N.Y. ENV Law § 49-0205 — New York Code / Act ENV / Article 49 / Title 2 / Section 49-0205
Comprehensive inventory of lands having statewide or regional significance
Status: in_force

§ 49-0205. Comprehensive inventory of lands having statewide or regional\n             significance.\n  1. In order to help provide a basis for a strategy for the\npreservation of land resources in the state and the preparation of the\nstate land acquisition plan, the department and the office shall prepare\na comprehensive inventory of protected and unprotected resources having\nstatewide or regional environmental, historic, cultural or recreational\nsignificance. Such inventory shall include the following:\n  a. open space, forest land and park land owned by federal, state and\nlocal governmental entities including lands containing old-growth forest\ndedicated to the state nature and historical preserve pursuant to\narticle forty-five of this chapter;\n  b. forest land in private ownership under the terms of section four\nhundred eighty-a of the real property tax law;\n  c. wetlands protected by articles twenty-four and twenty-five of this\nchapter;\n  d. agricultural areas, including agricultural districts created\npursuant to article twenty-five-AA of the agriculture and markets law as\nrecommended by the commissioner of agriculture and markets;\n  e. water resources, including wild, scenic and recreational rivers,\nstreams and aquifer recharge areas protected by article fifteen of this\nchapter;\n  f. marine and other coastal resources, including coastal erosion\nhazard areas protected by article thirty-four of this chapter;\n  g. open space lands, forest lands and park lands dedicated by other\nthan governmental entities to ecological, wildlife management, forest\nmanagement or recreational purposes; and\n  h. lands which possess statewide or regional significance for\nhistoric, cultural, ecological, open space, outdoor recreation, resource\nprotection or wildlife management purposes, including the purpose of\nrestoring extirpated species, and preserving old-growth forests.\n  2. Such inventory, in such segments and such form as may be readily\navailable at any given time, shall be available to the regional land\nacquisition advisory committees and other members of the public.\n
N.Y. VAT Law § 212 — New York Code / Act VAT / Title 2 / Article 2 / Section 212
Transfer of records and property
Status: in_force

§ 212. Transfer of records and property. All books, papers and records\nof the bureau of motor vehicles in the department of taxation and\nfinance shall be transmitted to the department of motor vehicles and the\ncommissioner shall take possession thereof.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 20 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 1 / Title 2 / Section 20
Accelerated death benefits
Status: in_force

§ 20. Accelerated death benefits.  1. For purposes of this section,\n"health care facility" means a hospital and residential health care\nfacility as defined in article twenty-eight of this chapter, a home care\nservices agency as defined in article thirty-six of this chapter, a\nhospice as defined in article forty of this chapter, and a continuing\ncare retirement community as defined in article forty-six of this\nchapter.\n  2. No health care facility or practitioner shall coerce or require or\nattempt to coerce or require any person to accelerate payment of part or\nall of the death benefit or special surrender value under a life\ninsurance policy, as authorized by paragraph one of subsection (a) of\nsection one thousand one hundred thirteen of the insurance law, or to\nenter into a viatical settlement pursuant to the provisions of article\nseventy-eight of the insurance law, as a condition of admission,\nproviding or continuing care.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2123 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 43 / Part 2 / Section 2123
Compensation of clerk and treasurer in common school districts
Status: in_force

§ 2123. Compensation of clerk and treasurer in common school\ndistricts.  The clerk and treasurer of every common school district may\nbe entitled to receive such compensation for their services as shall be\nfixed at an annual meeting of the district. In case such provision is\nnot made at an annual meeting for the compensation of the clerk and/or\ntreasurer of such common school district, the trustees of the district\nmay fix the same.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 1915 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 39 / Section 1915
Facilities; housing of program
Status: in_force

§ 1915. Facilities; housing of program.  1. The board of education may\nlease existing buildings within a territory of the central high school\ndistrict from a component district or, if authorized by the voters of a\ncentral high school district, construct, purchase or otherwise acquire\nland and buildings for school purposes.\n  2. The board of education of such central high school district shall\ndesignate the site or sites for one or more high school buildings in\nsuch district or for any other school purpose by resolution containing a\ndescription thereof by metes and bounds.\n
N.Y. MRE Law § 133 — New York Code / Act MRE / Article 5 / Title 2 / Section 133
Fire-escapes
Status: in_force

§ 133. Fire-escapes. 1. Every fire-escape shall be located, arranged,\nconstructed and maintained in accordance with the following provisions:\n  a. Each fire-escape shall be accessible to one or more exterior doors\nor windows opening from the room, apartment or suite, and such window or\ndoor shall be two feet or more in clear width and two feet six inches or\nmore in clear height. The sill of any such window shall be within three\nfeet of the floor.\n  b. Access to any fire-escape shall not be through any public toilet,\nor be obstructed by any bathroom fixture, kitchen fixture, sink, or in\nany other way. Bars, grilles, gates or other obstructing devices on any\nwindow or door giving access to any fire-escape shall be unlawful.  A\nrequired fire-escape shall never include a window of a stair hall or\npublic stairs.\n  c. Every fire-escape shall be constructed of open balconies and\nstairways of incombustible material and designed to support a uniformly\ndistributed live load of at least eighty pounds per square foot. The use\nof cast iron in the construction of fire-escapes shall be unlawful.\n  d. No fire-escape shall be removed from or erected upon any multiple\ndwelling without a permit from the department. No fire-escape shall be\nremoved or replaced unless a secondary means of egress is available or\nprovided in lieu thereof.\n  2. a. Every balcony for a fire-escape shall be three feet or more in\nclear width.\n  b. Every lowest balcony more than five feet above a safe landing\nbeneath shall have a drop ladder fifteen inches in width and of\nsufficient length to reach such landing. Such ladder shall be held in a\nproper position at all times, and, unless properly counterbalanced,\nshall be placed in guides so that it can be lowered easily. The lowest\nbalcony shall not be more than fourteen feet above the ground or safe\nlanding place beneath.\n  c. Every stairway shall be placed at an angle of sixty degrees or less\nwith steps at least six inches in width and twenty inches in length and\nwith a maximum rise of nine inches. The opening in any balcony for such\na stairway shall be at least twenty-one by twenty-eight inches.\n  d. A stairway shall be provided from every balcony on the top story to\nthe roof of a multiple dwelling three or more stories in height except\nwhere the roof is sloped or pitched in excess of fifteen degrees.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 523 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 5 / Title 2 / Section 523
County laboratories; boards of managers; appointment; term
Status: in_force

§ 523. County laboratories; boards of managers; appointment; term. 1.\nThe board of supervisors of a county establishing a laboratory pursuant\nto this article shall appoint a board of managers for the laboratory\nwhich shall consist of at least five members, two of whom shall be\nphysicians duly licensed to practice in the state of New York.\n  2. The county medical society may present to the board of supervisors\na list of physicians residing in the county from which the board may\nchoose the medical members of the board of managers.\n  3. In counties having a county board of health and a county health\ncommissioner, the president of the county board of health and the county\nhealth commissioner shall be members of the board of managers\nex-officio.\n  4. The members of the board of managers, with the exception of the\nmembers ex-officio, shall first be appointed, so that the term of one\nmember shall expire within one year from the first day of January of the\nyear in which he shall have been appointed, the term of another member\nshall expire within two years of the first day of January of the year in\nwhich he shall have been appointed, the term of another member shall\nexpire within three years of the first day of January of the year in\nwhich he shall have been appointed, the term of another member shall\nexpire within four years of the first day of January of the year in\nwhich he shall have been appointed, and the term of another member shall\nexpire within five years of the first day of January of the year in\nwhich he shall have been appointed. Thereafter the terms of membership\nshall be made for five years from the first day of January of the year\nin which the appointment is made.\n  5. In any county in which a county health district has been or is\nhereafter established, the boundaries of which are coterminous with the\ncounty, the board of supervisors shall have power to abolish the board\nof managers of the county laboratory, and confer all the powers and\nduties of such board of managers upon the county board of health.\n  6. The members of boards of managers in existence at the time when\nthis chapter takes effect shall continue in office until their\nrespective terms have expired and their respective successors are\nappointed and have qualified.\n  7. (a) The county laboratory board of managers in any county wherein\nan alternative form of government shall have established a county health\ndistrict coterminous with the county is hereby abolished and the\nlaboratory transferred and reestablished as a division of the county\nhealth department.\n  (b) The county may thereafter apply for state aid for such laboratory\nand shall be entitled to such state aid as would be provided under this\nsection if the amount expended for maintenance and operation of such\nlaboratory were expended for maintenance and operation of a laboratory\nestablished in accordance with other provisions of this chapter.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 1422 — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 14 / Title 2 / Section 1422
Lien date
Status: in_force

