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N.Y. ENG Law § 3-101 — New York Code / Act ENG / Article 3 / Section 3-101
State energy policy
Status: in_force

§ 3-101. State energy policy. It shall be the energy policy of the\nstate:\n  1. to obtain and maintain an adequate and continuous supply of safe,\ndependable and economical energy for the people of the state, including\nthrough the protection of critical energy infrastructure as defined in\nsubdivision fourteen of section 1-103 of this chapter, and to accelerate\ndevelopment and use within the state of renewable energy sources, all in\norder to promote the state's economic growth, to create employment\nwithin the state, to protect its environmental values and agricultural\nheritage, to husband its resources for future generations, and to\npromote the health and welfare of its people;\n  2. to encourage conservation of energy and to promote the clean energy\nand climate agenda, including but not limited to greenhouse gas\nreduction, set forth within chapter one hundred six of the laws of two\nthousand nineteen, also known as the New York state climate leadership\nand community protection act, in the construction and operation of new\ncommercial, industrial, agricultural and residential buildings, and in\nthe rehabilitation of existing structures, through heating, cooling,\nventilation, lighting, insulation and design techniques and the use of\nenergy audits and life-cycle costing analysis;\n  3. to encourage the use of performance standards in all energy-using\nappliances, and in industrial, agricultural and commercial applications\nof energy-using apparatus and processes;\n  4. to encourage transportation modes and equipment which conserve the\nuse of energy;\n  5. to foster, encourage and promote the prudent development and wise\nuse of all indigenous state energy resources including, but not limited\nto, on-shore oil and natural gas, off-shore oil and natural gas, natural\ngas from Devonian shale formations, small head hydro, wood, solar, wind,\nsolid waste, energy from biomass, fuel cells and cogeneration; and\n  6. to encourage a new ethic among its citizens to conserve rather than\nwaste precious fuels; and to foster public and private initiative to\nachieve these ends at the state and local levels.\n  * 7. to conduct energy planning in an integrated and comprehensive\nmanner through development of a long-range energy master plan which\nshall provide the framework for energy related decisions made throughout\nthe state.\n  * NB Expired January 1, 1984\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 1721 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 17 / Section 1721
Notice of petition
Status: in_force

§ 1721. Notice of petition. Notice of petition shall be given, in the\ndiscretion of the court, to such persons and in such manner as the court\nmay direct. If the proceeding affects the interest of an incompetent\nperson or of a conservatee, notice shall be given to either the\ncommittee of property or the conservator of property, and if the\nincompetent person or conservatee has been committed to a state\ninstitution and is an inmate thereof, also to the attorney-general and\nto the director having jurisdiction over the institution where the\nincompetent or conservatee is confined. If the proceeding affects the\ninterest of an infant who has a general or testamentary guardian of the\nproperty, notice shall be given to such guardian.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 201-B — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 7 / Section 201-B
Fees for medical examination
Status: in_force

§ 201-b. Fees for medical examination. 1. It shall be unlawful for any\nemployer to require any applicant for employment to pay the cost of a\nmedical examination required by the employer as a condition of original\nemployment.\n  2. It shall be unlawful for any employer to require an employee, as a\ncondition of continuation of employment, to pay the cost of any medical\nexamination or the cost of furnishing any health certificate relating\nthereto where:\n  a. such employee is not covered by health insurance or the employee's\nhealth insurance does not cover such examination or certificate or the\nemployer does not provide qualified medical personnel to conduct such\nexamination without cost to the employee; and\n  b. such examination or certificate is not required pursuant to a state\nor federal statute or municipal ordinance or local law.\n  3. The term "employer" as used in this section shall mean and include\nan individual, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a legal\nrepresentative, trustee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, and any common\ncarrier by rail, motor, water, air or express company doing business in\nor operating within the state.\n  4. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the parties to a collective\nbargaining agreement from inserting therein a provision requiring:\n  a. an applicant for employment to pay, in the first instance, the cost\nof such medical examination provided that such collective bargaining\nagreement also provides for the repayment of such cost by the employer\nto the applicant after a reasonable period of employment; and\n  b. an employee who is otherwise protected by the provisions of\nsubdivision two of this section, to pay in the first instance the cost\nof such medical examination or of furnishing the health certificate\nprovided that such collective bargaining agreement also provides for the\nrepayment of such cost by the employer to the employee within a\nreasonable time.\n  5. Any employer who violates the provisions of this section shall be\nliable to a penalty of not more than fifty dollars for each violation.\nIt shall be the duty of the department of labor to enforce this section.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 19.28 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title D / Article 19 / Section 19.28
Receipt and disbursement of federal funds
Status: in_force

