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N.Y. TWN Law § 61 — New York Code / Act TWN / Article 4 / Section 61
Commissions abolished
Status: in_force

§ 61. Commissions abolished. Every separate board of commissioners is\nhereby abolished, except fire district commissioners, and commissioners\nof districts created pursuant to the provisions of chapter four hundred\ntwenty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred seventeen and chapter five\nhundred fifty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred twenty-six, and the\ncommissioners of any district which shall have adopted a proposition\npursuant to subdivision ten of section three hundred forty-one of this\nchapter. The town clerk shall forthwith notify the members of such\nboards so abolished and they shall deliver to the town clerk within ten\ndays, all the records, books and papers of such boards or commissions\nand, within the same time, shall deliver to the supervisor all funds,\nand to the town board all other property in their possession or under\ntheir control, and make complete and proper accounting therefor to the\ntown board. All powers heretofore exercised by said separate boards or\ncommissions so abolished shall hereafter be vested in and be exercised\nby the town board.\n  Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the provisions of\nthis chapter, districts now existing shall continue as now established\nuntil such time as the town board may otherwise determine, pursuant to\nthe provisions of article twelve. The town board shall have authority\nto, and may exercise in and for such districts all the powers permitted\nby section one hundred ninety-eight of this chapter, and such additional\npowers as shall be necessarily implied therefrom for the operation and\nmaintenance of such district or districts, including but not limited to\nthe employment of personal services and the purchase of required\nequipment. The town board shall annually prepare a budget for the\noperation and maintenance of each such district, including therein the\namounts necessary for the retirement of all bonds or other obligations\nand for the payment of interest upon all outstanding indebtedness\nbecoming due during the next fiscal year, and the supervisor shall\nsubmit such budget to the board of supervisors of the county at the\nannual session thereof, and the total amount of such budget shall be\nassessed and levied upon and collected from the taxable property within\nsuch district or districts.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 426 — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 12 / Section 426
Assurance fund
Status: in_force

§ 426. Assurance fund. 1. Upon the original registration of real\nproperty, there shall be paid to the registrar one-tenth of one per\ncentum of the value thereof on the basis of the last assessment for\nlocal taxation, as an assurance fund for land registered in his county.\nSubsequent to the original registration, there shall also be paid to the\nregistrar, and by him transferred to the said fund, the parts or\nportions of the fees so designated by section four hundred four-a and\nsection four hundred thirty-two of this article.  All moneys so received\nby the registrar under the provisions of this section shall be paid to\nthe treasurer of the county (in New York city to the commissioner of\nfinance), and shall be invested by him in the same manner as are other\ntrust funds.  All such moneys as have been so transferred by the\nregistrar to the treasurer of the county (in New York city to the city\nchamberlain) prior to the first day of July, nineteen hundred\ntwenty-nine, and have been disposed of as provided by the law prior to\nsaid date, shall be returned to such treasurer of the county (in New\nYork city to the commissioner of finance) and shall become a part of\nsuch trust fund.  The proper local county or city authorities are hereby\nauthorized and directed to make such appropriations of funds as may be\nnecessary for this purpose.  Said treasurer (or commissioner of finance)\nshall keep a separate account of such trust funds and report annually\nthereon as required by law in reference to other trust funds in his\nhands.\n  2. All assurance funds held by the treasurer of the county or in New\nYork city by the commissioner of finance, pursuant to this section for\nmore than six years shall be deemed surplus. All monies in said fund,\nwhich have been deemed surplus, or so much thereof as may be necessary,\nshall be made available on January first, nineteen hundred ninety-seven,\nand shall be used to cover the costs incurred while performing the\ntransfers required by section four hundred thirty-six of this article.\nProvided there are no claims filed against said fund that would affect\nrelease, such remaining surplus funds may be released by such treasurer\nor commissioner of finance and paid into the general fund of the county\nor city.  If a claim is filed against such fund subsequent to such\nrelease, the general fund of such county shall repay the assurance fund\nsuch released funds with interest thereon at the prevailing rate up to\nthe amount of released funds sufficient to cover payments made pursuant\nto such claim.\n  3. All such assurance funds created by any county or city shall be\nterminated on January first, two thousand six, and all remaining monies\nare to be transferred to the general fund of the county or city.\n
N.Y. NPC Law § 712 — New York Code / Act NPC / Article 7 / Section 712
Executive committee and other committees
Status: in_force

