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N.Y. LAB Law § 222-A — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 8 / Section 222-A
Prevention of dust hazard in public works
Status: in_force

§ 222-a. Prevention of dust hazard in public works. In the\nconstruction of public works by the state or a public benefit\ncorporation or a municipal corporation or a commission appointed\npursuant to law wherein a harmful dust hazard is created for which\nappliances or methods for the elimination of harmful dust have been\napproved by the board of standards and appeals, a provision shall be\ninserted in each contract for the construction of such work requiring\nthe installation, maintenance and effective operation of such appliances\nand methods, and a further provision shall be inserted in such contract\nthat if this section is not complied with, the contract shall be void.\nIn the construction of public works performed directly by the state or a\npublic benefit corporation or a municipal corporation or a commission\nappointed pursuant to law wherein a harmful dust hazard is created for\nwhich appliances or methods for the elimination of silica dust or other\nharmful dust have been approved by the board of standards and appeals,\nthe department, board or officer in the state, public benefit\ncorporation, or municipal corporation or commission or board appointed\npursuant to law, having jurisdiction over the construction of such work\nshall provide for the effective use of such approved appliances or\nmethods in connection therewith. A violation of this section shall\nconstitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more\nthan five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than one\nyear, or by both fine and imprisonment.\n
N.Y. PTR Law § 121-301 — New York Code / Act PTR / Article 8-A / Section 121-301
Admission of limited partners
Status: in_force

§ 121-301. Admission of limited partners. (a) A person becomes a\nlimited partner on the later of:\n  (1) the effective date of the original certificate of limited\npartnership; or\n  (2) the date as of which the person becomes a limited partner pursuant\nto the partnership agreement; provided, however, that if such date is\nnot ascertainable, the date stated in the records of the limited\npartnership.\n  (b) After the effective date of a limited partnership's original\ncertificate of limited partnership, a person may be admitted as a\nlimited partner:\n  (1) in the case of a person acquiring a partnership interest directly\nfrom the limited partnership, upon compliance with the partnership\nagreement or, if the partnership agreement does not so provide, upon the\nwritten consent of all partners; and\n  (2) in the case of an assignee of a partnership interest of a partner\nwho has the power, as provided in section 121-704 of this article, to\ngrant the assignee the right to become a limited partner, upon the\nexercise of that power and compliance with any conditions limiting the\ngrant or exercise of the power.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 661 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 22 / Part 4 / Section 661
Change of election
Status: in_force

§ 661. Change of election. Any election expressly authorized by this\narticle may be changed on such terms and conditions as the tax\ncommission may prescribe by regulation.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 6606 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 66 / Section 6606
Reinsurance
Status: in_force

§ 6606. Reinsurance. (a) (1) Subject to the provisions of section six\nthousand six hundred ten of this article, any co-operative\nproperty/casualty insurance company shall have the power, whether or not\nexpressed in its charter, to accept reinsurance of the kind or kinds of\ninsurance it is licensed to do directly, and to cede reinsurance subject\nto applicable provisions of section one thousand three hundred eight of\nthis chapter.\n  (2) Unless otherwise permitted by the superintendent, an assessment\ncorporation may assume reinsurance only from other authorized assessment\ncorporations but may cede reinsurance to any other licensed insurer if\nsuch insurer is authorized to reinsure such kind or kinds of insurance\nin this state or to an accredited reinsurer, as defined in subsection\n(a) of section one hundred seven of this chapter.\n  (3) Any co-operative property/casualty insurance company may assume\nreinsurance on property located wholly or partially without the\nterritory in which it is licensed to do a direct writing business\nprovided, however, that an assessment corporation may only assume\nreinsurance on property located in the state of New York with the\nexception of the counties of New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx and\nRichmond.\n  (b) Every assessment corporation doing business as a direct writer,\nwhich assumes reinsurance, may, in levying assessments on its members,\nassess ceding insurer members as a separate group on the basis of actual\nor estimated experience in that classification.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 113 — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 6 / Section 113
Reparations and refunds
Status: in_force

