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N.Y. HAY Law § 157 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 7 / Section 157
Assessment of cost against owners and occupants
Status: in_force

§ 157. Assessment of cost against owners and occupants. The town\nsuperintendent shall assess the cost of,\n  1. Removing obstructions and moving and resetting poles and wires,\npursuant to section three hundred and nineteen.\n  2. Such town superintendent shall serve personally or by mail upon\nsuch owner, occupant or company, a written notice, stating that at a\ntime and place specified therein, he will assess such cost against the\nowner, occupant or company neglecting to perform such duty. Such notice\nshall be served at least eight days previous to the time specified\ntherein. If directed against a company, it may be served upon it at its\nprincipal place of business, or upon an agent of the company within the\ntown. At the time and place so specified, he shall hear the parties\ninterested, and shall thereupon complete the assessment, stating\ntherein, the name of each owner, occupant or company, and the amount\nassessed against him or it, and shall return such assessment to the town\nclerk who shall present the same to the town board of his town. Such\ntown board shall certify such assessment to the board of supervisors who\nshall cause the amount stated therein to be levied against such owner,\noccupant or company and any uncollected tax shall be a lien upon the\nland affected.  The amount so levied shall be collected in the same\nmanner as other taxes levied by such board, and shall be paid to the\nsupervisor of the town, to be applied in reimbursing the fund from which\nsuch cost was defrayed.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 1606 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 34 / Section 1606
Authorization of lottery sales agents
Status: in_force

§ 1606. Authorization of lottery sales agents. Notwithstanding any\nother provision of law, any agent licensed pursuant to this article is\nhereby authorized and empowered to act as a lottery sales agent.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 96-Z-21 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 5-D / Section 96-Z-21
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 96-z-21. Definitions.  As used in this article, unless otherwise\nexpressly stated, or unless the content or subject matter otherwise\nrequires:\n  1. "Person" means any person, firm, corporation, or association.\n  2. "Adulterated" means the same as set forth in section two hundred of\nthis chapter.\n  3. "Poultry" means any domesticated bird, whether live or dead.\n  4. "Poultry product" means any poultry carcass, or part thereof; or\nany product which is made wholly or in part from any poultry carcass or\npart thereof, excepting products which contain poultry ingredients only\nin a relative small portion or historically have not been considered by\nconsumers as products of the poultry food industry, and which are\nexempted by the commissioner from definition as a poultry product under\nsuch conditions as the commissioner may prescribe to assure that the\npoultry ingredients in such products are not adulterated and that such\nproducts are not represented as poultry products.\n  5. "Federal inspection" means the poultry and poultry products\ninspection maintained by the United States department of agriculture.\n
N.Y. PBG Law § 58-A — New York Code / Act PBG / Article 3 / Section 58-A
Sale of dwelling units by authorities
Status: in_force

§ 58-a. Sale of dwelling units by authorities.  1. Subject to the\napproval of the commissioner in the case of a state project, the federal\ngovernment in the case of a federal project or in the case of dwelling\nunits leased by an authority pursuant to the provisions of section\ntwenty-three of the United States housing act of nineteen hundred\nthirty-seven, as amended, and thereafter purchased by the authority, and\nthe local legislative body in the case of a municipal project, an\nauthority may sell a dwelling unit which is suitable by reason of its\ndetached or semi-detached construction to the tenant in occupancy\nthereof, provided that such tenant is a family of low income whose\nannual income is within the income limits for admission to\nlimited-profit housing in the municipality under article two of the\nprivate housing finance law.\n  2. Any sale by an authority pursuant to paragraph one of this section\nmay be made pursuant to such negotiated contract, agreement or lease,\ncontaining such provisions, limitations, requirements, terms and\nconditions as the authority in its discretion may determine to be\nnecessary or desirable, including a covenant by the purchaser that\nbefore offering such dwelling unit for sale within a period of time to\nbe specified in such covenant the purchaser shall first offer the\ndwelling unit to the authority at a price not greater than the purchase\nprice paid therefor by the purchaser; provided that the purchase price\nto be paid to the authority shall not be less than the amount required\nby the authority to pay or make provision for the payment of all\noutstanding obligations of the authority with respect to such dwelling\nunit, as determined by the authority.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 391-H — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 26 / Section 391-H
Lubricating oils; container; notice required
Status: in_force

