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N.Y. SCC Law § 250 — New York Code / Act SCC / Article 17 / Section 250
Construction
Status: in_force

§ 250. Construction. The provisions of this chapter have reference\nonly to a city of the second class. This chapter is intended to be and\nshall be deemed and held in all courts and jurisdictions to be a public\nact of which the courts shall take judicial notice. This chapter shall\nbe construed not as an act in derogation of the powers of the state but\nas one intended to aid the state in the execution of its duties, and\nshall be liberally construed so as to carry into effect the objects and\npurposes thereof.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 169-A — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 8-A / Section 169-A
Application for incorporation
Status: in_force

§ 169-a. Application for incorporation. Any Ukrainian Orthodox church\nof the Greek rite may become incorporated in this state as a church of\nthe Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America by executing, acknowledging and\nfiling a certificate of incorporation as hereinafter provided.\n
N.Y. TWN Law § 178-C — New York Code / Act TWN / Article 11 / Section 178-C
Expenses of fire district officers, officials and employees
Status: in_force

§ 178-c. Expenses of fire district officers, officials and employees.\nWhen incurred by the authority of the board of fire commissioners, the\nactual and necessary expenses, including expenses for travel, of all\nfire district officers and paid employees of the fire district, and of\nall paid and volunteer officers of the fire district fire department,\nincurred and paid by any such fire district officer, paid employee or\nfire department officer in executing the duties of his office or\nposition shall be a fire district charge. The board of fire\ncommissioners of any fire district, in lieu of auditing and allowing the\nclaim of a fire district officer, paid employee or fire department\nofficer for actual and necessary expenses for travel, may determine by\nresolution to allow and pay such fire district officer, paid employee or\nfire department officer a reasonable mileage allowance for the use of\nhis own automobile for each mile actually and necessarily traveled by\nhim in executing the duties of his office or position. In determining\nthe amount of such allowance, the board of fire commissioners may\nconsider the cost of gasoline, but in no event shall such allowance\nexceed the standard mileage allowance for business-related travel\nadopted or prescribed for federal income tax purposes. The provisions of\nthis section shall not be deemed to amend, modify or supersede any of\nthe provisions of section one hundred seventy-eight-a of this article\nand sections seventy-two-g and seventy-seven-b of the general municipal\nlaw.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 8005 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 80 / Section 8005
Amendment or withdrawal of plan
Status: in_force

§ 8005. Amendment or withdrawal of plan. At any time before the plan\nof reorganization becomes effective as provided in section eight\nthousand nine of this article, the reorganizing insurer may, by\nresolution of a three-fourths majority of its entire board of directors,\namend the plan of reorganization or withdraw the plan of reorganization.\nIn the case of a plan amendment, all references in this article to the\nplan of reorganization shall be deemed to refer to the plan as amended,\nbut no amendment shall be deemed to change the adoption date of the plan\nof reorganization. A further public hearing is not necessary unless the\nsuperintendent determines that amendments submitted after the original\nhearing required under section eight thousand seven of this article will\nsubstantially alter the plan. In the event that the superintendent\ndetermines that the amendment substantially alters the plan, the plan as\namended must be submitted for reconsideration by the policyholders\nentitled to vote on the plan as provided in section eight thousand eight\nof this article.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 520-B — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 29-A / Section 520-B
Secured credit cards
Status: in_force

