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N.Y. STF Law § 138-A — New York Code / Act STF / Article 9 / Section 138-A
Commencement of actions on state public works contracts
Status: in_force

§ 138-a. Commencement of actions on state public works contracts. 1.\nAll contracts made and awarded by the state or by any state agency, as\ndefined in section one hundred seventy-nine-e of this chapter, for the\ndesign, construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, repair,\nmaintenance or improvement of any public works, or for the inspection,\nsupervision or coordination of the foregoing services, shall provide\nthat the time within which an action on the contract against the\ncontractor must be commenced shall be computed from the date of\ncompletion of the physical work; and shall further provide that the\ncontractor may notify the state or state agency in writing that such\nphysical work has been completed by specifying a completion date, which\ndate shall be no more than thirty days previous to the date of such\nnotice, in which case the completion date set forth in such notice shall\nbe deemed to be the date of completion of the physical work unless the\nstate or state agency, within thirty days of receipt of such notice,\nnotifies the contractor in writing of its disagreement.\n  2. In the event that the contractor fails to send the notice provided\nfor herein or the state or state agency disagrees in the manner provided\nfor herein, the date of completion of the physical work shall be\ndetermined in any other manner provided by law.\n  3. The provisions of this section shall in no way modify the duties\nand obligations of the state or of any state agency to comply with\narticle eleven-A of this chapter.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 185 — New York Code / Act STF / Article 12 / Section 185
Annual report to chief administrator of the courts by custodian of court funds
Status: in_force

§ 185. Annual report to chief administrator of the courts by custodian\nof court funds. On or before the first day of February in each year the\ncounty treasurer in each county and the commissioner of finance of the\ncity of New York shall file a report duly verified with the chief\nadministrator of the courts containing a statement of all moneys in his\nor her hands on the first day of January preceding that have been paid\ninto court or received by him or her to the credit of any action or\nproceeding, specifically stating the securities in which the moneys so\npaid into court are invested or the depositories in which such moneys\nare deposited.\n
N.Y. UDA Law § 45 — New York Code / Act UDA / Section 45
NY-SUNY 2020
Status: in_force

§ 45. NY-SUNY 2020. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law\nto the contrary, the urban development corporation of the state of New\nYork is hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series\nfor the purpose of funding project costs for the implementation of a\nNY-SUNY and NY-CUNY 2020 challenge grant program subject to the approval\nof a NY-SUNY and NY-CUNY 2020 plan or plans by the governor and either\nthe chancellor of the state university of New York or the chancellor of\nthe city university of New York, as applicable. The aggregate principal\namount of bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this section shall\nnot exceed $660,000,000, excluding bonds issued to fund one or more debt\nservice reserve funds, to pay costs of issuance of such bonds, and bonds\nor notes issued to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes\npreviously issued. Such bonds and notes of the corporation shall not be\na debt of the state, and the state shall not be liable thereon, nor\nshall they be payable out of any funds other than those appropriated by\nthe state to the corporation for principal, interest, and related\nexpenses pursuant to a service contract and such bonds and notes shall\ncontain on the face thereof a statement to such effect. Except for\npurposes of complying with the internal revenue code, any interest\nincome earned on bond proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on\nsuch bonds.\n  2. Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary,\nthe comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to deposit to the\ncredit of the capital projects fund, reimbursement from the proceeds of\nnotes or bonds issued by the urban development corporation of the state\nof New York for capital disbursements associated with such project\ncosts.\n  3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in\norder to assist the urban development corporation in undertaking the\nfinancing for project costs for the NY-SUNY 2020 challenge grant\nprogram, the director of the budget is hereby authorized to enter into\none or more service contracts with the corporation, none of which shall\nexceed thirty years in duration, upon such terms and conditions as the\ndirector of the budget and the corporation agree, so as to annually\nprovide to the corporation, in the aggregate, a sum not to exceed the\nprincipal, interest, and related expenses required for such bonds and\nnotes. Any service contract entered into pursuant to this section shall\nprovide that the obligation of the state to pay the amount therein\nprovided shall not constitute a debt of the state within the meaning of\nany constitutional or statutory provision and shall be deemed executory\nonly to the extent of monies available and that no liability shall be\nincurred by the state beyond the monies available for such purpose,\nsubject to annual appropriation by the legislature. Any such contract or\nany payments made or to be made thereunder may be assigned and pledged\nto the corporation as security for its bonds and notes, as authorized by\nthis section.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 433 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 26-C / Section 433
Violations
Status: in_force

