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N.Y. ISC Law § 2351 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 23 / Section 2351
Homeowners' insurance policies
Status: in_force

§ 2351. Homeowners' insurance policies. (a) For the purposes of this\nsection, "homeowners insurance" means a contract of insurance insuring\nagainst the contingencies described in subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C),\nor (B) and (C) of paragraph two of subsection (a) of section three\nthousand four hundred twenty-five of this chapter and which is a\n"covered policy" of personal lines insurance as defined in such\nparagraph; provided, however, that the coverages provided under such\nsubparagraphs (B) and (C) shall not apply where the natural person does\nnot have an insurable interest in the real property, or a portion\nthereof, or the residential unit in which such person resides.\n  (b) Multi-tier programs. An insurer may make available a multi-tier\nprogram with more than one rate level in the same company for\nhomeowners' insurance in the voluntary market provided that:\n  (1) the program and the insurer's business plan encourage availability\nof homeowners' insurance in the voluntary market for insureds in high\nrisk areas, including coastal areas;\n  (2) the program is based upon mutually exclusive and objective\neligibility rules per tier, to the extent feasible; and\n  (3) credits can be applied on a per tier basis pursuant to an approved\nrating plan.\n  (c) Prior to the approval of the provision authorized in subsection\n(b) of this section, the superintendent may promulgate rules and\nregulations governing the application of such provision.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 3-115 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 3-115
Incomplete Instruments
Status: in_force

Section 3--115. Incomplete Instruments.\n  (1) When a paper whose contents at the time of signing show that it is\nintended to become an instrument is signed while still incomplete in any\nnecessary respect it cannot be enforced until completed, but when it is\ncompleted in accordance with authority given it is effective as\ncompleted.\n  (2) If the completion is unauthorized the rules as to material\nalteration apply (Section 3--407), even though the paper was not\ndelivered by the maker or drawer; but the burden of establishing that\nany completion is unauthorized is on the party so asserting.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 550.10 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 3 / Title Q / Article 550 / Section 550.10
Securing attendance of defendants; in general
Status: in_force

§ 550.10  Securing attendance of defendants; in general.\n  Depending upon the status of a criminal action pending against a\ndefendant, the geographical location of the defendant at the time and\nother factors, his attendance thereat for purposes of arraignment or\nprosecution may be secured by the following methods:\n  1.  If the defendant has never been arraigned in the action, and if he\nis at liberty within the state, his attendance may, under given\ncircumstances, be secured by a warrant of arrest, as prescribed in\narticle one hundred twenty, a superior court warrant of arrest, as\nprescribed in subdivision three of section 210.10, or a summons, as\nprescribed in article one hundred thirty.\n  2.  If the defendant has been arraigned in the action and, by virtue\nof a securing order, is either in the custody of the sheriff or at\nliberty within the state on his own recognizance or on bail, his\nattendance may be secured as follows:\n  (a)  If the defendant is confined in the custody of the sheriff, the\ncourt may direct the sheriff to produce him;\n  (b)  If the defendant is at liberty within the state as a result of an\norder releasing him on his own recognizance or on bail, the court may\nsecure his attendance by notification or by the issuance of a bench\nwarrant.\n  3. If the defendant's attendance cannot be secured by methods\ndescribed in subdivisions one and two, either because he is outside the\nstate or because he is confined in an institution within the state as a\nresult of an order issued in some other action, proceeding or matter,\nhis attendance may, under indicated circumstances, be secured by\nprocedures prescribed in the ensuing articles of this title.\n
N.Y. ACG Law § 56 — New York Code / Act ACG / Article 2 / Section 56
Abandonment of existing alternative form
Status: in_force

§ 56. Abandonment of existing alternative form. A county which shall\nhave adopted an alternative form of county government may, after the\nlapse of three years from the date such form becomes effective in the\ncounty, rescind its previous action and elect to be governed by the\nprovisions of the county law as then or thereafter in force. No such\nquestion shall be submitted more often than once in every four years.\nAll of the provisions of this chapter relating to initiating a\nproceeding for the adoption of an alternative form of county government\nand to the submission and approval of the question shall apply also to\nthe abandonment of an existing alternative form of county government as\nauthorized by this section. Any such question shall become effective, if\napproved, on the first day of January of the year specified in the\npetition or resolution, and if no year be specified, shall become\neffective on the first day of January of the second year after its\nadoption. The question shall be in substantially the following form:\n"Shall the county of (name of county) abandon its present form of county\ngovernment and be governed by the county law after January first\n(year)?"\n
N.Y. SCC Law § 94 — New York Code / Act SCC / Article 7 / Section 94
Water works
Status: in_force

