FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
N.Y. SOS Law § 497 — New York Code / Act SOS / Article 11 / Section 497
Immunity from liability
Status: in_force

§ 497. Immunity from liability. Any person participating reasonably\nand in good faith in making a report, taking photographs, conducting or\noverseeing an investigation, operating the vulnerable persons' central\nregister or disclosing information in compliance with this article shall\nhave immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might\notherwise result by reason of such actions. For the purpose of any\nproceeding, civil or criminal, the good faith of any such person\nrequired to perform any of such functions in accordance with this\narticle shall be presumed, provided such person, was acting in discharge\nof his or her duties and within the scope of his or her employment or\nresponsibilities, and that such liability did not result from the\nwillful misconduct or gross negligence of such person.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 60.76 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 1 / Title D / Article 60 / Section 60.76
Rules of evidence; rape crisis counselor evidence in certain cases
Status: in_force

§ 60.76 Rules of evidence; rape crisis counselor evidence in certain\n          cases.\n  Where disclosure of a communication which would have been privileged\npursuant to section forty-five hundred ten of the civil practice law and\nrules is sought on the grounds that the privilege has been waived or\nthat disclosure is required pursuant to the constitution of this state\nor the United States, the party seeking disclosure must file a written\nmotion supported by an affidavit containing specific factual allegations\nproviding grounds that disclosure is required. Upon the filing of such\nmotion and affidavit, the court shall conduct an in camera review of the\ncommunication outside the presence of the jury and of counsel for all\nparties in order to determine whether disclosure of any portion of the\ncommunication is required.\n
N.Y. DCD Law § 138 — New York Code / Act DCD / Article 5 / Section 138
Debtors to state or United States not to be discharged
Status: in_force

§ 138. Debtors to state or United States not to be discharged. Neither\nof the following named persons shall be discharged from imprisonment,\nunder the provisions of this article:\n  1. A person owing a debt or duty to the United States.\n  2. A person owing a debt or duty to the state, for taxes or for money\nreceived or collected by any person, as a public officer or in a\nfiduciary capacity, or a cause of action specified in section\nsixty-three-c of the executive law or a judgment recovered upon such a\ncause of action.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 19.25 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title D / Article 19 / Section 19.25
Alcohol awareness program
Status: in_force

§ 19.25 Alcohol awareness program.\n  (a) The office shall establish an alcohol awareness program within the\noffice which shall focus upon, but not be limited to, the health effects\nand social costs of alcoholism and alcohol abuse.\n  (b) The form, content and method of presentation of various aspects of\nsuch program shall be developed by the commissioner, provided that such\nprogram shall not exceed two hours per week over a period not to exceed\neight weeks.\n  (c) The commissioner shall establish a schedule of fees to be paid by\neach participant and may, from time to time, modify same. Such fees may\nbe waived, reduced or otherwise adjusted by the court upon application\nfor resentence in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) of\nsubdivision five of section 420.10 of the criminal procedure law. For\nthe purposes of this section the term "fee" shall also mean "payment" as\nreferred to in paragraph (a) of subdivision five of section 420.10 of\nthe criminal procedure law. Such fees shall not exceed amounts necessary\nto pay the ongoing expenses of the program. Provided, however, that\npursuant to an agreement with the office, a municipality, a department\nor part thereof, or other not-for-profit corporation may conduct such a\ncourse in such program with all or part of the expense of such course\nbeing borne by such municipality, department, or part thereof, or other\nnot-for-profit corporation. Ten percent of all fees received for such\ncourses shall be paid to the office for administrative costs of program\nimplementation.\n  (d) A certificate of completion shall be sent to the court by the\noffice upon completion of the program by all participants.\n
N.Y. PTR Law § 121-1001 — New York Code / Act PTR / Article 8-A / Section 121-1001
Parties to actions
Status: in_force

§ 121-1001. Parties to actions. A limited partner, unless he is also a\ngeneral partner, is not a proper party to proceedings by or against a\npartnership, except where the object is to enforce a limited partner's\nright against or liability to the partnership and except in cases\nprovided for in section 121-1002 of this article.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 235-H — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 7 / Section 235-H
Waiver of right to bring a declaratory judgment action
Status: in_force

§ 235-h. Waiver of right to bring a declaratory judgment action. No\ncommercial lease shall contain any provision waiving or prohibiting the\nright of any tenant to bring a declaratory judgment action with respect\nto any provision, term or condition of such commercial lease. The\ninclusion of any such waiver provision in a commercial lease shall be\nnull and void as against public policy.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 54 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 3 / Section 54
Terms of court of appeals
Status: in_force

