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N.Y. BNK Law § 6-N — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 1 / Section 6-N
Responsibility of banks for mortgages being processed for modification
Status: in_force

§ 6-n. Responsibility of banks for mortgages being processed for\nmodification. 1. If a mortgage that is the subject of an application for\na modification of the mortgage terms is sold or transferred during the\nmodification process, the bank or financial institution selling or\ntransferring such mortgage shall provide the borrower with a written\nlist of all documents relating to such application for modification that\nwere provided to the bank or financial institution to which such\nmortgage was sold or transferred.\n  2. If a borrower has been approved in writing for a first lien loan\nmodification or other modification to avoid foreclosure, and the\nservicing of such borrower's loan is transferred or sold to another\nmortgage servicer, the subsequent mortgage servicer shall assume all\nduties and obligations related to any previously approved first lien\nloan modification or other foreclosure prevention alternative in\naccordance with the provisions of this section.\n
N.Y. STT Law § 305 — New York Code / Act STT / Article 3 / Section 305
Use of electronic records
Status: in_force

§ 305. Use of electronic records. 1. In accordance with rules and\nregulations promulgated by the electronic facilitator, government\nentities are authorized and empowered to produce, receive, accept,\nacquire, record, file, transmit, forward, and store information by use\nof electronic means. If any such government entity uses electronic\nrecords, it must also ensure that anyone who uses the services of such\ngovernment entity may obtain access to records as permitted by statute,\nand receive copies of such records in paper form in accordance with fees\nprescribed by statute. No person shall be required to submit or file any\nrecord electronically to any government entity except as otherwise\nprovided by law. Government entities that obtain, store, or utilize\nelectronic records shall not refuse to accept hard copy, non-electronic\nforms, reports, and other paper documents for submission or filing\nexcept as otherwise provided by law.\n  2. A government entity shall have the authority to dispose of or\ndestroy a record in accordance with the arts and cultural affairs law,\nregardless of format or media.\n  3. An electronic record shall have the same force and effect as those\nrecords not produced by electronic means.\n  4. The director shall study how electronic documents and the\nmechanisms and processes for obtaining access to and reading electronic\ndata can be created, maintained, exchanged, and preserved by the state\nin a manner that encourages appropriate government control, access,\nchoice, interoperability, and vendor neutrality. The study shall\nconsider, but not be limited to, the policies of other states and\nnations, management guidelines for state archives as they pertain to\nelectronic documents, public access, expected storage life of electronic\ndocuments, costs of implementation, and savings. The director shall\nsolicit comments regarding the creation, maintenance, exchange, and\npreservation of electronic documents by the state from stakeholders,\nincluding but not limited to, the office of the state comptroller, the\noffice of the attorney general, the state archives, and the state\nhistorian. The director shall also solicit comments from members of the\npublic. The director shall report findings and recommendations to the\ngovernor, the speaker of the assembly, and the temporary president of\nthe senate on or before January fifteenth, two thousand eight.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 177 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 5-A / Section 177
Commissioner of records of city court of the city of New York; appointment; salary; duties
Status: in_force

§ 177. Commissioner of records of city court of the city of New York;\nappointment; salary; duties. (1) The presiding justice shall appoint a\ncommissioner of records and a deputy commissioner of records who shall\nbe authorized to act generally for and in place of the commissioner of\nrecords. Such commissioner shall appoint, subject to the prior approval\nof the presiding justice, subordinates to assist him in the performance\nof his duties. The salary of such commissioner, deputy commissioner and\nsubordinates shall be fixed by the presiding justice, and shall be paid\nout of appropriations therefor made by the city of New York.\n  (2) Such commissioner shall examine into the arrangement and condition\nof the records, documents, books and papers, deposited or filed in the\noffice of the clerk of the city court of the city of New York in each\ncounty within such city, and into the condition and sufficiency of the\nindices thereof. He shall collate and arrange the same in such manner as\nmay be necessary for their restoration and preservation, and shall take\nsuch steps as may be necessary to provide convenient references thereto\nand for such examination and use as the public interest and convenience\nmay require. He shall cause copies thereof to be made whenever by reason\nof age, use, exposure, or any casualty such copies shall in his judgment\nbe necessary, and after such a copy has been compared with the original\nit shall be certified by such commissioner, and shall thereafter be\nadmitted in evidence, and shall be considered for all other purposes\nwith the same effect as the original. The original shall be placed in a\nsuitable enclosure by such commissioner, and shall be preserved,\nproperly endorsed and indexed, for such examination as may be directed\nby an order of the court in any action or proceeding in which the\naccuracy of the copy may be questioned.  Such duties shall be performed\nunder such conditions and regulations as may be approved by the\npresiding justice, and in a manner which shall permit the examination\nand use of such records, documents, books, papers and indices, as the\npublic interest and convenience may require.\n  (3) The office of commissioner of records of the city court shall\nterminate upon the completion of the duties in this section prescribed.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 77 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 4 / Section 77
Courthouse of appellate division in first department
Status: in_force