§ 520-b. Secured credit cards. 1. If an issuer or any other person\nuses a 900 telephone number to solicit or market a secured credit card\nto an individual residing in this state, or otherwise advertises or\npromotes the availability of a secured credit card through use of a 900\ntelephone number to an individual residing in this state, the issuer or\nother person must disclose all of the following terms that may be\napplicable:\n  (a) either the flat fee charged for the call or the cost of the call\nper minute and the anticipated number of minutes for such call;\n  (b) the fact that the fee described in paragraph (a) of this\nsubdivision is refundable in its entirety, at the consumer's request, if\nfor whatever reason the consumer does not get a secured credit card; and\n  (c) the fact that no fees may be imposed or collected, other than a\nrefundable fee for a 900 telephone number, until the consumer has asked\nthe issuer to open a credit card account and the issuer has agreed to\nopen such an account under the terms and conditions of the offer.\n  2. The disclosures required by subdivision one of this section shall\nbe provided before the 900 telephone number call is placed by the\nconsumer. Such disclosures shall be provided clearly and conspicuously.\n  3. An issuer of a secured credit card shall, either prior to or at the\ntime of issuance, disclose the minimum amount of money the consumer must\nkeep on deposit to qualify for such a card, the interest that will be\npaid on said deposit, and the amount of credit that will be extended\neither in absolute terms or expressed as a percentage of such deposit.\n  4. In connection with any application or solicitation for a secured\ncredit card, no person shall impose any fee or charge as an application\nfee, set-up fee, credit review fee, search fee, or any other fee by any\nother name prior to, contemporaneous with, or incidental to the opening\nof such a secured credit card agreement. Provided, however, that nothing\ncontained herein shall prohibit an issuer from contracting for and\nimposing any fees and charges authorized by section four hundred\nthirteen of the personal property law and provided further that nothing\ncontained herein shall prohibit solicitation for such a card by use of a\n900 telephone number pursuant to the provisions of this section.\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 404 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 4 / Section 404
Organization meeting
Status: in_force

§ 404. Organization meeting.\n  (a) After the corporate existence has begun, an organization meeting\nof the incorporator or incorporators shall be held within or without\nthis state, for the purpose of adopting by-laws, electing directors to\nhold office until the first annual meeting of shareholders, except as\nauthorized under section 704 (Classification of directors), and the\ntransaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. If\nthere are two or more incorporators, the meeting may be held at the call\nof any incorporator, who shall give at least five days' notice thereof\nby mail to each other incorporator, which notice shall set forth the\ntime and place of the meeting. Notice need not be given to any\nincorporator who attends the meeting or submits a signed waiver of\nnotice before or after the meeting. If there are more than two\nincorporators, a majority shall constitute a quorum and the act of the\nmajority of the incorporators present at a meeting at which a quorum is\npresent shall be the act of the incorporators. An incorporator may act\nin person or by proxy signed by the incorporator or his\nattorney-in-fact.\n  (b) Any action permitted to be taken at the organization meeting may\nbe taken without a meeting if each incorporator or his attorney-in-fact\nsigns an instrument setting forth the action so taken.\n  (c) If an incorporator dies or is for any reason unable to act, action\nmay be taken as provided in such event in paragraph (c) of section 615\n(Written consent of shareholders, subscribers or incorporators without a\nmeeting).\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 361 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 9 / Section 361
Severability
Status: in_force

§ 361. Severability. If any provision of this article or the\napplication thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be\ninvalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or\napplications of this article which can be given effect without the\ninvalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this\narticle are severable.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1607 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 16 / Section 1607
Ancillary letters of administration 1
Status: in_force

§ 1607.  Ancillary letters of administration\n  1.  Upon petition as provided in 1609 and upon proof that letters of\nadministration of the estate of a decedent have been issued by a\ncompetent court in the decedent's domicile or upon proof that under the\nlaw of that jurisdiction letters of administration are not granted but\nthat a person is acting in that jurisdiction to administer the\ndecedent's estate in accordance with the law thereof, the court may\nissue ancillary letters of administration.  In a case where the court\nhas theretofore issued original or ancillary letters or there is pending\nbefore the court an application therefor, the court shall take such\nproceedings as justice requires.\n  2.  The court shall issue ancillary letters of administration to the\nfollowing persons in the following order:\n  (a)  The person appointed administrator in the domiciliary\njurisdiction or the person acting in that jurisdiction to administer the\ndecedent's estate in accordance with the law thereof.\n  (b)  A person entitled to original letters of administration under\nthis act.\n  3.  If no person named in any subparagraph of subdivision 2 is willing\nto qualify or to designate a person eligible to receive ancillary\nletters they shall issue to a person in the succeeding subparagraph of\nsuch subdivision who will qualify or to a person designated by him who\nis eligible to receive letters.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 3231*2 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 32 / Section 3231*2
Health insurance policies and subscriber contracts; prohibited claims
Status: in_force

