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N.Y. PBS Law § 135-F — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 7-A / Section 135-F
Energy audits
Status: in_force

§ 135-f. Energy audits. 1. Upon the request of either an eligible\ncustomer or a landlord, each utility shall conduct an energy audit of\nthe customer's residential premises or the landlord's multiple dwelling\nand promptly provide the results of the audit to such customer or\nlandlord in a manner prescribed by the chairman. No charge shall be made\nfor such audits. In addition, on or before March first, nineteen hundred\neighty-two, each utility shall, as part of the promotional program\nestablished by the chairman, (i) inform each of its eligible customers\nin writing that an energy audit of the customer's residential premises\nis available without charge, and (ii) inform each landlord in writing\nthat an energy audit of his multifamily dwelling is available at a\ncharge which shall be set by the chairman and not exceed five hundred\ndollars for each building; except in multiple building complexes, heated\nby a single, central boiler system. In such cases, the commission shall\nset fair and reasonable audit fees. A customer or landlord shall only be\neligible for one audit under this section, provided however, that a\ncustomer who received an audit prior to the inclusion of solar or wind\nenergy systems within the home conservation plans authorized by this\narticle shall be entitled to a second limited audit to consider the\nenergy savings and costs that would result from adding solar or wind\nenergy systems to his premises.\n  2. Each audit shall include:\n  (a) estimates of the energy conservation measures, if any, needed to\ncomply with applicable minimum criteria;\n  (b) estimates of available options for meeting such criteria, together\nwith their relative costs and pay-back periods, and relative potential\nenergy and cost savings on a monthly and yearly basis, a comparison of\ninitial cost and pay-back periods for customer installation and for\ncontractor installation and the price of fuel on which any comparison is\nbased;\n  (c) for the purposes of this section, the term "energy conservation\nmeasures" shall mean, when used with respect to audits provided\nlandlords, those measures set forth for multifamily dwellings in Title\nVII of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act together with such\nother measures consistent with the standards of this article as the\nchairman shall specify.\n
N.Y. PBG Law § 612 — New York Code / Act PBG / Article 14-A / Section 612
Monthly assistance payment
Status: in_force

* § 612. Monthly assistance payment. 1. The amount of the monthly\nassistance payment with respect to any dwelling unit shall be the\ndifference between the maximum monthly rent which the contract provides\nthat the owner is to receive for the unit and the rent the individual or\nfamily is required to pay under section six hundred eleven of this\narticle.\n  2. The commissioner shall establish maximum rent levels for different\nsized rentals in each rental area in a manner that promotes the use of\nthe pilot program in all localities based on the fair market rent of the\nrental area. Rental areas shall be determined by the commissioner. The\ncommissioner may rely on data or other information promulgated by any\nother state or federal agency in determining the rental areas and fair\nmarket rent.\n  3. The payment standard for each size of dwelling unit in a rental\narea shall not be less than ninety percent and shall not exceed one\nhundred twenty percent of the fair market rent as defined in section six\nhundred five of this article for the same size of dwelling unit in the\nsame rental area, except that the commissioner shall not be required as\na result of a reduction in the fair market rent to reduce the payment\nstandard applied to a family continuing to reside in a unit for which\nthe family was receiving assistance under this article at the time the\nfair market rent was reduced.\n  * NB Expires May 1, 2030\n
N.Y. LEG Law § 39 — New York Code / Act LEG / Article 2-A / Section 39
Duty of the secretary and clerk under article
Status: in_force

§ 39. Duty of the secretary and clerk under article. It shall be the\nduty of the secretary and clerk of the house, as the case may be, to\ntake charge of and keep on file the original of any request, petition,\nconcurring petition, joint petition, perfected joint or concurring\npetition, record or other document issued by or returned to them\npursuant to or in the course of the discharge of their duties imposed by\nthis article.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 29.01 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title E / Article 29 / Section 29.01
Regulations and forms
Status: in_force

§ 29.01 Regulations and forms.\n  The commissioner shall have the power to make regulations governing\nadmissions to hospitals, schools, and alcoholism facilities and the\nidentification and processing of patients. He shall prescribe and\nfurnish forms for use in procedures for admission. Admission shall be\nhad only upon such forms.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 1307 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 43 / Section 1307
Investment options
Status: in_force