§ 1422. Lien date. The annual village tax shall be a lien on real\nproperty on which it is levied from the first day of the fiscal year for\nwhich it is levied until paid or otherwise satisfied or discharged.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2581 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 52 / Section 2581
Certain corporate schools entitled to participate in funds of board of education of city of New York
Status: in_force

§ 2581. Certain corporate schools entitled to participate in funds of\nboard of education of city of New York.  The corporate schools entitled\nto participate in the funds of the board of education of the city of New\nYork are as follows:  The schools established and maintained by the Five\nPoints House of Industry, the industrial schools established and\nmaintained under the charge of the Children's Aid Society in the city of\nNew York, the schools of the American Female Guardian Society, the Roman\nCatholic Orphan Asylum, the Brooklyn Home for Children, the Orphan Home\nand the Convent of Mercy, and the Child Care Center (formerly\nTuberculosis Preventorium for children).  The New York Institute for the\nBlind shall receive a ratable proportion of the fund for every blind\npupil in such institution without regard to age.\n  Such schools shall be subject to the general supervision of the board\nof education of the city of New York, but shall be under the immediate\ndirection of their respective trustees, managers and directors.\n
N.Y. PBA Law § 1032 — New York Code / Act PBA / Article 5 / Title 2 / Section 1032
Power to furnish service within district
Status: in_force

* § 1032. Power to furnish service within district. The authority\nshall have power to construct or acquire, by purchase or condemnation,\nor to lease, and to equip, own and operate, within or without the\nterritorial limits of the county, any plant, works, structures, poles,\nlines, wires, conduits, mains, systems, waterpower, franchises, and any\nand all other real and personal property, used, connected with or\nappertaining to the manufacture, conveying, transportation and\nfurnishing of gas, whether natural or manufactured or a mixture of both,\nfor light, heat and power and in the generation, furnishing and\ntransmission of electric current for light, heat and power, for the\npurpose of furnishing such service to the county and to any municipality\nor district and to persons in such district, including the state capitol\nand the branches, departments and offices of the state government; and\nalso, for such purpose, to purchase gas or electrical energy from the\nstate of New York, or from any state agency, or from any municipality\nwithin or outside of the county, or from any private or public\ncorporation.\n  * NB Terminated July 1, 1963\n
N.Y. PBA Law § 1431 — New York Code / Act PBA / Article 7 / Title 2 / Section 1431
Public work contracts
Status: in_force

§ 1431. Public work contracts.  The authority shall let contracts for\npublic work in the same manner, so far as practicable, as is provided by\nlaw for contracts of the city, except that where the estimated expense\nof a contract does not exceed five thousand dollars, such contract may\nbe entered into without public letting. Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to limit the power of the authority to do any construction\ndirectly by the officers, agents and employees of the authority.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 928 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-A / Title 2 / Section 928
Town of Lockport industrial development agency
Status: in_force

* § 928. Town of Lockport industrial development agency. For the\nbenefit of the town of Lockport in the county of Niagara, and the\ninhabitants thereof, an industrial development agency, to be known as\nthe TOWN OF LOCKPORT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby\nestablished for the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes\nspecified in title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall\nconstitute a body corporate and politic, and be perpetual in duration.\nIt shall have the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred by title\none of article eighteen-A of this chapter upon industrial development\nagencies; provided that the exercise of the powers by such agency with\nrespect to the acquisition of real property whether by purchase,\ncondemnation or otherwise, shall be limited to the corporate limits of\nthe town of Lockport and such agency shall take into consideration the\nlocal zoning and planning regulations as well as the regional and local\ncomprehensive land use plans. It shall be organized in a manner\nprescribed by and be subject to the provisions of title one of article\neighteen-A of this chapter. Its members shall be appointed by the\ngoverning body of the town of Lockport. The agency, its members,\nofficers and employees and its operations and activities shall in all\nrespects be governed by the provisions of title one of article\neighteen-A of this chapter.\n  * NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882\n
N.Y. STL Law § 125 — New York Code / Act STL / Article 8 / Title 2 / Section 125
Separability of senate districts
Status: in_force

§ 125. Separability of senate districts. Each senate district created\nby this title shall be deemed a separate district for the purpose of\napportionment of the entire state into senate districts. If one or more\nsenate districts created by this title are judicially found to be\ninvalid or unenforceable for any reason, including but not limited to\nnon-compliance with decisions and mandates of a court of competent\njurisdiction, only the defective district or districts and those\nimmediately adjacent or contiguous thereto shall be reapportioned. All\nother districts shall be deemed to be properly created.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 1903 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 39 / Section 1903
Powers of board of education; laws applicable
Status: in_force

§ 1903. Powers of board of education; laws applicable. 1. The board of\neducation of a central high school district shall have jurisdiction over\nthe pupils residing therein who have completed the work of the sixth\ngrade and shall have the same powers and duties in respect to the school\ntherein as a board of education of a union free school district has,\nunder this chapter, in respect to the schools in such district. Except\nas otherwise provided in this article, the provisions of this chapter as\nto the courses of study, the qualifications and employment of teachers\nand the maintenance, conduct and supervision of public schools in union\nfree school districts shall apply to a central high school district.\n  2. Where the district has provided transportation to students enrolled\nin such district to a school sponsored field trip, extracurricular\nactivity or any other similar event, it shall provide transportation\nback to either the point of departure or to the appropriate school in\nthe district, unless the parent or legal guardian of a student\nparticipating in such event has provided the school district with\nwritten notice, consistent with district policy, authorizing an\nalternative form of return transportation for such student or unless\nintervening circumstances make such transportation impractical. In cases\nwhere intervening circumstances make transportation of a student back to\nthe point of departure or to the appropriate school in the district\nimpractical, a representative of the school district shall remain with\nthe student until such student's parent or legal guardian has been (a)\ncontacted and informed of the intervening circumstances which make such\ntransportation impractical and (b) such student had been delivered to\nhis or her parent or legal guardian.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 895-A — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-A / Title 2 / Section 895-A
Broome county industrial development agency
Status: in_force

* § 895-a. Broome county industrial development agency. For the\nbenefit of the county of Broome and the inhabitants thereof, an\nindustrial development agency, to be known as the BROOME COUNTY\nINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the\naccomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of\narticle eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body corporate\nand politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and\nduties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A of\nthis chapter upon industrial development agencies. It shall be organized\nin a manner prescribed by and be subject to the provisions of title one\nof article eighteen-A of this chapter. Its members shall be appointed by\nthe governing body of the county of Broome. The agency, its members,\nofficers and employees and its operations and activities shall in all\nrespects be governed by the provisions of title one of article\neighteen-A of this chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law\nto the contrary, the membership of the Broome county industrial\ndevelopment agency shall consist of not less than three nor more than\nnine members.\n  * NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2045 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 41 / Part 2 / Section 2045
Non-resident attendance
Status: in_force

