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N.Y. WKC Law § 150-A — New York Code / Act WKC / Article 8 / Section 150-A
Secretary as agent for service of process on non-resident non-insured employers; method and effect of service
Status: in_force

§ 150-a. Secretary as agent for service of process on non-resident\nnon-insured employers; method and effect of service. Any non-insured\nemployer, not a resident of this state or any resident non-insured\nemployer who becomes a non-resident of this state after the occurrence\nof any injury to an employee, who shall employ or who shall have\nemployed any person who shall be entitled to benefits under this\nchapter, shall be deemed, by the accepting of the privilege of engaging\nin work in this state, to make, constitute and appoint the secretary of\nthe workmen's compensation board as his or its agent for the acceptance\nof process in any proceeding by any such employee or dependent or\nrepresentative of such employee, under and by virtue of this chapter;\nand the acceptance of such privilege shall be a signification of such\nemployer that any such process issued against him or it, which is so\nserved, shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served upon\nhim or it personally within the state.\n  Service of such process shall be made by filing a copy of the claim\nfor workmen's compensation with the secretary of the board, and such\nservice shall be sufficient service upon such non-resident employer,\nprovided that notice of such filing together with copy of the claim for\nworkmen's compensation are forthwith sent by registered mail by the\nsecretary of the board to the employer to the address stated in such\nclaim for workmen's compensation or the last known address of the\nemployer.\n  A non-resident employer against whom claim for compensation has been\nfiled with the chairman under and by virtue of this chapter shall be\ndeemed to have consented that the appointment of the secretary of the\nboard as his or its agent for the acceptance of process pursuant to the\nprovisions of this section shall be irrevocable and binding upon his\nexecutor or administrator. Where the non-resident employer has died\nprior to the filing of a claim for workmen's compensation with the\nchairman, service of process shall be made on the executor or\nadministrator of such non-resident employer in the same manner and on\nthe same notice as is provided in the case of a non-resident employer.\nWhere the non-resident employer has died subsequent to the service of\nprocess made in accordance with the provisions of this section, the\nproceedings under and by virtue of this chapter shall continue against\nhis executor or administrator upon such notice as the board shall deem\nproper. The board may order such continuance as may be necessary to\nafford the employer a reasonable opportunity to defend the claim.\n  This section shall be construed to extend the right of service of\nprocess upon non-residents and shall not be construed as limiting any\nprovisions for the service of process now or hereafter existing.\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 4.07 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title B / Article 4 / Section 4.07
Powers and duties of commission
Status: in_force

§ 4.07. Powers and duties of commission. The commission shall have the\nfollowing responsibilities, powers and duties:\n  1. To make recommendations to state agencies regarding the custody,\ndisplay, conservation, preservation and maintenance of works of art in\nthe empire state plaza under the jurisdiction of such agencies;\n  2. To appraise and catalogue works of art in the empire state plaza;\n  3. To advise and assist state agencies in the preparation and\ndistribution of publications by such agencies;\n  4. To make recommendations to the governor, the legislature and the\ncommissioner of general services regarding the purchase of works of art\nfor display at the empire state plaza;\n  5. To solicit and acquire by gift, grant or loan such works of art for\ndisplay at the empire state plaza as it deems to be in the best\ninterests of the people of the state;\n  6. To enter into such contracts as may be necessary or appropriate for\nthe performance of the functions vested in it by this article;\n  7. To render such assistance as the legislature or either house\nthereof may request with respect to the legislative office building and\nother offices and facilities of the legislature in the empire state\nplaza;\n  8. To render such assistance as the commissioner of education may\nrequest with respect to the cultural education center;\n  9. To make an annual report to the governor and the legislature on or\nbefore December fifteenth which shall contain a complete inventory of\nthe works of art in the empire state plaza, a summary of the\naccomplishments of the commission for the prior year, as well as its\nprojects planned for the current year, and such recommendations\npertinent to the duties of the commission as it deems advisable. Such\nreport shall contain a full fiscal accounting of the activities of the\ncommission, both current and projected;\n  10. To solicit and accept gifts, contributions and bequests of funds\nfrom individuals, foundations, corporations and other organizations or\ninstitutions for purposes of the commission. All funds of the commission\nfrom such gifts, contributions and bequests shall be deposited in a\nstate fiduciary fund, expenditures from which shall be limited to the\npurposes of the commission set forth in this article;\n  11. To establish a program, in consultation with the commissioner of\ngeneral services, for the promotion of the empire state plaza art\ncollection to the public through such means as determined by the\ncommission to be appropriate, including, but not limited to, educational\nseminars, remote exhibitions, special events and the sale of souvenirs\nor mementos related to the collection. All receipts of the commission\nfrom promotional efforts shall be deposited in a state fiduciary fund,\nexpenditures from which shall be limited to the purposes of the\ncommission set forth in this article.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 205.30 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title L / Article 205 / Section 205.30
Resisting arrest
Status: in_force