§ 391-h.  Lubricating oils; container; notice required. It shall be\nunlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or expose for sale\nat wholesale or retail any lubricating oil, as defined by subdivision\nfour of section 23-2301 of the environmental conservation law, packaged\nin containers intended for sale at retail unless such container shall\nhave imprinted thereon a notice in like or similar terms to the\nfollowing:\n                                  "Notice\nUsed oil contains contaminants that are hazardous to the environment.\nIn states where law prohibits the improper disposal of used lubricating\noil, in order to assure proper disposal, please deposit used oil in the\nnearest available used oil retention facility".\n  A knowing violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine not\nto exceed five hundred dollars.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 782 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 21-A / Section 782
Protection from quotas
Status: in_force

§ 782. Protection from quotas. An employee shall not be required to\nmeet a quota that prevents compliance with meal or rest periods or use\nof bathroom facilities, including reasonable travel time to and from\nbathroom facilities. An employer shall not take adverse employment\naction against an employee for failure to meet a quota that does not\nallow a worker to comply with meal and rest periods or for failure to\nmeet a quota that has not been disclosed to the employee pursuant to\nsection seven hundred eighty-one of this article.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 165.06 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title J / Article 165 / Section 165.06
Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the second degree
Status: in_force

§ 165.06 Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the second degree.\n  A person is guilty of unauthorized use of a vehicle in the second\ndegree when:\n  He commits the crime of unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third\ndegree as defined in subdivision one of section 165.05 of this article\nand has been previously convicted of the crime of unauthorized use of a\nvehicle in the third degree as defined in subdivision one of section\n165.05 or second degree within the preceding ten years.\n  Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the second degree is a class E\nfelony.\n
N.Y. CAL Law § 80 — New York Code / Act CAL / Article 8 / Section 80
Supplying deficiencies of water
Status: in_force

§ 80. Supplying deficiencies of water. Whenever the navigation of any\npart of the canal system is endangered by reason of a deficiency of\nwater, the corporation shall, without delay, supply such deficiency. For\nthat purpose it shall resume the temporary use of all the surplus water\nleased, licensed or withdrawn under revocable permit from the part of\nthe canal system where such deficiency exists. If there still be a\ndeficiency of water, it may enter upon and use all lands, streams and\nwaters which, in its judgment, may be necessary or proper to be used to\nprocure a temporary supply of water for such part of the canal system.\nThe corporation may enter into an agreement with the owner or owners of\nany property used for such temporary purpose under this section covering\nthe amount of damage sustained. Such agreement when approved by the\nattorney-general shall become an obligation of the corporation and paid\nfrom moneys available therefor. In case no agreement is consummated the\namount of damages sustained may be determined as provided in section one\nhundred twenty of this chapter. No damages shall be allowed in any case\nfor resuming the use of any surplus water which has been withdrawn under\nlease, license or revocable permit.\n
N.Y. PBG Law § 225 — New York Code / Act PBG / Article 11 / Section 225
Saving clause
Status: in_force

§ 225. Saving clause.  The repeal of the laws as specified in section\ntwo hundred twenty-seven and any other provisions of this chapter, shall\nnot affect or impair any contract or remedy, or any act done or any\nright accruing, accrued or acquired, taxes, tax obligations, or\nexemptions from taxation, the validity of or rights as to taxes\ncollected or proceeds thereof or the validity as to any acts done or\nrights or exemptions accruing, accrued or acquired under any tax laws,\ngeneral, local or special, or any penalty, forfeiture or punishment\nunder or by virtue of the laws so repealed and in existence prior to the\ntime when this chapter or any section thereof takes effect, but the same\nmay be asserted, enforced, prosecuted or inflicted and for such purposes\nall of the laws specified in section two hundred twenty-seven are hereby\ncontinued in full force and effect.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 245 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 12 / Section 245
Probation staff training and development
Status: in_force

