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N.Y. EXC Law § 412 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 19-A / Section 412
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 412. Definitions. As used in this article,\n  1. "Office" shall mean the office of children and family services\nestablished in the department of family assistance by chapter four\nhundred thirty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-seven.\n  2. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of children and family\nservices, designated as the head of the office of children and family\nservices by chapter four hundred thirty-six of the laws of nineteen\nhundred ninety-seven.\n  3. "Youth" shall mean any person under twenty-one years of age.\n  4. "Municipality" shall mean a county, or a city having a population\nof one million or more.\n  5. "Youth development program" shall mean a local program designed to\naccomplish the broad purposes of this article subject to the rules and\nregulations of the office; provided however, the term "youth development\nprogram" shall not include approved runaway programs or transitional\nindependent living support programs as such terms are defined in section\nfive hundred thirty-two-a of this chapter.\n  6. "State aid" shall mean payments by the state to a municipality for\nor toward the cost of establishment, operation and/or maintenance of\napproved youth programs in accordance with the provisions of this\narticle.\n  7. "Youth board" shall mean the citizen board of a youth bureau.\n  8. "Municipal youth bureau" shall mean either:\n  a. In a city having a population of one million or more, the New York\nCity department of youth and community development, or a successor\nentity;\n  b. A youth bureau that engages in activities, including, but not\nlimited to, the operation, administration or monitoring of youth\ndevelopment programs, throughout a particular county; or\n  c. A youth bureau that engages in activities, including, but not\nlimited to, the operation, administration or monitoring of youth\ndevelopment programs, throughout two or more particular counties, in\naccordance with subdivision five of section four hundred twenty-two of\nthis article.\n  9. "Local youth bureau" shall mean a youth bureau, not included within\nthe definition of municipal youth bureau pursuant to subdivision eight\nof this section, that engages in activities, including, but not limited\nto, the operation, administration or monitoring of youth development\nprograms, throughout a particular village, town or city.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 77-D — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5 / Section 77-D
Traveling expenses for applicants for public employment
Status: in_force

§ 77-d. Traveling expenses for applicants for public employment.  The\ngoverning board of each county, city, town, village, school district,\nfire district or other district corporation may, by local law, ordinance\nor resolution, authorize the payment of the actual and necessary travel\nexpenses, including meals and lodging, of an applicant for any office or\nposition in the service of such county, city, town, village, school\ndistrict, fire district or district corporation.  Such payment shall be\ndeemed a purpose of the county, city, town, village, school district,\nfire district, or other district corporation and shall be a charge\nagainst the taxable property within each such county, city, town,\nvillage, school district, fire district or district corporation.\nHowever, in the event taxes are levied upon taxable property of an area\nof less than an entire city, county, town or village for the\ncompensation or salary of such office or position, the expense incurred\nunder this section shall be a charge against such area and shall be\nlevied and collected from the taxable property thereof.\n
N.Y. EDP Law § 303 — New York Code / Act EDP / Article 3 / Section 303
Offer
Status: in_force

§ 303. Offer. The condemnor shall establish an amount which it\nbelieves to represent just compensation for the real property to be\nacquired.  The condemnor shall make a written offer to acquire the\nproperty for one hundred per centum of the valuation so established. In\nno event shall such amount be less than the condemnor's highest approved\nappraisal. Wherever practicable, the condemnor shall make the offer\nprior to acquiring the property and shall also wherever practicable,\ninclude within the offer an itemization of the total direct, the total\nseverance or consequential damages and benefits as each may apply to the\nproperty.\n
N.Y. ACG Law § 250 — New York Code / Act ACG / Article 6 / Section 250
Department of finance
Status: in_force

§ 250. Department of finance. The head of the department of finance\nshall be the director of finance, except that in counties adopting the\ncounty administrator form, the head of the department shall be the\ncounty treasurer. The director of finance shall be appointed as provided\nin section two hundred two. In counties adopting the county manager\nform, the county director form or the county president form, the office\nof county treasurer is abolished and the functions, powers and duties of\nthe office, except as otherwise expressly provided, shall devolve upon\nthe department of finance. In a county in which the office of county\ntreasurer is abolished, the county treasurer in office at the time the\nalternative form becomes effective in the county, shall perform the\nduties of director of finance, unless a vacancy otherwise occurs, until\nthe expiration of the term for which he was elected county treasurer.\nWhenever in this chapter the term "director of finance" is used, it\nshall be deemed to mean and to refer to the county treasurer in counties\nadopting the county administrator form of government.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 506 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 5 / Section 506
Where special proceeding commenced
Status: in_force