§ 19.28 Receipt and disbursement of federal funds.\n  (a) The commissioner may receive, use, or distribute federal financial\nor technical assistance to support construction of facilities, research,\nstaffing, or other programs or activities for alcoholism, substance\nabuse, or chemical dependence services, appropriated under federal\nlegislation or regulations or under other federal legislation or\nregulations which provide assistance to the mentally disabled, including\nbut not limited to vocational rehabilitation programs, alcoholism\nprograms, substance abuse programs, poverty programs, or special\nprograms for children or the aged.\n  (b) The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations relating to\nthe commissioner's powers and duties to implement any provision of state\nor federal law involving the receipt, use or disbursement of federal\nfinancial or technical assistance.\n  (c) The department of taxation and finance shall be the custodian of\nfederal financial assistance granted or allocated to the office by the\nUnited States. These funds shall be paid out on the audit and warrant of\nthe comptroller on the certificate of the commissioner, or his or her\nauthorized representative.\n  (d) Subject to the rules and regulations of the commissioner, any\nfunds made available to the office by the United States or by another\nstate agency as a federal allotment to be administered by the office may\nbe disbursed by it to a local government, voluntary nonprofit agency,\neducational agency, or other entity properly authorized to receive funds\nin fulfillment of the purposes of appropriate federal or state\nlegislation for the provision of services, construction of facilities,\nresearch, staffing, training or related programs or activities.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 9-333 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 9 / Part 3 / Subpart 3 / Section 9-333
Priority of Certain Liens Arising by Operation of Law
Status: in_force

Section 9--333. Priority of Certain Liens Arising by Operation of Law.\n  (a) "Possessory lien." In this section, "possessory lien" means an\ninterest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:\n       (1) which secures payment or performance of an obligation for\n           services or materials furnished with respect to goods by a\n           person in the ordinary course of the person's business;\n       (2) which is created by statute or rule of law in favor of the\n           person; and\n       (3) whose effectiveness depends on the person's possession of the\n           goods.\n  (b) Priority of possessory lien. A possessory lien on goods has\npriority over a security interest in the goods unless the lien is\ncreated by a statute that expressly provides otherwise.\n
N.Y. ENV Law § 39-0101 — New York Code / Act ENV / Article 39 / Section 39-0101
Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

§ 39-0101. Declaration of policy.\n  It is declared to be the public policy of this state to prevent the\npollution of water resources in restricted geographical areas through\nthe use of sewage system cleaners and additives by establishing a\nregulatory program restricting the use of such products.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 713 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 34-A / Section 713
Required notice in credit account statements; refund of balances
Status: in_force

§ 713. Required notice in credit account statements; refund of\nbalances. 1. Every statement reflecting a credit balance in favor of the\nconsumer shall contain a clear and conspicuous notice stating the right\nof the consumer to request and receive a refund of the full credit\nbalance, together with the address to which such request may be sent.\n  2. Every creditor shall refund the full credit balance by cash or\ncheck within thirty days of receipt of such request.\n
N.Y. TWN Law § 178-D — New York Code / Act TWN / Article 11 / Section 178-D
Costs, expenses and damages a fire district charge in certain cases
Status: in_force

§ 178-d. Costs, expenses and damages a fire district charge in certain\ncases. Whenever the fire district commissioners or board of fire\ncommissioners of any fire district, or any fire district officers, have\nbeen or shall be instructed by a resolution adopted at a regular special\nmeeting of the board of fire commissioners to defend any action brought\nagainst them, or to bring or defend an action or proceeding affecting\nany district property or claim of the district, or involving its rights\nor interests, or to continue any such action or defense, all their costs\nand reasonable expenses, as well as all costs and damages adjudged\nagainst them, shall be a district charge and shall be levied upon the\ntaxable property of such district in the same manner as moneys raised\nfor the support of such district. Whenever any fire district\ncommissioner or fire district officer shall defend any action or\nproceeding, other than a criminal proceeding, hereafter brought against\nhim, arising out of the exercise of his powers or the performance of his\nduties, provided such commissioner or officer was acting in the\ndischarge of his duties and within the scope of his authority at the\ntime damages were sustained, all his reasonable costs and expenses, as\nwell as all costs and damages adjudged against him, shall be a district\ncharge and shall be levied upon the taxable property of such district in\nthe same manner as money raised for the support of such district,\nprovided (a) such fire district commissioner or fire district officer\nshall notify the board of fire commissioners in writing of the\ncommencement of such action or proceedings against him within five days\nafter service of process upon him; and (b) the board of fire\ncommissioners shall, at any time during the ten days next following the\nnotice to them of the commencement of such action or proceedings, have\nthe right to designate and appoint the legal counsel to represent such\nfire district commissioner or fire district officer in such action or\nproceedings against him, in the absence of which designation and\nappointment within the time specified such fire district commissioner or\nfire district officer may select his own legal counsel.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 26 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 2-B / Section 26
Coordination of local disaster preparedness forces and local civil defense forces in disasters
Status: in_force

