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N.Y. PEN Law § 220.77 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title M / Article 220 / Section 220.77
Operating as a major trafficker
Status: in_force

§ 220.77 Operating as a major trafficker.\n  A person is guilty of operating as a major trafficker when:\n  1. Such person acts as a director of a controlled substance\norganization during any period of twelve months or less, during which\nperiod such controlled substance organization sells one or more\ncontrolled substances, and the proceeds collected or due from such sale\nor sales have a total aggregate value of seventy-five thousand dollars\nor more; or\n  2. As a profiteer, such person knowingly and unlawfully sells, on one\nor more occasions within six months or less, a narcotic drug, and the\nproceeds collected or due from such sale or sales have a total aggregate\nvalue of seventy-five thousand dollars or more.\n  3. As a profiteer, such person knowingly and unlawfully possesses, on\none or more occasions within six months or less, a narcotic drug with\nintent to sell the same, and such narcotic drugs have a total aggregate\nvalue of seventy-five thousand dollars or more.\n  Operating as a major trafficker is a class A-I felony.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 96-Z-12 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 5-C / Section 96-Z-12
Unlawful decharacterization and labeling of inedible meat
Status: in_force

§ 96-z-12. Unlawful decharacterization and labeling of inedible meat.\nA person is guilty of unlawful decharacterization and labeling of\ninedible meat when he knowingly and unlawfully fails to decharacterize\nand label such meat in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. Unlawful\ndecharacterization and labeling of inedible meat is a class A\nmisdemeanor.\n
N.Y. NAV Law § 70 — New York Code / Act NAV / Article 4 / Part 2-A / Section 70
Minimum conditions for petroleum-bearing vessels in certain areas; tanker-avoidance zones
Status: in_force

§ 70. Minimum conditions for petroleum-bearing vessels in certain\nareas; tanker-avoidance zones. 1. The commissioner of environmental\nconservation in consultation with the petroleum-bearing vessel advisory\ncommission established in section seventy-one of this article, the\nUnited States Coast Guard, the board of commissioners of pilots and\nappropriate officials of any state or country with concurrent\njurisdiction over water bodies which might be affected, through rule and\nregulation may establish standards setting forth:\n  (a) the minimum conditions under which petroleum-bearing vessels as\ndefined in section one hundred seventy-two of this chapter may enter or\nmove upon the navigable waters of the state and any tidewaters bordering\non or lying within the boundaries of Nassau and Suffolk counties. Such\nconditions may include, but not be limited to, visibility, the tide and\nwind conditions and weather; and\n  (b) the minimum conditions under which petroleum-bearing vessels may\nenter or leave any major facility, port or harbor. Such conditions may\ninclude, but not be limited to, visibility, the tide and wind conditions\nand weather.\n  2. The commissioner of environmental conservation may, in consultation\nwith the petroleum-bearing vessel advisory commission established in\nsection seventy-one of this article, the United States Coast Guard, the\nboard of commissioners of pilots and appropriate officials of any state\nor country with concurrent jurisdiction over water bodies which might be\naffected, establish tanker-avoidance zones, where it shall be unlawful\nfor petroleum-bearing vessels as defined in section one hundred\nseventy-two of this chapter, to enter or move upon the navigable waters\nof the state or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within the\nboundaries of Nassau and Suffolk counties.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 2121 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 21 / Section 2121
Broker authorized to receive premium, when
Status: in_force

§ 2121. Broker authorized to receive premium, when. (a) Any insurer\nwhich delivers in this state to any insurance broker or any insured\nrepresented by such broker a contract of insurance pursuant to the\napplication or request of such broker, acting for an insured other than\nhimself, shall be deemed to have authorized such broker to receive on\nits behalf payment of any premium which is due on such contract at the\ntime of its issuance or delivery or payment of any installment of such\npremium or any additional premium which becomes due or payable\nthereafter on such contract, provided such payment is received by such\nbroker within ninety days after the due date of such premium or\ninstallment thereof or after the date of delivery of a statement by the\ninsurer of such additional premium.\n  (b) An agent who represents an insured for the purpose of obtaining\ninsurance pursuant to any plan authorized by articles fifty-three,\nfifty-four and fifty-five of this chapter shall be deemed to be a broker\nfor the purposes of this section.\n
N.Y. TWN Law § 311 — New York Code / Act TWN / Article 18 / Section 311
Notice of lien to town clerk
Status: in_force