§ 54. Terms of court of appeals. The terms of the court of appeals\nmust be appointed to be held at such times and places as the court\nthinks proper, and continued as long as the public interest requires.\n  A term of the court may be appointed to be held in a building other\nthan that designated by law for holding courts.\n  A term may be adjourned from the place where it is appointed to be\nheld, to another place in the same city.\n  One or more of the judges may adjourn a term, without day, or to a day\ncertain.\n
N.Y. MIL Law § 308 — New York Code / Act MIL / Article 13 / Section 308
Statutes of limitations and statutes of a similar nature; time of military service not included
Status: in_force

§ 308.  Statutes of limitations and statutes of a similar nature; time\nof military service not included.  The period of military service shall\nnot be included in computing any period now or hereafter to be limited\nby any law, regulation or order for the bringing of any action or\nproceeding in any court, board, bureau, commission, department or other\nagency of government of this state or any of its governmental\nsubdivisions by or against any person in military service, or by or\nagainst his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, whether such\ncause of action or the right or privilege to institute such an action or\nproceeding shall have accrued prior to or during the period of such\nservice, nor shall any part of such period which occurs after the date\nof enactment of this act be included in computing any period now or\nhereafter provided by any law for the redemption of real property sold\nor forfeited to enforce any obligation, tax or assessment.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 41.38 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title E / Article 41 / Section 41.38
Rental and mortgage payments of community residential facilities for the mentally ill
Status: in_force

§ 41.38 Rental and mortgage payments of community residential facilities\n          for the mentally ill.\n  (a) "Supportive housing" shall mean, for the purpose of this section\nonly, the method by which the commissioner contracts to provide rental\nsupport and funding for non-clinical support services in order to\nmaintain recipient stability.\n  (b) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article, the\ncommissioner may reimburse voluntary agencies for the reasonable cost of\nrental of or the reasonable mortgage payment or the reasonable principal\nand interest payment on a loan for the purpose of financing an ownership\ninterest in, and proprietary lease from, an organization formed for the\npurpose of the cooperative ownership of real estate, together with other\nnecessary costs associated with rental or ownership of property, for a\ncommunity residence, a residential care center for adults, or supportive\nhousing, under their jurisdiction less any income received from a state\nor federal agency or third party insurer which is specifically intended\nto offset the cost of rental of the facility or housing a client at the\nfacility, subject to the availability of appropriations therefor and\nsuch commissioner's certification of the reasonableness of the rental\ncost, mortgage payment, principal and interest payment on a loan as\nprovided in this section or other necessary costs associated with rental\nor ownership of property, with the approval of the director of the\nbudget.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 548-D — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 19-L / Section 548-D
Application for funding
Status: in_force

§ 548-d. Application for funding. 1. Application process. In response\nto a request for proposals, an eligible applicant may submit an\napplication for funding for a project to the department, which shall\nreceive all such applications on behalf of the committee. The department\nshall forward all such applications for funding to the committee for\nreview and approval.\n  2. Components of application. Each application for funding shall\ninclude, but not be limited to:\n  a. a description of the geographic boundaries and demographic\ncharacteristics of the neighborhood in which the proposed project\nservices will be targeted and an explanation of why that neighborhood\nwas selected;\n  b. a description of the services that currently exist in the targeted\nneighborhood, any gaps in or barriers to such services, including\nidentification of any known statutory or regulatory barriers, and the\nresources available within the community to support such services;\n  c. a description of how existing services will be made more accessible\nto residents of the targeted neighborhoods, whether or not any existing\nservices will be expanded, what new services will be provided, how both\nthe new and existing services will be coordinated, and what links will\nbe established among the providers of services in the community;\n  d. a statement of the project's goals and objectives, including the\nintended outcome for each specific service or activity contained in the\naction plan provided, however, that such outcomes may include, but need\nnot be limited to, appropriate measurable factors relating to\nemployment, health, education, substance abuse, and alcoholism;\n  e. a description of the process and criteria that will be used by the\napplicant to select members of the council;\n  f. a description of the method that will be used to develop the action\nplan. Such description shall address the process to be used to engage\nthe community residents in developing such action plan; and\n  g. a description of the community's involvement in the development of\nthe application including the involvement of local governmental\nagencies, voluntary agencies, businesses, foundations, community\norganizations, and community residents, and the methods by which the\napplicant will assure continued community involvement in the delivery of\nservices and long range planning efforts.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 6-6.7 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 6 / Part 6 / Section 6-6.7
Short title
Status: in_force

