who are placed in a\ncorrectional facility in closest proximity to their children pursuant to\nthis section, the location of such facilities, the number of\nincarcerated parents for whom proximal placement was not provided, a\ngeneral explanation of the reasons that such placement was not provided\nwhich shall not include any identifying information, and the amount of\nincarcerated parents who declined such placement pursuant to this\nsection.\n
N.Y. LIE Law § 56 — New York Code / Act LIE / Article 3 / Section 56
Preference over contractors
Status: in_force

§ 56. Preference over contractors. When a laborer, subcontractor or\nmaterial man shall perform labor or furnish materials for an improvement\nof real property or for a public improvement, for which he is entitled\nto a mechanic's lien, the amount due to him shall be paid out of the\nproceeds of the sale of such property or out of the moneys of the state\nor public corporation applicable to the construction or demolition of\nthe public improvement, under any judgment rendered pursuant to this\narticle, before any part of such proceeds is paid to the person for whom\nhe has performed such labor or furnished such materials. If several\nnotices of lien are filed for the same claim, as where the contractor\nhas filed a notice of lien, for the services of his workmen, and the\nworkmen have also filed notices of lien, the judgment shall provide for\nbut one payment of the claim which shall be paid to the parties entitled\nthereto. Payment voluntarily made upon any claim filed as a lien shall\nnot impair or diminish the lien of any person except the person to whom\nthe payment was made.\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 20.31 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title E / Article 20 / Section 20.31
Bonds and notes as legal investments
Status: in_force

§ 20.31. Bonds and notes as legal investments. The bonds and notes of\na trust are hereby made securities in which all public officers and\nbodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions,\nall insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on\nan insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings\nbanks and savings associations, including savings and loan associations,\nbuilding and loan associations, investment companies and other persons\ncarrying on a banking business, all administrators, guardians,\nexecutors, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons who are\nnow or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other\nobligations of the state, may properly and legally invest funds\nincluding capital in their control or belonging to them. The bonds and\nnotes are also hereby made securities which may be deposited with and\nmay be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all\nmunicipalities and political subdivisions for any purpose for which the\ndeposit of bonds or other obligations of this state is now or may\nhereafter be authorized.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 41.24 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title E / Article 41 / Section 41.24
Study on alternative to net deficit funding
Status: in_force

§ 41.24 Study on alternative to net deficit funding.\n  On or before April fifteenth, nineteen hundred ninety, the\ncommissioner shall submit to the legislature a study and recommendations\nfor a proposed alternative to net deficit funding established pursuant\nto article forty-one of this chapter that includes the following:\n  (a) A cost-related funding methodology which adequately pays for\nservices necessary to provide appropriate care, which recognizes\ngeographic distinctions as they relate to cost and which ensures that\nproviders are reimbursed for the fixed or uncontrollable operational\ncosts such as interest, depreciation, property, capitalized development\ncosts, insurance and reasonable and necessary personnel costs.\n  (b) A guarantee of minimum maintenance of local government tax levy\nfinancial participation at current levels.\n  (c) A system of incentives to promote the maximization of alternative\nfunding sources including but not limited to contract income and\ncharitable contributions.\n  (d) An evaluation of the relationship between net deficit funded\nprograms and other non-residential programs, excluding day treatment,\nand a determination whether or not to incorporate the funding of all\nsuch programs into a unified funding methodology.\n  (e) Information relating to a demonstration project undertaken by the\noffice in certain developmental disabilities services offices to examine\npossible modifications in the use of medical assistance funding for\nprograms and services pursuant to the provisions of a federal grant.\nSuch information shall include specific recommendations for applying the\nresults of such demonstration project to programs and services operated\nby voluntary providers.\n  (f) An examination of the implications of department of mental hygiene\nconsolidated fiscal reporting process and an incorporation, as\nappropriate, of such implications into the formulation of\nrecommendations.\n  Such study shall be prepared in conjunction with a council of not more\nthan ten persons which shall include not for profit provider\norganizations, parents of persons with developmental disabilities,\nrepresentatives of local government and others to be appointed by the\ncommissioner.\n
N.Y. COM Law § 140 — New York Code / Act COM / Article 4-C / Section 140
Legislative findings and declaration
Status: in_force

§ 140. Legislative findings and declaration. The legislature hereby\nfinds and declares that it is the policy of the state to conserve and\nprotect state revenues through the efficient and prudent use of state\nfunds in state procurement contracts. It further finds that the\noperation of an efficient procurement information system is an effective\ntool in the economic development of the state. To promote this policy,\nit is in the best interest of the state to create a central information\nsource that will alert businesses to new opportunities to participate in\nstate procurement activities. To accomplish these public purposes,\npublic notice of state procurement contracts shall be given by regular\npublication of a compilation of the state's needs for goods and\nservices.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 967 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 46 / Section 967
Cooperation of state and municipal agencies
Status: in_force