§ 94. Water works. In case the city owns and operates a system of\nmunicipal water works, the commissioner of public works shall appoint,\nto hold office during his pleasure, a superintendent of water works, who\nshall have, under the direction of the commissioner, the supervision,\ncare, management and control of the water department and water-works\nsystem of the city.  It shall be the duty of the commissioner of public\nworks to see that the city has an abundant supply of pure and wholesome\nwater for public and private use; to devise plans and sources of water\nsupply; to plan and supervise the construction, maintenance and\nextension of the water system and the distribution of water throughout\nthe city; to protect it from contamination; to prescribe rules and\nregulations for its use, which, when ratified and approved by the common\ncouncil, shall have the same force and effect as city ordinances. He\nshall have power, with the assent of the board of estimate and\napportionment, to establish rates of rents to be charged and paid\nannually for the supply of water or for the benefits resulting\ntherefrom, to be called water rents, which shall be apportioned to the\ndifferent classes of buildings in the city in reference to their\ndimensions and the ordinary uses of water for the same, and to different\nlots, as may be practicable, and from time to time to modify and amend,\nincrease or diminish such rates and to extend them to other descriptions\nof buildings, lots, establishments and uses. He shall also have power,\nwith like assent, to establish rates for the use of water in buildings,\nestablishments, trades and other purposes in or for which water is\nconsumed beyond the quantity required for ordinary purposes, and may\nrequire the same paid to him in advance, at the rates thus established,\nbefore permission to use such extra quantity of water shall be given.\n
N.Y. SOS Law § 20-A — New York Code / Act SOS / Article 2 / Section 20-A
Local personnel; limitations on department's power
Status: in_force

§ 20-a.  Local personnel; limitations on department's power.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter, the board,\nthe commissioner or the department, acting singly or in unison, shall\nnot have the power, directly or indirectly to prescribe the number of\npersons to be employed in any social services district providing the\ndistrict complies with the minimum federal standards relating thereto.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 457 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 16 / Section 457
Relocation of magazines
Status: in_force

§ 457. Relocation of magazines. 1. When any magazine is moved from the\nlocation for which it was certified according to section four hundred\nfifty-six of this article, and the magazine is or is intended to be used\nfor the storage of explosives and will be in the new location for more\nthan twenty-four hours, the commissioner shall be notified as to the new\nlocation of the magazine. Such notification shall be made no later than\none business day prior to the move. The notification shall contain all\nof the information required by the commissioner.\n  2. The provisions of subdivision one of this section shall not apply\nwhere the relocation has been ordered by police, fire or other\nauthorized emergency personnel, or where the continued storage in the\ncurrent location would constitute a threat to life or property. In such\ncases the commissioner shall be notified as soon as practicable after\nthe relocation but in no case more than two business days following such\nrelocation.\n  3. When a magazine is abandoned, sold or removed from service, the\ncertificate holder shall notify the commissioner no later than three\nbusiness days from the date of such action and shall surrender the\ncertificate to the commissioner.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 4-108 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 4-108
Delays
Status: in_force

Section 4--108. Delays.\n  (1) Unless otherwise instructed, a collecting bank in a good faith\neffort to secure payment may, in the case of specific items and with or\nwithout the approval of any person involved, waive, modify or extend\ntime limits imposed or permitted by this Act for a period not in excess\nof an additional banking day without discharge of secondary parties and\nwithout liability to its transferor or any prior party.\n  (2) Delay by a collecting bank or payor bank beyond time limits\nprescribed or permitted by this Act or by instructions is excused if\ncaused by interruption of communication facilities, suspension of\npayments by another bank, war, emergency conditions or other\ncircumstances beyond the control of the bank provided it exercises such\ndiligence as the circumstances require.\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 1607 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 16 / Section 1607
Prosecutions and immunity
Status: in_force