§ 311. Notice of lien to town clerk. If such beasts are not redeemed\nwithin five days after coming upon such lands, the person entitled to\nsuch lien shall deliver to the town clerk of the town, within which such\nlands or some part thereof shall be, a written notice subscribed by him,\ncontaining his residence, and a description of the beasts so strayed or\ncoming upon his lands, as near as may be, and that he claims a lien on\nsuch beasts for such damages, charges, fees and costs. The town clerk\nshall record the notice in a book to be kept by him for that purpose,\nfor which he shall receive ten cents for each beast, to be paid by the\nperson delivering the notice. Such books shall always be kept open for\ninspection, and no fees shall be taken by the clerk therefor.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 432 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 4 / Part 3 / Section 432
Procedure before court
Status: in_force

§ 432. Procedure before court. The court before whom the respondent is\ntaken under section four hundred thirty-one may require an undertaking\nto appear or in default thereof may place the respondent in custody\nuntil the hearing commences.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 110 — New York Code / Act STF / Article 7 / Section 110
Certification or approval of accounts and vouchers
Status: in_force

§ 110. Certification or approval of accounts and vouchers. 1.\nCertification or approval of the accounts or vouchers of a department,\nor of a division, board, body, bureau, officer or employee in a\ndepartment, for personal service, maintenance, and operation, for\nsubmission to the comptroller for audit, shall be made by the head of\nthe department, or by such authority or authorities in the department as\nshall be designated by the head of the department by a rule or written\ndirection filed with the comptroller.  The head of the department may\nauthorize one or more officers or employees in the department to make\nsuch designations. Such authorization shall be in writing and shall be\neffective upon approval by the comptroller and filing in his office.\n  2. For the purposes of this section, the heads of the commissions,\ndivisions and offices within the executive department shall be treated\nas department heads.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 7108 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 71 / Section 7108
Judgment; execution in certain cases; enforcement by contempt
Status: in_force

§ 7108. Judgment; execution in certain cases; enforcement by contempt.\n(a) Generally. Damages for wrongful taking or detention or for injury to\nor depreciation of a chattel may be awarded to a party. If an order of\nseizure granted without notice is not confirmed as required pursuant to\nparagraph four of subdivision (d) of section 7102, the plaintiff, unless\nthe court orders otherwise upon good cause shown, shall be liable to the\ndefendant for all costs and damages, including reasonable attorney's\nfees, which may be sustained by reason of the granting of the order of\nseizure without notice, and the plaintiff's liability shall not be\nlimited to the amount of the undertaking. Except as provided in\nsubdivision (b), judgment shall award possession of each chattel to the\nprevailing party or, if the action is discontinued or dismissed, to the\nperson from whom it was seized; and where the person awarded possession\nis not in possession when judgment is entered, it shall in the\nalternative, award the value of each chattel at the time of trial or the\nsum for which it was sold under section 7105, decreased by the value of\nthe interest of an unsuccessful party.\n  (b) Where value of chattel should not be awarded; execution. A\nverdict, report or decision in favor of the defendant where the chattel\nis in possession of the plaintiff at the time it is rendered shall not\nfix the value of the chattel where:\n  1. the plaintiff is the owner of the chattel but it was rightfully\ndistrained doing damage, and the value of the chattel is greater than\nthe damages sustained by the defendant; or\n  2. the plaintiff is the owner of the chattel, but the defendant had a\nspecial property therein, the value of which is less than the value of\nthe chattel.\n  The verdict, report or decision shall state why the value of the\nchattel is not fixed, and the final judgment shall award to the\ndefendant the amount of damages or value of his special property and, if\nsuch sum is not collected, possession of the chattel. An execution shall\ndirect the sheriff to deliver possession of the chattel to the defendant\nunless the party in possession pays the sum awarded to the defendant\nwith interest and sheriff's fees and in case the chattel cannot be found\nwithin his county, then to satisfy that sum from the property of the\nparty against whom the judgment is entered. If the chattel is in\npossession of the defendant, it may remain in his possession until the\namount awarded is paid.\n  (c) Failure of jury to fix sum.  If the jury shall fail to fix any sum\nrequired to be fixed by this section, such sum shall be fixed by a jury\nempanelled for the purpose upon motion made before the judge who\npresided at the trial within fifteen days after verdict.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 189 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 9-A / Section 189
Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of voters thereat
Status: in_force

