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N.Y. CNT Law § 280-M — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 5-B / Section 280-M
Performance of the work
Status: in_force

§ 280-m. Performance of the work. After a district shall have been\nestablished, the administrative head or body shall cause to be prepared\nby the county engineer, or other county officer having equivalent\nqualifications, or a duly licensed engineer employed for that purpose,\ndetailed plans and specifications for the improvement, a careful\nestimate of the expense, and, with the assistance of the county\nattorney, or an attorney employed for that purpose, a proposed contract\nor contracts for the execution of the work. The administrative head or\nbody shall examine such detailed plans, specifications, estimates and\ncontracts and may adopt, modify, amend or reject the same. Upon adoption\nof the plans, specifications, estimates and proposed contract, the\nadministrative head or body shall cause contracts to be let in the same\nmanner provided for other county construction projects. Nothing herein\nshall prevent the purchase or condemnation of any existing county\nsystem, or portion or portions thereof, whether inside or outside of the\ncounty, necessary for the purposes of the county district, provided,\nhowever, that there shall be no power to condemn property the legal\ntitle to which is vested in a public corporation or a special\nimprovement district unless the owner shall consent thereto. The cost\nthereof, together with the cost of construction of those facilities\nproposed to be constructed, shall not exceed the maximum cost of the\nproject as advertised in the notice of hearing published pursuant to\nsection two hundred eighty-e of this article.  In the event that a\nsystem owned by a municipal corporation or existing district is\npurchased, the county may by agreement with the seller, assume the\npayment of annual installments of principal of, and interest on,\nobligations issued by the selling municipality to finance the cost of\nthe facilities so sold. If payment of annual installments of debt\nservice is not assumed, as aforesaid, the selling municipality shall set\naside in a reserve fund, so much of the purchase price received as is\nsufficient to meet all future installments of principal of, and interest\non, outstanding obligations issued by it to finance the cost of the\nfacilities sold. Moneys in such a reserve fund may be invested as\nprovided in section eleven of the general municipal law.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 32.05-A — New York Code / Act MHY / Title E / Article 32 / Section 32.05-A
Certified recovery residences
Status: in_force

§ 32.05-a Certified recovery residences.\n  1. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations consistent with this\nsection for the voluntary certification of certified recovery\nresidences.\n  2. Such regulations shall be evidence-based, utilizing information\nfrom sources with expertise in treatment and recovery. Such regulations\nshall, at a minimum, provide guidance for:\n  (a) staffing;\n  (b) referrals to and coordination with community and peer based\nsupports including support related to co-occurring disorders;\n  (c) resident safety;\n  (d) resident rights;\n  (e) confidentiality;\n  (f) reoccurance support;\n  (g) application of tenants rights;\n  (h) administrative and operational policies and procedures; and\n  (i) housing standards which shall meet or exceed the housing quality\nstandards for safe and habitual housing which are established by local\nhousing codes.\n  3. Once the commissioner has certified a location as a certified\nrecovery residence, such certified recovery residence shall be included\non the office's website as an available option for individuals seeking\nsuch an environment.\n  4. The commissioner shall regulate and ensure that residences which\nare certified to be certified recovery residences are continuing to meet\nthe requirements of this section. The commissioner has the authority to\ninspect such certified recovery residences and impose penalties,\nincluding limiting, revoking or suspending a certification, as\nappropriate, for failure to comply with the provisions of this section.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 833 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 38-B / Section 833
Restricted access to retail sale of dextromethorphan, commonly known as "dxm"
Status: in_force

§ 833. Restricted access to retail sale of dextromethorphan, commonly\nknown as "dxm". 1. No retail establishment offering for sale any product\nor products containing as an active ingredient dextromethorphan, shall\npermit the sale of such products to persons under the age of eighteen\nwithout a valid prescription. Retail establishments shall require proof\nof legal age for purchase of such products. Such identification need not\nbe required of any individual who reasonably appears to be at least\ntwenty-five years of age, provided, however, that such appearance shall\nnot constitute a defense in any proceeding alleging the sale of any\nproduct or products containing as an active ingredient dextromethorphan\nto an individual under eighteen years of age. Any retail establishment\nwhich violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine\nof two hundred fifty dollars for each such violation.\n  2. As used in this section "retail establishment" means every vendor\nthat in the regular course of business sells products containing\ndextromethorphan at retail directly to the public including, but not\nlimited to, pharmacies, grocery stores, and other retail stores.\n  3. This section shall supersede any local laws or ordinances\nregulating the sales of products containing dextromethorphan.\n  * NB There are 2 § 391-s's\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 4110-C — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 41 / Section 4110-C
Trial jury; viewing of premises
Status: in_force