§ 2045. Non-resident attendance.  1. No charge for the instruction of\nnonresident pupils in excess of the difference between the cost of\neducating such pupils and the apportionment of public moneys on account\nof the attendance of such pupils shall be made by any district.  The\ntuition charged, if any, in excess of such apportionment is hereby\ndeclared a charge upon the district from which such nonresident pupil\nattends, subject, however, to the right of such district to designate\nthe academic school or schools where instruction shall be given at the\ndistrict's expense, and provided that no tuition shall be payable by the\ndistrict of residence for the education, by another district, of an\nelementary pupil, unless a contract has been entered into between such\ndistricts pursuant to part two of this article.  Such designations shall\nbe made by each school district pursuant to commissioner's regulations.\nSuch designation may be reviewed upon appeal to the commissioner of\neducation in the event the parents or guardians of such pupils deem\nthemselves aggrieved thereby.  In case any school district shall fail to\nmake a timely designation, the district superintendent of schools in the\nsupervisory district in which such district is located may make such\ndesignation, subject to review on appeal by the commissioner of\neducation.  Districts shall not refuse to receive nonresident academic\npupils for instruction without valid and sufficient reasons therefor.\nAll acts of the board of education or other district officers relating\nto such pupils and the tuition charged for their instruction are hereby\ndeclared subject to review by the commissioner of education.  Where a\ndistrict is so situated that its academic pupils can be more\nconveniently instructed in the academic department of a school located\nin another state, the commissioner of education is hereby authorized to\nmake the same apportionment, annually, to the school district educating\nsuch academic pupils so instructed outside the state, as he shall be\nauthorized by law to make for the instruction of academic pupils within\nthe state, and upon the same conditions.\n  2. If a pupil resides in a district wherein high school courses are\noffered, but no vocational high school is available therein, or if\nvocational high school courses are not available in the academic school\nor schools designated as herein provided, such pupil may select and\nattend any other academic school within the state in which vocational\ncourses are available, and the tuition charged, if any, in excess of the\ndifference between the cost of educating such pupil and the\napportionment of public moneys on account of the attendance of such\npupil, is hereby declared a charge upon the district in which such pupil\nresides, except however, the cost of transportation of such pupil need\nnot be paid by such district.\n  3. Any academic pupils attending school in a school district in this\nstate, but residing on military reservations within the boundaries of\nthe state of New York, jurisdiction over which has been ceded to the\nUnited States, shall be deemed to be pupils of the school district of\nattendance within the meaning of section thirty-six hundred two of this\nchapter.\n  4. Each district which does not maintain a high school shall provide\ntransportation when necessary for its pupils who have completed the work\nof the sixth grade and are receiving instruction in another district.\n
N.Y. ELN Law § 5-228 — New York Code / Act ELN / Article 5 / Title 2 / Section 5-228
Registration; certificates of local registration
Status: in_force

§ 5-228. Registration; certificates of local registration. 1.  At the\nclose of local registration, each board of inspectors shall mail, or, if\nthe board of elections directs, shall deliver to the board of elections\na certificate, signed by the members of such board, stating the name,\npresent residence address of each registrant and such other information\nas the board of elections shall require and a certificate stating the\nname and address of each person whom the board refused to register for\nany reason other than that he was already registered, and, in each\ninstance, the reason for such refusal. The names and addresses shall be\nentered on such certificates during the day of registration as the\nvoters concerned are registered or refused registration.\n  2. At the end of each period of local registration, the board of\ninspectors shall sign a certificate containing a tabulation of the\nfollowing information:\n  a. The total number of voters registered on each day of local\nregistration;\n  b. The total number of voters registered during such period of\nregistration;\n  c. Such other information as shall be deemed appropriate by the county\nboard of elections and the state board of elections.\n  Such certificate shall be mailed or delivered to the board of\nelections as it may direct, by the board taking registrations. In any\ncity having therein an office of the board of elections, the board of\nelections may direct that such certificate shall be delivered to the\npolice at the place of registration or the nearest police stationhouse.\nIn such event, the police shall forthwith deliver the certificate to the\nboard of elections at its nearest office.\n  3. The state board of elections shall prescribe the form of the\ncertificates required by this section.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 914-A*3 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-A / Title 2 / Section 914-A*3
County of Chenango industrial development agency
Status: in_force

* § 914-a. County of Chenango industrial development agency. For the\nbenefit of the county of Chenango and the inhabitants thereof, an\nindustrial development agency, to be known as the COUNTY OF CHENANGO\nINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the\naccomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of\narticle eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body corporate\nand politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and\nduties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A of\nthis chapter upon industrial development agencies and provided that the\nexercise of the powers by such agency with respect to the acquisition of\nreal property whether by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, shall be\nlimited to the corporate limits of the county of Chenango, and such\nagency shall take into consideration the local zoning and planning\nregulations as well as the regional and local comprehensive land use\nplans. It shall be organized in a manner prescribed by and be subject to\nthe provisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter. Its\nmembers shall be appointed by the governing body of the county of\nChenango. The agency, its members, officers and employees and its\noperations and activities shall in all respects be governed by the\nprovisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter.\n  * NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882\n  * NB There are 3 § 914-a's\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 522 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 18 / Title 2 / Section 522
Total unemployment and partial unemployment
Status: in_force

§ 522. Total unemployment and partial unemployment. "Total\nunemployment" means the total lack of any employment during any week.\n"Partial employment" means any employment during any week that is less\nthan full-time employment so long as the compensation paid is less than\nthe claimant's weekly benefit rate plus the claimant's partial benefit\ncredit. The term "employment" as used in this section means any\nemployment including that not defined in this title.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 1120 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 11 / Title 2 / Section 1120
Realty subdivisions; regulation by commissioner
Status: in_force

§ 1120. Realty subdivisions; regulation by commissioner.  The\ncommissioner of health may from time to time establish by rule or\nregulation standards for subdivisions necessary to effect the purposes\nof this title and not inconsistent with regulations of a city, county or\npart-county department of health having jurisdiction, now or hereafter\nadopted pursuant to law. In the event of and to the extent of such\ninconsistency, the standards established by the commissioner shall be\ndeemed inapplicable.\n
N.Y. PBA Law § 1430 — New York Code / Act PBA / Article 7 / Title 2 / Section 1430
Conveyance of property by the city to the authority; acquisition of property by the city
Status: in_force

§ 1430. Conveyance of property by the city to the authority;\nacquisition of property by the city. 1. The city may, by resolution or\nresolutions of the common council or by instruments authorized by such\nresolutions, convey, with or without consideration, to the authority\ntitle to real and personal property owned by the city for use by the\nauthority as a project or projects or a part thereof.\n  2. The city may acquire real property to be conveyed to the authority\npursuant to subdivision one of this section or for the widening of\nexisting roads, streets, parkways, avenues or highways or for new roads,\nstreets, parkways, avenues or highways to any of the projects, or partly\nfor such purposes and partly for other city purposes, by purchase or\ncondemnation in the manner provided by law for the acquisition of real\nproperty by the city. The city may close such streets, roads, parkways,\navenues, or highways as may be necessary or convenient.\n  3. Contracts may be entered into between the city and the authority\nproviding for the property to be conveyed by the city to the authority,\nthe additional property to be acquired by the city and so conveyed, the\nstreets, roads, parkways, avenues, and highways to be closed by the city\nand the amounts, terms and conditions of payment to be made by the\nauthority. Such contracts may also contain covenants by the city as to\nthe road, street, parkway, avenue and highway improvements to be made by\nthe city. Any such contracts between the city and the authority may be\npledged by the authority to secure its bonds and may not be modified\nthereafter except as provided by the terms of the pledge. The common\ncouncil may authorize such contracts between the city and the authority\nand no other authorization on the part of the city for such contracts\nshall be necessary. Any such contracts may be so authorized and entered\ninto by the city and in such manner as the common council may determine,\nand the payments required to be made by the city may be made and\nfinanced notwithstanding that no provision therefor shall have first\nbeen made in the capital budget of the city. All contractual or other\nobligations of the city incurred in carrying out the provisions of this\ntitle shall be included in and provided for by each capital budget of\nthe city thereafter made, if and to the extent that they may\nappropriately be included therein.\n  4. In case the authority shall determine that real property acquired\nat the cost and expense of the city is no longer required for its\ncorporate purposes, the authority shall have power, subject to such\nagreements with bondholders as may then exist, to reconveying such real\nproperty to the city without consideration.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 907-A — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-A / Title 2 / Section 907-A
Town of Babylon industrial development agency
Status: in_force

* § 907-a. Town of Babylon industrial development agency. For the\nbenefit of the town of Babylon in the county of Suffolk, and the\ninhabitants thereof, an industrial development agency, to be known as\nthe TOWN OF BABYLON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established\nfor the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title\none of article eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body\ncorporate and politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the\npowers and duties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article\neighteen-A of this chapter upon industrial development agencies and\nprovided that the exercise of the powers by such agency with respect to\nthe acquisition of real property whether by purchase, condemnation or\notherwise, shall be limited to the corporate limits of the Town of\nBabylon, and such agency shall take into consideration the local zoning\nand planning regulations as well as the regional and local comprehensive\nland use plans. It shall be organized in a manner prescribed by and be\nsubject to the provisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this\nchapter. Its members shall be appointed by the governing body of the\nTown of Babylon. The agency, its members, officers and employees and its\noperations and activities shall in all respects be governed by the\nprovisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter.\n  * NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882\n
N.Y. SOS Law § 399 — New York Code / Act SOS / Article 6 / Title 2 / Section 399
Children discharged from state institutions
Status: in_force