§ 6-6.7 Short title\n  This part may be cited as "The New York uniform disposition of\ncommunity property rights at death act".\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 191 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 11 / Section 191
Definition
Status: in_force

§ 191. Definition. Whenever used in this article: "employer fee paid\nemployment agency" means any person who on behalf of employers procures\nor attempts to procure employees for "Class B" employment (as defined in\nsection one hundred eighty-five of this article) and who in no instance\ncharges a fee directly, or indirectly, to persons seeking such\nemployment even though a fee may be charged to employers seeking the\nservices of such employees, and who engages in no activity constituting\nthe operation of an employment agency as defined in section one hundred\nseventy-one of this chapter and who in no instance enters into any\narrangement through which the employer fee paid employment agency\nreceives remuneration or any other thing of value from any person, firm\nor corporation which collects fees from applicants.\n
N.Y. CMS Law § 3 — New York Code / Act CMS / Section R3
The Temporary President
Status: in_force

RULE III\nTHE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 195.15 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title L / Article 195 / Section 195.15
Obstructing firefighting operations
Status: in_force

§ 195.15 Obstructing firefighting operations.\n  A person is guilty of obstructing firefighting operations when he or\nshe intentionally and unreasonably obstructs the efforts of any:\n  1. firefighter in extinguishing a fire, or prevents or dissuades\nanother from extinguishing or helping to extinguish a fire;\n  2. firefighter, police officer or peace officer in performing his or\nher duties in circumstances involving an imminent danger created by an\nexplosion, threat of explosion or the presence of toxic fumes or gases;\nor\n  3. firefighter performing emergency medical care on a sick or injured\nperson.\n  Obstructing firefighting operations is a class A misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 962 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 9 / Section 962
Payment of proceeds into court where there are liens
Status: in_force

§ 962. Payment of proceeds into court where there are liens. If there\nis any existing lien upon the share or interest of a party in the\nproperty, the interlocutory judgment directing the sale shall direct the\nofficer making it to pay into court the portion of the money arising\nfrom the sale of the share or interest of that party after deducting the\nportion of the costs and expenses for which it is liable.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1128 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 11 / Section 1128
Administrative board for the offices of the public administrators 1
Status: in_force

§ 1128. Administrative board for the offices of the public\n          administrators\n  1. An administrative board for the offices of the public\nadministrators of the state of New York is hereby created.  The board\nshall consist of thirteen members of whom five shall be surrogate court\njudges, one each selected by the presiding justice of the appellate\ndivisions of the first, third and fourth departments and two selected by\nthe presiding justice of the appellate division of the second department\nof whom one shall be a surrogate from a county within the city of New\nYork and one shall be a surrogate from a county outside the city of New\nYork, three members shall be selected by the chief administrative judge\nof the state of New York, two members shall be selected by the president\nof the New York state bar association of whom one shall be a resident of\nthe city of New York and one member each shall be selected by the state\ncomptroller, the attorney general and the president of the New York\nstate surrogates' association. The three members selected by the chief\nadministrative judge of the state of New York, and the members selected\nby the state comptroller, the attorney general, and the president of the\nNew York state bar association, shall not be surrogate court judges or\nemployees of the surrogates court. Each member shall serve without\ncompensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses actually and\nnecessarily incurred in the performance of his or her official duties\nfor the board from the moneys appropriated to the office of court\nadministration. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this or\nany other law, general, special or local, no officer or employee of the\nstate or any public corporation, as defined in article two-A of the\ngeneral construction law, shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall\nforfeit his or her office or employment or any benefits provided under\nthe retirement and social security law or under any public retirement\nsystem maintained by the state or any of its subdivisions by reason of\nhis or her being a member of the board.\n  2. The board shall establish guidelines and uniform fee schedules for\nthe operation of the offices of public administrators. These guidelines\nshall include but are not limited to rules for the initial inspection of\nthe decedent's premises and guidelines for the selection and\ncompensation of investigators, appraisers, accountants, warehouses,\nauctioneers and procedures for the disposal of personal property. With\nrespect to real property the board shall be responsible for preparing\nuniform procedures for sale; fixing a schedule of approved expenses\nattendant to such a sale; appraisals, title fees and broker's\ncommissions. This section shall apply to article twelve of this act.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 5401 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 54 / Section 5401
Definition
Status: in_force

§ 5401. Definition. In this article "foreign judgment" means any\njudgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any\nother court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state,\nexcept one obtained by default in appearance, or by confession of\njudgment.\n
N.Y. CAL Law § 90 — New York Code / Act CAL / Article 9 / Section 90
Record of operating expenses
Status: in_force