§ 113. Reparations and refunds. 1. Whenever a public utility company,\non its own initiative, shall file with the commission a schedule stating\nan increased rate or charge, and the commission shall enter upon a\nhearing concerning the propriety of such increased rate or charge, the\ncommission shall by order require the interested company to keep\naccurate account during the pendency of the hearing, in detail, of all\namounts received by reason of such increase, or by reason of an increase\nreceived as a result of the establishment of temporary rates by the\ncommission specifying by whom and in whose behalf such amounts are paid,\nand upon completion of the hearing and decision shall, by order require\nthe interested company to refund or issue a credit in a manner\nprescribed by the commission, with interest, on or before a day fixed in\nthe order, to the customers in whose behalf such amounts were paid to\nthe extent practicable and otherwise to the class of customers in whose\nbehalf such amounts were paid, such portion of such increased rates or\ncharges as by its decision shall be found not justified, provided,\nhowever, that the commission may waive such refund requirement where the\ncost of making such refund exceeds the total amount of such refund or\nupon a finding that requiring such refunds would impair the financial\nintegrity of the company. In the case of temporary rates, the commission\nmay by order authorize appropriate reparation to the company if such\ntemporary rates were found inadequate. If the corporation does not\ncomply with such order within the time limited therein, any person or\npersons for whose benefit such order was made may, within one year from\nthe date of the order but not after, bring action in a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction to recover the money to which he or they are\nentitled under said order. In any such action a copy of the order of the\ncommission duly certified shall be prima facie evidence of the facts set\nforth in the order. The commission after reasonable notice to the\ncompany interested may, by order, direct the company to issue and\ndeliver to shippers or consumers, tickets, printed slips or tokens\nspecifying the excess received by the company over rates existing prior\nto the filing of the schedule.\n  2. Whenever any public utility company or municipality, whose rates\nare subject to the jurisdiction of the commission, shall receive any\nrefund of amounts charged and collected from it by any source, the\ncommission shall have power after a hearing, upon its own motion, upon\ncomplaint or upon the application of such public utility company or\nmunicipality, to determine whether or not such refund should be passed\non, in whole or in part, to the consumers of such public utility company\nor municipality and to order such public utility company or municipality\nto pass such refunds on to its consumers, in the manner and to the\nextent determined just and reasonable by the commission.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 130.30 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title H / Article 130 / Section 130.30
Summons; when issuable
Status: in_force

§ 130.30 Summons; when issuable.\n  A local criminal court or youth part of the superior court may issue a\nsummons in any case in which, pursuant to section 120.20, it is\nauthorized to issue a warrant of arrest based upon an information, a\nprosecutor's information, a felony complaint or a misdemeanor complaint.\nIf such information, prosecutor's information, felony complaint or\nmisdemeanor complaint is not sufficient on its face as prescribed in\nsection 100.40, and if the court is satisfied that on the basis of the\navailable facts or evidence it would be impossible to draw and file an\nauthorized accusatory instrument that is sufficient on its face, the\ncourt must dismiss the accusatory instrument. A superior court may issue\na summons in any case in which, pursuant to section 210.10, it is\nauthorized to issue a warrant of arrest based upon an indictment.\n
N.Y. LLC Law § 213 — New York Code / Act LLC / Article 2 / Section 213
Authorization of amendment of articles of organization
Status: in_force

§ 213. Authorization of amendment of articles of organization.  (a)\nExcept as provided in the operating agreement, an amendment of the\narticles of organization shall be authorized by at least a majority in\ninterest of the members entitled to vote thereon.\n  (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of this section, unless the\noperating agreement provides otherwise (including, but not limited to,\nby restricting or enlarging the management powers or responsibilities of\none or more managers or classes of managers), if the limited liability\ncompany is managed by one or more managers then any of the following\namendments may be authorized by a majority of such managers:\n  (1) to change the name or street address of the registered agent, if\nany, of the limited liability company in the state;\n  (2) to change the post office address to which the secretary of state\nshall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company\nserved upon him or her; and\n  (3) to correct any error in the articles of organization pursuant to\nsection two hundred twelve of this article.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 200-A — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 5 / Section 200-A
Actions maintained by a foreign banking corporation
Status: in_force