§ 189. Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications\nof voters thereat. At a corporate meeting of every incorporated church\nor society to which this article is applicable, the following persons,\nand no others, shall be qualified voters, to wit: All persons who are\nthen members in good and regular standing of such church or society by\nadmission into full membership therewith. The presence at such meetings\nof at least six persons qualified to vote thereat shall be necessary to\nconstitute a quorum, provided that any church or society to which this\narticle is applicable may by its by-laws fix the number of members\nnecessary to constitute a quorum. The action of the meeting upon any\nmatter or question shall be decided by a majority of the qualified\nvoters voting thereon, a quorum being present, except that by-laws may\nprovide specifically for action being taken upon any matter or question\nby more than a majority vote, in which event such by-law provisions\nshall govern any such action; and further excepted that by-laws can be\nadopted or amended only by a two-thirds vote, as hereinbefore provided\nby this chapter. The clerk of the church or society shall call the\nmeeting to order, and then turn it over to a presiding officer chosen by\nthe qualified voters then present or to the one designated under the\nprovisions of the by-laws; and if an election is to be held at such\nmeeting, two inspectors of election shall be chosen by the qualified\nvoters then present, unless otherwise designated under the provisions of\nthe by-laws. The presiding officer and the inspectors of election shall\nreceive the votes, shall be the judges of the qualifications of voters\nand shall decide the result of the votes cast at any election. The polls\nof an annual corporate meeting shall remain open for such time as may be\ndetermined by a majority of the qualified voters present. At each annual\ncorporate meeting successors to those trustees whose terms of office\nthen expire, shall be elected from the qualified voters by ballot, for a\nterm of three years thereafter, and until their successors shall be\nelected and take office.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 89-W — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 7-A / Section 89-W
Applicability
Status: in_force

* § 89-w. Applicability. The provisions of this article shall not\napply to a not-for-profit security guard company, public entity, or\ntenant or third-party security provider of such tenant of a publicly\nowned sports venue with a capacity of at least sixty thousand people\nlocated in the county of Erie, which hires a security guard or guards\nfor a specific event or events solely for its own proprietary use and\nwhich employs such security guards only on a temporary basis for a total\nperiod not exceeding fifteen days per year. Notwithstanding anything to\nthe contrary, such tenant or third-party security provider of a publicly\nowned sports venue with a capacity of at least sixty thousand people\nlocated in the county of Erie shall ensure that no less than fifty\npercent of the security guards that such tenant or third-party security\nprovider hires have obtained a license under this article.\n  * NB Effective until September 20, 2027\n  * § 89-w. Applicability. The provisions of this article shall not\napply to a not-for-profit security guard company or public entity which\nhires a security guard or guards for a specific event or events solely\nfor its own proprietary use and which employs such security guards only\non a temporary basis for a total period not exceeding fifteen days per\nyear.\n  * NB Effective September 20, 2027\n  * NB Numerically this section should be in Art. 8 but its subject\nmatter places it in Art. 7-A.\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 304-A — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 3 / Section 304-A
Electronic service of process
Status: in_force