§ 245. Probation staff training and development. The office of\nprobation and correctional alternatives shall conduct training programs\nfor city, county and state probation personnel, prepare and execute\nprograms of information and education to interest persons in the field\nof probation as a vocation, encourage the development by schools within\nthe state of courses of study in fields related to and bearing upon\nprobation and engage in other activities of an educational or\ninformational nature designed to increase the number of qualified\nprobation personnel and improve the caliber of probation service within\nthe state. In order to effectuate the provisions of this section, the\noffice of probation and correctional alternatives shall be authorized to\nprepare and disseminate printed materials, utilize media of public\ninformation, cooperate with public and private institutions of learning\nand employ qualified persons as lecturers or consultants on a fee basis\nto supplement services to be performed by its personnel hereunder. Such\nfees shall be payable out of funds appropriated for these purposes on\nthe audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or\napproved by the office.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 304 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 3 / Section 304
Method of commencing action or special proceeding
Status: in_force

§ 304. Method of commencing action or special proceeding. (a) An\naction is commenced by filing a summons and complaint or summons with\nnotice in accordance with rule twenty-one hundred two of this chapter. A\nspecial proceeding is commenced by filing a petition in accordance with\nrule twenty-one hundred two of this chapter. Where a court finds that\ncircumstances prevent immediate filing, the signing of an order\nrequiring the subsequent filing at a specific time and date not later\nthan five days thereafter shall commence the action.\n  (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such filing may be\naccomplished by facsimile transmission or electronic means, as defined\nin subdivision (f) of rule twenty-one hundred three of this chapter,\nwhere and in the manner authorized by the chief administrator of the\ncourts by rule.\n  (c) For purposes of this section, and for purposes of section two\nhundred three of this chapter and section three hundred six-a of this\narticle, filing shall mean the delivery of the summons with notice,\nsummons and complaint or petition to the clerk of the court in the\ncounty in which the action or special proceeding is brought or any other\nperson designated by the clerk of the court for that purpose. At the\ntime of filing, the filed papers shall be date stamped by the clerk of\nthe court who shall file them and maintain a record of the date of the\nfiling and who shall return forthwith a date stamped copy, together with\nan index number, to the filing party, except where filing is by\nelectronic means. Such filing shall not be accepted unless any fee\nrequired as specified in section eight thousand eighteen of this chapter\nhas been paid. Where filing is by electronic means, any fee required\nshall be paid in the time and manner authorized by the chief\nadministrator of the court by rule.\n  (d) Where filing is by facsimile transmission, the clerk of the court\nneed only return a date stamped copy of the first page of the papers\ninitiating the lawsuit, together with the index number.\n  (e) Where filing is by electronic means, the clerk shall, in\naccordance with rules promulgated by the chief administrator, forthwith\nnotify the filing party of the index number and the date and time of\nfiling.\n  (f) A confirmation record produced by the filing party's facsimile\nmachine or computer and an affidavit of filing by the filing party,\nshall be prima facie evidence that the filing party transmitted\ndocuments consistent with the date, time and place appearing on the\nconfirmation record.\n
N.Y. VAW Law § 1 — New York Code / Act VAW / Article 1 / Section 1
Short title
Status: in_force

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the\n"volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law".\n
N.Y. GCT Law § 3-A — New York Code / Act GCT / Article 2-D / Part 1-6 / Part 1 / Section 25-A-3-A
Rate of tax
Status: in_force