§ 1307. Investment options. 1. The board shall establish or authorize\na default investment option for enrollees who fail to elect an\ninvestment option. In making such determination, the board shall\nconsider the cost, risk profile, benefit level and ease of enrollment.\nThe board may change the default option if the board determines that\nsuch change is in the best interests of the enrollees.\n  2. The board may establish or authorize any additional investment\noptions that the board deems appropriate including but not limited to:\n  (a) a conservative principal protection fund;\n  (b) a growth fund;\n  (c) a secure return fund whose primary objective is the preservation\nof the safety of principal and the provision of a stable and low-risk\nrate of return; if the board elects to establish a secure return fund,\nthe board may procure any insurance, annuity, or other product to insure\nthe value of enrollees' accounts and guarantee a rate of return; the\ncost of such funding mechanism shall be paid out of the fund; under no\ncircumstances shall the board, program, fund, the state, or any\nparticipating employer assume any liability for investment or actuarial\nrisk; the board shall determine whether to establish or authorize such\ninvestment options based upon an analysis of their cost, risk profile,\nbenefit level, feasibility, and ease of implementation;\n  (d) an annuity fund;\n  (e) a growth and income fund; or\n  (f) a life cycle fund with a target date based upon factors determined\nby the board.\n
N.Y. REL Law § 1 — New York Code / Act REL / Article 1 / Section 1
Short title
Status: in_force

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Rural Electric\nCooperative Law."\n
N.Y. NAV Law § 192 — New York Code / Act NAV / Article 12 / Part 4 / Section 192
Enforcement of article; penalties
Status: in_force

§ 192. Enforcement of article; penalties. Any person who knowingly\ngives or causes to be given any false information as a part of, or in\nresponse to, any claim made pursuant to this article for cleanup and\nremoval costs, direct or indirect damages resulting from a discharge, or\nwho otherwise violates any of the provisions of this article or any rule\npromulgated thereunder or who fails to comply with any duty created by\nthis article shall be liable to a penalty of not more than twenty-five\nthousand dollars for each offense in a court of competent jurisdiction.\nIf the violation is of a continuing nature each day during which it\ncontinues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense.\n
N.Y. CVR Law § 70-B — New York Code / Act CVR / Article 7 / Section 70-B
Unlawful interference with protected rights
Status: in_force

§ 70-b. Unlawful interference with protected rights. 1. For the\npurposes of this section, the term "legally protected health activity"\nshall have the same meaning as defined by section 570.17 of the criminal\nprocedure law.\n  2. A claim of unlawful interference with protected rights is\nestablished under this section. Such claim shall arise when a person\ndemonstrates that they engaged in legally protected health activity that\nresults in litigation or criminal charges brought against that person in\nany court in the United States or its territories.\n  3. Such claim shall arise when any person or entity commences an\naction in any court, in the United States or any of its territories, in\nwhich the allegations against the person, whether civil or criminal,\ninvolve legally protected health activity.\n  4. In a claim for unlawful interference with protected rights under\nthis section:\n  (a) compensatory damages, as well as costs and attorneys' fees,\nincluding expert witness fees, shall be recoverable upon a demonstration\nof unlawful interference; and\n  (b) additional damages of up to three times the amount of compensatory\ndamages shall be recoverable upon an additional demonstration that the\naction against the plaintiff was commenced or continued for the purpose\nof harassing, intimidating, punishing or otherwise maliciously\ninhibiting the exercise of rights protected in New York, including but\nnot limited to legally protected health activity.\n  5. Any action or proceeding brought pursuant to this section shall be\ncommenced no later than six years after the date on which the claim\nunder this section arises.\n  6. Nothing in this section shall affect or preclude the right of any\nparty to any recovery otherwise authorized by common law, or by statute,\nlaw or rule.\n  7. An action under this section shall be brought in the Supreme Court\nof the state of New York.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 159-A — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 6-C / Section 159-A
Inclusion on the fallen firefighters memorial
Status: in_force

§ 159-a. Inclusion on the fallen firefighters memorial. In the case of\na death of a firefighter, regardless of whether such death occurred\nbefore, on, or after the effective date of this section, that results\nfrom services performed in the line of duty, as determined by an\nauthoritative agency including, but not limited to, the workers'\ncompensation board, the federal Department of Justice, or the office of\nfire prevention and control, the name of that firefighter shall be\ninscribed upon the New York state fallen firefighters memorial on the\nCapitol Mall in Albany. The fallen firefighters memorial selection\ncommittee shall amend its election criteria so that it is not in\nconflict with the provisions of this section.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 2909 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 29 / Section 2909
Stay or suspension of superintendent's determination
Status: in_force

