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N.Y. PBS Law § 47 — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 2 / Section 47
Inspection and examination of apparatus
Status: in_force

§ 47. Inspection and examination of apparatus. 1. A duly authorized\nagent of a utility corporation or municipality may enter any dwelling,\nbuilding or other location supplied with gas or electricity by the\nutility corporation or municipality, for the purpose of inspecting and\nexamining the meters, pipes, fittings, wires and other apparatus for\nregulating, supplying and/or ascertaining the quantity supplied, under\nthe following terms and conditions:\n  (a) the agent exhibits a photo-identification badge and a written\nauthority signed by the president or vice-president and secretary or\nassistant secretary of the corporation, or by the mayor or clerk of a\nmunicipal corporation or by the chairman and secretary of a municipal\nboard in control of a municipal utility, and\n  (b) any such inspection and examination shall be conducted on a\nnon-holiday work day between eight a.m. and six p.m. or such other\nreasonable time requested by the customer, except when an emergency may\nthreaten the health or safety of a person, the surrounding area or the\nutility's or municipality's distribution system, or except when the\ncommission by regulation establishes a different time for the inspection\nand examination where there is evidence of meter tampering or theft of\nservices.\n  2. Except when an emergency may threaten the health or safety of a\nperson, the surrounding area or the utility's or municipality's\ndistribution system or where authorized by court order, an agent of a\nutility or municipality, otherwise duly authorized to inspect and\nexamine apparatus may not enter locked premises without permission of a\nperson lawfully in control of the premises, nor use any manner of force\nto carry out such inspection and examination.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 2-A — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 2 / Section 2-A
Jurisdiction and powers of courts continued
Status: in_force

§ 2-a. Jurisdiction and powers of courts continued. Each court of the\nstate shall continue to exercise the jurisdiction and powers now vested\nin it by law, according to the course and practice of the court, except\nas otherwise prescribed by statute or rules adopted in conformance\nthereto.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 647 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 13-B / Section 647
Judicial review
Status: in_force

§ 647. Judicial review. The refusal by the superintendent of an\noriginal license, in the case of an applicant which, prior to January\nfirst, nineteen hundred sixty-three, and upon the date of filing such\napplication, has lawfully been engaged in this state in the business of\nselling or issuing checks or of receiving money for transmission or\ntransmitting the same, and in all cases the suspension or revocation of\nany license by the superintendent, shall be subject to judicial review\nin the manner in such cases made and provided by law.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 620.60 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 3 / Title R / Article 620 / Section 620.60
Material witness order; vacation, modification and amendment thereof
Status: in_force

§ 620.60  Material witness order; vacation, modification and amendment\n             thereof.\n  1.  At any time after a material witness order has been issued the\ncourt must, upon application of such witness, with notice to the party\nupon whose application the order was issued, and with opportunity to be\nheard, make inquiry whether by reason of new or changed facts or\ncircumstances the material witness order is no longer necessary or\nwarranted, or, if it is, whether the original bail currently appears\nexcessive.  Upon making any such determination, the court must vacate\nthe order.  If its determination is that the order is no longer\nnecessary or warranted, it must, as the situation requires, either\ndischarge the witness from custody or exonerate the bail.  If its\ndetermination is that the bail is excessive, it must issue a new order\nfixing bail in a lesser amount or on less burdensome terms.\n  2.  At any time when a witness is at liberty upon bail pursuant to a\nmaterial witness order, the court may, upon application of the party\nupon whose application the order was issued, with notice to the witness\nif possible and to his attorney if any and opportunity to be heard, make\ninquiry whether, by reason of new or changed facts or circumstances, the\noriginal bail is no longer sufficient to secure the future attendance of\nthe witness at the pending action.  Upon making such a determination,\nthe court must vacate the order and issue a new order fixing bail in a\ngreater amount or on terms more likely to secure the future attendance\nof the witness.\n
N.Y. LIE Law § 30 — New York Code / Act LIE / Article 2 / Section 30
Subordination of notices of lis pendens
Status: in_force

§ 30. Subordination of notices of lis pendens. In case of\nsubordination pursuant to the provisions of sections twenty-six,\ntwenty-eight or twenty-nine of this article all actions and proceedings\nupon such mechanics' liens and all notices of pendency of actions in any\naction brought to foreclose the same and all proceedings upon judgments\nand attachments, shall be subordinate in like manner and to like extent\nas provided in said sections, respectively, for the subordination of\nmechanics' liens, judgments and attachments.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 815 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 38 / Section 815
Penalties
Status: in_force