§ 90. Record of operating expenses. The corporation shall keep an\naccurate account of all moneys appropriated by the legislature for the\nimprovement, maintenance, repair and operation of the canal system and\nshall cause to be prepared and filed in the office of the corporation on\nor about January first of each year, a statement showing all such moneys\nappropriated and how expended during the preceding fiscal year. The\ncorporation shall keep an accurate account of the recoveries made in all\nactions brought by it or at its direction, for the recovery of penalties\nor damages under authority of this chapter and of the cost and expenses\nthereof and pay into the canal fund the amount of all such recoveries\nand account for the same with the department of audit and control.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 315 — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 9 / Section 315
Recording books
Status: in_force

§ 315. Recording books. Different sets of books must be provided by\nthe recording officer of each county, for the recording of deeds and\nmortgages; in one of which sets he must record all conveyances and other\ninstruments absolute in their terms, which are not intended as mortgages\nor securities in the nature of mortgages, and all executory contracts\nfor the sale, purchase or exchange of real property, or memoranda\nthereof, and all instruments canceling or extending such contracts,\nwhich conveyances, contracts or instruments are delivered to him,\npursuant to law, to be so recorded, and all forms pertaining to\ncommitments of land to continued agricultural production required to be\nso recorded pursuant to section three hundred six of the agriculture and\nmarkets law; and in the other set, such mortgages and securities, and\nassignments of rent, delivered to him; excepting that if the recording\nis by microphotography or other photographic process, the recording\nofficer shall not be required to maintain books for such records, but\nshall provide such filing equipment as he may deem appropriate. The\nrecording officer may, in his discretion, record in consecutive order\nthe instruments received by him, and shall not be required to segregate\nmortgages from deeds or other classes of instruments.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 1513 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 15 / Section 1513
Guardians ad litem
Status: in_force

§ 1513. Guardians ad litem. If it shall appear by the complaint or is\notherwise made to appear to the court at any time before a final\njudgment, that a defendant is or might be an infant, or incompetent to\nmanage himself or his affairs, or that a future interest in the affected\nreal property has been so limited that as yet there are neither certain\nnor presumptive owners thereof in being or ascertained, such court shall\nappoint a guardian ad litem who shall represent and protect such infant\nor incompetent, or the possible interests of the person or persons who\neventually may become entitled to such real property or to an interest\ntherein under such limitation, and in case of the death or failure or\ninability of such guardian to act, a successor, who shall appear for\nsuch infant or incompetent or for such possible interests until the\ntermination of such action.\n
N.Y. CCO Law § 121 — New York Code / Act CCO / Article 7 / Section 121
Special powers
Status: in_force

§ 121. Special powers. Any credit corporation organized under this\nchapter may make loans to members of a cooperative corporation owning in\nwhole or in part the stock of the credit corporation; and no loans shall\nbe otherwise made.  No loans shall be made for more than ten years; nor\nfor other than the agricultural, dairy, or horticultural purposes of the\nborrower. In all cases, there shall be a written statement by the\nborrower in the note, collateral agreement or signed application to the\neffect that the loan will be used only for such purposes; and such\nstatement may be relied upon by the credit corporation. The credit\ncorporation may discount or pledge such note with a federal intermediate\ncredit bank, or other banks or banking institutions, with its guaranty\nor endorsement, if required.\n  A credit corporation may invest its capital funds in bonds or\nobligations of the United States or of any state or municipality, or\nsuch other bonds as are authorized for investment by a savings bank or\nin federal intermediate credit bank obligations, and may deposit or\nhypothecate such securities with a federal intermediate credit bank, or\nother banks or banking institutions, as security for notes discounted by\nit.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 4-407 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 4-407
Payor Bank's Right to Subrogation on Improper Payment
Status: in_force

Section 4--407. Payor Bank's Right to Subrogation on Improper Payment.\n  If a payor bank has paid an item over the stop payment order of the\ndrawer or maker or otherwise under circumstances giving a basis for\nobjection by the drawer or maker, to prevent unjust enrichment and only\nto the extent necessary to prevent loss to the bank by reason of its\npayment of the item, the payor bank shall be subrogated to the rights\n       (a) of any holder in due course on the item against the drawer or\n           maker; and\n       (b) of the payee or any other holder of the item against the\n           drawer or maker either on the item or under the transaction\n           out of which the item arose; and\n       (c) of the drawer or maker against the payee or any other holder\n           of the item with respect to the transaction out of which the\n           item arose.\n