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N.Y. PBH Law § 2701 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 27 / Section 2701
Purpose and functions
Status: in_force

§ 2701. Purpose and functions.  The department, at the discretion of\nthe commissioner, shall:\n  1. Plan public health programs to aid in the prevention,\nrehabilitation and control of degenerative diseases and chronic\nillnesses.\n  2. Develop a program for integrating community and institutional\nagencies and facilities and for utilization of geriatric techniques to\nprovide a comprehensive program of prevention, rehabilitation and\ncontrol of degenerative diseases and chronic illnesses.\n  3. Develop a plan for periodic health inventories for the middle-aged\nand elderly.\n  4. Explore possibilities of reducing cost and improving care of the\nchronically ill through use of non-institutional as well as\ninstitutional facilities.\n  5. Develop laboratory, clinical and statistical research on chronic\ndisease and health problems of older people in consultation with the\nstate medical society and other agencies, including the state department\nof mental hygiene and the state university of New York.\n  6. (a) Carry on programs of professional education and training of\nmedical students, physicians and nurses in the prevention,\nrehabilitation, medical and nursing care of diseases of older people.\n  (b) Plan and carry out the Alzheimer's disease assistance program to\nenhance support services for people with Alzheimer's disease and their\ncaregivers. Services to be provided by the program may include:\n  (i) education and training for health care practitioners, caregivers,\nvolunteers and informal caregivers regarding services for or the\ntreatment of persons with Alzheimer's disease;\n  (ii) counseling for families of persons with Alzheimer's disease;\n  (iii) respite services for informal caregivers of persons with\nAlzheimer's disease; and\n  (iv) technological assistance for persons with Alzheimer's disease.\n  The commissioner shall make grants under this paragraph within amounts\nappropriated therefore to public and not-for-profit entities including\nlocal health agencies, health care providers, higher educational\ninstitutions affiliated with medical facilities, community-based\norganizations and other organizations with demonstrated expertise in\nserving persons with Alzheimer's disease. The commissioner may\ncoordinate grants under this paragraph with the availability of grants\nfrom other sources. The commissioner may also accept or seek grants from\nother sources to enhance amounts appropriated to this program.\n  7. Plan and carry out programs to stimulate the prevention,\nrehabilitation and control of chronic illnesses and the promotion of the\nhealth of adult, middle-aged and older persons, through "day hospital"\nand a "meals on wheels" demonstration projects.\n
N.Y. VIL Law § 2-244 — New York Code / Act VIL / Article 2 / Section 2-244
Notice of election, appointment of inspectors
Status: in_force

§ 2-244 Notice of election, appointment of inspectors. 1. Within ten\ndays after his appointment, the village clerk shall cause to be\nconspicuously posted, in at least six public places in the village, and\nalso to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation\ntherein, a notice of such election specifying the time and place of\nholding the election, the hours of opening and closing the polls which\nshall be from twelve o'clock noon to nine o'clock in the evening, and\nthe offices and the terms thereof to be filled. For the purposes of this\nsection, in the event that the village maintains a website, one of the\nposting requirements required by this subdivision may be fulfilled by\nposting such information on the website.\n  2. Also within ten days after his appointment the village clerk shall\nappoint four persons qualified to vote at the first election of officers\nto serve as inspectors of such election. The persons so appointed shall\nfile their constitutional oath of office with the village clerk within\nthree days after their appointment.\n  3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to villages\nincorporated to embrace the entire territory of a town.\n
N.Y. VIL Law § 10-1014 — New York Code / Act VIL / Article 10 / Section 10-1014
Council of fire department
Status: in_force