§ 304-a. Electronic service of process.\n  The secretary of state shall advise any corporation subject to the\nlaws of this chapter in prominent written form as follows: (a)\nelectronic service of process authorized by the provisions of this\nchapter is an optional program at no additional cost to the user; (b)\nany corporation subject to the laws of this chapter will continue to\nreceive service of process by mail unless such corporation notifies the\nsecretary of an affirmative choice to receive service of process by way\nof the program through electronic means, in which case digital copies\nwill be made accessible but paper documents will not be mailed; and (c)\nsuch choice may be reversed by the corporation at any time and,\nthereafter, service by mail will resume.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 7-502 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 7 / Part 5 / Section 7-502
Rights Acquired by Due Negotiation
Status: in_force

Section 7--502. Rights Acquired by Due Negotiation.\n  (a) Subject to Sections 7--205 and 7--503, a holder to which a\nnegotiable document of title has been duly negotiated acquires thereby:\n  (1) title to the document;\n  (2) title to the goods;\n  (3) all rights accruing under the law of agency or estoppel, including\nrights to goods delivered to the bailee after the document was issued;\nand\n  (4) the direct obligation of the issuer to hold or deliver the goods\naccording to the terms of the document free of any defense or claim by\nthe issuer except those arising under the terms of the document or under\nthis article, but in the case of a delivery order, the bailee's\nobligation accrues only upon the bailee's acceptance of the delivery\norder and the obligation acquired by the holder is that the issuer and\nany indorser will procure the acceptance of the bailee.\n  (b) Subject to Section 7--503, title and rights acquired by due\nnegotiation are not defeated by any stoppage of the goods represented by\nthe document of title or by surrender of the goods by the bailee and are\nnot impaired even if:\n  (1) the due negotiation or any prior due negotiation constituted a\nbreach of duty;\n  (2) any person has been deprived of possession of a negotiable\ntangible document or control of a negotiable electronic document by\nmisrepresentation, fraud, accident, mistake, duress, loss, theft, or\nconversion; or\n  (3) a previous sale or other transfer of the goods or document has\nbeen made to a third person.\n
N.Y. TWN Law § 221 — New York Code / Act TWN / Article 14 / Section 221
Solid waste management facilities
Status: in_force

§ 221. Solid waste management facilities. 1. Upon the adoption of a\nresolution therefor, subject to a permissive referendum, in a town of\nthe first class, or, upon the adoption of a proposition therefor at a\ntown election, in a town of the second class, the town board may provide\nfor the collection, separation, treatment, processing and disposal of\nsolid waste, as defined in section 27-0701 of the environmental\nconservation law, and for that purpose may construct, operate and\nmaintain solid waste management facilities, as defined in section\n27-0701 of the environmental conservation law, acquire the necessary\nlands therefor, and purchase, operate and maintain all necessary\nappliances appurtenant thereto, including such vehicles as may be\nrequired for such collection, separation, treatment, processing and\ndisposition. Such town board may also employ such employees as may be\nnecessary for the maintenance and operation of such facility or\nfacilities or appurtenant equipment and fix their compensation.\n  2. In a town which acquires such a facility or facilities, the  town\nboard may contract with any municipality or special district for the\ncollection, separation, treatment, processing or disposal, by the town\nof the solid waste from any other municipality or special district. The\ntown board may also contract with any corporation, partnership or\nindividual for the disposal by the town of solid waste accumulated or\ncollected by such corporation, partnership or individual. The contract\nprice therefor shall be such sum as shall be fixed by the town board and\nthe term of such a contract shall be for a period not longer than five\nyears for a contract involving collection and disposal by means other\nthan resource recovery, and not longer than twenty-five years for a\ncontract involving collection and disposal through resource recovery, in\neither case subject to renewal from time to time upon such terms as the\ntown board may determine.\n  3. Any expenditure approved pursuant to this section shall be paid for\nby taxes levied for the fiscal year in which such expenditure is to be\nmade. However, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to\nprevent the financing in whole or in part, pursuant to the local finance\nlaw, of any expenditure enumerated in this section which is not\nauthorized pursuant to this section.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 718 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 14-A / Section 718
Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