§ 1607. Prosecutions and immunity.\n  (a) The attorney general may prosecute every person charged with the\ncommission of a criminal offense arising from the violation of any\nprovision of this article. In all such proceedings, the attorney general\nmay appear in person or by his deputy before any court of record or any\ngrand jury and exercise all the powers and perform all the duties in\nrespect of such actions or proceedings which the district attorney would\notherwise be authorized or required to exercise or perform; or the\nattorney general may in his discretion transmit evidence, proof and\ninformation as to such offense to the district attorney of the county or\ncounties in which the alleged violation has occurred, and every district\nattorney to whom such evidence, proof and information is so transmitted\nshall forthwith proceed to prosecute any corporation, company,\nassociation, or officer, manager or agent thereof, or any firm or person\ncharged with such violation. In any such proceeding, wherein the\nattorney general has appeared either in person or by deputy, the\ndistrict attorney shall only exercise such powers and perform such\nduties as are required of him by the attorney general or the deputy\nattorney general so appearing.\n  (b) Upon any investigation before the attorney general or his deputy\nor other officer designated by him, or in any criminal proceeding before\nany court, magistrate or grand jury, pursuant to or for a violation of\nany of the provisions of this article, the attorney general, his deputy\nor other officer designated by him, or the court, magistrate or grand\njury, may confer immunity in accordance with the provisions of section\n50.20 of the criminal procedure law.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 126 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 9-A / Section 126
Purchase or selling partially used non-transferable railroad tickets, a misdemeanor
Status: in_force

§ 126. Purchase or selling partially used non-transferable railroad\ntickets, a misdemeanor.  It shall be unlawful for any person,\nassociation of persons, firm or corporation to buy or sell the unused\nportions of non-transferable railroad tickets, the use of which is\nrestricted to the original purchasers thereof by the railroad company\nissuing the same, or to act as vendor or broker of partially used\nnon-transferable railroad tickets or to solicit personally or by sign or\nadvertisement or in any other manner to aid in the sale or purchase of\npartially used non-transferable railroad tickets. Any person violating\nany of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 310.2 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 310.2
Speedy trial
Status: in_force

§ 310.2. Speedy trial. After a petition has been filed, or upon the\nsigning of an order of removal pursuant to section 725.05 of the\ncriminal procedure law, the respondent is entitled to a speedy\nfact-finding hearing.\n
N.Y. PML Law § 249 — New York Code / Act PML / Article 2 / Section 249
Pari-mutuel employees to be citizens and residents
Status: in_force

§ 249. Pari-mutuel employees to be citizens and residents. At least\neighty-five per centum of the persons employed each day by a racing\ncorporation conducting a race meeting, to operate or assist in the\noperation of its pari-mutuel system of betting shall be citizens of the\nUnited States and residents of the state of New York for at least two\nyears preceding the date of their employment. Each person, prior to his\nemployment by a racing corporation, shall be required to execute and\nsubmit to such racing corporation a duly verified affidavit setting\nforth his qualifications for employment pursuant to the provisions of\nthis section.\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 25.17 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title G / Article 25 / Section 25.17
Supervision and regulation
Status: in_force

* § 25.17. Supervision and regulation. The secretary of state shall\nhave power, upon complaint of any person or on his or her own\ninitiative, to investigate the business, business practices and business\nmethods of any such licensee which relates to this state's or any other\nstate's ticket resale law, or in regards to ticket resale practices\ngenerally. Each such licensee shall be obliged, on the reasonable\nrequest of the secretary of state, to supply such information as may be\nrequired concerning his or her business, business practices or business\nmethods provided that the information requested is related to the\ncomplaint which forms the basis of such investigation. Each operator of\nany place of entertainment shall also be obliged, on request of the\nsecretary of state, to supply such information as may be required\nconcerning the business, business practices or business methods of any\nlicensee provided that the information requested is related to the\ncomplaint which forms the basis of such investigation. The secretary of\nstate shall have the power to promulgate such rules and regulations as\nmay be deemed necessary for the enforcement of this article.\n  * NB Effective until July 1, 2027\n  * § 25.17. Removal of office. If the holder of an unexpired license or\ncertificate issued pursuant to this article shall remove the office,\nbranch office, bureau, agency or sub-agency to a place other than that\ndescribed in the license or certificate, he shall within the twenty-four\nhours immediately following such removal, give written notice of such\nremoval to such commissioner, which notice shall describe the premises\nto which such removal is made and the date on which it was made, and\nsend such license or certificate to such commissioner, at his office in\nthe political subdivision, and such commissioner shall cause to be\nwritten or stamped across the face of such license or certificate a\nstatement to the effect that the holder of such license has removed on\nthe date stated in such written notice such principal office, branch\noffice, bureau, agency or sub-agency from the place originally described\nin such license or certificate to the place described in such written\nnotice, and such license or certificate with the endorsement thereon\nshall be returned to the licensee named therein. No tickets, or evidence\nor tokens thereof, shall be sold at any place other than places for\nwhich a license or certificate provided for by this article has been\nissued and posted.\n  * NB Effective July 1, 2027\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 103-A — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5-A / Section 103-A
Ground for cancellation of contract by municipal corporations and fire districts
Status: in_force

