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N.Y. CVP Law § 3116 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 31 / Section 3116
Signing deposition; physical preparation; copies
Status: in_force

Rule 3116. Signing deposition; physical preparation; copies.  (a)\nSigning. The deposition shall be submitted to the witness for\nexamination and shall be read to or by him or her, and any changes in\nform or substance which the witness desires to make shall be entered at\nthe end of the deposition with a statement of the reasons given by the\nwitness for making them. The deposition shall then be signed by the\nwitness before any officer authorized to administer an oath. If the\nwitness fails to sign and return the deposition within sixty days, it\nmay be used as fully as though signed. No changes to the transcript may\nbe made by the witness more than sixty days after submission to the\nwitness for examination.\n  (b) Certification and filing by officer. The officer before whom the\ndeposition was taken shall certify on the deposition that the witness\nwas duly sworn by him and that the deposition is a true record of the\ntestimony given by the witness. He shall list all appearances by the\nparties and attorneys. If the deposition was taken on written questions,\nhe shall attach to it the copy of the notice and written questions\nreceived by him. He shall then securely seal the deposition in an\nenvelope endorsed with the title of the action and the index number of\nthe action, if one has been assigned, and marked "Deposition of (here\ninsert name of witness)" and shall promptly file it with, or send it by\nregistered or certified mail to the clerk of the court where the case is\nto be tried.  The deposition shall always be open to the inspection of\nthe parties, each of whom is entitled to make copies thereof. If a copy\nof the deposition is furnished to each party or if the parties stipulate\nto waive filing, the officer need not file the original but may deliver\nit to the party taking the deposition.\n  (c) Exhibits. Documentary evidence exhibited before the officer or\nexhibits marked for identification during the examination of the witness\nshall be annexed to and returned with the deposition. However, if\nrequested by the party producing documentary evidence or on exhibit, the\nofficer shall mark it for identification as an exhibit in the case, give\neach party an opportunity to copy or inspect it, and return it to the\nparty offering it, and it may then be used in the same manner as if\nannexed to and returned with the deposition.\n  (d) Expenses of taking. Unless the court orders otherwise, the party\ntaking the deposition shall bear the expense thereof.\n  (e) Errors of officer or person transcribing. Errors and\nirregularities of the officer or the person transcribing the deposition\nare waived unless a motion to suppress the deposition or some part\nthereof is made with reasonable promptness after such defect is, or with\ndue diligence might have been, ascertained.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 6-1.1 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 6 / Part 1 / Section 6-1.1
Estates classified
Status: in_force

§ 6-1.1 Estates classified\n  (a)  Estates in property as to duration are classified as follows:\n  (1)  Fee simple absolute.\n  (2)  Fee on condition.\n  (3)  Fee on limitation.\n  (4)  Estates for life.\n  (5)  Estates for years.\n  (6)  Estates from period to period.\n  (7)  Estates at will.\n  (8)  Estates by sufferance.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2490 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 24-D / Section 2490
Oversight committee
Status: in_force