§ 77. Courthouse of appellate division in first department. The\nbuilding erected under chapter one hundred ninety-six of the laws of\neighteen hundred ninety-seven is hereby constituted the courthouse of\nthe appellate division of the supreme court in the first department, and\nshall be under the control and supervision of the justices thereof.\nSuch justices are hereby authorized to appoint a custodian of such\nbuilding, who shall be janitor thereof, and such engineers, cleaners and\nother persons as in their opinion shall be necessary for the\npreservation, safety and care thereof. The custodian of such building\nshall, under the direction of such justices have general charge thereof\nand of the records, books and papers therein, so far as may be necessary\nto preserve and protect the same, and shall be responsible to them for\nthe preservation thereof, and shall, with the approval in writing of\nsuch justices or a majority of them, purchase the supplies necessary for\nthe maintenance of the building, and for lighting, heating and keeping\nsuch building and furniture therein in repair and with the approval of\nsuch justices make necessary contracts therefor. The engineers, cleaners\nand other persons who shall be appointed pursuant to this section, other\nthan the custodian of such building, shall be selected by such justices\nin pursuance of such rules as may from time to time be prescribed in\nregard thereto by the state civil service commission. The compensation\nto be paid to the custodian, engineer, cleaners and other persons\nappointed pursuant to this section shall be fixed by the justices of the\nappellate division of the supreme court in the first department, and\nshall, together with the amount to be paid for the supplies furnished\nfor the maintenance of such building and for lighting, heating and\nkeeping such building and the furniture therein in repair, be a county\ncharge, and shall be paid by the comptroller of the city of New York\nupon the certificate of the presiding justice thereof or a majority of\nthe justices assigned to such appellate division.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 4603 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 46 / Section 4603
Continuing care retirement community council; powers and duties
Status: in_force

§ 4603. Continuing care retirement community council; powers and\nduties.  1. The continuing care retirement community council is hereby\nestablished, to consist of the following, or their designees: the\nattorney general; the commissioner; the director of the office for the\naging; and eight public members appointed by the governor. Such public\nmembers shall be representative of the public, and have a demonstrated\nexpertise or interest in continuing care retirement communities;\nprovided that no more than one such member shall be a sponsor, owner,\noperator, manager, member of a board of directors, or shareholder of a\ncontinuing care retirement community. At least two public members shall\nbe residents of a continuing care retirement community. At least one of\nthe public members shall be a representative of an organization with\ndemonstrated experience in representing the interests of senior\ncitizens. The public members of the council shall have fixed terms of\nfour years. The council shall be chaired by the commissioner or the\ndesignee of such commissioner.\n  (a) Members of such council shall serve without compensation for their\nservices as members of the council, except that each of them may be\nallowed the necessary and actual expenses which such member shall incur\nin the performance of their duties under this article.\n  (b) A majority of the appointed voting membership of the council shall\nconstitute a quorum.\n  2. The council shall meet as often as the commissioner may deem\nnecessary to fulfill its responsibilities. The council shall have the\nfollowing powers and duties:\n  a. to advise the commissioner on policy matters related to the\nestablishment and operation of continuing care retirement communities;\n  b. to advise the commissioner in the development of the state's\noverall policy regarding continuing care retirement communities and\ncause studies and research to be conducted as it may deem advisable and\nnecessary; and\n  c. to make any other recommendations to the commissioner as may be\nnecessary to encourage or further regulate the development of continuing\ncare retirement communities.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 931 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 9 / Section 931
Contents of judgment after sale
Status: in_force

§ 931. Contents of judgment after sale. A final judgment confirming a\nsale shall direct the officer making it to execute the proper\nconveyances and take the proper securities pursuant to the sale, and\nalso direct application of the proceeds.\n
N.Y. SCT Law § 50 — New York Code / Act SCT / Article 2 / Section 50
Release and transfer of lots and certificates of sale
Status: in_force

§ 50. Release and transfer of lots and certificates of sale. The\npurchaser or the owner for the time being of tax certificates of sale of\nsuch several parcels or lots shall duly execute and acknowledge, in the\nmanner now required in the case of a deed, releases of each and every\nparcel or lot, which has been redeemed through the county treasurer's\noffice or directly with the purchaser or owner for the time being of\nsuch tax certificates. Such releases shall be filed in the office of the\ncounty treasurer.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 258 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 6-A / Section 258
Transfer of real property
Status: in_force