§ 10-1014 Council of fire department. In a village in which separate\nfire commissioners are not appointed, the chief, the assistant, and the\nwardens of the several companies constitute the council of the fire\ndepartment. The council shall meet on the third Tuesday in April in each\nyear, except for the council of the fire department of the village of\nFishkill, Dutchess county, which shall meet on the first Tuesday of\nDecember, and choose from its own number a secretary, a treasurer and a\ncollector of the fire department, who shall hold their respective\noffices for one year unless sooner removed by the council. A vacancy in\nthe office of secretary, treasurer or collector shall be filled by the\ncouncil at its next meeting for the balance of the unexpired term. Such\ncouncil shall have all the powers and be subject to all the liabilities\nand perform all the duties of a separate board of fire commissioners, as\nprescribed in section 10-1000 of this article, except subdivisions two,\nthree, four and eight and the fixing of compensation under subdivisions\nfive and seven of such section, and as to the provisions of such\nsubdivisions such council shall only recommend to the board of trustees\nof the village. A majority of the members of such council constitute a\nquorum, and may make and prescribe by-laws for the proper management of\nthe affairs and the disposition of the funds of the fire department, may\ncall meetings of the members, and designate one or more days in each\nyear for public exercise, inspection and review.\n
N.Y. ENG Law § 10-107 — New York Code / Act ENG / Article 10 / Section 10-107
Violation; penalties
Status: in_force

§ 10-107. Violation; penalties.  1. Any person who violates any\nprovision of this article or any rule, regulation or order issued\npursuant thereto shall be liable to the people of the state for a civil\npenalty in an amount of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars\nnor more than ten thousand dollars for every such violation.\n  2. The penalty provided for in subdivision one of this section shall\nbe recovered in an action or special proceeding brought by the attorney\ngeneral at the request and in the name of the commissioner in any court\nof competent jurisdiction.\n  3. Alternatively, or in addition to the action or proceeding to\nrecover the civil penalty provided by subdivision one of this section,\nthe attorney general, upon the request of the commissioner, may\ninstitute an action or proceeding to enjoin any violation of or to\nenforce any provision of this article or any rule, regulation or order\nissued pursuant thereto.\n  4. Any action or proceeding commenced to recover a penalty may be\nsettled or discontinued by the attorney general with the consent of the\ncommissioner.\n
N.Y. PEP Law § 502 — New York Code / Act PEP / Article 11 / Section 502
Availability
Status: in_force

§ 502. Availability. Every rental purchase agreement shall indicate\nthat a consumer at his or her request shall be permitted to review a\ncompleted rental-purchase agreement for up to forty-eight hours prior to\nsigning. A copy of the fully completed rental-purchase agreement and all\nother documents which the merchant requests the consumer to sign shall\nbe given to the consumer at the time they are signed. The\nrental-purchase agreement shall not be enforceable against the consumer\nuntil the consumer has received a signed copy. In addition to any other\nright of cancellation, a consumer has the right to cancel a\nrental-purchase agreement, without penalty or obligation if the consumer\nhas not taken possession of the property.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 899-JJ — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 39-FF / Section 899-JJ
Protections for third-party operators
Status: in_force

§ 899-jj. Protections for third-party operators. Sections eight\nhundred ninety-nine-ff and eight hundred ninety-nine-gg of this article\nshall not apply where a third-party operator is processing the personal\ndata of a covered user of another website, online service, online\napplication, mobile application, or connected device, or portion\nthereof, provided that the third-party operator received reasonable\nwritten representations that the covered user provided informed consent\nfor such processing, or:\n  1. the operator does not have actual knowledge that the covered user\nis a minor; and\n  2. the operator does not have actual knowledge that the other website,\nonline service, online application, mobile application, or connected\ndevice, or portion thereof, is primarily directed to minors.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 130 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 4 / Section 130
Employment of minors under fourteen years of age
Status: in_force