§ 2490. Oversight committee. 1. There is hereby established the\noccupational health clinics oversight committee to be comprised of the\nfollowing persons or their designees: the commissioner of health; the\ncommissioner of labor; the chairperson of the workers' compensation\nboard; six persons appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be on\nnomination of the New York state American federation of labor-congress\nof industrial organizations, and one of whom shall be on the nomination\nof the business council of the state of New York; two persons appointed\nby the temporary president of the senate; two persons appointed by the\nspeaker of the assembly; one person appointed by the minority leader of\nthe senate and one person appointed by the minority leader of the\nassembly. The governor shall designate a chairperson from among the\nmembers of the committee. The initial appointments shall be made on or\nbefore September first, two thousand eight.\n  2. The committee shall meet at least four times a year. Special\nmeetings may be called by the chairperson.\n  3. Members of the oversight committee shall receive no compensation\nfor their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary\nexpenses incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.\n  4. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original\nappointments.\n  5. The committee shall make recommendations to the governor and the\nlegislature on or before September thirtieth, two thousand nine,\nregarding:\n  (a) statewide needs to be met by the network;\n  (b) coordination of clinic activities with not-for-profit, private\nsector concerns and state agencies, including but not limited to an\nevaluation of current jurisdictional and oversight responsibilities;\n  (c) coordination and sharing of clinic resources and services;\n  (d) dissemination of research results and educational information;\n  (e) identification of funding sources for the network;\n  (f) the activities of the clinics and their effectiveness in meeting\nthe objectives as set forth in statute and in clinic specific contracts\nwith the state;\n  (g) local, regional, occupation or business sector specific needs that\nmay be met by one or more clinic;\n  (h) other issues as determined by the oversight committee; and\n  (i) incorporation of provisions to implement its recommendations in\nrequests for applications of state funding for occupational health\nclinics.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 198-B — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 6 / Section 198-B
"Kick-back" of wages prohibited
Status: in_force

§ 198-b. "Kick-back" of wages prohibited. 1. As used in this section,\nthe term "person" shall include any firm, partnership, association,\ncorporation or group of persons.\n  2. Whenever any employee who is engaged to perform labor shall be\npromised an agreed rate of wages for his or her services, be such\npromise in writing or oral, or shall be entitled to be paid or provided\nprevailing wages or supplements pursuant to article eight or nine of\nthis chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person, either for that\nperson or any other person, to request, demand, or receive, either\nbefore or after such employee is engaged, a return, donation or\ncontribution of any part or all of said employee's wages, salary,\nsupplements, or other thing of value, upon the statement,\nrepresentation, or understanding that failure to comply with such\nrequest or demand will prevent such employee from procuring or retaining\nemployment. Further, any person who directly or indirectly aids,\nrequests or authorizes any other person to violate any of the provisions\nof this section shall be guilty of a violation of the provisions of this\nsection.\n  3. Whenever an agreement between a bona fide labor organization and an\nemployer or an association of employers requires that employees shall be\npaid an agreed wage or rate of wages for their services, it shall be\nunlawful for any person, either for that person or any other person, to\nrequest, demand or receive, either before or after such employee is\nengaged, that such employee pay back, return, donate, contribute or give\nany part or all of said employee's wages, salary, supplements or thing\nof value, to any person, upon the statement, representation or\nunderstanding that failure to comply with such requests or demand will\nprevent such employee from procuring or retaining employment, and any\nperson who directly or indirectly aids, requests or authorizes any other\nperson to violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty\nof a violation of the provisions of this section.\n  4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any agent or\nrepresentative of a duly constituted labor organization acting in the\ncollection of dues or assessments of such organization.\n  5. A violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a\nmisdemeanor.\n
N.Y. CAN Law § 104 — New York Code / Act CAN / Article 5 / Section 104
Processing of cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract
Status: in_force

§ 104. Processing of cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract. 1. No\nprocessor shall sell or agree to sell or deliver in the state any\ncannabinoid hemp, hemp extract or product derived therefrom, used for\nhuman consumption, except in sealed containers containing quantities in\naccordance with size standards pursuant to rules adopted by the board.\nSuch containers shall have affixed thereto such labels as may be\nrequired by the rules of the board.\n  2. Processors shall take such steps necessary to ensure that the\ncannabinoid hemp or hemp extract used in their processing operation has\nonly been grown with pesticides that are registered by the department of\nenvironmental conservation or that specifically meet the United States\nenvironmental protection agency registration exemption criteria for\nminimum risk, used in compliance with rules, regulations, standards and\nguidelines issued by the department of environmental conservation for\npesticides.\n  3. All cannabinoid hemp, hemp extract and products derived therefrom\nused for human consumption shall be extracted and processed in\naccordance with good manufacturing processes pursuant to Part 117 or\nPart 111 of title 21 of the code of federal regulations, as may be\ndefined, modified and decided upon by the board in rules or regulations.\n  4. As necessary to protect human health, the board shall have the\nauthority to: (a) regulate and prohibit specific ingredients, excipients\nor methods used in processing cannabinoid hemp, hemp extract and\nproducts derived therefrom; and (b) prohibit, or expressly allow,\ncertain products or product classes derived from cannabinoid hemp or\nhemp extract, to be processed.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 127-B — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 7-A / Section 127-B
Functions of department
Status: in_force