§ 712. Executive committee and other committees.\n  (a) The certificate of incorporation, the by-laws, or the board may\ncreate committees of the board, each consisting of three or more\ndirectors. The board shall appoint the members of such committee of the\nboard, except that in the case of any executive committee or similar\ncommittee however denominated, the appointment shall be made by a\nmajority of the entire board, provided that in the case of a board of\nthirty members or more, the appointment shall be made by at least\nthree-quarters of the directors present at the time of the vote, if a\nquorum is present at that time. In addition, the by-laws may provide\nthat directors who are the holders of certain positions in the\ncorporation shall be ex-officio members of specific committees. Each\nsuch committee shall have the authority of the board to the extent\nprovided in a board resolution or in the certificate of incorporation or\nby-laws, except that no committee of any kind shall have authority as to\nthe following matters:\n  (1) The submission to members of any action requiring members'\napproval under this chapter.\n  (2) The filling of vacancies in the board of directors or in any\ncommittee.\n  (3) The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the\nboard or on any committee.\n  (4) The amendment or repeal of the by-laws or the adoption of new\nby-laws.\n  (5) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board which by\nits terms shall not be so amendable or repealable.\n  (6) The election or removal of officers and directors.\n  (7) The approval of a merger or plan of dissolution.\n  (8) The adoption of a resolution recommending to the members action on\nthe sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially\nall the assets of a corporation or, if there are no members entitled to\nvote, the authorization of such transaction.\n  (9) The approval of amendments to the certificate of incorporation.\n  (b) The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members\nof any committee, who may replace any absent member or members at any\nmeeting of such committee.\n  (d) Each committee of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the\nboard. The designation of any such committee and the delegation thereto\nof authority shall not alone relieve any director of his duty to the\ncorporation under section 717 (Duty of directors and officers).\n  (e) Committees, other than committees of the board, whether created by\nthe board or by the members, shall be committees of the corporation. No\nsuch committee shall have the authority to bind the board. Members of\nsuch committees of the corporation, who may be non-directors, shall be\nelected or appointed in the manner set forth in the by-laws, or if not\nset forth in the by-laws, in the same manner as officers of the\ncorporation.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 470.24 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 4 / Title X / Article 470 / Section 470.24
Money laundering in support of terrorism in the first degree
Status: in_force

§ 470.24 Money laundering in support of terrorism in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of money laundering in support of terrorism in the\nfirst degree when:\n  1. Knowing that the property involved in one or more financial\ntransactions represents either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as\ndefined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary\ninstrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation\nof article four hundred ninety of this part:\n  (a) he or she conducts one or more financial transactions which in\nfact involve either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in\nsubdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary instrument\ngiven, received or intended to be used to support a violation of article\nfour hundred ninety of this part:\n  (i) With intent to:\n  (A) promote the carrying on of specified criminal conduct; or\n  (B) engage in conduct constituting a felony as set forth in section\neighteen hundred three, eighteen hundred four, eighteen hundred five, or\neighteen hundred six of the tax law; or\n  (ii) Knowing that the transaction or transactions in whole or in part\nare designed to:\n  (A) conceal or disguise the nature, the location, the source, the\nownership or the control of the proceeds of either the proceeds of an\nact of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this\npart, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to\nsupport a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part; or\n  (B) avoid any transaction reporting requirement imposed by law; and\n  (iii) The total value of the property involved in such financial\ntransaction or transactions exceeds seventy-five thousand dollars.\n  2. He or she conducts one or more financial transactions involving\nproperty represented to be either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as\ndefined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary\ninstrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation\nof article four hundred ninety of this part:\n  (a) With intent to:\n  (i) promote the carrying on of specified criminal conduct; or\n  (ii) conceal or disguise the nature, the location, the source, the\nownership or the control of property believed to be either the proceeds\nof an act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05\nof this part, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be\nused to support a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part;\nor\n  (iii) avoid any transaction reporting requirement imposed by law; and\n  (b) The total represented value of the property involved in such\nfinancial transaction or transactions exceeds one hundred twenty-five\nthousand dollars.\n  Money laundering in support of terrorism in the first degree is a\nclass B felony.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 2330 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 23 / Section 2330
No fault motor vehicle insurance rates; reflection of reduced exposure to loss
Status: in_force

§ 2330. No fault motor vehicle insurance rates; reflection of reduced\nexposure to loss. Where the principal operator of a motor vehicle or\nsuch operator's spouse is eligible for medicare benefits for items of\nbasic economic loss specified in paragraph one of subsection (a) of\nsection five thousand one hundred two of this chapter, or where the\ninsurer's obligation to pay first party benefits for loss of earnings\nfrom work is reduced by virtue of the provisions of such subsection, the\npremium attributable to coverage under the automobile insurance policy\nfor such items shall be appropriately modified to reflect the insurer's\nreduced exposure to loss.\n
N.Y. NPC Law § 1216 — New York Code / Act NPC / Article 12 / Section 1216
Final accounting; notice; duty of attorney-general
Status: in_force