§ 26. Coordination of local disaster preparedness forces and local\ncivil defense forces in disasters. 1. Upon the threat or occurrence of a\ndisaster, the chief executive of a county may coordinate responses for\nrequests for assistance made by the chief executive of any political\nsubdivision within the county.\n  2. Coordination of assistance shall utilize existing organizations and\nlines of authority and shall utilize any comprehensive emergency\nmanagement plans prepared by the affected municipality.\n  3. A chief executive or any elected or appointed county, city, town or\nvillage official shall not be held responsible for acts or omissions of\nmunicipal employees, disaster preparedness forces or civil defense\nforces when performing disaster assistance pursuant to a declared\ndisaster emergency or when exercising comprehensive emergency management\nplans.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 63 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 3-A / Section 63
Functions of the commission
Status: in_force

§ 63. Functions of the commission. 1. The commission shall consider\nand evaluate the qualifications of candidates for appointment to the\noffices of chief judge and associate judge of the court of appeals and,\nas a vacancy occurs in any such office, shall recommend to the governor\npersons who by their character, temperament, professional aptitude and\nexperience are well qualified to hold such judicial office.\n  2. (a) In recognition of the unique responsibilities of the chief\njudge of the court of appeals for policies of judicial administration,\nfor a vacancy in the office of chief judge the commission shall\nrecommend to the governor seven persons.\n  (b) For a vacancy in the office of associate judge, the commission\nshall recommend to the governor at least three persons and not more than\nseven persons. Should more than one vacancy exist at the same time in\nthe office of associate judge, the number of persons recommended by the\ncommission to the governor shall be at least three plus one additional\nperson for each vacancy in such office, and not more than seven plus one\nadditional person for each vacancy in such office.\n  (c) Should vacancies exist in the offices of chief judge and associate\njudge at the same time, the commission shall recommend for the office of\nassociate judge the number of persons as provided in paragraph (b) of\nthis subdivision, provided, however, that in addition thereto the\ncommission may also recommend for associate judge any of the persons who\nhave been recommended to the governor for the office of chief judge.\n  3. A recommendation to the governor shall require the concurrence of\neight members of the commission. The recommendations to the governor\nshall be transmitted to the governor in a single written report which\nshall be released to the public by the commission at the time it is\nsubmitted to the governor. The report shall be in writing, signed only\nby the chairman, and shall include the commission's findings relating to\nthe character, temperament, professional aptitude, experience,\nqualifications and fitness for office of each candidate who is\nrecommended to the governor.\n  4. No person shall be recommended to the governor who has not\nconsented to be a candidate, who has not been personally interviewed by\na quorum of the membership of the commission, and who has not filed a\nfinancial statement with the commission, on a form to be prescribed by\nthe commission. The financial statement shall consist of a sworn\nstatement of the person's assets, liabilities and sources of income, and\nany other relevant financial information which the commission may\nrequire. The commission shall transmit to the governor the financial\nstatement filed by each person who is recommended. The governor shall\nmake available to the public the financial statement filed by the person\nwho is appointed to fill a vacancy. The financial statements filed by\nall other persons recommended to the governor, but not appointed by him,\nshall be confidential.\n
N.Y. LIE Law § 247-A — New York Code / Act LIE / Article 10-B / Section 247-A
Indexing of criminal surety bond liens
Status: in_force

§ 247-a. Indexing of criminal surety bond liens. In counties where the\nrecording officer indexes recorded or filed documents affecting real\nestate under a section and block system based on a land map of such a\ncounty, such recording officer shall also index "Criminal Surety Bond\nLiens," in the block index of mortgages, by entering the name of the\nowner of such real estate in the column labeled and entitled\n"Mortgagors" and the words "Criminal Surety Bond Lien" in the column\nlabeled and entitled "Mortgagees," together with the filing date and the\nfiling index number of such lien.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 1335 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 13-A / Section 1335
Temporary restraining order
Status: in_force

§ 1335. Temporary restraining order. 1. Generally. If, on a motion for\na preliminary injunction, the claiming authority shall show that\nimmediate and irreparable injury, loss or damages may result unless the\ndefendant is restrained before a hearing can be had, a temporary\nrestraining order may be granted without notice. Upon granting a\ntemporary restraining order, the court shall set the hearing for the\npreliminary injunction at the earliest possible time.\n  2. Service. Unless the court orders otherwise, a temporary restraining\norder together with the papers upon which it was based, and a notice of\nhearing for the preliminary injunction, shall be personally served in\nthe same manner as a summons.\n
N.Y. STT Law § 205 — New York Code / Act STT / Article 2 / Section 205
Access to personal information
Status: in_force