§ 200-a. Actions maintained by a foreign banking corporation.\n  In maintaining an action or special proceeding in this state, a\nforeign banking corporation shall maintain such action or proceeding in\nlike manner and subject to the same limitations as are applicable in the\ncase of an action or special proceeding maintained by a domestic banking\norganization, except as otherwise prescribed by statute.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 260.20 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title J / Article 260 / Section 260.20
Jury trial; defendant's presence at trial
Status: in_force

§ 260.20  Jury trial; defendant's presence at trial.\n  A defendant must be personally present during the trial of an\nindictment; provided, however, that a defendant who conducts himself in\nso disorderly and disruptive a manner that his trial cannot be carried\non with him in the courtroom may be removed from the courtroom if, after\nhe has been warned by the court that he will be removed if he continues\nsuch conduct, he continues to engage in such conduct.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 176.75 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title K / Article 176 / Section 176.75
Staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree
Status: in_force

§ 176.75 Staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree.\n  A person is guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident in the second\ndegree when, with intent to commit and in furtherance of a fraudulent\ninsurance act, he or she operates a motor vehicle and intentionally\ncauses a collision involving a motor vehicle.\n  Staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree is a class E\nfelony.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 1321 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 13-A / Section 1321
Levy upon personal property by seizure
Status: in_force

§ 1321. Levy upon personal property by seizure. If the claiming\nauthority shall so direct the collecting agent, as an alternative to the\nmethod prescribed by section one thousand three hundred twenty of this\narticle, shall levy upon property capable of delivery by taking the\nproperty into his actual custody. In cases in which the collecting agent\nis a sheriff, the sheriff may require that the claiming authority\nfurnish indemnity that is either satisfactory to the sheriff or is fixed\nby the court. The collecting agent shall within four days serve a copy\nof the order of attachment in the manner prescribed by subdivision one\nof section one thousand three hundred twenty of this article upon the\nperson from whose possession or custody the property was taken.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 1352 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 13 / Section 1352
Judgment foreclosing right of redemption
Status: in_force

§ 1352. Judgment foreclosing right of redemption.  Where real property\nhas been sold pursuant to a judgment in an action to foreclose a\nmortgage, and an action is thereafter brought to foreclose or extinguish\na right of redemption in such real property, the judgment, instead of\ndirecting a sale of the property, shall fix the right of any person\nhaving a right of redemption therein or the right to foreclose a\nsubordinate mortgage or other lien and shall provide that a failure to\nredeem or commence an action for the foreclosure of such mortgage or\nother lien within such time shall preclude such person having a right of\nredemption or the holder of such mortgage or other lien from redeeming\nsuch property or foreclosing such mortgage or other lien, and thereafter\nsuch person having a right of redemption or the holder of such mortgage\nor other lien shall be excluded from claiming any title or interest in\nsuch property and all title or interests of such person having a right\nof redemption in, or the right to foreclose a subordinate mortgage or\nother lien against such property shall thereby be extinguished and\nterminated.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 405 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 4 / Section 405
Interest defeasible by remarriage
Status: in_force

§ 405. Interest defeasible by remarriage. Whenever an interest is\ndefeasible on the remarriage of a person whose life is involved, this\nfact of defeasibility may be taken into account in the valuation of any\nsuch interest or of any interest subject thereto, if justice requires.\nFor this purpose, the Casualty Actuarial Society's Table on Remarriage\nor other tables accepted by actuarial practice shall be employed.\n
N.Y. UJC Law § 1814 — New York Code / Act UJC / Article 18 / Section 1814
Designation of defendant; amendment procedure
Status: in_force