§ 4110-c. Trial jury; viewing of premises. 1. When during the course\nof a trial the court is of the opinion that a viewing or observation by\nthe jury of the premises or place where alleged injuries to person or\nproperty were sustained in an accident or occurrence claimed to have\nbeen the cause thereof or of any other premises or place involved in the\ncase will be helpful to the jury in determining any material factual\nissue, it may in its discretion, at any time before the commencement of\nthe summations, order that the jury be conducted to such premises or\nplace for such purpose in accordance with the provisions of this\nsection.\n  2. In such case, the jury must be kept together throughout under the\nsupervision of an appropriate public servant or servants appointed by\nthe court, and the court itself must be present throughout. The parties\nto the action and counsel for them may as a matter of right be present\nthroughout, but such right may be waived.\n  3. The purpose of such an inspection is solely to permit visual\nobservation by the jury of the premises or place in question and neither\nthe court, the parties, counsel nor the jurors may engage in discussion\nor argumentation concerning the significance or implications of anything\nunder observation or concerning any issue in the case.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 1715 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 17 / Section 1715
Valuation of shares of subsidiaries
Status: in_force

§ 1715. Valuation of shares of subsidiaries. In determining the\nfinancial condition of a parent corporation, all stock of its\nsubsidiaries (except subsidiaries acquired or held under section four\nthousand two hundred forty of this chapter) shall be valued in\naccordance with subsections (c), (f) and (g) of section one thousand\nfour hundred fourteen of this chapter. Stock of subsidiaries acquired or\nheld under section four thousand two hundred forty of this chapter shall\nbe valued as required by section four thousand two hundred forty of this\nchapter.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 75.15 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title E / Article 75 / Section 75.15
Members, officers, and directors
Status: in_force

§ 75.15 Members, officers, and directors.\n  No member or director of a company shall receive any salary or other\ncompensation for services as such member or director, other than\nreimbursement of actual and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of his duties. No member, officer, or employee of a company\nshall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any property then or\nthereafter included or planned to be included in a project, nor retain\nany interest, direct or indirect in any property acquired subsequent to\nhis appointment or employment which is later included or planned to be\nincluded in a project. If any member, officer, or employee of any\ncompany owns or controls an interest, direct or indirect, in any\nproperty included in a project, which was acquired prior to his\nappointment or employment, he shall disclose such interest and the date\nof acquisition thereof in writing to the company and such disclosure\nshall be entered upon the minutes of the company.\n
N.Y. COM Law § 486 — New York Code / Act COM / Article 26 / Section 486
Powers and duties of the commissioner
Status: in_force

§ 486. Powers and duties of the commissioner. 1. The commissioner may\npromulgate regulations establishing an application process and\neligibility criteria, that will be applied consistent with the purposes\nof this article, so as not to exceed the annual cap on tax credits set\nforth in section four hundred eighty-nine of this article which,\nnotwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the state\nadministrative procedure act, may be adopted on an emergency basis.\n  2. The commissioner shall, in consultation with the department of\ntaxation and finance, develop a certificate of tax credit that shall be\nissued by the commissioner to eligible businesses. Such certificate\nshall contain such information as required by the department of taxation\nand finance.\n  3. The commissioner shall solely determine the eligibility of any\napplicant applying for entry into the program and shall remove any\nbusiness entity from the program for failing to meet any of the\nrequirements set forth in section four hundred eighty-three of this\narticle, or for failing to meet the requirements set forth in\nsubdivision one of section four hundred eighty-four of this article.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 796-A — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 7-C / Section 796-A
Jurisdiction; court; venue
Status: in_force

§ 796-a. Jurisdiction; court; venue. 1. A special proceeding for a\njudgment directing the deposit of rents into court and the use of such\nmonies for the purpose of remedying conditions at a dwelling dangerous\nto life, health or safety may be maintained by tenant or tenants of the\ndwelling in the county court, district court or city court having\njurisdiction in the municipality in which the dwelling is located.\n  2. A special proceeding as described in subdivision one of this\nsection may also be commenced by the commissioner of the department\ncharged with enforcement of the housing maintenance code in the\nmunicipality where the dwelling is located.\n  (a) If the proceeding is instituted by such commissioner, one-third or\nmore of the tenants of the dwelling may, at any time thereafter during\nthe pendency of the proceeding or after final judgment pursuant to\nsection seven hundred ninety-six-h or seven hundred ninety-six-i of this\narticle, petition for substitution of themselves in place and instead of\nsuch commissioner. Such substitution shall be ordered by the court\nunless good reason to the contrary shall be shown.\n  (b) A special proceeding pursuant to the provisions of this article\nmay only be commenced with respect to the same premises by one\nmunicipality at a time.\n  3. The place of trial of the special proceeding shall be within the\ncounty in which the dwelling or a portion thereof from which the rents\nissue is situated.\n  4. The provisions of this article shall not apply to dwellings located\nin the city of New York or in the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland\nand Westchester or in any cities, towns or villages of such counties.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 413 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 27 / Section 413
Judicial review
Status: in_force