§  399.  Children discharged from state institutions.  The\ncommissioner of social services shall co-operate with the state\ninstitutions for delinquent, mentally disabled and physically\nhandicapped children to ascertain the conditions of the home and the\ncharacter and habits of the parents of a child before his discharge from\na state institution, and make recommendations as to the advisability of\nreturning said child to his home.  In case the commissioner of social\nservices shall deem it unwise to have any such child returned to his\nformer home, such state institution may, with the consent of the\ncommissioner, place such child into the care of said commissioner of\nsocial services.\n
N.Y. PBA Law § 1370 — New York Code / Act PBA / Article 6 / Title 2 / Section 1370
No control by other boards or commissions
Status: in_force

§ 1370. No control by other boards or commissions. Except as herein\notherwise expressly provided, the authority, in the issuance of its\nbonds or other obligations, and in the exercise of its powers provided\nin this act for the fixing, charging and collecting of fees, rentals, or\nother charges, shall not be subject to the jurisdiction, control or\nregulation of any commission, department, board, officer, or agency of\nthe city, or of the state or any political subdivision thereof.\n
N.Y. PML Law § 1314 — New York Code / Act PML / Article 13 / Title 2 / Section 1314
License applicant eligibility
Status: in_force

§ 1314. License applicant eligibility. 1. Gaming facility licenses\nshall only be issued to applicants who are qualified under the criteria\nset forth in this article, as determined by the commission.\n  2. As a condition of filing, each potential license applicant must\ndemonstrate to the board's satisfaction that local support has been\ndemonstrated.\n  3. Within any development region, if the commission is not convinced\nthat there is an applicant that has met the eligibility criteria or the\nboard finds that no applicant has provided substantial evidence that its\nproposal will provide value to the region in which the gaming facility\nis proposed to be located, no gaming facility license shall be awarded\nin that region.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 527 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 5 / Title 2 / Section 527
County laboratories; director; powers and duties
Status: in_force

§ 527. County laboratories; director; powers and duties. 1.  Except as\nprovided in subdivision two of this section, the director or other\nperson in charge of each county laboratory, subject to the approval of\nthe board of managers, shall:\n  (a) equip the laboratory with all necessary furniture, appliances,\nfixtures and other needed facilities for the conduct of laboratory work\nand purchase all necessary supplies within the appropriations made\ntherefor;\n  (b) have general supervision and control of the internal affairs and\nwork of the laboratory;\n  (c) make and enforce such rules, regulations and orders as he may deem\nnecessary, not inconsistent with law or with the rules and regulations\nof the board of managers, or of the county board of health, whichever is\nthe governing authority;\n  (d) unless otherwise provided by law appoint employees of the\nlaboratory within the limits of his appropriations, and remove them;\n  (e) cause to be kept proper accounts and records of the business and\noperation of the laboratory, including such records relating to\nspecimens examined and render such reports as may be required by law or\nby the regulations of the commissioner.\n  2. The director or other person in charge of each county laboratory in\nany county wherein an alternative form of government shall have\nestablished a county health district coterminous with the county and in\nwhich the laboratory has been transferred and reestablished as a\ndivision of the county health department, subject to the approval of the\ncounty board of health and the provisions of the county government law\nof such county, shall:\n  (a) have general supervision and control of the internal affairs and\nwork of the laboratory;\n  (b) make and enforce such rules, regulations and orders as he may deem\nnecessary, not inconsistent with law or with the rules and regulations\nof the board of health;\n  (c) recommend to the board of health appointment of employees for the\nlaboratory and the acquisition of equipment, furniture, appliances,\nfixtures and other needed facilities for the conduct of the work of the\nlaboratory;\n  (d) cause to be kept proper accounts and records of the business and\noperation of the laboratory, including such records relating to\nspecimens examined and render such reports as may be required by law or\nby the regulations of the commissioner.\n
N.Y. ELN Law § 12-200 — New York Code / Act ELN / Article 12 / Title 2 / Section 12-200
United States senators; election of
Status: in_force

§ 12-200. United States senators; election of. At the general election\nnext preceding the expiration of the term of office of a United States\nsenator from this state, a United States senator shall be elected by the\npeople for a full term of six years. Elections to fill a vacancy for an\nunexpired term shall be held as provided in the public officers law.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 222 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 2 / Title 2 / Section 222
Public health and health planning council; meetings; by-laws
Status: in_force

§ 222. Public health and health planning council; meetings; by-laws.\n1. The public health and health planning council shall meet as\nfrequently as its business may require, and at least twice in each year.\n  2. The governor shall designate one of the members of the public\nhealth and health planning council as its chair.\n  3. The public health and health planning council shall enact and from\ntime to time may amend by-laws in relation to its meetings and the\ntransactions of its business.\n  4. All meetings of the public health and health planning council shall\nin every proceeding be deemed to have been duly called and regularly\nheld, and all regulations and proceedings to have been duly authorized\nunless the contrary be proved.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 504-A — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 19-G / Title 2 / Section 504-A
Secure facilities
Status: in_force

§ 504-a. Secure facilities. 1. As used in this article, "secure\nfacility" means a residential facility in which a juvenile delinquent\nmay be placed under this article, which is characterized by physically\nrestricting construction, hardware and procedures, and is designated as\na secure facility by the division under this section.\n  2. Secure facilities shall provide appropriate services to the\nresidents, including but not limited to: residential care, educational\nand vocational training, physical and mental health services, and\nemployment counseling.\n  3. A youth shall be placed in or transferred to a secure facility\nonly:\n  (a) by order of the family court pursuant to section 353.5 of the\nfamily court act; or\n  (b) after a hearing pursuant to regulations of the division, with the\nwritten approval of the director of the division or his or her designee.\n  4. The division shall promulgate regulations governing secure\nfacilities of the division, including but not limited to:\n  (a) limitations as to capacity;\n  (b) services to be provided and conditions to be maintained;\n  (c) a grievance procedure for residents to be run by the division,\nwith the use of personnel separate from that of the facility;\n  (d) procedures for admission to and release or transfer from the\nfacility;\n  (e) periodic inspection by the division, not to be conducted by\npersonnel of the facility.\n  5. A juvenile delinquent residing in a facility operated pursuant to\nthis title may be maintained in group confinement if he constitutes a\nserious and evident danger to himself or other persons, if such\nconfinement is clearly necessary to prevent escape, if the child\ndemonstrates by his behavior that he is in need of special care and\nattention in a living unit separate from his normal surroundings, or if\nsuch confinement is necessary for purposes of the child's own\nprotection. The division shall promulgate regulations providing for a\nprocedure governing transfers to group confinement and periodic review\nof such confinement.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 496.04 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 4 / Title Y-2 / Article 496 / Section 496.04
Corrupting the government in the second degree
Status: in_force

§ 496.04 Corrupting the government in the second degree.\n  A person is guilty of corrupting the government in the second degree\nwhen, being a public servant, or acting in concert with a public\nservant, he or she engages in a scheme constituting a systematic ongoing\ncourse of conduct with intent to defraud the state or one or more\npolitical subdivisions of the state or one or more governmental\ninstrumentalities within the state to obtain property, actual services\nor other resources, or obtain property, actual services or other\nresources from the state, or any political subdivision or governmental\ninstrumentality of the state by false or fraudulent pretenses,\nrepresentations or promises, and thereby wrongfully obtains such\nproperty, actual services or other resources with a value in excess of\ntwenty thousand dollars.\n  Corrupting the government in the second degree is a class C felony.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 467-D — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 467-D
Assessment exemption for certain living quarters constructed to be occupied by a senior citizen or disabled individual
Status: in_force