§ 127-b. Functions of department.  All the functions of the\nconservation department which affect the breeding, raising, producing,\nmarketing, or any other phase of the production or distribution, of\ndomestically raised mink and ranch fox, or products thereof, are hereby\ntransferred to and vested in the department of agriculture and markets.\n
N.Y. MIL Law § 4 — New York Code / Act MIL / Article 1 / Section 4
Equality of treatment and opportunity
Status: in_force

§ 4. Equality of treatment and opportunity.  It is hereby declared to\nbe the policy of the state that there shall be an equality of treatment\nand opportunity for all persons in the organized militia without regard\nto race, creed, color, national origin or sex. Such policy shall be put\ninto effect by regulations to be issued pursuant to section three of\nthis chapter, it being necessary to give due regard to the powers of the\nUnited States which are or may be exercised over the militia of the\nstate.\n
N.Y. MDW Law § 290 — New York Code / Act MDW / Article 7-D / Section 290
Tenant protections in inhabited basement dwelling units and inhabited cellar dwelling units
Status: in_force

§ 290. Tenant protections in inhabited basement dwelling units and\ninhabited cellar dwelling units. 1. The program authorized by this\narticle shall require an application to make alterations to legalize an\ninhabited basement dwelling unit or inhabited cellar dwelling unit be\naccompanied by a certification indicating whether such unit was rented\nto a tenant on the effective date of this article, notwithstanding\nwhether the occupancy of such unit was authorized by law. A city may not\nuse such certification as the basis for an enforcement action for\nillegal occupancy of such unit, provided that nothing contained in this\narticle shall be construed to limit such city from issuing a vacate\norder for hazardous or unsafe conditions.\n  2. The local law authorized by this article shall provide that a\ntenant in occupancy at the time of the effective date of this article,\nwho is evicted or otherwise removed from such unit as a result of an\nalteration necessary to bring an inhabited basement dwelling unit or\ninhabited cellar dwelling unit into compliance with the standards\nestablished by the local law authorized by this article, shall have a\nright of first refusal to return to such unit as a tenant upon its first\nlawful occupancy as a legal dwelling unit, notwithstanding whether the\noccupancy at the time of the effective date of this article was\nauthorized by law. Such local law shall specify how to determine\npriority when multiple tenants may claim such right.\n  3. A tenant unlawfully denied a right of first refusal to return to a\nlegal dwelling unit, as provided pursuant to the local law authorized by\nthis article, shall have a cause of action in any court of competent\njurisdiction for compensatory damages or declaratory and injunctive\nrelief as the court deems necessary in the interests of justice,\nprovided that such compensatory relief shall not exceed the annual\nrental charges for such legal dwelling unit.\n
N.Y. RRD Law § 173-H — New York Code / Act RRD / Article 5 / Section 173-H
Existing license, grant, franchise, permit or consent reinstated on invalidity of amendment
Status: in_force

§ 173-h. Existing license, grant, franchise, permit or consent\nreinstated on invalidity of amendment.  In the event that an amendment\nto any existing license, grant, franchise, permit or consent shall\nsubsequently be declared invalid for any reason, or in the event of the\nfailure of the approval thereof by the commissioner of transportation\nunder the transportation law, the existing license, grant, franchise,\npermit or consent amended thereby shall, by operation of law be\nreinstated in full force and with like effect as though the same had not\nbeen amended.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 5521 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 55 / Section 5521
Preferences
Status: in_force