§ 1216. Final accounting; notice; duty of attorney-general.\n  (a)  Within one year after qualifying, the receiver shall apply to the\ncourt for a final settlement of his accounts and for an order for\ndistribution, or, upon notice to the attorney-general and to any\ngovernmental body or officer whose consent is required for the\ndissolution of the corporation, for an extension of time, setting forth\nthe reasons therefor.  If the receiver has not so applied for a\nsettlement of his accounts or for such extension of time, the\nattorney-general or any creditor or member may apply for an order that\nthe receiver show cause why an accounting and distribution should not be\nhad, and after the expiration of eighteen months from the time the\nreceiver qualified, it shall be the duty of the attorney-general to\napply for such an order on notice to the receiver.\n  (b)  Before presenting a final account, the receiver shall give notice\nof his intention to file it by publication, under subparagraph (a)(1) of\nsection 1207 (Duties of receiver upon appointment), setting forth the\ntime and place of filing and presentation to the court.  The receiver\nshall also give not less than eight days' written notice to the sureties\non his official bond.\n  (c)  Upon presentation of such account, the court shall hear the\nallegations, objections and proofs of all parties interested and allow\nor disallow such account, in whole or in part, and make a final order.\nThe court may refer the account and the hearing, in whole or in part, to\na referee who shall report thereon to the court.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 1614 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 16 / Section 1614
Confidentiality of reports and filings
Status: in_force

§ 1614. Confidentiality of reports and filings. The contents of each\nreport and filing submitted pursuant to this article and information\npertaining thereto shall be kept confidential, shall not be subject to\nsubpoena or discovery, shall not be admissible in evidence in any\nprivate civil action, and shall not be made public unless, after notice\nand opportunity to be heard, the superintendent determines that the\ninterests of policyholders, subscribers, stockholders or the public will\nbe served by the publication thereof. Neither the superintendent nor any\nperson who received a report or filing submitted pursuant to this\narticle and information pertaining thereto, through examination or\notherwise, while acting under the authority of the superintendent or\nwith whom such report or information are shared pursuant to this\nchapter, shall be permitted or required to testify in any private civil\naction concerning the report, filing, or information.\n
N.Y. SCC Law § 39 — New York Code / Act SCC / Article 4 / Section 39
Record of ordinances
Status: in_force

§ 39. Record of ordinances. Every ordinance shall, upon its taking\neffect as herein provided, be recorded in a book kept for that purpose\nby the clerk. Such records shall include the signature of the president,\nattestation of the clerk and the mayor's written approval, or in case of\nhis disapproval a memorandum of its passage over his veto; or in case\nthe ordinance took effect because he failed to approve or disapprove and\nreturn within ten days, then a memorandum to that effect. Such record or\na certified copy thereof, shall be presumptive evidence of the passage\nof the ordinance and of the facts certified. The original engrossed\nordinances for each year shall be bound together and kept in the custody\nof the clerk.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 1439-O*3 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 31-A-2*3 / Section 1439-O*3
Returns to be secret
Status: in_force

* § 1439-o. Returns to be secret. 1. Except in accordance with proper\njudicial order or as otherwise provided by law, it shall be unlawful for\nthe treasurer or any officer or employee of the county or town,\nincluding any person engaged or retained on an independent contract\nbasis, to divulge or make known in any manner the particulars set forth\nor disclosed in any return required under a local law enacted pursuant\nto this article. However, that nothing in this section shall prohibit\nthe recording officer from making a notation on an instrument effecting\na conveyance indicating the amount of tax paid. No recorded instrument\neffecting a conveyance shall be considered a return for purposes of this\nsection.\n  2. The officers charged with the custody of such returns shall not be\nrequired to produce any of them or evidence of anything contained in\nthem in any action or proceeding in any court, except on behalf of the\ncounty or town in any action or proceeding involving the collection of a\ntax due under a local law enacted pursuant to this article to which such\ncounty or town is a party, or a claimant, or on behalf of any party to\nany action or proceeding under the provisions of a local law enacted\npursuant to this article when the returns or facts shown thereby are\ndirectly involved in such action or proceeding, in any of which events\nthe court may require the production of, and may admit in evidence, so\nmuch of said returns or of the facts shown thereby, as are pertinent to\nthe action or proceeding and no more.\n  3. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the delivery to a\ngrantor or grantee of an instrument effecting a conveyance or the duly\nauthorized representative of a grantor or grantee of a certified copy of\nany return filed in connection with such instrument or to prohibit the\npublication of statistics so classified as to prevent the identification\nof particular returns and the items thereof, or the inspection by the\nlegal representatives of such county or town of the return of any\ntaxpayer who shall bring action to set aside or review the tax based\nthereon.\n  4. Any officer or employee of such county or town who willfully\nviolates the provisions of this section shall be dismissed from office\nand be incapable of holding any public office in this state for a period\nof five years thereafter.\n  * NB Repealed December 31, 2027\n  * NB There are 3 § 1439-o's\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 215.17 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title L / Article 215 / Section 215.17
Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree
Status: in_force