§ 3-A. Rate of tax. --  (a) For taxable years ending on or before\nDecember thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy, the tax imposed by\nsection two shall be determined in accordance with the following table:\nIf the city taxable\n    income is:                         The tax is:\nNot over $1,000               0.4% of the city taxable income\nOver $1,000 but not           $4 plus 0.6% of excess over $1,000\n  over $3,000\nOver $3,000 but not           $16 plus 0.8% of excess over $3,000\n  over $6,000\nOver $6,000 but not           $40 plus 1.0% of excess over $6,000\n  over $10,000\nOver $10,000 but not          $80 plus 1.2% of excess over $10,000\n  over $15,000\nOver $15,000 but not          $140 plus 1.4% of excess over $15,000\n  over $20,000\nOver $20,000 but not          $210 plus 1.6% of excess over $20,000\n  over $25,000\nOver $25,000 but not          $290 plus 1.8% of excess over $25,000\n  over $30,000\nOver $30,000                  $380 plus 2.0% of excess over $30,000\n  (b) For taxable years beginning on or after January first, nineteen\nhundred seventy-one and ending on or before December thirty-first,\nnineteen hundred seventy-five, and taxable years beginning in nineteen\nhundred seventy-five and ending in nineteen hundred seventy-six, the tax\nimposed by section two shall be determined in accordance with the\nfollowing table:\nIf the city taxable\n   income is:                         The tax is:\nNot over $1,000               0.7% of the city taxable income\nOver $1,000 but not           $7 plus 1.1% of excess over $1,000\n  over $3,000\nOver $3,000 but not           $29 plus 1.4% of excess over $3,000\n  over $6,000\nOver $6,000 but not           $71 plus 1.8% of excess over $6,000\n  over $10,000\nOver $10,000 but not          $143 plus 2.1% of excess over $10,000\n  over $15,000\nOver $15,000 but not          $248 plus 2.5% of excess over $15,000\n  over $20,000\nOver $20,000 but not          $373 plus 2.8% of excess over $20,000\n  over $25,000\nOver $25,000 but not          $513 plus 3.2% of excess over $25,000\n  over $30,000\nOver $30,000                  $673 plus 3.5% of excess over $30,000\n  (c) For each taxable year beginning in nineteen hundred seventy and\nending in nineteen hundred seventy-one, two tentative taxes shall be\ncomputed, the first as provided in subdivision (a) and the second as\nprovided in subdivision (b), and the tax for each such year shall be the\nsum of that proportion of each tentative tax which the number of days in\nnineteen hundred seventy and the number of days in nineteen hundred\nseventy-one, respectively, bears to the number of days in the entire\ntaxable year.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 2-A-310 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 2-A / Part 3 / Section 2-A-310
Lessor's and Lessee's Rights When Goods Become Accessions
Status: in_force

Section 2-A-310. Lessor's and Lessee's Rights When Goods Become\n                   Accessions.\n  (1) Goods are "accessions" when they are installed in or affixed to\nother goods.\n  (2) The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract\nentered into before the goods became accessions is superior to all\ninterests in the whole except as stated in subsection (4).\n  (3) The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract\nentered into at the time or after the goods became accessions is\nsuperior to all subsequently acquired interests in the whole except as\nstated in subsection (4) but is subordinate to interests in the whole\nexisting at the time the lease contract was made unless the holders of\nsuch interests in the whole have in writing consented to the lease or\ndisclaimed an interest in the goods as part of the whole.\n  (4) The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract\ndescribed in subsection (2) or (3) is subordinate to the interest of:\n       (a) a buyer in the ordinary course of business or a lessee in the\n           ordinary course of business of any interest in the whole\n           acquired after the goods became accessions; or\n       (b) a creditor with a security interest in the whole perfected\n           before the lease contract was made to the extent that the\n           creditor makes subsequent advances without knowledge of the\n           lease contract.\n  (5) When under subsections (2) or (3) and (4) a lessor or a lessee of\naccessions holds an interest that is superior to all interests in the\nwhole, the lessor or the lessee may (a) on default, expiration,\ntermination, or cancellation of the lease contract by the other party\nbut subject to the provisions of the lease contract and this Article, or\n(b) if necessary to enforce his or her other rights and remedies under\nthis Article, remove the goods from the whole, free and clear of all\ninterests in the whole, but he or she must reimburse any holder of an\ninterest in the whole who is not the lessee and who has not otherwise\nagreed for the cost of repair of any physical injury but not for any\ndiminution in value of the whole caused by the absence of the goods\nremoved or by any necessity for replacing them. A person entitled to\nreimbursement may refuse permission to remove until the party seeking\nremoval gives adequate security for the performance of this obligation.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 49 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 4 / Section 49
Cooperation and assistance of other agencies
Status: in_force