§ 718. Rules and Regulations. 1. In addition to such powers as may\notherwise be prescribed by law, the superintendent is hereby authorized\nand empowered to promulgate such rules and regulations as may in the\njudgement of the superintendent be consistent with the purposes of this\narticle, or appropriate for the effective administration of this\narticle, including, but not limited to:\n  (a) Such rules and regulations in connection with the activities of\nstudent loan servicers as may be necessary and appropriate for the\nprotection of borrowers in this state.\n  (b) Such rules and regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to\ndefine unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices in connection with\nthe activities of student loan servicers.\n  (c) Such rules and regulations as may define the terms used in this\narticle and as may be necessary and appropriate to interpret and\nimplement the provisions of this article.\n  (d) Such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement\nof this article.\n  2. The superintendent is hereby authorized and empowered to make such\nspecific rulings, demands and findings as the superintendent may deem\nnecessary for the proper conduct of the student loan servicing industry.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 2-A-506 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 2-A / Part 5 / Section 2-A-506
Statute of Limitations
Status: in_force

Section 2-A-506. Statute of Limitations.\n  (1) An action for default under a lease contract, including breach of\nwarranty or indemnity, must be commenced within four years after the\ncause of action accrued. In a lease contract that is not a consumer\nlease, by the original lease contract the parties may reduce the period\nof limitation to not less than one year.\n  (2) A cause of action for default accrues when the act or omission on\nwhich the default or breach of warranty is based is or should have been\ndiscovered by the aggrieved party, or when the default occurs, whichever\nis later. A cause of action for indemnity accrues when the act or\nomission on which the claim for indemnity is based is or should have\nbeen discovered by the indemnified party, whichever is later.\n  (3) If an action commenced within the time limited by subsection (1)\nis so terminated as to leave available a remedy by another action for\nthe same default or breach of warranty or indemnity, the other action\nmay be commenced after the expiration of the time limited and within six\nmonths after the termination of the first action unless the termination\nresulted from voluntary discontinuance or from dismissal for failure or\nneglect to prosecute.\n  (4) This section does not alter the law on tolling of the statute of\nlimitations nor does it apply to causes of action that have accrued\nbefore this Article becomes effective.\n
N.Y. MIL Law § 186 — New York Code / Act MIL / Article 9 / Section 186
Disposition of real property of the state devoted to the use of the organized militia
Status: in_force

§ 186. Disposition of real property of the state devoted to the use of\nthe organized militia.  Whenever the adjutant general shall determine\nthat any real property owned by the state and devoted to the use of the\norganized militia is no longer needed or adapted for such use, he may,\nwith the approval of the director of the budget, make and file with the\ncommissioner of general services a certificate in writing of such\ndetermination and a consent that such real property be sold or exchanged\nby the commissioner of general services in accordance with the\nprovisions of section twenty-five of the public lands law.  Such\ncertificate shall be accompanied by, annexed to, or endorsed upon, an\naccurate map and description of such real property.\n
N.Y. COR Law § 1001 — New York Code / Act COR / Article 35 / Section 1001
When to take effect
Status: in_force

§ 1001. When to take effect.  This chapter shall take effect\nimmediately.\n
N.Y. LIE Law § 153 — New York Code / Act LIE / Article 6-A / Section 153
Period of cure
Status: in_force

§ 153. Period of cure. If the molder has not been paid the amount due\nwithin sixty days after the notice has been received by the customer as\nprovided in section one hundred fifty-two of this article, the molder\nmay sell the die, mold, form or pattern at a public auction.\n