§ 103-a. Ground for cancellation of contract by municipal corporations\nand fire districts.  A clause shall be inserted in all specifications or\ncontracts made or awarded by a municipal corporation or any public\ndepartment, agency or official thereof on or after the first day of\nJuly, nineteen hundred fifty-nine or by a fire district or any agency or\nofficial thereof on or after the first day of September, nineteen\nhundred sixty, for work or services performed or to be performed, or\ngoods sold or to be sold, to provide that upon the refusal of a person,\nwhen called before a grand jury, head of a state department, temporary\nstate commission or other state agency, the organized crime task force\nin the department of law, head of a city department, or other city\nagency, which is empowered to compel the attendance of witnesses and\nexamine them under oath, to testify in an investigation concerning any\ntransaction or contract had with the state, any political subdivision\nthereof, a public authority or with any public department, agency or\nofficial of the state or of any political subdivision thereof or of a\npublic authority, to sign a waiver of immunity against subsequent\ncriminal prosecution or to answer any relevant question concerning such\ntransaction or contract,\n  (a) such person, and any firm, partnership or corporation of which he\nis a member, partner, director or officer shall be disqualified from\nthereafter selling to or submitting bids to or receiving awards from or\nentering into any contracts with any municipal corporation or fire\ndistrict, or any public department, agency or official thereof, for\ngoods, work or services, for a period of five years after such refusal,\nand to provide also that\n  (b) any and all contracts made with any municipal corporation or any\npublic department, agency or official thereof on or after the first day\nof July, nineteen hundred fifty-nine or with any fire district or any\nagency or official thereof on or after the first day of September,\nnineteen hundred sixty, by such person, and by any firm, partnership, or\ncorporation of which he is a member, partner, director or officer may be\ncancelled or terminated by the municipal corporation or fire district\nwithout incurring any penalty or damages on account of such cancellation\nor termination, but any monies owing by the municipal corporation or\nfire district for goods delivered or work done prior to the cancellation\nor termination shall be paid.\n  The provisions of this section as in force and effect prior to the\nfirst day of September, nineteen hundred sixty, shall apply to\nspecifications or contracts made or awarded by a municipal corporation\non or after the first day of July, nineteen hundred fifty-nine, but\nprior to the first day of September, nineteen hundred sixty.\n
N.Y. PEP Law § 447 — New York Code / Act PEP / Article 10-B / Section 447
Enforcement; penalties
Status: in_force

§ 447. Enforcement; penalties. Whenever there shall be a violation of\nthis article, an application may be made by the attorney general in the\nname of the people of the state of New York to a court or justice having\njurisdiction by a special proceeding to issue an injunction, and upon\nnotice to the defendant of not less than five days, to enjoin and\nrestrain the continuance of such violations; and if it shall appear to\nthe satisfaction of the court or justice that the defendant has, in\nfact, violated this article, an injunction may be issued by such court\nor justice, enjoining and restraining any further violation, without\nrequiring proof that any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged\nthereby. In any such proceeding, the court may make allowances to the\nattorney general as provided in paragraph six of subdivision (a) of\nsection eighty-three hundred three of the civil practice law and rules,\nand direct restitution. Whenever the court shall determine that a\nviolation of this article has occurred, the court may impose a civil\npenalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each violation. In\nconnection with any such proposed application, the attorney general is\nauthorized to take proof and make a determination of the relevant facts\nand to issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and\nrules.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 5034 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 50-A / Section 5034
Failure to make payment
Status: in_force

§ 5034. Failure to make payment. If at any time following entry of\njudgment, a judgment debtor fails for any reason to make a payment in a\ntimely fashion according to the terms of this article, the judgment\ncreditor may petition the court which rendered the original judgment for\nan order requiring payment by the judgment debtor of the outstanding\npayments in a lump sum. In calculating the amount of the lump sum\njudgment, the court shall total the remaining periodic payments due and\nowing to the judgment creditor, as calculated pursuant to subdivision\n(e) of section five thousand thirty-one of this article, and shall not\nconvert these amounts to their present value. The court may also require\nthe payment of interest on the outstanding judgment.\n