§ 433. Violations. 1. Any animal shelter that violates any provision\nof this article may be subject to licensure denial, revocation,\nsuspension, or refusal of license renewal in accordance with the\nprovisions of subdivision seven of section four hundred twenty-one of\nthis article.\n  2. Violation of any provision of this article shall be a civil\noffense, for which a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and\nnot more than one thousand dollars for each violation may be imposed by\nthe commissioner; provided, that whenever there shall be a violation of\nthis article, application may be made by the attorney general in the\nname of the people of the state of New York to a court or justice having\njurisdiction by a special proceeding to issue an injunction, and upon\nnotice to the defendant of not less than five days, to enjoin and\nrestrain the continuance of such violations; and if it shall appear to\nthe satisfaction of the court or justice that the defendant has, in\nfact, violated this article, an injunction may be issued by such court\nor justice, enjoining and restraining any further violation, without\nrequiring proof that any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged\nthereby. In any such proceeding, the court may make allowances to the\nattorney general as provided in paragraph six of subdivision (a) of\nsection eighty-three hundred three of the civil practice law and rules,\nand direct restitution. Whenever the court shall determine that a\nviolation of this article has occurred, the court may impose a civil\npenalty of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one\nthousand dollars. In connection with any such proposed application, the\nattorney general is authorized to take proof and make a determination of\nthe relevant facts and to issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil\npractice law and rules.\n  3. Any animal shelter that violates any provisions of this article\nshall correct such violations to the satisfaction of the commissioner\nwithin a period not to exceed ten days; provided, however, that where\nsuch violation poses a severe or immediate threat to public health or\nanimal safety or well-being, such violation shall be corrected to the\nsatisfaction of the commissioner within a period not to exceed\nseventy-two hours.\n  4. Nothing in this section shall preclude the commissioner from taking\nadditional actions to address violations related to the immediate threat\nto animal safety or well-being, including but not limited to, suspension\nof animal shelter operations until such violations are corrected to the\nsatisfaction of the commissioner.\n  5. Upon identification of one of more violations, the commissioner\nshall provide the animal shelter with a written description of all\nviolations issued and the steps necessary to correct such deficiencies.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 226-A — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 7 / Section 226-A
Effect of new lease on tenant's right to remove fixtures or improvements
Status: in_force

§ 226-a. Effect of new lease on tenant's right to remove fixtures or\nimprovements. Unless otherwise expressly agreed, where a tenant has a\nright to remove fixtures or improvements, such right shall not be lost\nor impaired by reason of his acceptance of a new lease of the same\npremises without any surrender of possession between terms.\n
N.Y. GCN Law § 26-A — New York Code / Act GCN / Article 2 / Section 26-A
Judgment creditor
Status: in_force

§ 26-a. Judgment creditor. "Judgment creditor" signifies the person\nwho is entitled to collect or otherwise enforce, in his own right, a\njudgment for a sum of money, or directing the payment of a sum of money.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 274 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 14 / Section 274
Incorporation
Status: in_force

§ 274. Incorporation. An unincorporated church of the Nazarene may\nbecome incorporated as a church, by executing, acknowledging and filing\na certificate of incorporation, stating the corporate name by which such\nchurch shall be known, and the county, town, city or village where its\nprincipal place of worship is or is intended to be located.\n  A certificate of incorporation of unincorporated churches of the\nNazarene, shall be executed and acknowledged by the district\nsuperintendent of the district in which its principal place of worship\nis located, or in case of his absence or inability to act, by one of the\ngeneral superintendents of the church of the Nazarene of the United\nStates, and by the laymen, members of such church, who shall be selected\nas the first trustees thereof by said official.\n  In filing the said certificate, said church shall be a corporation by\nthe name stated in the certificate.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 4527 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 45 / Section 4527
Optional authority and regulation
Status: in_force