§ 815. Penalties. 1. Any manufacturer or distributor found to have\nviolated any provision of section eight hundred thirteen of this article\nshall be liable to the dealer for all reimbursement required by such\nsection and interest thereon at a rate of prime plus three percent per\nannum that such amount was due and owing pursuant to such section.\n  2. Every manufacturer or distributor found to have violated any\nprovision of this article shall be liable to the dealer for any\nfinancial injury or other damage suffered by such dealer as a result of\nsuch violation, and court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.\n  3. Any dealer found to have violated any provision of this article\nshall be liable to the manufacturer or distributor for any financial\ninjury or other damage suffered by such manufacturer or distributor as a\nresult of the violation, and court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.\n  4. The provisions of this article shall be in addition to any legal or\nequitable right that any party has pursuant to any other provision of\nlaw or pursuant to any agreement between the parties.\n
N.Y. PML Law § 623 — New York Code / Act PML / Article 6 / Section 623
Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded
Status: in_force

§ 623. Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded. Insofar as\nthe provisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of\nany other law, general, special or local, the provisions of this article\nshall be controlling.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 33.06 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title E / Article 33 / Section 33.06
Reports of abuse, neglect, and significant incidents
Status: in_force

§ 33.06 Reports of abuse, neglect, and significant incidents.\n  The executive director of the justice center for the protection of\npeople with special needs, in consultation with the commissioner of the\noffice of mental health, the commissioner of the office of alcoholism\nand substance abuse services and the commissioner of the office for\npeople with developmental disabilities shall establish procedures or\nmechanisms pursuant to article eleven of the social services law to\nreceive allegations or complaints of reportable incidents involving\nindividuals served by agencies and providers licensed or operated by the\noffices, including receipt of anonymous allegations or complaints.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 17 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 2 / Section 17
Days of rest and recreation
Status: in_force

§ 17. Days of rest and recreation. a. One day a week may be set aside\nfor rest and recreation.\n  b. A day of rest and recreation may be determined by the owners of a\nbusiness or commercial enterprise, which shall include a sole\nproprietorship, partnership or corporation.\n  c. A retail merchants association or organization shall not have the\nright to determine a day of rest and recreation for any of its members.\n  d. Any person, corporation or association who knowingly attempts to\nforce or coerce an owner or manager of a business to make a\ndetermination in violation of this section shall be fined not less than\ntwo hundred fifty dollars and not more than five hundred dollars and for\na second or other offense, where the party shall have been previously\nconvicted thereof, it shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one\nthousand dollars and not more than two thousand dollars.\n  e. No provision of this section shall be construed to prohibit any\nowner from doing business seven days a week, where any other general,\nspecial or local law, rule or regulation does not specifically prohibit\nsuch activity.\n
N.Y. CMS Law § 9 — New York Code / Act CMS / Section R9
Passage of Bills
Status: in_force

RULE IX\nPASSAGE OF BILLS\n
N.Y. IND Law § 52 — New York Code / Act IND / Article 4 / Section 52
Enforcement of judgments
Status: in_force

§ 52. Enforcement of judgments.  If any party shall fail to comply\nwith, or fulfil the directions or finding of the peacemakers in any\nmatter heard or determined by them in pursuance of law, within the time\nfixed by such determination, the party in whose favor such determination\nmay be, shall be entitled to recover the amount awarded to him, by such\ndetermination with costs, in an action in justice's court before any\njustice of the peace of the county in which such reservation or a part\nthereof is situated, in which action, a copy of the record of such\ndetermination, certified to by said clerk, shall be conclusive evidence\nof the right of recovery, and of the amount of such recovery, and\nexecutions shall be awarded to enforce the collection of the judgment\nobtained thereon in the same manner and with the like effect as against\nwhite persons, and the property and person of the defendant in such\naction shall be liable to seizure and sale or imprisonment, as in like\ncases against white persons.  In case the action or proceeding is one\nnot within the jurisdiction of justice's courts, the application may be\nmade to a court having jurisdiction of actions of the same nature.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 745 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 14-B / Section 745
Interest and other charges
Status: in_force

* § 745. Interest and other charges. 1. No buy-now-pay-later lender\nshall:  (a) charge interest unless the rate of interest to be charged is\nallowable pursuant to its license or authorization; (b) charge interest\nunless the rate of interest to be charged is clearly disclosed and\nagreed to by the consumer; or (c) directly or indirectly charge,\ncontract for, or receive any interest, discount, or consideration upon\nthe loan, use, forbearance of money, goods, or things, or inaction, or\nupon the loan, use, or sale of credit greater than the maximum set by\nthe superintendent pursuant to this section, but in no case greater than\nthe rate permitted by section 5-501 of the general obligations law.\n  2. The superintendent shall establish a maximum cumulative amount of\nall charges and fees that a buy-now-pay-later lender can charge a\nconsumer in connection with each category of buy-now-pay-later loans.\nThe superintendent shall also establish a maximum amount or percentage\nfor total specific charge or fee in connection with origination, late\npayment, default or any other violation of the buy-now-pay-later loan\nagreement, that a buy-now-pay-later lender can charge a consumer for\neach category of buy-now-pay-later loans. Any such fee or charge shall\nnot be collected more than once for a single such late payment, default,\nor other violation of the buy-now-pay-later loan agreement.\n  3. The superintendent shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding\nthe manner of charging interest and fees as prescribed as in this\nsection.\n  * NB Effective upon the one hundred eightieth day after the\npromulgation of rules and/or regulations by the department of financial\nservices to effectuate certain provisions (see Ch. 58 of 2025, Part Y, §\n13)\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 805-A — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 8 / Section 805-A
Certificate of change; contents
Status: in_force