§ 506. Where special proceeding commenced. (a) Generally. Unless\notherwise prescribed in subdivision (b) or in the law authorizing the\nproceeding, a special proceeding may be commenced in any county within\nthe judicial district where the proceeding is triable.\n  (b) Proceeding against body or officer. A proceeding against a body or\nofficer shall be commenced in any county within the judicial district\nwhere the respondent made the determination complained of or refused to\nperform the duty specifically enjoined upon him by law, or where the\nproceedings were brought or taken in the course of which the matter\nsought to be restrained originated, or where the material events\notherwise took place, or where the principal office of the respondent is\nlocated, except that\n  1. a proceeding against a justice of the supreme court or a judge of a\ncounty court or the court of general sessions shall be commenced in the\nappellate division in the judicial department where the action, in the\ncourse of which the matter sought to be enforced or restrained\noriginated, is triable, unless a term of the appellate division in that\ndepartment is not in session, in which case the proceeding may be\ncommenced in the appellate division in an adjoining judicial department;\nand\n  2. a proceeding against the regents of the university of the state of\nNew York, the commissioner of education, the commissioner of taxation\nand finance, the tax appeals tribunal except as provided in section two\nthousand sixteen of the tax law, the public service commission, the\ncommissioner or the department of transportation relating to articles\nthree, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine or ten of the transportation\nlaw or to the railroad law, the water resources board, the comptroller\nor the department of agriculture and markets, shall be commenced in the\nsupreme court, Albany county.\n  3. notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph two of this\nsubdivision, a proceeding against the commissioner of education pursuant\nto section forty-four hundred four of the education law may be commenced\nin the supreme court in the county of residence of the petitioner.\n  4. a proceeding against the New York city tax appeals tribunal\nestablished by section one hundred sixty-eight of the New York city\ncharter shall be commenced in the appellate division of the supreme\ncourt, first department.\n  5. a proceeding challenging apportionment by the legislature shall be\ncommenced in the supreme court in any of the following designated\ncounties in a judicial department where at least one petitioner resides:\n  (i) first judicial department: New York county;\n  (ii) second judicial department: Westchester county;\n  (iii) third judicial department: Albany county; or\n  (iv) fourth judicial department: Erie county.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 3600 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 36 / Section 3600
Declaration of legislative findings and intent
Status: in_force

§ 3600. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. The\nlegislature hereby finds and declares that the provision of high quality\nhome care services to residents of New York state is a priority concern.\nExpanding these services to make them available throughout the state as\na viable part of the health care system and as an alternative to\ninstitutional care should be a primary focus of the state's actions.\n  Home health care has only recently been recognized legislatively as an\nintegral part of the health care delivery system and has proven to have\nan important and valuable role in patient care. The certified home\nhealth agencies render a coordinated array of services to patients in\ntheir homes, thereby avoiding prolonged institutionalization,\nconcomitant high costs and associated adverse social and medical\nimplications.\n  The legislature intends that there be a public commitment to the\nappropriate provision and expansion of services rendered to the\nresidents of the state by certified home health agencies, to the\nmaintenance of a consistently high level of services by all home care\nservices agencies, to the central collection and public accessibility of\ninformation concerning all organized home care services, and to the\nadequate regulation and coordination of existing home care services.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 1003 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 25 / Section 1003
Time of taking effect
Status: in_force

§ 1003. Time of taking effect. 1. The provisions of sections three\nhundred fifty, three hundred fifty-one, three hundred fifty-two, three\nhundred fifty-three, three hundred fifty-four, three hundred fifty-five,\nthree hundred fifty-six, three hundred fifty-seven, three hundred\nfifty-eight, three hundred fifty-nine, three hundred sixty, three\nhundred sixty-one, three hundred sixty-five, three hundred sixty-seven,\nthree hundred sixty-nine, three hundred seventy-one, three hundred\nseventy-two, three hundred seventy-three, three hundred seventy-four,\nthree hundred seventy-five, three hundred seventy-six, three hundred\neighty and three hundred eighty-one shall take effect July first,\nnineteen hundred fifty.\n  2. All other provisions of this chapter shall take effect January\nfirst, nineteen hundred fifty-one.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 843 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 8 / Part 4 / Section 843
Rules of court
Status: in_force

§ 843. Rules of court. Rules of court shall define permissible terms\nand conditions of any order issued under section eight hundred\nforty-one, paragraphs (b), (c) and (d).\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 152 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 5 / Section 152
Publishing calendars in Erie county
Status: in_force

§ 152. Publishing calendars in Erie county.  The board of supervisors\nof the county of Erie may exercise from time to time the power to\ndesignate as hereafter provided a daily newspaper published in the city\nof Buffalo in which shall be printed day calendars of the courts of\nrecord held in and for the county of Erie as may be specified by the\nclerks of such courts respectively under the orders of such courts. Said\nboard of supervisors is hereby further authorized to contract with the\nlowest responsible bidder among the daily newspapers published within\nthe city of Buffalo from year to year for the publication of said day\ncalendars by such duly designated newspaper as hereinbefore provided.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 3213 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 32 / Section 3213
Payment of proceeds
Status: in_force