§ 4527. Optional authority and regulation. (a) An authorized fraternal\nbenefit society subject to this article and meeting the requirements of\nthis section may obligate itself for the payment of the following\nbenefits in addition to those authorized in section four thousand five\nhundred five of this article;\n  (1) Long term care benefits as defined in subsection (q) of section\nfour thousand five hundred one of this article.\n  (2) Variable life insurance benefits and variable annuity benefits\nissued pursuant to separate accounts that are approved by the\nsuperintendent and established in compliance with section four thousand\ntwo hundred forty of this chapter, except that item (vi) of subsection\n(a) of section four thousand two hundred forty of this chapter shall not\napply to accounts established under this section.\n  (3) Annuity benefits as defined in subsection (l) of section four\nthousand five hundred one of this chapter in amounts exceeding fifteen\nthousand dollars annually.\n  (4) Disability income insurance benefits as defined in subsection (p)\nof section four thousand five hundred one of this article in amounts\nexceeding one thousand two hundred fifty dollars a month.\n  (b) In addition to other requirements of this article, an authorized\nfraternal benefit society obligating itself for the payment of benefits\ndescribed in this section shall, notwithstanding section four thousand\nfive hundred twenty-five of this article or subsection (g) of section\ntwo thousand one hundred three and subsection (b) of section two\nthousand one hundred thirty-two of this chapter, only retain as agents\npersons who are licensed pursuant to section two thousand one hundred\nthree of this chapter and who:\n  (1) take the personal written examination required by subsection (f)\nof section two thousand one hundred three of this chapter if seeking the\noriginal issuance of a license under section two thousand one hundred\nthree of this chapter on or after January first, nineteen hundred\nninety-seven; and\n  (2) comply with the provisions of section two thousand one hundred\nthirty-two of this chapter regarding agents continuing education for the\nbiennial licensing period beginning on or after January first, nineteen\nhundred ninety-eight.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 77-I — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5 / Section 77-I
Sports field fence leases in the town of Yorktown, Westchester county
Status: in_force

§ 77-i. Sports field fence leases in the town of Yorktown, Westchester\ncounty. Notwithstanding any provision of any general, special or local\nlaw or of any charter to the contrary, the town of Yorktown, in the\ncounty of Westchester, may lease any and all sports field fences at\nLegacy Field and Granite Knolls Sports Complex annually, at a nominal\nrent, to a not-for-profit corporation or organization, organized under\nthe laws of the state of New York for the purpose of permitting the sale\nof advertising, with the revenues to be used solely for the care of said\nparks and field in the town of Yorktown, Westchester county.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 938 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 24 / Section 938
County detective in counties of Bronx and Kings, County detectives are hereby empowered, under the direction of the district attorney by ...
Status: in_force

§ 938. County detective in counties of Bronx and Kings, County\ndetectives are hereby empowered, under the direction of the district\nattorney by whom appointed, to preserve order, to examine all papers and\nprocesses issued from such offices, to serve all papers and processes\nissued from such office, to examine all bench warrants and orders of\narrest in criminal cases, and to perform such other duties as may from\ntime to time be required of them by such district attorney. Such\nofficers may be authorized to act as deputy sheriffs by the sheriff of\nthe city of New York to assist in preserving the peace. Such officers\nshall hold office during the pleasure of the district attorney.\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 723 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 7 / Section 723
Payment of indemnification other than by court award
Status: in_force

§ 723. Payment of indemnification other than by court award.\n  (a) A person who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in\nthe defense of a civil or criminal action or proceeding of the character\ndescribed in section 722 shall be entitled to indemnification as\nauthorized in such section.\n  (b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), any indemnification under\nsection 722 or otherwise permitted by section 721, unless ordered by a\ncourt under section 724 (Indemnification of directors and officers by a\ncourt), shall be made by the corporation, only if authorized in the\nspecific case:\n  (1) By the board acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are\nnot parties to such action or proceeding upon a finding that the\ndirector or officer has met the standard of conduct set forth in section\n722 or established pursuant to section 721, as the case may be, or,\n  (2) If a quorum under subparagraph (1) is not obtainable or, even if\nobtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs;\n  (A) By the board upon the opinion in writing of independent legal\ncounsel that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the\napplicable standard of conduct set forth in such sections has been met\nby such director or officer, or\n  (B) By the shareholders upon a finding that the director or officer\nhas met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such sections.\n  (c) Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action or\nproceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final\ndisposition of such action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking\nby or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount as, and\nto the extent, required by paragraph (a) of section 725.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 736 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 20-B / Section 736
Employee rights in related proceedings
Status: in_force

§ 736. Employee rights in related proceedings. No employee shall be\ndischarged, disciplined or discriminated against in any manner for\nfiling a complaint or testifying in any proceeding or action involving\nviolations of the provisions of this article. Any employee discriminated\nagainst in violation of the provisions of this section shall be\ncompensated by his employer for double the amount of any loss of wages\nand benefits arising out of such discrimination and shall be restored to\nhis previous position of employment.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 838-B — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 35 / Section 838-B
Victim's right to notice
Status: in_force