Rule 5521. Preferences. (a) Preferences in the hearing of an appeal\nmay be granted in the discretion of the court to which the appeal is\ntaken.\n  (b) Consistent with the provisions of section one thousand one hundred\ntwelve of the family court act, appeals from orders, judgments or\ndecrees in proceedings brought pursuant to articles three, seven, ten\nand ten-A and parts one and two of article six of the family court act,\nand pursuant to sections three hundred fifty-eight-a, three hundred\neighty-three-c, three hundred eighty-four, and three hundred\neighty-four-b of the social services law, and pursuant to paragraph (d)\nof subdivision four and subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of\nsubdivision five of section eighty-nine of the public officers law,\nshall be given preference and may be brought on for argument on such\nterms and conditions as the court may direct without the necessity of a\nmotion.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 182 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 11 / Section 182
Cards to be furnished nurses; registry records
Status: in_force

§ 182. Cards to be furnished nurses; registry records. A nurses'\nregistry shall send out to practice nursing only persons duly licensed\npursuant to article one hundred thirty-nine of the education law as a\nregistered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse. Every nurses'\nregistry, before sending a person out to practice nursing, shall\ninvestigate such person's educational qualifications and verify such\nperson's licensure and current registration. At least two current\nwritten references shall be required of such person.  The record of such\ninvestigation and verification shall be kept on file in the registry.\n  Every nurses' registry that sends out any such person shall at such\ntime give to such person and send to the employer of such person a card\nstating (1) such person's name, address and salary, (2) whether such\nperson is a registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse,\n(3) the number of the current registration certificate issued to such\nperson by the education department, and (4) a statement that the record\nof such person's educational qualifications and experience in the\npractice of nursing is on file in such registry and that a copy thereof\nwill be sent to such employer on request. A copy of such card shall be\nkept on file in the registry.\n  The record of investigation and verification and the card-copy\nrequired by this section to be kept on file shall be open to inspection\nby any duly authorized agent of the university of the state of New York,\nand every nurses' registry shall furnish a complete list of its\nregistrants on request of such agent.\n
N.Y. MDW Law § 162 — New York Code / Act MDW / Article 5-A / Section 162
Single ownership
Status: in_force

§ 162. Single ownership. The owner of any site or plot upon which a\ngarden-type maisonette dwelling project is proposed to be erected shall\nexecute and file in the office of the recording officer in the county\nwhere deeds of conveyances are recorded an instrument in writing which\nshall declare that, so long as any of the buildings proposed to be\nerected remain standing, a conveyance of any part or parts of such\nproject shall, thereupon, cause all the buildings on such site or plot\nto be and become unlawful structures, and any prior certificate of\noccupancy issued for such structures shall thereupon become void.\nNothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the sale of any part\nof such project, provided, however, that the part which is so conveyed\nand the remaining part of the project shall be made to comply to all of\nthe applicable provisions of this chapter.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 901 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 9 / Section 901
Prerequisites to a class action
Status: in_force

§ 901. Prerequisites to a class action. a. One or more members of a\nclass may sue or be sued as representative parties on behalf of all if:\n  1. the class is so numerous that joinder of all members, whether\notherwise required or permitted, is impracticable;\n  2. there are questions of law or fact common to the class which\npredominate over any questions affecting only individual members;\n  3. the claims or defenses of the representative parties are typical of\nthe claims or defenses of the class;\n  4. the representative parties will fairly and adequately protect the\ninterests of the class; and\n  5. a class action is superior to other available methods for the fair\nand efficient adjudication of the controversy.\n  b. Unless a statute creating or imposing a penalty, or a minimum\nmeasure of recovery specifically authorizes the recovery thereof in a\nclass action, an action to recover a penalty, or minimum measure of\nrecovery created or imposed by statute may not be maintained as a class\naction.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 253 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 9 / Section 253
Use of toll bridge by public service corporations; conditions; powers of town board
Status: in_force