§ 205.30 Resisting arrest.\n  A person is guilty of resisting arrest when he intentionally prevents\nor attempts to prevent a police officer or peace officer from effecting\nan authorized arrest of himself or another person.\n  Resisting arrest is a class A misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 79 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 5 / Section 79
Examination at request of owner; segregation; grading of herds
Status: in_force

§ 79. Examination at request of owner; segregation; grading of herds.\nThe owner of a herd of cattle kept for dairy or breeding purposes within\nthe state may apply to the commissioner for examination of his herd by\nthe tuberculin, or other approved tests, subject to the following\nregulations:\n  1. The application therefor shall be upon a blank form provided by the\ncommissioner and shall include an agreement on the part of the owner of\nthe herd to improve faulty sanitary conditions, to disinfect his\npremises if diseased cattle be found, and to follow directions of the\ncommissioner designed to prevent the reinfection of the herd and to\nsuppress the disease and prevent the spread thereof.\n  2. The commissioner shall cause such cattle to be examined\naccordingly, subject to the provisions of this article, and if any\nanimal responds to such test, he may cause it to be slaughtered or held\nin strict quarantine.\n  3. If after examination an animal be found to be suffering from\ntuberculosis such animal shall be slaughtered under the provisions of\nthis article, or the commissioner may enter into a written agreement\nwith the owner for keeping such animal in segregation or the\ncommissioner may, if the condition of such animal warrants it, consign\nsuch animal to any one of the experiment stations or farms owned or\ncontrolled by the state, or by any county of the state, or to the farms\nof such public institutions in the state as the commissioner shall\napprove, or to hospitals, sanitariums or other institutions existing in\nwhole or in part for the purpose of suppressing tuberculosis, there to\nbe kept and used for breeding, dairy or experimental purposes under\nregulations to be prescribed by the commissioner.\n  4. Subject to the rules of the commissioner, an animal found to be\ndiseased after such examination may continue to be used for breeding\npurposes, but the milk from such animal shall not be used for any\npurpose until pasteurized at such temperature and for such period as the\ncommissioner may prescribe.\n  5. The young of any such diseased animal shall immediately be\nseparated from its mother and shall not be permitted to receive or be\nfed the milk from such affected animal until such milk has been\npasteurized as provided in subdivision four of this section.\n  6. The commissioner may make rules for classifying herds tested under\nthis section and for the purpose of giving recognition to herds which\nare in a healthy condition, he is hereby authorized to issue such\ncertification as he may deem proper in relation to such herds.  If such\nrules and such certification provide for periodical retests of\naccredited herds, or other herds not yet accredited, the cost of such\nretests, after January first, nineteen hundred and thirty, shall be\nborne by the state and there shall be appropriated annually to the\ndepartment a sum sufficient to defray the expense of the veterinary\nservice for such required retests.\n
N.Y. REL Law § 61 — New York Code / Act REL / Article 6 / Section 61
Disposition of property
Status: in_force

§ 61. Disposition of property. (a) The board of directors of a\ncooperative shall have full power and authority, without authorization\nby the members thereof, to authorize the execution and delivery of a\nmortgage or mortgages or a deed or deeds of trust of, or the pledging or\nencumbering of, any or all of the property, assets, rights, privileges,\nlicenses, franchises and permits of the cooperative, whether acquired or\nto be acquired, and wherever situated, as well as the revenues and\nincome therefrom, all upon such terms and conditions as the board of\ndirectors shall determine.  Any such mortgage or mortgages or deed or\ndeeds of trust or other instruments shall be exempt from the mortgage\nrecording taxes imposed by article eleven of the tax law.\n  (b) A cooperative may not otherwise sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise\ndispose of or encumber all or a substantial portion of its property\nunless such sale, mortgage, lease or other disposition or encumbrance is\nauthorized by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the\ntotal members of the cooperative.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 357 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 23-A / Section 357
Application of provisions of civil practice law and rules
Status: in_force

§ 357. Application of provisions of civil practice law and rules. The\nprovisions of the civil practice law and rules shall apply to all\nactions brought under this article except as herein otherwise provided.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 92-P — New York Code / Act STF / Article 6 / Section 92-P
Voting machine and system examination fund
Status: in_force