§ 2909. Stay or suspension of superintendent's determination. The\ncommencement of a proceeding under article seventy-eight of the civil\npractice law and rules, to review the action of the superintendent in\nsuspending or revoking or refusing to renew any certificate under this\narticle, shall stay such action of the superintendent for a period of\nthirty days. Such stay shall not be extended for a longer period unless\nthe court shall determine, after a preliminary hearing of which the\nsuperintendent is notified forty-eight hours in advance, that a stay of\nthe superintendent's action pending the final determination or further\norder of the court will not unduly injure the interests of the people of\nthe state.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 9-Z — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 1 / Section 9-Z
Cashing of certain checks
Status: in_force

§ 9-z. Cashing of certain checks. 1. No bank, trust company, savings\nbank, savings and loan association or credit union shall, refuse to cash\na cashier's check, a payroll check, or a certified check in the amount\nof five hundred dollars or less, drawn on accounts in such institution\nor a branch as long as there are sufficient funds within the account on\nwhich the check is drawn. Such institution may require, as a condition\nfor cashing such check, that the payee present a valid government-issued\nphoto identification and matching proof of address such as a bank\nstatement, utility bill or printed pay stub.\n  2. If a person presents such forms of identification, as provided in\nsubdivision one of this section, and a signature or mark, and the insti-\ntution refuses to cash the check in the absence of suspected fraudulent\nactivity, such institution shall be guilty of a violation of this\nsection and shall be subject to penalties pursuant to section forty-four\nof this chapter.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 910 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 24 / Section 910
Official undertakings of county clerks
Status: in_force

§ 910. Official undertakings of county clerks. Each county clerk shall\nbefore entering upon or assuming the duties of his office, give a bond\nto the people of the state of New York in the sum of twenty-five\nthousand dollars, with not less than two sufficient sureties, to be\napproved by the comptroller of the city of New York, conditioned that he\nwill faithfully discharge the duties of his office and all trusts\nimposed upon him by law by virtue of his office. In case of any official\nmisconduct or default on the part of such clerk, or in case any person\nor corporation is injured or damaged by reason of any error,\ninaccuracies or mistakes in a return of a search certified as correct by\nsuch clerk, an action upon such bonds may be begun and prosecuted to\njudgment by the attorney general, who shall, after first paying\ntherefrom the expenses of the litigation, cause the proceeds of such\njudgment to be paid over, as shall be lawful and equitable, to the\nperson or corporation injured or damaged by such official misconduct or\nby reason of any such error, inaccuracy or mistake in a certified return\nof a search. Such bond shall be filed in the office of the comptroller\nof the city of New York.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 343-P*7 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 343-P*7
Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the "Colonel William O'Brien and Sergeant Thomas Baker Memorial Highway"
Status: in_force

* § 343-p. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the\n"Colonel William O'Brien and Sergeant Thomas Baker Memorial Highway".\nAll that portion of the state highway system constituting state route\nforty which lies within the city of Troy, county of Rensselaer, shall be\ndesignated and known as the "Colonel William O'Brien and Sergeant Thomas\nBaker Memorial Highway".\n  * NB There are 8 § 343-p's\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 187.10 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title K / Article 187 / Section 187.10
Residential mortgage fraud in the fourth degree
Status: in_force

§ 187.10 Residential mortgage fraud in the fourth degree.\n  A person is guilty of residential mortgage fraud in the fourth degree\nwhen he or she commits residential mortgage fraud and thereby receives\nproceeds or any other funds in the aggregate in excess of one thousand\ndollars.\n  Residential mortgage fraud in the fourth degree is a class E felony.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 398-C — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 10 / Section 398-C
Executive committee and other committees
Status: in_force

§ 398-c. Executive committee and other committees. 1. If the\norganization certificate or the by-laws so provide, the board of\ndirectors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire board, may\ndesignate from among its members an executive committee consisting of at\nleast five directors and other committees each consisting of two or more\ndirectors, officers or other persons, not including alternate members,\nbut not less than may otherwise be required by this chapter nor\ndiffering in composition from any requirement of this chapter, and each\nof which, shall have such authority as may be provided in the resolution\nor in the organization certificate or by-laws or under this chapter,\nexcept that no such committee shall have authority as to the following\nmatters:\n  (a) The submission to shareholders of any action that needs\nshareholders' authorization under this chapter;\n  (b) The filling of vacancies in the board of directors or in any such\ncommittee;\n  (c) The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the\nboard or on any committee;\n  (d) The amendment or repeal of the by-laws, or the adoption of new\nby-laws;\n  (e) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board which by\nits terms shall not be so amendable or repealable;\n  (f) The taking of action which is expressly required by any provision\nof this chapter to be taken at a meeting of the board or by a specified\nproportion of the directors.\n  2. Each such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the board.  The\ndesignation or appointment of, or making of provision for, any such\ncommittee and the delegation thereto of authority shall not alone\nrelieve any director of his duty to the association under any provision\nof this chapter.\n  3. Minutes shall be kept of each meeting of each such committee and\nrecords shall be kept of all action taken in exercise of the authority\nor in performance of the function of each such committee.  Such minutes\nand records shall be submitted to the board of directors and shall be\nfiled with the records of the association.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 40 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 2-A / Section 40
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 40. Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following\nterms have the following meanings:\n  1. "Commission" means the state commission on judicial conduct.\n  2. "Judge" means a judge or justice of any court of the unified court\nsystem.\n  3. "Hearing" means a proceeding under subdivision four of section\nforty-four of this article.\n  4. "Member of the bar" means a person admitted to the practice of law\nin this state for at least five years.\n
N.Y. NAV Law § 184 — New York Code / Act NAV / Article 12 / Part 3 / Section 184
Settlements when source of discharge is unknown
Status: in_force