* § 3231. Health insurance policies and subscriber contracts;\nprohibited claims. (a) For the purposes of this section the terms health\ncare provider, practitioner, clinical laboratory services, pharmacy\nservices, radiation therapy services, physical therapy services or x-ray\nor imaging services shall have the same meanings as are set forth in\nsection two hundred thirty-eight of the public health law.\n  (b) No health care provider or practitioner may demand or request any\npayment for clinical laboratory services, pharmacy services, radiation\ntherapy services, physical therapy services or x-ray or imaging services\nfurnished pursuant to a referral prohibited by subdivision one of\nsection two hundred thirty-eight-a of the public health law.\n  (c) No insurer shall be required to pay any claim, bill or other\ndemand or request for payment by a health care provider for clinical\nlaboratory services, pharmacy services, radiation therapy services,\nphysical therapy services or x-ray or imaging services furnished\npursuant to a referral prohibited by subdivision one of section two\nhundred thirty-eight-a of the public health law.\n  (d) Every policy of accident or health insurance issued by a\ncommercial insurer and every subscriber contract issued by a hospital\nservice corporation, health service corporation or medical expense\nindemnity corporation which provides coverage for clinical laboratory\nservices, pharmacy services, radiation therapy services, physical\ntherapy services or x-ray or imaging services shall include a provision\nexcluding payment of any claim, bill or other demand or request for\npayment for such services furnished pursuant to a referral prohibited by\nsubdivision one of section two hundred thirty-eight-a of the public\nhealth law.\n  (e) Every insurer subject to the provisions of this section shall\nreport to the commissioner of health any pattern of submission of\nclaims, bills or other demands or requests for payment submitted in\nviolation of subsection (b) of this section, within thirty days after\nsuch insurer has knowledge of such pattern.\n  (f) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (c), (d) and (e)\nof this section, an insurer reimbursing for clinical laboratory\nservices, pharmacy services, radiation therapy services, physical\ntherapy services or x-ray or imaging services is not required to audit\nor investigate any claim, bill or other demand or request for payment\nfor such items or services furnished pursuant to a referral.\n  * NB There are 2 § 3231's\n
N.Y. WKC Law § 32-A — New York Code / Act WKC / Article 2 / Section 32-A
Waivers of specific coverage prohibited
Status: in_force

§ 32-a. Waivers of specific coverage prohibited. All employers doing\nbusiness in this state shall ensure that their employees working in New\nYork state are insured for all protections required under this chapter.\nWaivers of coverage shall not be available to out of state employers.\n
N.Y. DCD Law § 163 — New York Code / Act DCD / Article 7 / Section 163
Death of trustee; survivor or successor
Status: in_force

§ 163. Death of trustee; survivor or successor. The survivor or\nsurvivors of any trustee, shall have all the powers and rights given by\nthis chapter to trustees. All property in the hands of any trustee at\nthe time of his death, removal or incapacity, shall be delivered to the\nremaining trustee or trustees, if there be any; or to the successor of\nthe one so dying, removed or incapacitated; who may demand and sue for\nthe same.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 601 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 6 / Section 601
Damages for withholding real property obtainable in action to recover possession; set-off by defendant
Status: in_force