§ 805-A. Certificate of change; contents.\n  (a)  Any one or more of the changes authorized by paragraph (b) of\nsection 803 (Authorization of amendment or change) may be accomplished\nby filing a certificate of change which shall be entitled "Certificate\nof change of ..........  (name of corporation) under section 805-A of\nthe Business Corporation Law" and shall be signed and delivered to the\ndepartment of state. It shall set forth:\n  (1) The name of the corporation, and if it has been changed, the name\nunder which it was formed.\n  (2) The date its certificate of incorporation was filed by the\ndepartment of state.\n  (3) Each change effected thereby.\n  (4) The manner in which the change was authorized.\n  (b) A certificate of change which changes only the post office address\nto which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process against\na corporation served upon him or her, and/or the email address to which\nthe secretary of state shall email a notice of the fact that process\nagainst it has been electronically served upon the secretary of state\nand/or the address of the registered agent, provided such address being\nchanged is the address of a person, partnership or other corporation\nwhose address, as agent, is the address to be changed, and/or the email\naddress being changed is the email address of a person, partnership or\ncorporation whose email address, as agent, is the email address to be\nchanged, or who has been designated as registered agent for such\ncorporation, may be signed and delivered to the department of state by\nsuch agent. The certificate of change shall set forth the statements\nrequired under subparagraphs (a) (1), (2) and (3) of this section; that\na notice of the proposed change was mailed to the corporation by the\nparty signing the certificate not less than thirty days prior to the\ndate of delivery to the department and that such corporation has not\nobjected thereto; and that the party signing the certificate is the\nagent of such corporation to whose address the secretary of state is\nrequired to mail copies of process, and/or the agent of the corporation\nto whose email address the secretary of state is required to mail a\nnotice of the fact that process against it has been electronically\nserved upon the secretary of state, and/or the registered agent, if such\nbe the case. A certificate signed and delivered under this paragraph\nshall not be deemed to effect a change of location of the office of the\ncorporation in whose behalf such certificate is filed.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 221 — New York Code / Act STF / Article 15 / Section 221
Liability; early repayment and withdrawal
Status: in_force

§ 221. Liability; early repayment and withdrawal. Nothing contained in\nthis article shall impose liability on the state or any of its\ndepartments or employees for payment or delays in payment of the\nprincipal or interest of a linked loan. Any delay in payments or any\ndefault on a linked loan shall in no way affect the linked deposit\nagreement between the lender and the authorized depositor. However, in\nthe event the interest rate of the linked loan shall be increased as a\nconsequence of default or renegotiation, or the loan shall be charged\noff, the lender shall give the authorized depositor prompt notice of\nsuch event, and the authorized depositor shall thereafter withdraw the\nlinked deposit upon not less than seven days' prior written notice to\nthe lender. Upon early repayment of a linked loan, the lender shall\nwithin thirty days give the authorized depositor notice of such early\nrepayment, and the authorized depositor shall thereafter withdraw the\nlinked deposit upon not less than seven days' prior written notice to\nthe lender, and the interest rate payable on the linked deposit from the\ndate of early repayment of the linked loan to the date of withdrawal of\nthe linked deposit shall be the interest rate upon which the linked\ndeposit interest rate was calculated without regard to the applicable\nbasis point reduction.\n
N.Y. ENV Law § 38-0101 — New York Code / Act ENV / Article 38 / Section 38-0101
Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

§ 38-0101. Declaration of policy.\n  It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to protect present\nand future New Yorkers from the dangers inherent in the depletion of the\nworld's ozone layer, by restricting the distribution and sale of\nchlorofluorocarbon compounds as specified herein.\n
N.Y. SCT Law § 45-C — New York Code / Act SCT / Article 2 / Section 45-C
Tax sales in October of the years nineteen hundred forty, nineteen hundred forty-one, nineteen hundred forty-two and in November nineteen...
Status: in_force