§ 258. Transfer of real property. 1. Notwithstanding any requirement\nof law to the contrary or any provision of any general, special or local\nlaw, charter or ordinance, every executor, administrator, trustee,\nguardian or other person holding trust funds or acting in a fiduciary\ncapacity, unless the instrument under which such fiduciary is acting\nexpressly forbids, and the state, its subdivisions, municipalities, all\nother public bodies, all public officers, persons, partnerships and\ncorporations owning or holding any real property, may grant, sell, lease\nor otherwise transfer any such real property or interest therein to a\ncommunity development corporation and receive and hold any cash, bonds,\nnotes, mortgages or other securities or obligations, secured or\nunsecured, exchanged therefor by such corporation and may execute such\ninstruments and do such acts as may be deemed necessary or desirable by\nthem or it and by the corporation in connection with a project or\nprojects, and such sale, lease or transfer may be made without public\nauction or bidding; provided, however, that where such real property is\nwithin a municipal urban renewal area the disposition thereof shall be\nin accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of subdivision two of\nsection five hundred seven of the general municipal law.\n  2. The municipality may take property by condemnation for a community\ndevelopment corporation pursuant to the provisions of article nine of\nthis chapter and transfer the same to such corporation as provided in\nsubdivision one of this section.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 59 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 3 / Section 59
Duty of court of appeals to direct action on forfeiture of bond given by clerk of court
Status: in_force

§ 59. Duty of court of appeals to direct action on forfeiture of bond\ngiven by clerk of court. If the bond given by the clerk of the court of\nappeals, before entering upon his duties, as prescribed by law, is\nforfeited by a breach of its condition, the court of appeals must, by\norder, direct an action to be brought thereon. The money recovered must\nbe applied, under the direction of the court of appeals, to indemnify\nthe persons aggrieved by the breach, in proportion to their respective\nlosses, and to make good any other loss, occasioned by the breach.\n
N.Y. DCD Law § 52 — New York Code / Act DCD / Article 3 / Section 52
Contents of petition
Status: in_force

§ 52. Contents of petition. The petition must be in writing; it must\nbe signed by the insolvent, and specify his residence; it must set\nforth, in substance, that he is unable to pay all his debts in full;\nthat he is willing to assign his property for the benefit of all his\ncreditors, and, in all other respects, to comply with the provisions of\nthis article, for the purpose of being discharged from his debts; and it\nmust pray that, upon his so doing, he may be discharged accordingly. It\nmust be verified by the affidavit of the insolvent, annexed thereto,\ntaken on the day of the presentation thereof, to the effect, that the\npetition is in all respects true, in matter of fact.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 258-II — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 21-B / Section 258-II
Violations
Status: in_force

§ 258-ii. Violations. In addition to any civil penalties provided for\nin this chapter the commissioner may institute such action at law or in\nequity as may appear necessary to enforce compliance with any provisions\nof this article and any rules and orders promulgated by the commissioner\nto carry out the provisions of this article and in addition may apply\nfor relief by injunction if necessary to protect the public interest\nwithout being compelled to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at\nlaw does not exist. Such application may be made to the supreme court in\nany district or county as provided in the civil practice law and rules,\nor to the supreme court in the third judicial district.\n  Whenever the commissioner or his duly authorized representative shall\nfind distributed, offered or exposed for sale within this state, a dry\nmilk powder which has originated from any area outside the continental\nUnited States including Alaska and Hawaii that has not been designated\nin accordance with section two hundred fifty-eight-cc as being disease\nfree or which otherwise is unfit or unsafe for use, and its condemnation\nis required to protect the public health, he may, in accordance with the\nprocedures set forth in section two hundred two-b of this chapter, seize\nor quarantine and destroy or denature such product so that it cannot\nthereafter be used.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 570.44 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 3 / Title Q / Article 570 / Section 570.44
Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of requisition
Status: in_force

§ 570.44  Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of\n             requisition.\n  If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person\nunder the laws of this state and is still pending, the governor, in his\ndiscretion, may either surrender him on demand of the executive\nauthority of another state or hold him until he has been tried and\ndischarged or convicted and punished in this state.\n
N.Y. PTR Law § 121-607 — New York Code / Act PTR / Article 8-A / Section 121-607
Limitations on distribution
Status: in_force

§ 121-607. Limitations on distribution. (a) A limited partnership\nshall not make a distribution to a partner to the extent that, at the\ntime of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution, all\nliabilities of the limited partnership, other than liabilities to\npartners on account of their partnership interests and liabilities for\nwhich recourse of creditors is limited to specified property of the\nlimited partnership, exceed the fair market value of the assets of the\nlimited partnership, except that the fair market value of property that\nis subject to a liability for which the recourse of creditors is limited\nshall be included in the assets of the limited partnership only to the\nextent that the fair value of that property exceeds that liability.\n  (b) A limited partner who receives a distribution in violation of\nsubdivision (a) of this section, and who knew at the time of the\ndistribution that the distribution violated subdivision (a) of this\nsection, shall be liable to the limited partnership for the amount of\nthe distribution.  A limited partner who receives a distribution in\nviolation of subdivision (a) of this section, and who did not know at\nthe time of the distribution that the distribution violated subdivision\n(a) of this section, shall not be liable for the amount of the\ndistribution.  Subject to subdivision (c) of this section, this\nsubdivision shall not affect any obligation or liability of a limited\npartner under a partnership agreement or other applicable law for the\namount of a distribution.\n  (c) Unless otherwise agreed, a limited partner who receives a wrongful\ndistribution from a limited partnership shall have no liability under\nthis article or other applicable law for the amount of the distribution\nafter the expiration of three years from the date of the distribution.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 195-A — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 16 / Section 195-A
Weight tickets issued in other states
Status: in_force