§ 467-d. Assessment exemption for certain living quarters constructed\nto be occupied by a senior citizen or disabled individual. 1. A town\nwhich is bordered by the Hudson river on the west and a different county\nother than the one in which it is located on the north and is located in\na county which has a county tax commission with members who serve five\nyear overlapping terms and have powers and duties with respect to real\nproperty taxation, acting through its local legislative body is hereby\nauthorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws to provide for an\nexemption from taxation and special ad valorem levies to the extent of\nany increase in assessed value of residential property resulting from\nthe construction or reconstruction of such property for the purpose of\nproviding living quarters for a senior citizen, who is sixty-five years\nof age or older, or individuals considered disabled and receiving social\nsecurity disability benefits. Such an exemption shall not exceed (a) the\nincrease in assessed value resulting from construction or reconstruction\nof such property, or (b) twenty percent of the total assessed value of\nsuch property as improved, or (c) twenty percent of the median sale\nprice of residential property as reported in the most recent statistical\nsales summary published by the office of real property services for the\ncounty in which the property is located, whichever is less.\n  2. No such exemption shall be granted unless:\n  (a) the zoning ordinance of such town in which such property is\nlocated permits the construction or reconstruction of residential\nproperty for the purpose of providing living quarters for senior\ncitizens or disabled individuals;\n  (b) the property is located within the geographical area in which such\nconstruction or reconstruction is permitted; and\n  (c) the residential property is so constructed or reconstructed such\nthat it is the principal place of residence for the owner.\n  3. Such exemption shall be applicable only to construction or\nreconstruction which occurred subsequent to the effective date of this\nsection and shall only apply during taxable years in which such living\nquarters are the legal residence of the senior citizen or disabled\nperson.\n  4. Such exemption from taxation shall be granted upon an application\nwhich shall include a statement that a qualified senior citizen or\ndisabled individual resides at the residence and shall be made annually\nupon a form to be promulgated by the office of real property services\nand filed by the owner of such property to the assessor of such town\nwhich has the power to assess property for taxation on or before the\nappropriate taxable status date of such town. If the assessor is\nsatisfied that the property is qualified for an exemption pursuant to\nthis section, then such residential improvements shall be exempt from\ntaxation and special ad valorem levies as herein provided.\n  5. Any conviction of having made any willful false statements in the\napplication for such exemption shall result in the revocation thereof,\nbe punishable by a civil penalty of not more than two hundred dollars\nand shall disqualify the applicant or applicants from further exemptions\nfor a period of two years.\n
N.Y. PBA Law § 1048-Z — New York Code / Act PBA / Article 5 / Title 2-B / Section 1048-Z
Limited liability
Status: in_force

§ 1048-z. Limited liability. Neither the members of the authority nor\nof the water board, nor any officer or employee of the authority nor the\nwater board acting in behalf thereof, while acting within the scope of\nhis authority, shall be subject to any liability resulting from (i) the\nconstruction, ownership, maintenance or operation of any project\nfinanced with the assistance of the authority, (ii) the construction,\nownership, maintenance or operation of any water system or facility\nowned by the water board, or (iii) carrying out any of the powers\nexpressly given in this title. A director, officer or employee of the\nauthority shall be deemed an "employee" for the purposes of chapter\nthree of section seventy-nine of the Buffalo city ordinances, provided\nhowever that any director, either appointed by the governor or an\nemployee of the state shall be deemed an "employee" for the purposes of\nsection eighteen of the public officers law for any action relating to\ntheir activities as a director of the authority created by this title.\n
N.Y. RSS Law § 16-A — New York Code / Act RSS / Article 2 / Title 2 / Section 16-A
Amortization of amounts outstanding
Status: in_force

§ 16-a. Amortization of amounts outstanding. a. On or before September\nfirst, nineteen hundred eighty-six, on the basis of the annual actuarial\nvaluation and appraisal procedure provided for in this article, the\ncomptroller shall determine the annual amounts that, had this section\nnot been enacted, would have been required to be paid into the pension\naccumulation fund and the New York state public employees group life\ninsurance plan, as appropriate, from the general fund of the state for\nall obligations of the state to the retirement system not discharged\nprior to such date, for state fiscal years ending March thirty-first,\nnineteen hundred eighty-five and March thirty-first, nineteen hundred\neighty-six and amounts for the state's contribution for the retirement\nincentive program that would, had this section not been enacted, be due\nto be paid into the pension accumulation fund during fiscal years ending\nMarch thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven and March\nthirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight. Such amounts shall include\ninterest, as defined in section sixteen of this article through the last\nday of February, nineteen hundred eighty-seven. The sum of such amounts\nshall be called the "amount to be amortized".\n  b. The amount to be amortized shall be paid into the pension\naccumulation fund and the New York state public employees group life\ninsurance plan, as appropriate, according to a schedule of equal annual\ninstallments during any years remaining in the amortization period. The\n"amortization period" shall be seventeen years. The first payment shall\nbe made March first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven.\n  c. The amount of the annual payment to be made in any subsequent\nfiscal year shall be the amount that would be required to pay in full,\nin equal annual installments over the remainder of the amortization\nperiod, any unpaid balance of the amount to be amortized and interest on\nsuch unpaid balance computed at eight percent per annum.\n  d. On or before October fifteenth of nineteen hundred eighty-six and\neach succeeding year during the amortization period, the comptroller\nshall file with the director of the budget an estimate of the amount of\nthe annual payment required to be made pursuant to this section in the\nstate fiscal year beginning the first day of April next succeeding such\nOctober fifteenth.\n  e. An item of appropriation sufficient to provide for such payment\nshall be included in the next annual budget bill for the support of\ngovernment presented to the legislature for passage. The amounts so\nappropriated shall be paid from the general fund of the state upon\nwarrant of the comptroller on March first of each state fiscal year\nduring the amortization period.\n
N.Y. PBA Law § 832 — New York Code / Act PBA / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 832
Bonds legal investments for fiduciaries
Status: in_force

§ 832. Bonds legal investments for fiduciaries. The bonds of the\nauthority are hereby made securities in which all public officers and\nbodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions\nmay properly and legally invest funds in their control.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 444 — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 444
Historical societies
Status: in_force

§ 444.  Historical societies.  Real property owned by a historical\nsociety acquired for the purpose of inclosure, preservation and the\nerection of monuments shall be entitled to the exemption provided in the\nnot-for-profit corporation law.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 1725 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 35 / Section 1725
Lease of personal property
Status: in_force

§ 1725. Lease of personal property.  1. Notwithstanding any incon-\nsistent provision of law, a board of education of any union free school\ndistrict may enter into agreements for the lease of personal property.\n  2. Before executing any such agreement, the board of education must\nadopt a resolution determining that such agreement is in the best\nfinancial interests of the school district and stating the bases of that\ndetermination.\n  3. No agreement for the lease of personal property shall be for a term\nof more than the current school year unless such agreement shall be\napproved by the voters of the district, either as a separate proposition\nor as an appropriation with indication that a lease is intended or\npossible, or unless the board of education shall have determined that\nsuch lease of property is an ordinary contingent expense.\n  4. Such agreements shall be subject to the bidding requirements of the\ngeneral municipal law for purchase contracts.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 1112 — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 11 / Title 2 / Section 1112
Redemption of property subject to more than one tax lien
Status: in_force

§ 1112. Redemption of property subject to more than one tax lien. 1.\nWhen a tax district holds more than one tax lien against a parcel, the\nliens need not be redeemed simultaneously. However, the liens must be\nredeemed in reverse chronological order, so that the lien with the most\nrecent lien date is redeemed first, and the lien with the earliest lien\ndate is redeemed last. Notwithstanding the redemption of one or more of\nthe liens against a parcel as provided herein, the enforcement process\nshall proceed according to the provisions of this article as long as the\nearliest lien remains unredeemed.\n  2. (a) When one or more liens against a parcel are redeemed as\nprovided herein, but the earliest lien remains unredeemed, the receipt\nissued to the person redeeming shall include a statement in\nsubstantially the following form:  "This parcel remains subject to one\nor more delinquent tax liens. The payment you have made will not\npostpone the enforcement of the outstanding lien or liens. Continued\nfailure to pay the entire amount owed will result in the loss of the\nproperty."\n  (b) Failure to include such a statement on the receipt shall not\ninvalidate any tax lien or prevent the enforcement of the same as\nprovided by law.\n  3. When all of the liens against the parcel have been redeemed, a\ncertificate of redemption shall be issued upon request, as provided by\nsection eleven hundred ten of this article.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 422 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 422
Boards of visitors; compensation and expenses of members
Status: in_force