§ 838-b. Victim's right to notice. Each police agency, prosecutorial\nagency and other law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over a sexual\noffense shall, upon request of the victim who has consented to report\nsuch offense to law enforcement, provide the sexual offense victim with\nnotice of the date and location at which sexual offense evidence\ncollected or received from such victim is assessed for CODIS eligibility\nand analyzed, whether a CODIS eligible profile was developed and whether\nor not a DNA match was identified, provided, however, that the police\nagency, prosecutorial agency or other law enforcement agency serving the\njurisdiction may temporarily delay release of such DNA match information\nto the victim, prior to the arrest of a suspect alleged to have\ncommitted such offense, if such agency documents in writing and notifies\nthe victim that release of such information would compromise the\nsuccessful investigation of such sexual offense. The police or\nprosecutorial agency or other law enforcement agency in possession of a\nsexual offense evidence kit shall notify the sexual offense victim at\nleast ninety days prior to the expiration of the twenty-year storage\nperiod in accordance with paragraph (k) of subdivision two of section\ntwenty-eight hundred five-i of the public health law.\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 1006 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 10 / Section 1006
Corporate action and survival of remedies after dissolution
Status: in_force

§ 1006. Corporate action and survival of remedies after dissolution.\n  (a) A dissolved corporation, its directors, officers and shareholders\nmay continue to function for the purpose of winding up the affairs of\nthe corporation in the same manner as if the dissolution had not taken\nplace, except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by court order.\nIn particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing:\n  (1) The directors of a dissolved corporation shall not be deemed to be\ntrustees of its assets; title to such assets shall not vest in them, but\nshall remain in the corporation until transferred by it in its corporate\nname.\n  (2) Dissolution shall not change quorum or voting requirements for the\nboard or shareholders, or provisions regarding election, appointment,\nresignation or removal of, or filling vacancies among, directors or\nofficers, or provisions regarding amendment or repeal of by-laws or\nadoption of new by-laws.\n  (3) Shares may be transferred and determinations of shareholders for\nany purpose may be made without closing the record of shareholders until\nsuch time, if any, as such record may be closed, and either the board or\nthe shareholders may close it.\n  (4) The corporation may sue or be sued in all courts and participate\nin actions and proceedings, whether judicial, administrative,\narbitrative or otherwise, in its corporate name, and process may be\nserved by or upon it.\n  (b) The dissolution of a corporation shall not affect any remedy\navailable to or against such corporation, its directors, officers or\nshareholders for any right or claim existing or any liability incurred\nbefore such dissolution, except as provided in sections 1007 (Notice to\ncreditors; filing or barring claims) or 1008 (Jurisdiction of supreme\ncourt to supervise dissolution and liquidation).\n
N.Y. GCN Law § 62 — New York Code / Act GCN / Article 2 / Section 62
Size of type
Status: in_force

§ 62. Size of type. Whenever a requirement of law relating to size of\ntype is stated in point size, the type size requirement shall be deemed\nmet if the x-height of the type is a minimum of forty-five percent of\nthe specified point size. Each point shall be measured as .351\nmillimeter. The x-height size shall be measured as it appears on the\npage. The x-height is the height of the lower case letters, exclusive of\nascenders or descenders.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1303 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 13 / Section 1303
Persons who may become a voluntary administrator
Status: in_force

§ 1303. Persons who may become a voluntary administrator.\n  (a) If the deceased dies intestate, the right to act as a voluntary\nadministrator is hereby given first to the surviving adult spouse, if\nany, of the decedent and if there be none or if the spouse renounce,\nthen in order to a competent adult who is a child or grandchild, parent,\nbrother or sister, niece or nephew or aunt or uncle of the decedent, or\nif there be no such person who will act, then to the guardian of the\nproperty of an infant, the committee of the property of any incompetent\nperson or the conservator of the property of a conservatee who is a\ndistributee and if none of the foregoing named persons will act or if\nthere are no known distributees within the categories listed above, then\nto the chief fiscal officer of the county except in those counties in\nwhich a public administrator has been appointed under articles eleven\nand twelve of this act. After the surviving spouse, the first\ndistributee within the class of persons entitled or if no distributee\nwill act or there are no known distributees within the class of persons\nentitled, then the chief fiscal officer of the county as above who makes\nand files the required affidavit, is authorized to act as voluntary\nadministrator, or as successor voluntary administrator in the event of\nthe death or resignation of the voluntary administrator before the\ncompletion of the settlement of the estate.\n  (b) If the deceased dies testate, the named executor or alternate\nexecutor shall have the first right to act as voluntary administrator,\nupon filing the last will and testament with the surrogate's court. If\nthe named executor or alternate executor renounces or fails to qualify\nby filing the required affidavit within thirty days after the last will\nand testament has been filed in the surrogate's court, then any adult\nperson who would be entitled to petition for letters of administration\nwith will annexed under section 1418 of this chapter may file the\nrequired affidavit and have the right to act as voluntary administrator.\n  (c) No person other than one hereinbefore mentioned can become a\nvoluntary administrator.\n