§ 130. Employment of minors under fourteen years of age. 1. No minor\nunder fourteen years of age shall be employed in or in connection with\nany trade, business, or service, except as otherwise provided in this\nsection.\n  2. Exceptions: Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit\nthe employment of:\n  a. A minor under fourteen years of age as a child performer in\ncompliance with section 35.01 of the arts and cultural affairs law and\narticle four-A of this chapter.\n  b. A minor under fourteen years of age as a child model in compliance\nwith section 35.05 of the arts and cultural affairs law.\n  * c. A minor eleven years of age as a newspaper carrier in compliance\nwith section thirty-two hundred twenty-eight of the education law.\n  * NB Repealed May 9, 2027\n  d. A minor twelve or thirteen years of age by his parents or\nguardians, either on the home farm or at other outdoor work not\nconnected with or for any trade, business, or service, when attendance\nupon instruction is not required by the education law.\n  e. A minor over twelve years of age who presents a farm work permit,\nin assisting in the hand work harvest of berries, fruits and vegetables,\nfor a period of four hours in any work day when attendance upon\ninstruction is not required by the education law between the hours of\nnine o'clock in the forenoon and four o'clock in the afternoon between\nthe first day after Labor Day through and the twentieth day of June, and\nseven o'clock in the forenoon and seven o'clock in the evening between\nthe twenty-first day of June and Labor day of the same calendar year,\nand the minor is accompanied by a parent or has presented the written\nconsent of a parent or party with whom he or she resides to the\nemployer.\n  f. A minor pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-eight-a or 353.6 of\nthe family court act.\n  g. A minor twelve or thirteen years of age who assists a parent, aunt,\nuncle, grandparent or guardian in the sale of produce of a farm that is\nowned or leased by the minor's parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent or\nguardian, at a farm stand or farmer's market stand that is owned or\nleased by the minor's parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent or guardian, at\ntimes when school is not in session and the minor is accompanied by the\nparent or guardian or has presented the written consent of the parent or\nguardian.\n  h. A minor twelve or thirteen years of age as a bridge caddie at a\nbridge tournament when attendance upon instruction is not required by\nthe education law.\n
N.Y. CAL Law § 91 — New York Code / Act CAL / Article 9 / Section 91
Tonnage statistics
Status: in_force

§ 91. Tonnage statistics. The corporation shall collect and compile\naccurate records of the tonnage transported on the canals during each\nseason of navigation. Such data, together with all other necessary\ninformation relative to canal transportation shall be arranged in\nconvenient form and furnished to those interested. The corporation shall\npublish from time to time such data and information as, in its opinion,\nwill promote and encourage commerce on the canals.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 344-D*6 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 344-D*6
Portion of the state highway system to be designated and known as the "Police Officer Arthur Lopez Memorial Bridge"
Status: in_force

* § 344-d. Portion of the state highway system to be designated and\nknown as the "Police Officer Arthur Lopez Memorial Bridge". The bridges\non Jericho Turnpike crossing the Cross Island Parkway near exit 27E in\nthe Counties of Queens and Nassau shall each be designated and known as\nthe "Police Officer Arthur Lopez Memorial Bridge".\n  * NB There are 16 § 344-d's\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 342-A — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 22 / Section 342-A
Recovery of civil penalty by attorney-general
Status: in_force

§ 342-a. Recovery of civil penalty by attorney-general. In lieu of any\npenalty otherwise prescribed for a violation of a provision of this\narticle and in addition to an action pursuant to section three hundred\nforty-two of this article, the attorney-general may bring an action in\nthe name and in behalf of the people of the state against any person,\ntrustee, director, manager or other officer or agent of a corporation,\nor against a corporation, foreign or domestic, to recover a penalty in\nthe sum specified in section three hundred forty-one of this article for\nthe doing in this state of any act herein declared to be illegal, or any\nact in, toward or for the making or consummation of any contract,\nagreement, arrangement or combination herein prohibited, wherever the\nsame may have been made. The action must be brought within three years\nafter the commission of the act upon which it is based.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 352 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 18 / Section 352
Property of extinct churches
Status: in_force