§ 601. Damages for withholding real property obtainable in action to\nrecover possession; set-off by defendant. In an action to recover the\npossession of real property, the plaintiff may recover damages for\nwithholding the property, including the rents and profits or the value\nof the use and occupation of the property for a term not exceeding six\nyears; but the damages shall not include the value of the use of any\nimprovements made by the defendant or those under whom he claims. Where\npermanent improvements have been made in good faith by the defendant or\nthose under whom he claims, while holding, under color of title,\nadversely to the plaintiff, the value thereof must be allowed to the\ndefendant in reduction of the damages of the plaintiff, but not beyond\nthe amount of those damages.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 396-AA — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 26 / Section 396-AA
Simulated check
Status: in_force

* § 396-aa. Simulated check. 1. As used in this section, "simulated\ncheck" means any document which is not currency or a check, draft, note,\nbond, or other negotiable instrument but which, because of its\nappearance, has the tendency to mislead or deceive any person viewing\nsuch document into believing that it, in fact, represents currency or a\nnegotiable instrument which can be deposited in a bank or used for\nthird-party payments. "Simulated check" does not include a\nnon-negotiable check, draft, note or other instrument which is used for\nsoliciting orders for the purchase of checks, drafts, notes, bonds or\nother instruments and which is clearly marked as a sample, specimen or\nnon-negotiable.\n  2. No person, firm or corporation shall produce, advertise, offer for\nsale, sell, distribute or otherwise transfer for use in this state any\nsimulated check unless such document bears the phrase "THIS IS NOT A\nCHECK" diagonally printed in clear and conspicuous type on the front of\nsuch document.\n  3. Whenever there shall be a violation of this section, an application\nmay be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of the\nstate of New York to a court or justice having jurisdiction by a special\nproceeding to issue an injunction, and upon notice to the respondent of\nnot less than five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of such\nviolations; and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or\njustice that the respondent has, in fact, violated this section, an\ninjunction may be issued by such court or justice, enjoining and\nrestraining any further violation, without requiring proof that any\nperson has, in fact, been injured or damaged thereby. Whenever the court\nshall determine that a violation of this section has occurred, the court\nmay impose a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars for each\nviolation. In connection with any such application, the attorney general\nis authorized to take proof and make a determination of the relevant\nfacts and to issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law\nand rules.\n  * NB There are 2 § 396-aa's\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 76 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 4 / Section 76
Limited return on capital and debentures
Status: in_force

§ 76. Limited return on capital and debentures. No shareholder,\npartner or beneficiary of a trust having an interest vested in\npossession in any housing company formed hereunder shall receive any\ndistribution on capital in any one year in excess of six per centum per\nannum except that when in any preceding year distributions in the amount\nprescribed in the certificate shall not have been paid on the said\ncapital, the shareholders, partners or beneficiaries, as the case may\nbe, may be paid such deficiency without interest out of any surplus\nearned in any succeeding years. This provision shall likewise be\napplicable to income debenture certificates and interest thereon at the\nrate specified in such certificates shall be cumulative.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 638 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 22 / Part 3 / Section 638
New York source income of a part-year resident
Status: in_force

§ 638. New York source income of a part-year resident. (a)\nIndividuals.  The New York source income of a part-year resident\nindividual shall be the sum of the following:\n  (1) New York adjusted gross income for the period of residence,\ndetermined in accordance with part II of this article as if the\ntaxpayer's taxable year for federal income tax purposes were limited to\nthe period of residence.\n  (2) New York source income for the period of nonresidence, determined\nin accordance with section six hundred thirty-one as if the taxpayer's\ntaxable year for federal income tax purposes were limited to the period\nof nonresidence.\n  (b) Trusts. The New York source income of a part-year resident trust\nshall be the sum of the following:\n  (1) New York adjusted gross income for the period of residence,\ndetermined in accordance with paragraph four of subsection (e) of\nsection six hundred one as if its taxable year for federal income tax\npurposes were limited to the period of residence.\n  (2) New York source income for the period of nonresidence, determined\nin accordance with section six hundred thirty-three as if its taxable\nyear for federal income tax purposes were limited to the period of\nnonresidence.\n  (c) Stock option grants, stock appreciation rights and restricted\nstock.  A part-year resident taxpayer who has been granted statutory\nstock options, restricted stock, nonstatutory stock options or stock\nappreciation rights and who, during such grant period, performs services\nwithin New York for, or is employed within New York by, the corporation\ngranting such option, stock or right, shall compute his or her New York\nsource income as determined under rules and regulations prescribed by\nthe commissioner.\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 10.01 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title B / Article 10 / Section 10.01
Legislative findings and declaration of intent
Status: in_force