§ 422. Boards of visitors; compensation and expenses of members.\nMembers of the board of visitors of each hospital in the department\nshall receive no compensation, but each shall be entitled to receive his\nexpenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of his\nduties.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 892-D — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-A / Title 2 / Section 892-D
Town of Malone county of Franklin industrial development agency
Status: in_force

* § 892-d. Town of Malone county of Franklin industrial development\nagency. For the benefit of the town of Malone, county of Franklin, and\nthe inhabitants thereof, an industrial development agency, to be known\nas the TOWN OF MALONE COUNTY OF FRANKLIN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY,\nis hereby established for the accomplishment of any or all of the\npurposes specified in title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter.\nIt shall constitute a body corporate and politic, and be perpetual in\nduration. It shall have the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred\nby title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter upon industrial\ndevelopment agencies and provided that the exercise of the powers by\nsuch agency with respect to the acquisition of real property whether by\npurchase, condemnation or otherwise, shall be limited to the corporate\nlimits of the town of Malone, and such agency shall take into\nconsideration the local zoning and planning regulations as well as the\nregional and local comprehensive land use plans. It shall be organized\nin a manner prescribed by and be subject to the provisions of title one\nof article eighteen-A of this chapter. Its members shall be appointed by\nthe governing body of the town of Malone. The agency, its members,\nofficers and employees and its operations and activities shall in all\nrespects be governed by the provisions of title one of article\neighteen-A of this chapter.\n  * NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882\n
N.Y. VAT Law § 215 — New York Code / Act VAT / Title 2 / Article 2 / Section 215
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

§ 215. Rules and regulations. (a) General. Subject to and in\nconformity with the provisions of the vehicle and traffic law and the\nconstitution and laws of the state, the commissioner may enact, amend\nand repeal rules and regulations which shall regulate and control the\nexercise of the powers of the department and the performance of the\nduties of officers, agents and other employees thereof.\n  (b) Vehicle equipment. If the commissioner and the attorney general\nshall determine that any provision of this chapter relating to required\nvehicle equipment has been preempted by a federal regulation or\nstandard, the commissioner may, in his discretion, promulgate a\nregulation governing such item or items of equipment, in a manner\nconsistent with such federal regulation or standard. Such regulation,\nwhen filed with the secretary of state, shall supersede the provisions\nof this chapter relating to the same item or items of equipment,\nprovided that such regulation shall only remain in force and effect\nuntil thirty days after the next adjournment of a regular session of the\nlegislature provided, however, that the authority to promulgate such\nregulation shall only be exercised if the federal regulation or standard\ninvolved does not take effect at a time when the legislature is in\nregular session, and the commissioner's regulation is promulgated and\ntakes effect prior to the next ensuing regular session of the\nlegislature.\n  (c) The commissioner shall determine the degree to which an\nidentification card issued to veterans by the United States department\nof veterans affairs may be used as proof of name and/or age for the\npurpose of obtaining a driver's license or non-driver identification\ncard under this chapter.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2608 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 53 / Section 2608
Nomination and ballot
Status: in_force

§ 2608. Nomination and ballot. 1. Candidates for members of the board\nof education in a city school district shall be nominated by petition\ndirected to the board of education and signed by at least one hundred\npersons qualified to vote at school elections in such district. Such\npetition shall contain the names and residences of the candidates for\nthe vacancies in the board of education to be filled at the annual\nelection. Where a proposition has been adopted by the voters of such\ndistrict to require that each vacancy on the board of education to be\nfilled shall be considered a separate specific office, a separate\npetition shall be required to nominate a candidate to each separate\noffice and such petition shall describe the specific vacancy on the\nboard of education for which the candidate is nominated, which\ndescription shall include at least the length of the term of office and\nthe name of the last incumbent, if any. Such petitions shall be filed in\nthe office of the clerk of the board of education between the hours of\nnine a.m. and five p.m., on or before the twentieth day preceding the\nday of the annual election. The clerk shall refuse to accept petitions\nsigned by an insufficient number of qualified voters, or petitions which\nare not timely. If a candidate for whom a nominating petition for the\noffice of member of a board of education has been duly filed withdraws\nsuch petition, dies or becomes otherwise ineligible to hold such office\nat a time which is later than fifteen days before the last day for the\nfiling of nominating petitions as provided in this subdivision, the time\nfor filing nominating petitions for such office shall be extended to\nfive p.m. on the fifteenth day after the date on which the candidate\nwithdrew, died or otherwise became ineligible to hold such office,\nprovided that no such nominating petition may be filed after five p.m.\non the seventh day preceding the election.\n  2. The board of education shall cause to be printed official ballots\ncontaining the names of all candidates as above provided, except that\nthe board may refuse to have the names of ineligible candidates placed\non such ballots. The names of the candidates shall be arranged in the\norder as determined by the drawing by lot in accordance with the\nprovisions of paragraph b of subdivision two of section two thousand\nthirty-two of this law. Blank spaces shall be provided so that voters\nmay vote for candidates who have not been nominated for the offices to\nbe filled at such elections. The form of such ballots shall conform\nsubstantially to the form of ballots used at general elections as\nprescribed in the election law. Such ballots shall be printed at the\nexpense of the city school district.\n  3. There shall be delivered to the inspectors in each school election\ndistrict on the day of the annual election, before the opening of the\npolls therein, a supply of such ballots which shall at least equal the\nnumber of qualified voters entitled to vote in such district.\n  4. Such ballots shall have printed thereon instructions as to the\nmarking of the ballots and the number of candidates for the several\noffices for which a voter is permitted to vote.\n  5. If official ballots are not furnished as above provided, an\nelection of members of a board of education in a city school district\nshall not be declared invalid or illegal because of the use of ballots\nwhich do not conform to the requirements of this section or of the\nprovisions of the election law, provided the intent of the voter may be\nascertained from the use of such irregular or defective ballots and such\nuse was not fraudulent and did not substantially affect the result of\nthe election.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2568 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 52 / Section 2568
Superintendent of schools authorized to require medical examination of certain employees of certain boards of education
Status: in_force

§ 2568. Superintendent of schools authorized to require medical\nexamination of certain employees of certain boards of education.  The\nsuperintendent of schools of a city having a population of one million\nor more shall be empowered to require any person employed by the board\nof education of such city to submit to a medical examination by a\nphysician or school medical inspector of the board, in order to\ndetermine the mental or physical capacity of such person to perform his\nduties, whenever it has been recommended in a report in writing that\nsuch examination should be made. Such report to the superintendent may\nbe made only by a person under whose supervision or direction the person\nrecommended for such medical examination is employed. The person\nrequired to submit to such medical examination shall be entitled to be\naccompanied by a physician or other person of his own choice. The\nfindings upon such examination shall be reported to the superintendent\nof schools and may be referred to and considered for the evaluation of\nservice of the person examined or for disability retirement.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 3423 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 34 / Title 2 / Section 3423
Funeral directing; undertakers and embalmers; requirements for license to practice; examinations
Status: in_force

§ 3423. Funeral directing; undertakers and embalmers; requirements for\nlicense to practice; examinations.  1. The department shall continue to\nhold re-examinations as may be necessary, as provided by former article\nfourteen of the public health law, as amended, and the rules and\nregulations promulgated thereunder for applicants who have prior to July\nfirst, nineteen hundred fifty-one, taken and failed to pass an\nexamination for undertaker or embalmer license until December\nthirty-first, nineteen hundred sixty-three.\n  2. The department shall admit to such re-examinations any applicant\nwho pays a fee of five dollars, is registered as a trainee with the\ndepartment and is otherwise qualified in accordance with former article\nfourteen of the public health law as amended.\n  3. The department shall issue an undertaker or embalmer license to\nthose who, upon payment of a fee of ten dollars, qualify in accordance\nwith the provisions of this section, and who pass such re-examination.\n  4. An undertaker or embalmer license shall entitle the holders thereof\nto practice undertaking or embalming, respectively.\n  5. Any person who was a duly registered trainee on April first,\nnineteen hundred forty-five, and, was in the armed forces of the United\nStates on April first, nineteen hundred forty-five, and whose training\nand experience shall have been interrupted by his service in the armed\nforces of the United States, shall be permitted to resume his training\nand experience at any time within one year after the date of his\ndischarge from active service. The department shall continue to hold\nexaminations for such candidates for undertaking and embalmer licenses\nand to issue such licenses as herein provided.\n
N.Y. MDW Law § 240 — New York Code / Act MDW / Article 7 / Title 2 / Section 240
First tier of beams
Status: in_force