§ 92-p. Voting machine and system examination fund. 1. There is hereby\nestablished in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the\ncommissioner of taxation and finance, a special fund to be known as the\n"voting machine and system examination fund".\n  2. Such fund shall consist of moneys collected by the state board of\nelections pursuant to the provisions of subdivision one of section 7-201\nof the election law.\n  3. Moneys of the fund shall be available to the state board of\nelections for purposes of carrying out the provisions of section 7-201\nof the election law.\n  4. The moneys shall be paid out of the fund on the audit and warrant\nof the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the chairperson\nof the board or his or her duly designated officer.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 162 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 4 / Section 162
Permanent capital; increase or decrease
Status: in_force

§ 162. Permanent capital; increase or decrease. Every private banker\nshall keep unimpaired in his banking business the amount of permanent\ncapital specified in his verified certificate.  From time to time, with\nthe written approval of the superintendent and upon good cause shown,\nsuch permanent capital may be increased or decreased.\n
N.Y. POA Law § 1 — New York Code / Act POA / Section 1
No title
Status: in_force

Section 1. There is hereby created and established a district to be\nknown as the "Albany Port District" which shall embrace all the\nterritory on the easterly and westerly sides of the Hudson river which\non January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, was included within\nthe city of Albany and the city of Rensselaer; and all lands and water,\nin the Hudson river contiguous thereto, subject to the right, title and\ninterest of the state in and to the lands under the waters of the Hudson\nriver. Such district is hereby declared to be a public corporation and\nshall have perpetual existence and the power to acquire such real estate\nand other property as may be necessary, to sue and be sued, to incur\ndebts and liabilities, to have a seal, to exercise the right of eminent\ndomain, and to do all acts and exercise all powers authorized by and\nsubject to the provisions of this act, but subject also to the\nconstitution and laws of the United States. Such powers shall be\nexercised by and in the name of the Albany port district commission.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 51 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 4-A / Section 51
Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

§ 51. Jurisdiction. This article shall, subject to the limitations\ncontained herein, confer upon the office of the state inspector general,\njurisdiction over all covered agencies. For the purposes of this article\n"covered agency" shall include all executive branch agencies,\ndepartments, divisions, officers, boards and commissions, public\nauthorities (other than multi-state or multi-national authorities), and\npublic benefit corporations, the heads of which are appointed by the\ngovernor and which do not have their own inspector general by statute.\nWherever a covered agency is a board, commission, a public authority or\npublic benefit corporation, the head of the agency is the chairperson\nthereof.\n
N.Y. ACG Law § 609 — New York Code / Act ACG / Article 13 / Section 609
Continuity of authority
Status: in_force

§ 609. Continuity of authority. The performance of functions by a\ndepartment, office or agency to which they are assigned pursuant to the\nprovisions of this chapter shall be deemed and held to constitute a\ncontinuation thereof for the purpose of succession to all rights,\npowers, duties and obligations attached to such functions at the time of\nsuch assignment.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 5-B — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 1 / Section 5-B
Corporations subject to chapter although not transacting business
Status: in_force

§ 5-b. Corporations subject to chapter although not transacting\nbusiness.  Corporations formed to acquire property or to transact\nbusiness which would be subject to the provisions of this chapter, and\ncorporations possessing franchises for any of the purposes contemplated\nby this chapter, shall be deemed to be subject to the provisions of this\nchapter although no property may have been acquired, business transacted\nor franchises exercised.\n
N.Y. TRA Law § 88 — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 3 / Section 88
Certified copies of papers filed to be evidence
Status: in_force

§ 88. Certified copies of papers filed to be evidence. Copies of all\nofficial documents and orders filed or deposited according to law in the\ndepartment, or office of the commissioner, certified by the commissioner\nor by an authorized officer or employee of the department to be true\ncopies of the originals, under the official seal of the department,\nshall be evidence in like manner as the originals.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 67.08 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title E / Article 67 / Section 67.08
Patient transfer to foreign nation
Status: in_force

§ 67.08 Patient transfer to foreign nation.\n  (a) The commissioner, or his or her designee, shall have the sole and\nabsolute authority to approve or disapprove a patient application for\ntransfer to a foreign nation pursuant to the Council of Europe\nConvention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (COE) or other\napplicable international treaty, where:\n  (1) Such applicant has been committed to and placed in the custody of\nthe department upon a verdict of not responsible by reason of mental\ndisease or defect pursuant to section 330.20 of the criminal procedure\nlaw;\n  (2) Such applicant has indicated a willingness and desire for transfer\nto a foreign nation in writing on a form prescribed by the commissioner\nor, the commissioner at the request of a patient's legal guardian or\nattorney can indicate a desire for transfer if the patient is unable to\nindicate their willingness and desire on their own; and\n  (3) The transfer nation is either a "treaty nation" under the COE or\nany other nation with which the United States has a prisoner transfer\ntreaty that permits the transfer of persons committed to psychiatric\ninstitutions after a verdict of not responsible by reason of mental\ndisease or defect.\n  (b) If a request for transfer is approved by the commissioner, or his\nor her designee, facility staff shall assist in the preparation and\nsubmission of all materials and forms necessary to effectuate the\nperson's request for transfer to the United States department of justice\nfor purposes of finalization of the transfer process, including a\nverification proceeding before a United States district court judge,\nUnited States magistrate or other appointed United States official to\nassure and document the applicant's voluntary request for transfer.\n  (c) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations setting\nforth the procedures to notify patients and where applicable, their\nlegal guardian or attorney, of their rights under this section and the\nprocedure by which a patient may apply to be considered for transfer to\na foreign nation. Nothing herein shall be construed to confer upon a\npatient a right to be transferred to a foreign nation.\n
N.Y. REL Law § 40 — New York Code / Act REL / Article 4 / Section 40
Conversion of existing domestic corporations
Status: in_force