§ 184. Settlements when source of discharge is unknown. If the source\nof the discharge is unknown or cannot be determined, the claimant and\nthe administrator shall attempt to arrange a settlement of any claim\nagainst the fund.  The administrator is authorized to enter and certify\npayment of such settlement subject to such proof and procedures\ncontained in regulations promulgated by the administrator.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2811 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 28 / Section 2811
Discounts and splitting fees with medical referral services; prohibited
Status: in_force

§ 2811. Discounts and splitting fees with medical referral services;\nprohibited.  No hospital or facility delivering health care shall grant\nor receive a discount to or from any medical referral service or in any\nmanner split fees with a medical referral service.\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 5.05 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title B / Article 5 / Section 5.05
Selection and placing of art productions
Status: in_force

§ 5.05. Selection and placing of art productions. All art productions\npurchased under this article shall be selected by the art commission of\nthe city, and shall be placed in the public buildings, grounds or parks\nthereof for the purpose of beautifying the same.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 215-C — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 7 / Section 215-C
Discrimination against employees for displaying the American flag
Status: in_force

§ 215-c. Discrimination against employees for displaying the American\nflag. 1. No employer, public or private, or such employer's duly\nauthorized agent shall discharge or discriminate against any employee in\ncompensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment for\ndisplaying an American flag on the employee's person or work station,\nprovided such display physically does not substantially or materially\ninterfere with the employee's job duties. If after investigation the\ncommissioner finds that an employer has violated any provision of this\nsection, the commissioner may, by an order which shall describe\nparticularly the nature of the violation, assess the employer a civil\npenalty of not less than two hundred nor more than two thousand dollars.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of section two hundred thirteen of this\nchapter, the penalties set forth in this section shall be the exclusive\nremedies available for violations of this section.\n  2. An employee may bring a civil action in a court of competent\njurisdiction against any employer or persons alleged to have violated\nthe provisions of this section. The court shall have jurisdiction to\nrestrain violations of this section, within two years after such\nviolation, and to order all appropriate relief, including rehiring or\nreinstatement of the employee to his former position with restoration of\nseniority, payment of lost compensation, damages, and reasonable\nattorneys' fees. At or before the commencement of any action under this\nsection, notice thereof shall be served upon the attorney general by the\nemployee.\n
N.Y. IND Law § 90 — New York Code / Act IND / Article 6 / Section 90
Poles and wires on reservation
Status: in_force

§ 90. Poles and wires on reservation.  Any company may erect poles and\nwires, and other necessary fixtures thereto, across the lands of the\nSeneca Indians on the Tonawanda reservation, provided the company shall\npay to the Indians to whom allotments have been made, and on whose\npremises telephone or telegraph poles for the purpose of supporting\nwires have been or may hereafter be erected, damages therefor, which in\ncase of inability to agree thereon, shall be ascertained in the manner\nprovided in the eminent domain procedure law. And in case the poles are\nerected on lands that have not been allotted to any Indian, then the\nsaid company shall pay a like sum to the district attorney of Genesee\ncounty, who shall distribute the same in accordance with the provisions\nof section eighty-six of this article. And in case any company may have\nalready erected poles, or in case any company may hereafter erect poles\nwithout paying therefor in accordance therewith, then the said Indians\nare authorized to maintain actions of ejectment against the company\ntherefor, in the same manner as citizens of this state, and as if they\nwere owners in severalty of the lands so allotted to them. In case the\nlands are not allotted, then such an action may be prosecuted in the\nname of the Tonawanda band of Seneca Indians. The provisions of this\narticle shall not apply to the existing lines of any such company, which\nhas heretofore obtained the consent of said Seneca Indians to the\nerection of such existing lines and shall have paid a valuable\nconsideration for the same, so far as such existing lines have been\nerected upon lands that have not been allotted.\n