§ 240. First tier of beams. 1. In all tenements erected after April\ntwelfth, nineteen hundred one, which are five stories or more in height,\nthe first floor above the lowest cellar, or, if there be no cellar,\nabove the basement or other lowest story, shall be fireproof; and all\nexposed portions of any iron or steel beams below the floor arches shall\nbe fire-retarded.\n  2. In all non-fireproof tenements erected after such date which are\nfour stories or less in height, the ceiling of the lowest cellar, or, if\nthere be no cellar, of the basement or other lowest story, shall be\nfire-retarded or covered with plaster boards at least one-half inch in\nthickness, with all joints made true and well pointed.\n  3. In all old-law tenements which are four stories or more in height\nthe ceiling of the cellar, or, if there be no cellar, of the basement or\nother lowest story, shall be fire-retarded.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2103-A — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 43 / Part 1 / Section 2103-A
Police officers and firefighters on boards of education
Status: in_force

§ 2103-a. Police officers and firefighters on boards of education.\nNotwithstanding any general, special or local law, ordinance or charter\nprovision to the contrary, or any rule or regulation, police officers\nand firefighters employed by any municipal subdivision of the state or\npolice district provided they are otherwise eligible, may be candidates\nfor election and serve as members of boards of education in school\ndistricts located: (1) other than in the municipality where they perform\ntheir duties as police officers and firefighters on a regular basis, or\n(2) unless prohibited by the legislative body for whom they are\nemployed, in school districts located in the locality where they perform\ntheir duties as police officers and firefighters.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 903-D — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-A / Title 2 / Section 903-D
Rensselaer county industrial development agency
Status: in_force

* § 903-d. Rensselaer county industrial development agency. For the\nbenefit of the county of Rensselaer and the inhabitants thereof, an\nindustrial development agency, to be known as the RENSSELAER COUNTY\nINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the\naccomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of\narticle eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body corporate\nand politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and\nduties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A of\nthis chapter upon industrial development agencies and provided that the\nexercise of the powers by such agency with respect to the acquisition of\nreal property whether by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, shall be\nlimited to the corporate limits of the county of Rensselaer, and such\nagency shall take into consideration the local zoning and planning\nregulations as well as the regional and local comprehensive land use\nplans. It shall be organized in a manner prescribed by and be subject to\nthe provisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter. Its\nmembers shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the county\nof Rensselaer. The agency, its members, officers and employees and its\noperations and activities shall in all respects be governed by the\nprovisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter.\n  * NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2128 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 43 / Part 2 / Section 2128
Remedy of trustees against collector in default
Status: in_force

§ 2128.  Remedy of trustees against collector in default.  For the\nrecovery of all such forfeitures, and of all balances, in the hands of\nthe collector, which he shall have neglected or refused to pay to his\nsuccessor, or to the treasurer of such district, the trustees, in the\nname of their office, shall have their remedy upon the official\nundertaking of the collector, or any action and any remedy given by law;\nand they shall apply all such moneys, when recovered, in the same manner\nas if paid without suit.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 526 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 5 / Title 2 / Section 526
County laboratories; annual reports
Status: in_force

§ 526. County laboratories; annual reports. 1. Except in counties\nwherein the laboratory has been transferred and established as a\ndivision of the county health department, the board of managers of each\nlaboratory, or the county board of health which has been vested with the\npowers and duties of a board of managers pursuant to subdivision five of\nsection five hundred twenty-three of this chapter, shall make to the\nboard of supervisors annually at such time as said supervisors shall\ndirect a detailed report of the operation of the laboratory during the\ncalendar year, including among other things, the number and kind of\nspecimens examined and the results of such examinations, together with\nsuitable recommendations and such other matters as may be required of\nthem.\n  2. In counties wherein the laboratory has been transferred and\nestablished as a division of the county health department pursuant to\nlaw the county board of health shall make to the county executive\nannually such report at such time as said county executive shall direct\na detailed report of the operation of the laboratory during the calendar\nyear, including among other things, the number and kind of specimens\nexamined and the results of such examinations.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 890-B — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-A / Title 2 / Section 890-B
County of Cattaraugus industrial development agency
Status: in_force

* § 890-b. County of Cattaraugus industrial development agency. 1. For\nthe benefit of the county of Cattaraugus and the inhabitants thereof, an\nindustrial development agency, to be known as the COUNTY OF CATTARAUGUS\nINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the\naccomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of\narticle eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body corporate\nand politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and\nduties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A of\nthis chapter upon industrial development agencies and such agency shall\ntake into consideration the local zoning and planning regulations as\nwell as the regional and local comprehensive land use plans. It shall be\norganized in a manner prescribed by and be subject to the provisions of\ntitle one of article eighteen-A of this chapter. Its members shall be\nappointed by the governing body of the county of Cattaraugus. The\nagency, its members, officers and employees and its operations and\nactivities shall, except as provided specifically herein, be governed by\nthe provisions of title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter.\n  2. In addition to the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred by\ntitle one of article eighteen-A of this chapter, the agency shall have\nthe power (i) to acquire, construct, own, maintain, and lease or sell to\na railroad or private business corporation any interest in railroads\noperated wholly or partially within Cattaraugus county, including\neasements or rights of way, necessary switching apparatus, track, and\nother equipment necessary or convenient to the operation of such\nrailroad, which will be used in conjunction with industrial,\nmanufacturing, commercial or warehousing operations and (ii) to finance\nsuch facilities through the issuance of its bonds and notes, when in the\njudgment of the agency, such facilities will serve to promote, develop,\nencourage and assist in the acquiring, constructing, reconstructing,\nimproving, maintaining, equipping and furnishing of industrial,\nmanufacturing, warehousing, commercial, and research facilities\nincluding industrial pollution control facilities and thereby advance\nthe job opportunities, health, general prosperity and economic welfare\nof the people of the state and improve their prosperity and standard of\nliving.\n  * NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882\n
N.Y. MDW Law § 191 — New York Code / Act MDW / Article 6 / Title 2 / Section 191
Wainscoting
Status: in_force

§ 191. Wainscoting. Wainscoting in any stair or public hall shall be\nremoved unless such wainscoting is backed against a fire-retarded wall\nor the stair or hall is equipped with a sprinkler system conforming to\nthe provisions of section one hundred eighty-seven. Where wainscoting is\nremoved in order to fire-retard a public hall or stair, such wainscoting\nmay be replaced or additional wainscoting may be applied to make the\nsurfaces of any new partitions or walls conform to existing partitions\nor walls provided such additional wainscoting is similarly backed with\nfire-retarded materials.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 489-A — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2-A / Section 489-A
Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

§ 489-a.  Legislative declaration.  It is hereby found and declared\nthat continued operation of railroads in the state and improvement of\ntheir service and facilities are essential to the commerce, defense, and\ngeneral welfare of the people of the state; that the financial condition\nof railroads in the state has deteriorated in recent years to the extent\nthat it now constitutes a serious threat to continuation of vital\noperations; that this condition is the result, among other things, of\ncompetition from other forms of transportation, increased costs, and the\nincidence of taxation; that the consequences of these developments have\nbeen a loss of commerce, a decrease in employment, and a decrease in\nservice rendered by railroads; that the reversal of these trends is a\nmatter of public concern; that it is in the public interest to enhance\nthe ability of railroads to continue their operations and improve their\nservice under private enterprise; that the real property tax burden on\nrailroads in the state does not fluctuate in accordance with earnings\nand generally cannot be readily passed on to users of the service\nbecause of the industry's economic position; that substantial tax relief\nwill help strengthen railroads financially so that they can contribute\ntheir share to the economic well-being of the state; and that therefore\nit is the policy of the state to grant to the railroads in the state\npartial tax exemption in a manner which will grant greater relief to the\nrailroads that need it more by giving increasingly greater exemptions as\nthe rate of earnings of a railroad system declines.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 471 — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 471
Surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty
Status: in_force