§ 413. Judicial review. The action of the secretary in suspending,\nrevoking or refusing to issue or renew a license, or issuing an order\ndirecting the cessation of unlicensed activity or imposing a fine or\nreprimand may be appealed by a proceeding brought under and pursuant to\narticle seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 204 — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 2 / Section 204
Oaths and affidavits; subpoenas
Status: in_force

§ 204. Oaths and affidavits; subpoenas. Each member of the board, and\nany officer or employee of the state board of real property tax services\nduly authorized by resolution of the board, shall have power to\nadminister oaths, take affidavits and certify acknowledgements in\nrelation to any matter or proceeding in the exercise of the powers or\nduties of the board under this chapter or any other law and in relation\nto any written instrument authorized or required to be filed with the\nboard. The board or any officer or employee of the state board of real\nproperty tax services duly authorized by resolution of the board shall\nhave power to subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses and the\nproduction of books, papers and documents pertinent to the\ninvestigations and inquiries which it is authorized to conduct and to\nexamine them in relation to any matter which it has power to\ninvestigate, and to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses\nwho are out of the state or unable to attend before the board or excused\nfrom attendance. A subpoena issued under this section shall be regulated\nby the civil practice law and rules.\n
N.Y. ENG Law § 12-102 — New York Code / Act ENG / Article 12 / Section 12-102
Purpose
Status: in_force

§ 12-102. Purpose.  The legislature hereby finds and declares that the\nuse of renewable energy technologies, such as solar energy, within the\nstate should be encouraged to the maximum extent possible; that\neffective, well-designed, carefully manufactured and properly serviced\nsolar thermal systems are essential for the development of a viable\nsolar industry; that false claims, fraudulent sales practices, shoddy\nworkmanship, equipment failures and poor servicing of products would\ninhibit the growth of the solar industry; that adequate warranty\nprotections should be made available to consumers in order to prevent\nsuch deceptions; that certain warranty protections are presently made\navailable to consumers of products normally used for personal, family or\nhousehold purposes pursuant to the Federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act;\nand that warranty protections should be made available to purchasers of\nall solar energy products in this state, regardless of use.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 90-D — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 5 / Section 90-D
Application and permit fees
Status: in_force

§ 90-d. Application and permit fees. Application for an animal health\npermit shall be made to the commissioner. The application shall be on a\nform prescribed by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by an\nanimal health permit fee of fifty dollars. The applicant shall satisfy\nthe commissioner of their character and responsibility and shall set\nforth such information as the commissioner shall require regarding the\npast record of infection or contagion among domestic animals dealt in,\nor handled, or sold, or rescued by the applicant during the past five\nyears. A permit shall be issued for a two year period and a renewal\napplication shall be submitted to the commissioner on or before the\nthirtieth day prior to the expiration of the permit.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 396-EEE — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 26 / Section 396-EEE
Unlawful sale or delivery of body armor
Status: in_force

§ 396-eee. Unlawful sale or delivery of body armor. 1. No person, firm\nor corporation shall sell or deliver body armor to any individual or\nentity not engaged or employed in an eligible profession, and except as\nprovided in subdivision two of this section, no such sale or delivery\nshall be permitted unless the transferee meets in person with the\ntransferor to accomplish such sale or delivery.\n  2. The provisions of subdivision one of this section regarding in\nperson sale or delivery shall not apply to purchases made by federal,\nstate, or local government agencies for the purpose of furnishing such\nbody armor to employees in eligible professions.\n  3. For the purposes of this section, "body armor" shall have the same\nmeaning as defined in subdivision two of section 270.20 of the penal\nlaw.\n  4. Any person, firm or corporation that violate the provisions of this\nsection shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine in an amount\nnot to exceed five thousand dollars for the first offense and in an\namount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for any subsequent offense.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 53-A — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 3 / Section 53-A
Highways on Indian reservations
Status: in_force

§ 53-a. Highways on Indian reservations. Where a highway is located\npartly on an Indian reservation, the Indian nation and the town or\ncounty involved and the department of transportation may make an\nagreement to apportion certain sections of such highways for\nreconstruction, maintenance and all other responsibilities in connection\nwith such highway.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 13.41*2 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title C / Article 13 / Section 13.41*2
Retaliatory personnel actions
Status: in_force

* § 13.41 Retaliatory personnel actions.\n  Employees of facilities, programs and providers operated, licensed,\ncertified, authorized or funded by the office shall have protection from\nretaliatory action from employers as provided for in sections seven\nhundred forty and seven hundred forty-one of the labor law.\n  * NB There are 2 § 13.41's\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 50 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 5 / Section 50
Disposition of proceeds
Status: in_force