§ 49. Cooperation and assistance of other agencies. The office of\nwelfare inspector general may request from any department, board,\nbureau, commission or other agency of the state and its political\nsubdivisions, and the same are authorized and directed to provide, such\ncooperation and assistance, services and data as will enable the office\nproperly to carry out its functions, powers and duties.  As an incident\nto rendering such cooperation and assistance, all governmental agencies\nshall be required to submit a written response to the office of welfare\ninspector general respecting its reports and findings when so requested\nby said office. Section one hundred thirty-six of the social services\nlaw shall in no way be construed to restrict any person or governmental\nbody from cooperating and assisting the welfare inspector general\nhereunder. Section six hundred ninety-seven or any other provision of\nthe tax law shall in no way be construed to restrict the office of\nwelfare inspector general from obtaining the name, address, social\nsecurity number, employment history and number of dependents claimed for\nany individual certified by the welfare inspector general, or his\ndesignee, to be a welfare recipient and suspected of abusing, defrauding\nor otherwise violating the welfare system.\n
N.Y. CCA Law § 208 — New York Code / Act CCA / Article 2 / Section 208
Counterclaims
Status: in_force

§ 208. Counterclaims. The court shall have jurisdiction of\ncounterclaims as follows:\n  (a) Of any counterclaim the subject matter of which would be within\nthe jurisdiction of the court if sued upon separately.\n  (b) Of any counterclaim for money only, without regard to amount.\n  (c) Of any counterclaim for:\n  1. the rescission or reformation of the transaction upon which the\nplaintiff's cause of action is founded, if the amount in controversy on\nsuch counterclaim does not exceed $50,000; or\n  2. an accounting between partners after the dissolution of the\npartnership, where the book value of the partnership assets does not\nexceed $50,000 and the plaintiff's cause of action arises out of the\npartnership.\n  (d) In an action commenced in the housing part by the city department\ncharged with enforcing the multiple dwelling law, housing maintenance\ncode, or other state or local laws applicable to the enforcement of\nproper housing standards, no counterclaim may be interposed or\nmaintained except if it relates to an action or proceeding specified in\nsubdivision (a) of § 110 of this act.\n
N.Y. ENV Law § 39-0107 — New York Code / Act ENV / Article 39 / Section 39-0107
Powers and duties of the commissioner
Status: in_force

§ 39-0107. Powers and duties of the commissioner.\n  1. The commissioner shall, within three calendar months after the\neffective date of this article, promulgate regulations establishing\nmethods for indentification and quantification of ingredients in sewage\nsystem cleaners and additives used in restricted geographical areas.\n  2. The commissioner shall, within three calendar months after the\neffective date of this article, promulgate regulations requiring\nmanufacturers of sewage system cleaners or additives distributed, sold\nor offered for sale in restricted geographical areas to furnish to the\ncommissioner existing information regarding chemical components\nincluding the nature and extent of investigations and research performed\nby the manufacturer concerning the effects of such products on the\nquality of groundwaters, provided, however, that in lieu of furnishing\nsaid information, such manufacturers may refer the commissioner to any\nfederal or state agency which has obtained said information, to the\nextent that said information is available to the commissioner from any\nsuch agency.\n  3. Whenever the commissioner finds, after investigation and public\nhearing, that any ingredient other than a restricted chemical material\nin a sewage system cleaner or additive distributed, sold, offered or\nexposed for sale in restricted geographical areas is likely to have a\ndangerous, deleterious or injurious effect upon the public health or\nenvironment, he shall prohibit or restrict in restricted geographical\nareas the sale, distribution, offer or exposure for sale or use by any\nperson of sewage system cleaners or additives containing such\ningredients.\n  4. The commissioner shall hold confidential any information obtained\npursuant to subdivision two of this section when shown by any\nmanufacturer that such information, if made public, would divulge\ncompetitive business information, methods or processes entitled to\nprotection as trade secrets of such manufacturers.\n