§ 205. Access to personal information. Except as otherwise provided by\nlaw, a state agency shall provide users with access to all personal\ninformation pertaining to such user which has been collected through its\nstate agency website. Access to such personal information and the\nopportunity to request correction or amendment of such personal\ninformation shall be provided to users in the manner provided for access\nto and correction or amendment of personal information under section\nninety-five of the public officers law. A state agency shall provide a\nuser access to such personal information via the internet when such\naccess is feasible and only if that access can be provided in a secure\nmanner.\n
N.Y. PBG Law § 111 — New York Code / Act PBG / Article 6 / Section 111
Review
Status: in_force

§ 111. Review. (a) Any such tax may be reviewed by a proceeding under\narticle seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules and any local\nlaw or ordinance imposing any such tax or taxes shall include provisions\nmaking such review available upon reasonable conditions including a\nrequirement that application for review be made within thirty days after\nthe determination of the amount of the tax or taxes, and that the amount\nof the tax or taxes, interest and penalties and security for costs, be\nfirst deposited.\n  (b) Any city having a population of one million or more is hereby\nauthorized to adopt and amend local laws that provide for the review of\nany such tax in the same manner as the review of the tax on cigarettes\nimposed by such city, including the ability to seek conciliation\nconcerning determinations of such tax as well as review of such tax in\nthe agency or tribunal authorized to review the tax on cigarettes\nimposed by such city.\n
N.Y. LIE Law § 150 — New York Code / Act LIE / Article 6-A / Section 150
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 150. Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n  1. "Customer" means any individual or entity who causes a molder to\nfabricate, cast or otherwise make a die, mold, form, or pattern or who\nprovides a molder with a die, mold, form, or pattern to manufacture,\nassemble, cast, fabricate or otherwise make a product or products for a\ncustomer.\n  2. "Molder" means any individual or entity who fabricates, casts or\notherwise makes or uses a die, mold, form, or pattern for the purpose of\nmanufacturing, assembling, casting, fabricating, or otherwise making a\nproduct or products for a customer. A "molder" includes, but is not\nlimited to, a tool or die maker.\n
N.Y. GOB Law § 12-108 — New York Code / Act GOB / Article 12 / Section 12-108
Culpable conduct; contribution
Status: in_force

§ 12-108. Culpable conduct; contribution. 1. An action by an\nindividual drug user shall be governed by the provisions of article\nfourteen-A of the civil practice law and rules. An action by a person\nother than an individual drug user shall not be governed by the\nprovisions of article fourteen-A of the civil practice law and rules.\n  2. The defendant shall bear the burden of proving the comparative\nculpable conduct of the plaintiff.\n  3. Comparative culpable conduct shall not be attributed to a plaintiff\nwho is not an individual drug user.\n  4. A person subject to liability under this article shall have a right\nof action for contribution against another person subject to liability\nunder this article pursuant to article fourteen of the civil practice\nlaw and rules. A plaintiff may seek recovery in accordance with this\narticle and any other appropriate provision of law from a person against\nwhom a defendant has asserted a right of contribution.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 482 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 15 / Section 482
Employment by attorney of person to aid, assist or abet in the solicitation of business or the procurement through solicitation of a reta...
Status: in_force

§ 482. Employment by attorney of person to aid, assist or abet in the\nsolicitation of business or the procurement through solicitation of a\nretainer to perform legal services. It shall be unlawful for an attorney\nto employ any person for the purpose of soliciting or aiding, assisting\nor abetting in the solicitation of legal business or the procurement\nthrough solicitation either directly or indirectly of a retainer,\nwritten or oral, or of any agreement authorizing the attorney to perform\nor render legal services.\n
N.Y. UDC Law § 1906-A — New York Code / Act UDC / Article 19 / Section 1906-A
Costs in a summary proceeding
Status: in_force

§ 1906-a. Costs in a summary proceeding.\n  In a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property,\npetitioner shall be allowed as costs for each necessary respondent\nserved with the notice of petition by a person other than a enforcement\nofficer, five dollars, and if there is a default in appearance by the\nrespondent, the sum of five dollars for securing the affidavit that the\nrespondent is not in military service, required by the statutes of the\nUnited States; plus, as disbursements, the fees paid pursuant to § 1911\n(a) (1) of this act. Such costs shall be exclusive in such proceeding\nand shall constitute the sum to be awarded as costs by the judgment\npursuant to § 747 of the real property actions and proceedings law,\nexcept insofar as additional costs may be imposed pursuant to\nsubdivision three of said section.\n