§ 50. Disposition of proceeds. 1. The surplus money, if any, arising\nfrom any such sale, after deducting the amount of the loan, the interest\nthen due on the same, the auctioneer's commissions, if applicable,\nlawful extra care charges and the expense of the advertisement of the\nsale, if applicable, shall be paid over by the collateral loan broker to\nthe person who would be entitled to redeem the pledge in case no such\nsale had taken place.\n  2. In the event there is any surplus money due to a pledgor after such\nsale, the collateral loan broker shall give the pledgor written notice\nthereof, by mailing to such pledgor, directed to him at the address\ngiven at the time of pledging or in the event such pledgor has notified\nthe collateral loan broker, in writing, of a change of address, to such\nnew address, within thirty days after such sale, a notice which shall\nstate the name and address of the collateral loan broker, the number of\nthe pledge, the date of sale and the amount of any surplus. In the event\nany person entitled to such surplus fails to make claim for the same\nwithin one year from the date of such sale, such surplus shall be paid\nover, by the collateral loan broker, to the state comptroller in\naccordance with the provisions of section one thousand three hundred one\nof the abandoned property law.\n
N.Y. RSS Law § 806 — New York Code / Act RSS / Article 18 / Section 806
Exclusion
Status: in_force

§ 806. Exclusion.  a. A person who was not a member of a public\nretirement system as of March thirty-first, nineteen hundred\nninety-three shall be ineligible for the benefits provided by sections\neight hundred one and eight hundred three of this article.\n  b. This article shall have no application to a retiree or former\nretiree from a public retirement system.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 172 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 5 / Section 172
Power of supreme court justices residing in Kings and Queens counties to appoint interpreters
Status: in_force

§ 172. Power of supreme court justices residing in Kings and Queens\ncounties to appoint interpreters.  A majority of the justices of the\nsupreme court for the second judicial district, residing in the county\nof Kings and a majority of the justices of the supreme court for the\neleventh judicial district, residing in the county of Queens, may\nrespectively appoint an interpreter or interpreters to attend the terms\nof the supreme court in each of the counties of Kings and Queens. The\nappointing justices shall fix the salaries of such interpreters who\nshall hold office during good behavior.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 581-502 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 5-C / Part 5 / Section 581-502
Compensation
Status: in_force

§ 581-502. Compensation. (a) Compensation may be paid to a donor or\nperson acting as surrogate based on medical risks, physical discomfort,\ninconvenience and the responsibilities they are undertaking in\nconnection with their participation in the assisted reproduction. Under\nno circumstances may compensation be paid to purchase gametes or embryos\nor for the release of a parental interest in a child.\n  (b) The compensation, if any, paid to a donor or person acting as\nsurrogate must be reasonable and negotiated in good faith between the\nparties. Base compensation paid to a person acting as surrogate shall\nnot exceed the duration of the pregnancy and recuperative period of\neight weeks after the birth of any resulting child. Supplemental\ncompensation for any medical procedure associated with complications\nfrom the pregnancy or delivery as confirmed by a health care\npractitioner, and any associated lost wages, may be, but are not\nrequired to be, paid after the recuperative period and until twelve\nmonths after the birth of the child, a stillbirth, a miscarriage\nresulting in termination of the pregnancy, or termination of the\npregnancy.\n  (c) Compensation may not be conditioned upon the purported quality or\ngenome-related traits of the gametes or embryos.\n  (d) Compensation may not be conditioned on actual genotypic or\nphenotypic characteristics of the donor or donors or of any resulting\nchildren.\n  (e) Compensation to any embryo donor shall be limited to storage fees,\ntransportation costs and attorneys' fees.\n
N.Y. BVO Law § 12 — New York Code / Act BVO / Article 2 / Section 12
Placing minors by adoption
Status: in_force

§ 12. Placing minors by adoption.  Any corporation created under\nsection seven of this act or reorganized under section eleven thereof,\nfor the purpose of acquiring and maintaining a home for the aged and\nindigent members of such order and their dependent surviving spouses and\norphans, may place by adoption, according to law, minors placed in their\ncustody; provided authority so to do is given such corporation by the\nparent, guardian or other person or persons having the lawful custody of\nsuch minor or minors, if any such person or persons can be found, or, if\nnot, by the person or persons having the actual custody of such minor or\nminors.\n
N.Y. LIE Law § 210 — New York Code / Act LIE / Article 9 / Section 210
Application
Status: in_force

§ 210. Application. Sections two hundred and six to two hundred nine\ninclusive do not affect any existing right or remedy to foreclose or\nsatisfy a lien upon, or a security interest in a chattel, without\naction; and they do not apply to a case, where another mode of enforcing\na lien upon a chattel is specially prescribed by law.\n