§ 352. Property of extinct churches. The diocesan council of the\nByelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America may decide that a\nchurch in connection with it or over which it has ecclesiastical\njurisdiction, and to which this article is applicable, has become\nextinct, if it has failed for two consecutive years next prior thereto,\nto maintain religious services according to the discipline, customs and\nusages of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church, or has had less\nthan ten resident attending members making annual or regular\ncontributions towards its support, and may take possession of the\ntemporalities and property belonging to such church or parish and manage\nthe same; or may, in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter\nrelating to the disposition of real property sell or dispose of the same\nand apply the proceeds thereof to any of the purposes to which the\nproperty of such diocesan council is devoted, and it shall not divert\nsuch property to any other object. For the purpose of obtaining a record\ntitle to the land and the church edifice, or other buildings thereon, by\nsuch diocesan council, the surviving trustee or trustees of said extinct\nchurch or if there be no surviving trustee, then a surviving member of\nsaid extinct church, may, without a consideration being paid therefor by\nsuch diocesan council, convey to it said land and church edifice, or\nother buildings thereon, subject, however, to an order of the supreme or\ncounty court based upon a petition reciting that said church has become\nextinct; the name of its surviving trustee or trustees; and the names of\nits members (who must have given their consent to the making of said\nconveyance). Upon the recital of said facts in said petition, the court\nshall have jurisdiction to grant an order allowing said conveyance to be\nmade without a consideration; and should there be no surviving members,\nas well as no surviving trustee of said extinct church, said petition\nmay be made by an officer of said diocesan council, in which event the\ncourt, upon the recital of said fact, shall have jurisdiction to appoint\na suitable person as trustee for the purpose of making said conveyance.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 460-A — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 28-C / Section 460-A
Definitions and applicability
Status: in_force

§ 460-a. Definitions and applicability. For the purpose of this\narticle the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n  1. "Immigrant assistance service" means providing assistance, for a\nfee or other compensation, to persons who have, or plan to, come to the\nUnited States from a foreign country, or their representatives, in\nrelation to any proceeding, filing or action affecting the\nnon-immigrant, immigrant or citizenship status of a person which arises\nunder the immigration and nationality law, executive order or\npresidential proclamation, or which arises under actions or regulations\nof the United States citizenship and immigration services, the United\nStates department of homeland security, the United States department of\nlabor, or the United States department of state.\n  2. "Provider" means any person, including but not limited to a\ncorporation, partnership, limited liability company, sole proprietorship\nor natural person, that provides immigrant assistance services, but\nshall not include (a) any person duly admitted to practice law in this\nstate and any person working directly under the supervision of the\nperson admitted; (b) any not-for-profit tax exempt organization that\nprovides immigrant assistance without a fee or other payment from\nindividuals or at nominal fees as defined by the federal board of\nimmigration appeals, and the employees of such organization when acting\nwithin the scope of such employment; (c) any organization recognized by\nthe federal board of immigration appeals that provides services via\nrepresentatives accredited by such board to appear before the United\nStates citizenship and immigration services and/or executive office for\nimmigration review, that does not charge a fee or charges nominal fees\nas defined by the board of immigration appeals; (d) any authorized\nagency under subdivision ten of section three hundred seventy-one of the\nsocial services law and the employees of such organization when acting\nwithin the scope of such employment; or (e) any individual providing\nrepresentation in an immigration-related proceeding under federal law\nfor which federal law or regulation establishes such individual's\nauthority to appear.\n
N.Y. GCT Law § 120 — New York Code / Act GCT / Article 8 / Section 120
Creation; board; employees
Status: in_force