§ 3213. Payment of proceeds. Where the proceeds of a policy of life\ninsurance delivered or issued for delivery in this state are payable,\naccording to its terms, to two or more beneficiaries without designation\nof their respective interests, the proceeds shall be paid to such\nbeneficiaries in equal portions.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 5901 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 59 / Section 5901
Title and purpose
Status: in_force

§ 5901. Title and purpose. This article may be cited as the "risk\nretention groups and purchasing groups act." The purpose of this article\nis to regulate the formation and/or operation in this state of risk\nretention groups and purchasing groups formed pursuant to the provisions\nof the federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 (Public Law 99 -\n563), to the extent permitted by such law.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 1043 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 10 / Part 4 / Section 1043
Hearings not open to the public
Status: in_force

§ 1043. Hearings not open to the public.  The general public may be\nexcluded from any hearing under this article and only such persons and\nthe representatives of authorized agencies admitted thereto as have an\ninterest in the case.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 390 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 12 / Section 390
Equal access to court proceedings for deaf or hard of hearing person
Status: in_force

§ 390. Equal access to court proceedings for deaf or hard of hearing\nperson. 1. Whenever any deaf or hard of hearing person is a party to a\nlegal proceeding of any nature, or a witness or juror or prospective\njuror therein, the court in all instances shall appoint a qualified\ninterpreter who is certified by a recognized national or New York state\ncredentialing authority as approved by the chief administrator of the\ncourts to interpret the proceeding to, and the testimony of, such deaf\nor hard of hearing person; provided, however, where compliance with this\nsection would cause unreasonable delay in court proceedings, the court\nshall be authorized to temporarily appoint an interpreter who is\notherwise qualified to interpret the proceedings to, and the testimony\nof, such deaf or hard of hearing person until a certified interpreter is\navailable. In any criminal action in a state-funded court, the court\nshall also appoint such an interpreter to interpret the proceedings to a\ndeaf or hard of hearing person who is the victim of the crime or may\nappoint such interpreter for the deaf or hard of hearing members of the\nimmediate family (parent or spouse) of a victim of the crime when\nspecifically requested to do so by such victim or family member. The fee\nfor all such interpreting services shall be a charge upon the state at\nrates of compensation established by rule of the chief administrator;\nexcept that where such interpreting services are rendered in a justice\ncourt, the fee therefor shall be paid as provided by law in effect on\nJuly first, nineteen hundred ninety-one.\n  2. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this\nsection, a court may, upon request of a deaf or hard of hearing person\nor upon its own motion, and in lieu of appointing an interpreter as\notherwise required in such subdivision one, provide an assistive\nlistening device, a stenographer who can furnish communication access\nreal-time translation or any other appropriate auxiliary aid or service.\n  (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms shall have\nthe following meanings:\n  (i) "Stenographer" means any individual who fulfills the requirements\nof section two hundred ninety-one of this chapter.\n  (ii) "Communication access real-time translation (CART)" means the\ninstantaneous translation of everything that is spoken in the court room\nvia a real-time feed, which by means of software converts shorthand\ntranscription into real-time captioning immediately which can be\ndisplayed on a computer or monitor.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 8014 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 80 / Section 8014
Collection of sheriff's fees on execution
Status: in_force