§ 45-c. Tax sales in October of the years nineteen hundred forty,\nnineteen hundred forty-one, nineteen hundred forty-two and in November\nnineteen hundred forty-three, nineteen hundred forty-four, nineteen\nhundred forty-five, nineteen hundred forty-six, nineteen hundred\nforty-seven, nineteen hundred forty-eight and nineteen hundred\nforty-nine, validated. The sale of real estate for unpaid taxes in the\ncounty of Suffolk held by the county treasurer in October of the years\nnineteen hundred forty, nineteen hundred forty-one, nineteen hundred\nforty-two, and November nineteen hundred forty-three, nineteen hundred\nforty-four, nineteen hundred forty-five, nineteen hundred forty-six,\nnineteen hundred forty-seven, nineteen hundred forty-eight and nineteen\nhundred forty-nine and certificates of sale and deeds issued thereon to\npurchasers including such county are hereby validated and confirmed in\nso far as their validity might otherwise have been affected or may be\nquestioned by reason of lack of statutory authority with respect to the\nform and substance of the notice of sale, conditions and manner in which\nthe several parcels were offered for sale, the basis on which bids were\npermitted, made and accepted and especially insofar as there may have\nbeen any failure whatsoever to comply with all or any of the provisions\nof section twenty-two of the Suffolk county tax act as amended by\nchapter one hundred eighty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred\nthirty-one.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 9-704 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 9 / Part 7 / Section 9-704
Security Interest Unperfected Before Effective Date
Status: in_force

Section 9--704. Security Interest Unperfected Before Effective Date.\n  A security interest that is enforceable immediately before Revised\nArticle 9 takes effect but which would be subordinate to the rights of a\nperson that becomes a lien creditor at that time:\n  (a) remains an enforceable security interest for one year after\nRevised Article 9 takes effect;\n  (b) remains enforceable thereafter if the security interest becomes\nenforceable under Section 9--203 when Revised Article 9 takes effect or\nwithin one year thereafter; and\n  (c) becomes perfected:\n       (1) without further action, when Revised Article 9 takes effect\n           if the applicable requirements for perfection under Revised\n           Article 9 are satisfied before or at that time; or\n       (2) when the applicable requirements for perfection are satisfied\n           if the requirements are satisfied after that time.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 340.40 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title K / Article 340 / Section 340.40
Modes of trial
Status: in_force

§ 340.40 Modes of trial.\n  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a trial of an\ninformation in a local criminal court must be a single judge trial.\n  2. In any local criminal court a defendant who has entered a plea of\nnot guilty to an information which charges a misdemeanor must be\naccorded a jury trial, conducted pursuant to article three hundred\nsixty. The defendant may at any time before trial waive a jury trial in\nthe manner prescribed in subdivision two of section 320.10 of this\nchapter, and consent to a single judge trial.\n  3. A defendant entitled to a jury trial pursuant to subdivision two of\nthis section, shall be so entitled even though the information also\ncharges an offense for which he is otherwise not entitled to a jury\ntrial. In such case, the defendant is not entitled both to a jury trial\nand a separate single judge trial and the court may not order separate\ntrials.\n  4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any local criminal\ncourt the trial of a person who is an eligible youth within the meaning\nof the youthful offender procedure set forth in article seven hundred\ntwenty of this chapter and who has not prior to commencement of the\ntrial been convicted of a crime or adjudicated a youthful offender must\nbe a single judge trial.\n
N.Y. NAV Law § 72-A — New York Code / Act NAV / Article 4 / Part 3 / Section 72-A
Operation of vessels on the inland waters of Chautauqua county
Status: in_force

§ 72-a. Operation of vessels on the inland waters of Chautauqua\ncounty. No water craft shall pass the stern of a boat being used for\ntrolling less than two hundred feet from the stern of such boat on the\ninland lakes of Chautauqua county.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 10-4.1 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 10 / Part 4 / Section 10-4.1
Rules for creation of a power of appointment.
Status: in_force

§ 10-4.1 Rules for creation of a power of appointment.\n  (a) The donor of a power of appointment:\n  (1) Must be a person capable of transferring the appointive property.\n  (2) Must have created or reserved the power by a written instrument\nexecuted by him in the manner required by law.\n  (3) Must manifest his intention to confer the power on a person\ncapable of holding the appointive property.\n  (4) Cannot nullify or alter the rights of creditors of the donee, as\ndefined in this article, by any language in the instrument creating or\nreserving the power purporting to give the interest of such donee a\nspendthrift character.\n
N.Y. MHR Law § 51 — New York Code / Act MHR / Article 6 / Section 51
Liberal construction
Status: in_force

§ 51. Liberal construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed.\nThe powers herein granted shall be in addition to all other powers\ngranted to local governments by other provisions of law. A permissive\nprocedure authorized by this chapter shall not be deemed to be exclusive\nor to prohibit the use of any other procedure authorized by any state\nstatute, charter or local law lawfully adopted, but shall be deemed an\nalternative thereto.\n