§ 40. Conversion of existing domestic corporations. Any corporation\norganized under the laws of this state and supplying or authorized to\nsupply electric energy may be converted into a cooperative by complying\nwith the following requirements and shall thereupon become subject to\nthis chapter with the same effect as if originally organized under this\nchapter:\n  (a) The proposition for the conversion of such corporation into a\ncooperative and proposed articles of conversion to give effect thereto\nshall be submitted to a meeting of the members or stockholders of such\ncorporation, the notice of which shall have attached thereto a copy of\nthe proposed articles of conversion;\n  (b) If the proposition for the conversion of such corporation into a\ncooperative and the proposed articles of conversion, with any\namendments, are approved by the affirmative vote of not less than\ntwo-thirds of those members of such corporation voting thereon at such\nmeeting, or, if such corporation is a stock corporation, by the\naffirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds of those\nshares of the capital stock of such corporation represented at such\nmeeting and voting thereon, articles of conversion in the form approved\nshall be executed and acknowledged on behalf of such corporation by its\npresident or vice-president and its seal shall be affixed thereto and\nattested by its secretary. The articles of conversion shall recite that\nthey are executed pursuant to this chapter and shall state:  (1) the\nname of the corporation and the address of its principal office prior to\nits conversion into a cooperative; (2) the statute or statutes under\nwhich it was organized; (3) a statement that such corporation elects to\nbecome a cooperative, non-profit, membership corporation subject to this\nchapter; (4) its name as a cooperative; (5) the address of the principal\noffice of the cooperative; (6) the names and addresses of the directors\nof the cooperative; and (7) the manner in which members or stockholders\nof such corporation may or shall become members of the cooperative; and\nmay contain any provisions not inconsistent with this chapter deemed\nnecessary or advisable for the conduct of the business of the\ncooperative. The president or vice-president executing such articles of\nconversion shall make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that the\nprovisions of this section were duly complied with in respect of such\narticles.  The articles of conversion shall be deemed to be the articles\nof incorporation of the cooperative.\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 1210 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 12 / Section 1210
Order of payment by receiver
Status: in_force

§ 1210. Order of payment by receiver.\n  (a) Laborers' wages shall be preferred claims and entitled to payment\nbefore any other creditors out of the assets of the corporation in\nexcess of valid prior liens or encumbrances.\n  (b) The receiver shall subject to any prior liens or encumbrances\ndistribute the residue of the moneys in his hands, among the creditors\nwhose claims have been proved and allowed, as follows:\n  (1) All debts due by such corporation to the United States, and all\ndebts entitled to a preference under the laws of the United States.\n  (2) All debts that may be owing by the corporation as trustee.\n  (3) Judgments against the corporation, to the extent of the value of\nthe real property on which they are liens.\n  (4) All other creditors, in proportion to their respective demands,\nwithout preference to specialty debts.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1702 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 17 / Section 1702
Jurisdiction 1
Status: in_force

§ 1702. Jurisdiction\n  1. Where an infant has no guardian the court may appoint a guardian of\nhis person or property, or of both, in the following cases:\n  (a) Where the infant is domiciled in that county or has sojourned\ntherein immediately preceding the application.\n  (b) Where the infant is a non-domiciliary of the state but has\nproperty situate in that county.\n  2. Where an infant or child has no guardian, the court may appoint a\npermanent guardian for the child in accordance with the provisions of\nsection seventeen hundred one of this article where the infant is\ndomiciled in that county or where such child is in the care or custody\nof an authorized agency, as defined in subdivision ten of section three\nhundred seventy-one of the social services law, and such authorized\nagency has its principal office in that county.\n  3. Where the permanency goal for a foster child who is the subject of\na proceeding under article ten or ten-A of the family court act is\nreferral for legal guardianship, a petition filed under this article by\na fit and willing relative or other suitable person shall be filed with\nthe court before whom the most recent proceeding under article ten or\nten-A of the family court act is pending.\n