§ 8014. Collection of sheriff's fees on execution. The fees of a\nsheriff, upon an execution against property, which are not required by\nstatute to be paid by a particular person and which are not included in\nthe bill of costs of the party in whose favor the execution is issued,\nshall be collected by virtue of the execution in the same manner as the\nsum therein directed to be collected.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 160-A — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 6-E / Section 160-A
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 160-a. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms\nshall mean:\n  1. "Analysis" is a study of real estate or real property other than\nestimating value.\n  2. "Appraisal" or "real estate appraisal" means an analysis, opinion\nor conclusion relating to the nature, quality, value or utility of\nspecified interests in, or aspects of, identified real estate. An\nappraisal may be classified by subject matter into either a valuation or\nan analysis.\n  3. "Appraisal report" means any written communication of an appraisal.\n  4. "Board" means the state board of real estate appraisal established\npursuant to the provisions of section one hundred sixty-c of this\narticle.\n  5. (a) "Certified appraisal" or "certified appraisal report" means an\nappraisal or appraisal report given or signed and certified as such by a\ncertified real estate appraiser. When identifying an appraisal or\nappraisal report as "certified", the state certified real estate\nappraiser must indicate which type of certification is held. A certified\nappraisal or appraisal report represents to the public that it meets the\nappraisal standards defined in this article.\n  (b) "Licensed appraisal" or "licensed appraisal report" means an\nappraisal or appraisal report given or signed and authenticated as such\nby a licensed real estate appraiser. A licensing appraisal or appraisal\nreport represents to the public that it meets the appraisal standards as\nprescribed by the board.\n  6. (a) "State certified real estate appraiser" means a person who\ndevelops and communicates real estate appraisal and who holds a current,\nvalid certificate issued to him or her for either general or residential\nreal estate under the provisions of this article.\n  (b) "State licensed real estate appraiser" means a person who develops\nand communicates real property appraisals and who holds a current valid\nlicense issued to him or her for residential real property under the\nprovisions of this article.\n  (c) "State licensed real estate appraiser assistant" means a person\nwho assists and is supervised by a state certified real estate appraiser\nand who holds a current valid license issued to him or her under the\nprovisions of this article.\n  7. "Department" shall mean the department of state.\n  8."Real estate" means an identified parcel or tract of land, including\nimprovements, if any.\n  9. "Real property" means one or more defined interests, benefits and\nrights inherent in the ownership of real estate.\n  10. "Valuation" is an estimate of the value of real estate or real\nproperty.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 66-K — New York Code / Act STF / Article 5-A / Section 66-K
Certificates of participation; reallocation requirements
Status: in_force

§ 66-k. Certificates of participation; reallocation requirements. 1.\nThis section shall not apply to appropriations made to units of the\nstate university or the city university of New York.\n  2. In those cases where funds have been appropriated to a state\ndepartment or agency for the outright purchase of equipment, and when\nwith the approval of the director of the budget and the state\ncomptroller, a contract is entered into for the lease purchase or\ninstallment purchase of equipment and the lease purchase or installment\npurchase agreement is financed or will be financed by the issuance of\ncertificates of participation pursuant to this article, the director of\nthe budget shall notify the chairs of the senate finance committee and\nthe assembly ways and means committee of the director of the budget's\nand the state comptroller's approval of such contract.\n  3. If the outright purchase cost of the equipment is two million\ndollars or more, the balance of the appropriation for the outright\nequipment purchase not necessary to pay lease purchase or installment\npurchase payments in the then current fiscal year for the equipment\nshall be unallocated by the director of the budget and may be\nreallocated by the director of the budget only in accordance with the\nfollowing procedures, and subject to the following conditions and\nlimitations:\n  (a) The chief executive officer of the department or agency to which\nthe appropriation is provided, shall request allocation of the balance\nor portion of the balance by providing a statement to the director of\nthe budget and the chairs of the senate finance committee and the\nassembly ways and means committee certifying to the following (i) the\namount of the requested allocation, (ii) the purpose of the allocation,\nand (iii) the necessary nature of the expenditures.\n  (b) The director of the budget may allocate the monies requested only\nafter receiving notification of approval for the allocation from the\nchairs of the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means\ncommittee.\n  4. If the outright purchase cost of the equipment is less than two\nmillion dollars, the balance of the appropriation for the outright\nequipment purchase not necessary to pay lease purchase or installment\npurchase payments in the then current fiscal year for the equipment may\nbe reallocated by the director of the budget with notification as soon\nas practicable after such reallocation to the chairs of the senate\nfinance committee and the assembly ways and means committee of the\npurpose of the expenditures for which the allocation is made.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 140.30 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title H / Article 140 / Section 140.30
Arrest without a warrant; by any person; when and where authorized
Status: in_force

§ 140.30 Arrest without a warrant; by any person; when and where\n             authorized.\n  1.  Subject to the provisions of subdivision two, any person may\narrest another person (a) for a felony when the latter has in fact\ncommitted such felony, and (b) for any offense when the latter has in\nfact committed such offense in his presence.\n  2.  Such an arrest, if for a felony, may be made anywhere in the\nstate.  If the arrest is for an offense other than a felony, it may be\nmade only in the county in which such offense was committed.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 106-A — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5-A / Section 106-A
Service charge for receiving, handling and disbursing funds and coupons
Status: in_force

§ 106-a. Service charge for receiving, handling and disbursing funds\nand coupons. The fiscal officer of the political subdivision or of a\ndistrict therein shall impose upon each contractor such service charge\nfor receiving, handling and disbursing funds and coupons pursuant to\nsection one hundred six of this article as the local governing body of\nthe political subdivision may provide by local law or ordinance. Such\nservice charge shall not exceed a reasonable amount which is generally\nconsistent with charges by a bank or trust company for such a service.\nThis section shall not apply where a political subdivision or district\ntherein has entered into an agreement with a bank or trust company\npursuant to section one hundred six of this article.\n