§ 1814. Designation of defendant; amendment procedure.\n  (a) A party who is ignorant, in whole or in part, of the true name of\na person, partnership, firm or corporation which may properly be made a\nparty defendant, may proceed against such defendant in any name used by\nthe person, partnership, firm or corporation in conducting business, as\ndefined in subdivision (a) of section eighteen hundred thirteen of this\narticle.\n  (b) If the true name of the defendant becomes known at any time prior\nto the hearing on the merits, such information shall be brought to the\nattention of the clerk, who shall immediately amend all prior\nproceedings and papers. The clerk shall send an amended notice to the\ndefendant, without payment of additional fees by the plaintiff, and all\nsubsequent proceedings and papers shall be amended accordingly.\n  (c) In every action in the small claims part, at the hearing on the\nmerits, the judge or arbitrator shall determine the defendant's true\nname. The clerk shall amend all prior proceedings and papers to conform\nto such determination, and all subsequent proceedings and papers shall\nbe amended accordingly.\n  (d) A party against whom a judgment has been entered pursuant to this\narticle, in any proceeding under section five thousand fifteen of the\ncivil practice law and rules for relief from such judgment, shall,\ndisclose its true name; any and all names in which it is conducting\nbusiness; and any and all names in which it was conducting business at\nthe time of the transaction or occurrence on which such judgment is\nbased. All subsequent proceedings and papers shall be amended to conform\nto such disclosure.\n
N.Y. BAT Law § 4 — New York Code / Act BAT / Section 4
No title
Status: in_force

§ 4. The port authority shall, so far as it deems it practicable,\ntreat as a single unified operation the construction, maintenance and\noperation of the said Midtown Hudson tunnel, the said Holland tunnel,\nthe two vehicular bridges over the Arthur Kill, the vehicular bridge\nover the Kill van Kull, the vehicular bridge over the Hudson river at\nFort Lee, and any other vehicular bridges or tunnels which it may\nconstruct or operate, raising moneys for the construction thereof and\nfor the making of additions and improvements thereto in whole or in part\nupon its own obligations, and establishing and levying such tolls and\nother charges as it may deem necessary to secure from all of such\nbridges and tunnels as a group, at least sufficient revenue to meet the\nexpenses of the construction, maintenance and operation of such bridges\nand tunnels as a group, and to provide for the payment of the interest\nupon and amortization and retirement of and the fulfillment of the terms\nof all bonds and other securities and obligations which it may have\nissued or incurred in connection therewith.\n  The additions and improvements to bridges and tunnels constructed or\noperated by it which the port authority is hereby authorized to\neffectuate shall include but not be limited to parking facilities, by\nwhich is meant transportation facilities consisting of one or more\nareas, buildings, structures, improvements, or other accommodations or\nappurtenances necessary, convenient or desirable in the opinion of the\nport authority for the parking or storage of motor vehicles of users of\nsuch bridges and tunnels and other members of the general public and for\nthe transfer of the operators and passengers of such motor vehicles to\nand from omnibuses and other motor vehicles operated by carriers over or\nthrough such bridges or tunnels, and for purposes incidental thereto.\n  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prevent the port authority\nfrom establishing, levying and collecting tolls and other charges in\nconnection with any parking facility in addition to and other than the\ntolls or charges established, levied and collected in connection with\nthe bridge or tunnel to which such parking facility is an addition and\nimprovement or any other bridge or tunnel.\n  The port authority shall not proceed with the construction of any\nparking facility as an addition and improvement to any bridge or tunnel\nother than a parking facility in the township of North Bergen in the\nstate of New Jersey at or in the vicinity of the Midtown Hudson tunnel\nand its approaches and connections, except as heretofore or hereafter\nexpressly authorized.\n
N.Y. DCD Law § 197 — New York Code / Act DCD / Article 7 / Section 197
Provision for neglectful creditors
Status: in_force