§ 120. Creation; board; employees. The governing body of each city\nhaving a population of fifty thousand or more is hereby authorized to\ncreate a city drug control authority. Such authority shall consist of\nnot less than five nor more than nine members who shall be appointed by\nthe governing body of the city, at least one of whom shall be a\nphysician licensed to practice medicine in this state. Any person\nserving as a member of a city narcotic guidance council, community board\nnarcotic guidance council in the city of New York, drug abuse commission\nor mental health board shall be eligible to serve as a member of the\nboard of a city drug authority created pursuant to this article.  The\nchairman of the board shall be designated by the governing body of the\ncity from among the members so appointed. The compensation of the\nmembers shall be fixed by the governing body of the city within the\namount available therefor by appropriation.  The board shall appoint a\ncounsel, an administrative officer and such other officers, employees,\nagents and consultants as may be necessary, prescribe their duties, fix\ntheir compensation and provide for payment of their expenses, all within\namounts appropriated therefor by the city.\n
N.Y. YTS Law § 15-119 — New York Code / Act YTS / Article 10 / Section 15-119
Accounting periods and methods
Status: in_force

§ 15-119. Accounting periods and methods.\n  A. Accounting periods. A taxpayer's taxable year under this article\nshall be the same as his/her taxable year from federal income tax\npurposes.\n  B. Change of accounting periods. If a taxpayer's taxable year is\nchanged for federal income tax purposes, his/her taxable year for\npurposes of this article shall be similarly changed. If a taxable period\nof less than twelve (12) months results from a change of taxable year,\nthe exclusion allowable under § 15-116 of this article shall be prorated\nunder regulations of the State Tax Commission.\n  C. Accounting methods. A taxpayer's method of accounting under this\narticle shall be the same as his/her method of accounting for federal\nincome tax purposes. In the absence of any method of accounting for\nfederal income tax purposes, net earnings from self-employment within\nthe City of Yonkers shall be computed under such method as in the\nopinion of the State Tax Commission clearly reflects net earnings from\nself-employment within the City of Yonkers.\n  D. Change of accounting methods.\n  (1) If a taxpayer's method of accounting is changed for federal income\ntax purposes, his/her method of accounting for purposes of this article\nshall be similarly changed.\n  (2) If a taxpayer's method of accounting is changed, other than from\nan accrual to an installment method, any additional tax which results\nfrom adjustments determined to be necessary solely by reason of the\nchange shall not be greater than if such adjustments were ratably\nallocated and included for the taxable year of the change and the\npreceding taxable years beginning after 1983, not in excess of two (2),\nduring which the taxpayer used the method of accounting from which the\nchange is made.\n  (3) If a taxpayer's method of accounting is changed from an accrual to\nan installment method, any additional tax for the year of such change of\nmethod and for any subsequent year, which is attributable to the receipt\nof installment payments properly accrued in a prior year, shall be\nreduced by the portion of tax for any prior taxable year attributable to\nthe accrual of such installment payments, in accordance with regulations\nof the State Tax Commission.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2994-P — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 29-CC / Section 2994-P
Liability for health care costs
Status: in_force

§ 2994-p. Liability for health care costs. Liability for the cost of\nhealth care provided to an adult patient pursuant to this article shall\nbe the same as if the health care were provided pursuant to the\npatient's decision. No person shall become liable for the cost of health\ncare for a minor solely by virtue of making a decision as a guardian of\na minor pursuant to this article.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 29 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 2 / Section 29
Procedure for issuing safety and health rules
Status: in_force

§ 29. Procedure for issuing safety and health rules. Before any rule\nis adopted, amended or repealed there shall be a public hearing thereon,\nnotice of which shall be published at least once, not less than ten days\nprior thereto, in such newspaper or newspapers as the commissioner may\nprescribe.  The commissioner may appoint committees composed of\nemployers, employees and experts to suggest rules or changes therein.\nEvery rule adopted and every amendment or repeal thereof shall be\npromptly published in such newspaper or newspapers as the commissioner\nmay prescribe. The rules and all amendments and repeals thereof shall,\nunless otherwise prescribed by the commissioner, take effect twenty days\nafter the first publication thereof and certified copies thereof shall\nbe filed in the office of the department of state.\n