§ 967. Cooperation of state and municipal agencies. The council may\nrequest and shall be provided with such cooperation, assistance,\nservices and data, to the maximum extent feasible, subject to the\napproval of such agency, from any department, advisory board, task\nforce, commission, bureau or any other agency having jurisdiction over\nland and water within the reserve, as are necessary to carry out the\ncouncil's duties pursuant to this article. The council shall utilize the\nexpertise of the marine resources advisory council established pursuant\nto section 13-0350 of the environmental conservation law. The council\nshall also seek technical assistance from, consult with and coordinate\nits actions with the department.\n
N.Y. STT Law § 304 — New York Code / Act STT / Article 3 / Section 304
Use of electronic signatures
Status: in_force

§ 304. Use of electronic signatures. 1. The electronic facilitator\nshall establish rules and regulations governing the use of electronic\nsignatures and authentication. The electronic facilitator shall not\nestablish rules or regulations that seek to apportion fault or impose or\nlimit liability relating to the use of electronic signatures.\n  2. In accordance with this section unless specifically provided\notherwise by law, an electronic signature may be used by a person in\nlieu of a signature affixed by hand. The use of an electronic signature\nshall have the same validity and effect as the use of a signature\naffixed by hand.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 650 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 19 / Section 650
Statement of public policy
Status: in_force

§ 650. Statement of public policy.  There are persons employed in some\noccupations in the state of New York at wages insufficient to provide\nadequate maintenance for themselves and their families. Such employment\nimpairs the health, efficiency, and well-being of the persons so\nemployed, constitutes unfair competition against other employers and\ntheir employees, threatens the stability of industry, reduces the\npurchasing power of employees, and requires, in many instances, that\nwages be supplemented by the payment of public moneys for relief or\nother public and private assistance. Employment of persons at these\ninsufficient rates of pay threatens the health and well-being of the\npeople of this state and injures the overall economy.\n  Accordingly, it is the declared policy of the state of New York that\nsuch conditions be eliminated as rapidly as practicable without\nsubstantially curtailing opportunities for employment or earning power.\nTo this end minimum wage standards shall be established and maintained.\n
N.Y. UJC Law § 1504 — New York Code / Act UJC / Article 15 / Section 1504
Execution issued out of this court; requisites
Status: in_force

§ 1504. Execution issued out of this court; requisites.\n  An execution issued out of this court may be levied only against\npersonal property of the judgment-debtor. It must be subscribed by\neither the clerk or the attorney for the judgment-creditor and must\nbear, in addition to such other matter as is required by the CPLR, the\ndate of its delivery. It may be levied in any part of the county, and\nfor such purpose it is not necessary that the judgment have been\ndocketed with the county clerk.\n
N.Y. COR Law § 133 — New York Code / Act COR / Article 6 / Section 133
Superintendent to report concerning incarcerated individual believed mentally ill when crime was committed
Status: in_force

§ 133. Superintendent to report concerning incarcerated individual\nbelieved mentally ill when crime was committed. Whenever the\nsuperintendent of a correctional facility shall have reason to believe\nthat any incarcerated individual in the facility was mentally ill at the\ntime he or she committed the offense for which he or she was sentenced,\nsuch superintendent shall communicate in writing to the commissioner of\ncorrection his or her reason for such opinion, and shall refer the\ncommissioner of correction to all the sources of information with which\nhe or she may be acquainted in relation to the mental illness of such\nincarcerated individual. The commissioner of correction shall then\ntransmit such opinion and information to the governor with his or her\nrecommendations thereon.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 3-A — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 1 / Section 3-A
Transfer of lands
Status: in_force

§ 3-a. Transfer of lands. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,\nany land, property, right, easement or fee under the jurisdiction of the\ncommission acquired in the name of the people of the state of New York\nfor the purpose of the construction, maintenance or development of a\ngrade crossing elimination project or acquired pursuant to any laws\napplicable to grade crossing eliminations which is determined by the\ncommissioner of transportation to be of use or benefit for state\ntransportation purposes is transferred to the commissioner of\ntransportation. The commissioner of general services is authorized to\nconvey to the city of New York any of said parcels or interests which\nthe commissioner of transportation determines not to be necessary for\nstate transportation purposes. Such conveyances may be made on such\nterms and conditions as the commissioner of general services may\ndetermine.\n
N.Y. MCF Law § 4 — New York Code / Act MCF / Section 4
New York state medical care facilities finance agency
Status: in_force

§ 4. New York state medical care facilities finance agency. There is\nhereby created the New York state medical care facilities finance\nagency. The agency shall be a corporate governmental agency constituting\na public benefit corporation. From and after the effective date of the\nhealth care financing consolidation act, as provided in subdivision 1 of\nsection 1699-f of the public authorities law, the agency shall continue\nits corporate existence in and through the dormitory authority, and the\ndormitory authority shall succeed to the powers, duties and functions of\nthe agency.\n