§ 215.17 Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of intimidating a victim or witness in the first\ndegree when, other than in the course of that criminal transaction or\nimmediate flight therefrom, he:\n  1. Intentionally causes serious physical injury to another person for\nthe purpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing or impeding the\ncommunication by such other person or another person of information\nrelating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,\npolice officer or peace officer or for the purpose of compelling such\nother person or another person to swear falsely; or\n  2. Intentionally causes serious physical injury to another person on\naccount of such other person or another person having communicated\ninformation relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury,\nprosecutor, police officer or peace officer.\n  Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree is a class B\nfelony.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 9-337 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 9 / Part 3 / Subpart 3 / Section 9-337
Priority of Security Interests in Goods Covered by Certificate of Title
Status: in_force

Section 9--337. Priority of Security Interests in Goods Covered by\n                  Certificate of Title.\n  If, while a security interest in goods is perfected by any method\nunder the law of another jurisdiction, this state issues a certificate\nof title that does not show that the goods are subject to the security\ninterest or contain a statement that they may be subject to security\ninterests not shown on the certificate:\n  (a) a buyer of the goods, other than a person in the business of\nselling goods of that kind, takes free of the security interest if the\nbuyer gives value and receives delivery of the goods after issuance of\nthe certificate and without knowledge of the security interest; and\n  (b) the security interest is subordinate to a conflicting security\ninterest in the goods that attaches, and is perfected under Section\n9--311 (b), after issuance of the certificate and without the\nconflicting secured party's knowledge of the security interest.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 521-C — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 29-AAA / Section 521-C
Limitation on release of subscriber names
Status: in_force

§ 521-c. Limitation on release of subscriber names. No credit card\nregistration service shall rent, sell, exchange or otherwise make\navailable the names, addresses and account numbers of cardholders or\nowners of access devices entrusted to it by a credit card or access\ndevice issuer or other financial institution to any other person for use\nin direct mail marketing or solicitation without prior written approval\nof the cardholder or access device owner. Notwithstanding the foregoing,\nnothing in this section shall be construed to restrict a card issuer's\nuse of its own cardholder list.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 862 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 25-C / Section 862
Short title
Status: in_force

§ 862. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "New York state commercial goods transportation industry fair play\nact".\n
N.Y. WKC Law § 51 — New York Code / Act WKC / Article 4 / Section 51
Posting of notice regarding compensation
Status: in_force

§ 51. Posting of notice regarding compensation. Every employer who has\ncomplied with section fifty of this article shall post and maintain in a\nconspicuous place or places in and about his place or places of business\ntypewritten or printed in English and Spanish notices in form prescribed\nby the chairman, stating the fact that he has complied with all the\nrules and regulations of the chairman and the board and that he has\nsecured the payment of compensation to his employees and their\ndependents in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, but\nfailure to post such notice as herein provided shall not in any way\naffect the exclusiveness of the remedy provided for by section eleven of\nthis chapter. Every employer who owns or operates automotive or\nhorse-drawn vehicles and has no minimum staff of regular employees\nrequired to report for work at an established place of business\nmaintained by such employer and every employer who is engaged in the\nbusiness of moving household goods or furniture shall post such notices\nin each and every vehicle owned or operated by him. Failure to post or\nmaintain such notice in any of said vehicles shall constitute\npresumptive evidence that such employer has failed to secure the payment\nof compensation. The chairman may require any employer to furnish a\nwritten statement at any time showing the stock corporation, mutual\ncorporation or reciprocal insurer in which such employer is insured or\nthe manner in which such employer has complied with any provision of\nthis chapter. Failure for a period of ten days to furnish such written\nstatement shall constitute presumptive evidence that such employer has\nneglected or failed in respect of any of the matters so required. Any\nemployer who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall\nbe required to pay to the board a fine of five hundred dollars for each\nviolation, in addition to any other penalties imposed by law to be\ndeposited into the uninsured employers' fund.\n