§ 471. Surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of\nduty. 1. After the local legislative body of a county, city, town, or\nvillage passes a local law, or a school district passes a resolution,\nnotwithstanding any other provision of law, real property owned by a\nsurviving spouse of a police officer killed in the line of duty, and\nconstituting the primary residence of such surviving spouse shall be\nexempt from taxation to the extent of fifty per centum of the assessed\nvaluation thereof. Within such local law or resolution, the local\nlegislative body or school district may reduce the percentage of\nexemption authorized pursuant to this section.\n  2. As used in this section, the term "police officer" shall have the\nsame meaning as defined in section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law.\n  3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the\nprovisions of this section shall apply to any real property held in\ntrust solely for the benefit of a person or persons who would otherwise\nbe eligible for a real property tax exemption, pursuant to subdivision\none of this section, were such person or persons the owner or owners of\nsuch real property.\n  4. (a) For the purposes of this section, title to that portion of real\nproperty owned by a cooperative apartment corporation in which a\ntenant-stockholder of such corporation resides and which is represented\nby their share or shares of stock in such corporation as determined by\nits or their proportional relationship to the total outstanding stock of\nthe corporation, including that owned by the corporation, shall be\ndeemed to be vested in such tenant-stockholder.\n  (b) Provided that all other eligibility criteria of this section are\nmet, that proportion of the assessment of such real property owned by a\ncooperative apartment corporation determined by the relationship of such\nreal property vested in such tenant-stockholder to such real property\nowned by such cooperative apartment corporation in which such\ntenant-stockholder resides shall be subject to exemption from taxation\npursuant to this section and any exemption so granted shall be credited\nby the appropriate taxing authority against the assessed valuation of\nsuch real property; the reduction in real property taxes realized\nthereby shall be credited by the cooperative apartment corporation\nagainst the amount of such taxes otherwise payable by or chargeable to\nsuch tenant-stockholder.\n  (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this subdivision, a\ntenant-stockholder who resides in a dwelling that is subject to the\nprovisions of either article two, four, five or eleven of the private\nhousing finance law shall not be eligible for an exemption pursuant to\nthis section.\n  (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this subdivision, real property\nowned by a cooperative apartment corporation may be exempt from taxation\npursuant to this section by a municipality in which such real property\nis located only if the governing body of such municipality, after public\nhearing, adopts a local law, ordinance or resolution providing therefor.\n  5. The commissioner shall develop, in consultation with the\ncommissioner of the division of criminal justice services, a listing of\ndocuments to be used to establish eligibility under this section. Such\ninformation shall be made available to each city, village, town, part\ntown, special district and county assessor's office. The listing of\nacceptable records shall be made available on the internet websites of\nthe division of criminal justice services and the office of real\nproperty tax services.\n  6. Application for such exemption shall be filed with the assessor on\nor before the taxable status date on a form prescribed by the\ncommissioner.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 479 — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 479
Fallout shelter facilities
Status: in_force

§ 479.  Fallout shelter facilities. 1.  Any real property constructed,\naltered or improved as or to include a fallout shelter facility\ncomplying with the provisions of the New York state defense emergency\nact and the plan, regulations and orders of the state civil defense\ncommission promulgated thereunder shall be exempt from taxation and from\nspecial ad valorem levies and special assessments to the extent that the\nincrease in the value of the real property is attributable to the\nfallout shelter facility, within the limits provided by subdivision two\nhereof.\n  2.  No exemption from taxation, special ad valorem levy or special\nassessments shall be allowed in an amount greater than one hundred\ndollars multiplied by the number of occupants which such fallout shelter\nfacility is designed to accommodate in accordance with such plan,\nregulations and orders of the state civil defense commission.\n
N.Y. MDW Law § 63 — New York Code / Act MDW / Article 3 / Title 2 / Section 63
Sub-curb uses
Status: in_force

§ 63. Sub-curb uses. 1. When any living room is below the level of the\nhighest curb in front of any multiple dwelling erected after April\neighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, in accordance with the\nprovisions of paragraph f of subdivision one of section thirty-four, all\nportions of such dwelling below such level shall be fireproof throughout\nexcept that windows therein need not be fireproof but shall be of\nincombustible material and may be glazed with plain glass.\n  2. Except in multiple dwellings which do not exceed eighty feet in\nheight measured from the lowest point of any curb on which any part of\nthe dwelling faces, at least one means of egress from any apartment or\nsuite of rooms below the level of the highest curb in front of such a\ndwelling shall lead directly to the street in front of said dwelling and\nat least one such means to the yard or street in the rear of said\ndwelling.  Every yard in the rear of every such multiple dwelling,\nregardless of the height of such dwelling, shall at the lowest level of\nsuch yard be provided with a fire passage in compliance with the\nrequirements for such a passage in paragraph f of subdivision five of\nsection twenty-six.\n  3. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section the department\nmay require such additional means of egress from the said dwelling or\nprotection from fire as the department may deem necessary for the safety\nof the occupants.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2586-A — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 52 / Section 2586-A
Diwali as a holiday in the public schools of the city of New York
Status: in_force

§ 2586-a. Diwali as a holiday in the public schools of the city of New\nYork. The fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Indian calendar in\neach year, known as Diwali, is hereby made and declared to be a holiday\nin all the public schools in the city school district in the city of New\nYork and such public schools shall not be in session on such day.\n
N.Y. PBA Law § 1038 — New York Code / Act PBA / Article 5 / Title 2 / Section 1038
When bonds legal investments for fiduciaries
Status: in_force

* § 1038. When bonds legal investments for fiduciaries. On or before\nJanuary first of each year commencing with the year nineteen hundred\nthirty-six, the comptroller shall file with the superintendent of banks\nhis certificate stating the average annual revenues of the authority, or\nof the properties acquired or to be acquired by the authority, for the\nthen preceding five years, as the case may be, and the maximum amount\nrequired in any future year to meet the interest and maturing principal\nof the outstanding obligations of the authority. If in his opinion the\nobligations of the authority are on the facts so determined and in his\njudgment sufficiently secured to constitute a suitable investment for\nthe public funds of the state, he shall so certify, but such\ncertification may later be withdrawn by him. If and so long as such\naverage annual revenues exceed one and one-third times such maximum\namount so certified, and the comptroller's certificate that the\nobligations of the authority constitute a suitable investment for public\nfunds shall be in effect, the comptroller and all other public officers\nand bodies of this state and all municipalities, districts and\nsubdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, all savings\nbanks and savings institutions, including savings and loan associations,\nadministrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries in\nthe state may properly and legally invest funds in their control in such\nobligations.\n  * NB Terminated July 1, 1963\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 916 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-A / Title 2 / Section 916
County of Monroe industrial development agency
Status: in_force

* § 916. County of Monroe industrial development agency. For the\nbenefit of the county of Monroe and the inhabitants thereof, an\nindustrial development agency, to be known as the COUNTY OF MONROE\nINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the\naccomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of\narticle eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body corporate\nand politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and\nduties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A of\nthis chapter upon industrial development agencies. It shall be organized\nin a manner prescribed by and be subject to the provisions of title one\nof article eighteen-A of this chapter. Its members shall be appointed by\nthe governing body of the county of Monroe. The agency, its members,\nofficers and employees and its operations and activities shall in all\nrespects be governed by the provisions of title one of article\neighteen-A of this chapter.\n  * NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2023-B — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 2023-B
Certification of compliance with tax levy limit
Status: in_force

§ 2023-b. Certification of compliance with tax levy limit. 1. Upon the\nadoption of the budget of an eligible school district, the chief\nexecutive officer of such school district shall certify to the state\ncomptroller, the commissioner of taxation and finance and the\ncommissioner that the budget so adopted does not exceed the tax levy\nlimit prescribed by section two thousand twenty-three-a of this part.\nSuch certification shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by the\nstate comptroller in consultation with the commissioner of taxation and\nfinance and the commissioner.\n  2. If such a certification has been made and the actual tax levy of\nthe school district exceeds the applicable tax levy limit, the excess\namount shall be placed in reserve and used in the manner prescribed by\nsubdivision five of section two thousand twenty-three-a of this part,\neven if a tax levy in excess of the tax levy limit had been duly\nauthorized for the applicable fiscal year by the school district voters.\n  3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, every school\ndistrict that is subject to the provisions of section two thousand\ntwenty-three-a of this part shall report both its proposed budget and\nits adopted budget to the office of the state comptroller and the\ncommissioner at the time and in the manner as they may prescribe,\nwhether or not such budget has been or will be certified as provided by\nthis subdivision.\n