§ 195-a. Weight tickets issued in other states. Whenever in any state\nrequiring weighing licenses or weight tickets, the administrative\nofficer in charge thereof is authorized by statute to recognize and\naccept weighing licenses and weight tickets of this state, the\ncommissioner in his discretion is authorized to recognize and accept\nsuch licenses and tickets provided such tickets have been issued by a\nlicensed weighmaster.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 100 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 6 / Section 100
Central state registry of armored car guards
Status: in_force

§ 100. Central state registry of armored car guards. 1. The secretary\nof state shall maintain a computerized registry of all individuals who\napply for a registration card or have been issued a registration card as\nan armored car guard pursuant to the provisions of article eight-C of\nthe general business law. An armored car carrier, as that term is\ndefined in subdivision six of section eighty-nine-bbb of the general\nbusiness law, shall obtain only the name, address and armored car guard\nregistration status of an employee or potential employee listed in such\nregistry.\n  2. The secretary of state shall maintain all records collected for\napplicants pursuant to the armored car guard act for a period of five\nyears after the applicant's termination as an armored car guard,\nretirement, resignation, death, failure to be rehired, or non-renewal of\nthe applicant's registration card. Every armored car carrier shall file\nwith the secretary, on a monthly basis, a report, stating all armored\ncar guards in their employ who have retired, resigned, died, been\nterminated, have not been rehired, or have otherwise been removed from\nactive duty, in such form and on such media as approved for such purpose\nby the secretary.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 772 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 36-A / Section 772
Penalty for fraud
Status: in_force

§ 772. Penalty for fraud. 1. Any owner who is induced to contract for\na home improvement, in reliance on false or fraudulent written\nrepresentations or false written statements, may sue and recover from\nsuch contractor a penalty of five hundred dollars plus reasonable\nattorney's fees, in addition to any damages sustained by the owner by\nreason of such statements or representations. In addition, if the court\nfinds that the suit by the owner was without arguable legal merit, it\nmay award reasonable attorney's fees to the contractor.\n  2. Nothing in this article shall impair, limit, or reduce the\nstatutory, common law or contractual duties or liability of any\ncontractor.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 343 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 9 / Section 343
License provisions; separate license for each place of business; change of location
Status: in_force

§ 343. License provisions; separate license for each place of\nbusiness; change of location. 1. A license shall state the address at\nwhich the business is to be conducted and shall state fully the name of\nthe licensee, and if the licensee is a partnership or association, the\nnames of the members thereof, and if a corporation, the date and place\nof its incorporation. A master license shall be kept conspicuously\nposted in the principal place of business of the licensee and a\nsupplemental license shall be conspicuously posted at the location\nidentified in the license. No master or supplemental license shall be\ntransferable or assignable.\n  2. A separate license shall be required for each location at which a\nlicensee makes loans under the provisions of this article. The\nsuperintendent may issue more than one license to the same licensee. For\neach new license, the licensee shall comply with all the requirements\nfor obtaining a license as stated in this article.\n  3. (a) A licensee may change the location of a licensed lender\nbusiness by giving written notice to the superintendent at least thirty\ndays prior to such change. The licensee shall pay to the superintendent\na fee as prescribed pursuant to section eighteen-a of this chapter for\neach change of location and shall provide any information which may be\nrequired regarding the change of location.\n  (b) The superintendent shall, if satisfied that there is no reasonable\nobjection to such change of location and upon the surrender of the\nlicense for the location which is being changed, issue a license\ncontaining the information required by subdivision one of this section.\nIf the superintendent shall not be satisfied that such change is in\naccordance with the purposes of this article, the superintendent shall\nrefuse such change of location and notify the licensee of the\ndetermination.\n
N.Y. CCA Law § 702 — New York Code / Act CCA / Article 7 / Section 702
Execution of mandates by marshals
Status: in_force

§ 702. Execution of mandates by marshals. The authority of a marshal\nshall extend throughout the city of New York.  But where a transcript of\na money judgment has been filed with the county clerk, an execution\nshall thereafter issue only to a sheriff, as if the judgment on which\nexecution is sought were rendered by the supreme court.\n