§ 10.01. Legislative findings and declaration of intent. The\nlegislature hereby finds and declares that the Hudson river area of New\nYork state, which includes that area of the state adjacent to the Hudson\nriver and extending from the Adirondack Mountains to the tip of\nManhattan Island in the city of New York, is unique for its contribution\nto the arts, culture, history and heritage of this state, this nation\nand the world.\n  It is further found and declared that efforts to identify and conserve\nthe literary and visual arts record of the Hudson river valley; to\nmaintain and make accessible the artistic and cultural materials that\ndocument the heritage of this area; to support research, publications,\neducational programs and to promote contemporary artistic works\ninterpreting the cultural and natural history of the area; and to\nfacilitate statewide, interstate and international collaborations and\nexchange programs of art, artists and scholars concerning the history,\nart and cultural contributions of the area to the state and to the\ncultural, historic and artistic life of the country and the world are in\nevery respect in the public interest and to the benefit of all persons\nin this state.\n  It is hereby declared a policy of the state that there be created the\nInstitute for the Hudson River Collection with a legislative mandate to\ntake such actions as are necessary and appropriate to assure the\nstrengthening, perpetuation and continued availability of the artistic\nand cultural heritage of the Hudson river area to this state, the\ncountry and the world.\n
N.Y. SCT Law § 63 — New York Code / Act SCT / Article 2 / Section 63
Presumption of validity of tax
Status: in_force

§ 63. Presumption of validity of tax. It shall be presumed that every\ntax levied and assessment made is valid and regular, and that all the\nsteps and proceedings required by law were taken and had, until the\ncontrary shall be made to appear. Any action or proceedings commenced by\nany person or persons to test the validity or regularity of any tax\nlevied or assessment made shall be commenced within two years from the\ndate of the receipt of the tax warrant by the town receiver of taxes.\nThe invalidity or irregularity of any tax or assessment shall not be\navailable as a defense to any action or proceeding commenced after the\nexpiration of two years from the delivery of such warrant as aforesaid,\nor for the enforcement of any right or title, by virtue of any sale\nthereunder, unless an action or proceeding to test the validity or\nregularity of such tax or assessment shall have been commenced within\nthe time hereinbefore limited for commencing the same, and shall be\nstill pending, or such tax or assessment shall have been adjudged to be\nirregular and invalid.\n
N.Y. WKC Law § 44-B — New York Code / Act WKC / Article 3 / Section 44-B
Liability of employer; compressed air illness
Status: in_force

§ 44-b. Liability of employer; compressed air illness. With respect to\nclaims filed after July first, nineteen hundred sixty-one, for\ncompensation on account of disability or death resulting from compressed\nair illness or its sequelae, the employer who is made liable for the\ntotal compensation as provided by section forty-four of this article,\nshall not be entitled to an apportionment of such compensation among\nprior employers.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 220.72 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title M / Article 220 / Section 220.72
Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine
Status: in_force

§ 220.72 Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine.\n  A person is guilty of criminal possession of precursors of\nmethamphetamine when he or she possesses at the same time a precursor\nand a solvent or chemical reagent, with intent to use or knowing that\nanother intends to use each such precursor, solvent or chemical reagent\nto unlawfully manufacture methamphetamine.\n  Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine is a class E\nfelony.\n