§ 197. Provision for neglectful creditors. Any creditor who shall have\nneglected to deliver to the trustees an account of his demand, before\nthe first, second, third or other dividend, and who shall deliver his\naccount to them before the second, or other subsequent dividend, shall\nreceive the sum he would have been entitled to, on any former dividend,\nbefore any distribution be made to other creditors.\n
N.Y. MIL Law § 51 — New York Code / Act MIL / Article 2 / Section 51
Marksmanship and merit prizes
Status: in_force

§ 51. Marksmanship and merit prizes.  1. To encourage marksmanship,\nthe governor is authorized to offer annually:\n  a. a state decoration to those who shall excel in small arms practice;\n  b. a prize not exceeding three hundred dollars in value, for\ncompetition among the units of the New York national guard and the New\nYork naval militia armed with the rifle;\n  c. a prize not exceeding one hundred dollars in value for competition\namong the units armed with the rifle (1) not forming part of or attached\nto a brigade or division of the New York army national guard; (2) of\neach brigade and division of the New York army national guard; (3) of\nthe New York air national guard and (4) of the New York naval militia.\n  2. The governor may also offer annually three prizes of the value of\none hundred dollars, seventy-five dollars and fifty dollars,\nrespectively, to be awarded to the three companies or corresponding\nunits of the organized militia having the highest general figure of\nmerit (1) in organizations not forming part of or attached to a brigade\nor division of the New York army national guard; (2) in each brigade or\ndivision of the New York army national guard; (3) in the New York air\nnational guard; and (4) in the New York naval militia.\n  3. The governor may also in his discretion provide suitable\ndecorations and prizes for proficiency in practice with other small arms\nand with light and heavy weapons.\n  4. All such prizes and decorations shall be competed for under\nregulations issued pursuant to this chapter.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 283 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 6-B / Section 283
Management of fund
Status: in_force

§ 283. Management of fund. The fund shall be collected, held,\nadministered and disbursed by a corporate trustee or a board of trustees\ncomposed of individuals who are trustees of mutual savings banks, either\nof which shall be approved by the superintendent of financial services,\nwhich corporate trustee or board of trustees are hereinafter referred to\nas the trustee. In the event there be a board of individual trustees, a\nmajority of them at any time in office shall constitute a quorum, and\nthe vote of a majority at any meeting, provided a quorum be present,\nshall be determinative and any action taken pursuant thereto be the\naction of the trustee.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 165 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 8 / Section 165
Changing date of annual corporate meetings
Status: in_force

§ 165. Changing date of annual corporate meetings.  An annual\ncorporate meeting of any church incorporated under this article may\nchange the date of its subsequent annual meetings.  If the date fixed\nfor the annual meeting shall be less than six months after the annual\nmeeting at which such change is made, the next annual meeting shall be\nheld one year from the date so fixed. For the purpose of determining the\nterms of office of trustees, the time between the annual meeting at\nwhich such change is made and the next annual meeting thereafter shall\nbe reckoned as one year.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 682 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 33 / Section 682
Scope
Status: in_force

§ 682. Scope. The disclosure requirements mandated by this article\napply to all written or oral arrangements between a franchisor and\nfranchisee in connection with the offer or sale of a franchise,\nincluding, but not limited to, the franchise offering, the franchise\nagreement, sales of goods or services, leases and mortgages of real or\npersonal property, promises to pay, security interests, pledges,\ninsurance, advertising, construction or installation contracts,\nservicing contracts, and all other arrangements in which the franchisor\nor subfranchisor has an interest.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 160 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 4 / Section 160
Verified certificate
Status: in_force

§ 160. Verified certificate. Any individual or partnership desiring to\nengage in business as a private banker shall submit to the\nsuperintendent a verified certificate in duplicate which shall state:\n  1. The full name, residence and post office address of such individual\nor of each member of such partnership.\n  2. The state or country of which each individual named in such\ncertificate is a citizen.\n  3. The amount of permanent capital such individual or partnership will\ninvest in his business as a private banker which shall be not less than\none million dollars.\n  4. The place where his office is to be located.\n