§ 253. Use of toll bridge by public service corporations; conditions;\npowers of town board. After a bridge shall be acquired by the state\nunder the provisions of this article, the same shall not be used by any\nrailroad, telephone, gas, electric light, heat or power company or any\nother public service corporation, for any purpose except upon such terms\nand the payment of such rental as shall be determined by the town board\nof the town or towns and the common council of the city or cities within\nwhich it is situated. The money received therefor shall be divided\nequally between the localities. The provisions of this section, however,\nshall not affect any existing contract for the use of such bridge by any\nsuch corporation, except that the compensation provided for such use in\nsuch existing contract shall be paid to the localities as herein\nprovided.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 139-A — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 6 / Section 139-A
Presentation of claims for torts; actions against counties
Status: in_force

§ 139-a. Presentation of claims for torts; actions against counties.\n1. Any claim including a claim specified in section one hundred\nthirty-nine of this chapter which may be made against the county for\ndamages for wrong or injury to person or property or for the death of a\nperson shall be made and served in compliance with section fifty-e of\nthe general municipal law.\n  2. Every action upon such claim shall be commenced pursuant to the\nprovisions of section fifty-i of the general municipal law.\n  3. This section shall not apply to actions upon claims for damages or\ncompensation for property taken by condemnation for any public purpose.\n
N.Y. ENG Law § 12-101-A — New York Code / Act ENG / Article 12 / Section 12-101-A
Administration
Status: in_force

§ 12-101-a. Administration. Notwithstanding any other provision of\nlaw, the New York state energy research and development authority shall\nbe deemed to have the responsibility and authority to implement the\nprovisions of this article.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 50-FF — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 3-B / Section 50-FF
Annual and special corporate meetings
Status: in_force

§ 50-ff. Annual and special corporate meetings. 1. The annual\ncorporate meeting of every church or congregation incorporated under\nthis article shall be held at the time and place fixed by its by-laws,\nor if no time and place is so fixed, then at a time and place to be\nfixed by its trustees, but to be changed only by a by-law adopted at an\nannual meeting; or if not otherwise fixed, such annual corporate meeting\nshall be held on the date said certificate of incorporation was\nexecuted, unless the same fall due on a Sunday or legal holiday in any\nyear, in which case said annual corporate meeting shall be held the day\nfollowing.\n  2. A special corporate meeting of any such church may be called by the\ntrustees thereof, on their own motion, and shall be called on the\nwritten request of at least ten qualified voters of such church.\n  3. The trustees shall cause notice of the time and place of its annual\ncorporate meeting, and the names of any trustees whose successors are to\nbe elected thereat, and if a special meeting, of the business to be\ntransacted thereat, to be publicly read by the minister of such church\nor any of the trustees thereof at a regular meeting of the church for\npublic worship, on the two successive Sundays immediately preceding such\nmeeting.\n  4. The annual corporate meeting shall be governed with respect to its\norganization and election of laymen trustees, clerk of the corporation\nand qualifications of voters (except with respect to age qualifications\nof voters as provided in section four-a) by the same provisions as set\nforth in this article for the incorporation of said church, except, that\nthe duly ordained and regularly appointed rector or vicar shall preside,\nor if there be a vacancy in such office, one of the wardens shall\npreside, the congregation in such case voting by ballot for its\npresiding officer.\n  5. The same provisions shall apply to a special corporate meeting.\n  6. At the annual corporate meeting the trustees shall cause to be\nprepared and read thereat a budget giving the approximate amount of\nmoney needed for the maintenance of worship, the administration of the\ntemporal affairs of the church and for the care of the property, and\nsuch other regular and special items as shall be brought to the\nattention of the meeting, which budget shall be discussed and decided\nupon, ratified or amended by the said meeting by majority vote, with\nample provision made to raise such funds by whatever usages the church\nshall elect.\n