FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
N.Y. TAX Law § 279 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 12 / Section 279
Application of taxes
Status: in_force

§ 279.  Application of taxes.  The taxes imposed under this article\nand the revenues thereof, after the deduction of refunds of taxes\nerroneously paid, shall be paid by the tax commission into the stock\ntransfer tax fund to the credit of the commissioner of taxation and\nfinance.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 578 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 12-B / Section 578
Severability
Status: in_force

§ 578. Severability. If any provision of this article or the\napplication thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the\ninvalidity thereof shall not affect other provisions or applications of\nthe article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or\napplication, and to this end the provisions of this article are\nseverable.\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 23.07 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title F / Article 23 / Section 23.07
Records; bank accounts
Status: in_force

§ 23.07. Records; bank accounts. All moneys raised from the offer and\nsale of syndication interests in a theatrical production company, as\ndefined herein, shall be held in a special bank account in trust until\nactually employed for pre-production or production purposes of the\nparticular theatrical production company or returned to the investor or\ninvestors thereof. All the records of such bank account and bank\ntransactions shall be preserved for at least two years. It shall be\nclearly set forth in writing in an investment agreement and any\nprospectus or circular distributed to each investor in a theatrical\nproduction company, as defined herein, that all moneys raised from the\noffer and sale of syndication interests in a theatrical production\ncompany, as defined herein, shall be held in a special bank account in\ntrust until actually employed for pre-production or production purposes\nof the particular theatrical production company or returned to the\ninvestor or investors thereof. Any provision of any contract or\nagreement or understanding, whether oral or in writing, whereby a person\nwho so purchases an interest in any theatrical production company\nsyndication, as defined herein, waives any provision of this section is\nabsolutely void.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 390-A — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 26 / Section 390-A
Optical discs; requirements
Status: in_force

§ 390-a. Optical discs; requirements. 1. For purposes of this section,\nthe following terms shall have the following meanings:\n  (a) "Optical disc" is a disc capable of being read by a laser or other\nlight source on which data is stored in digital form. An optical disc\nshall include, but not be limited to, discs known as compact discs\n(CDs), recordable compact discs (CD-R's), and digital video discs\n(DVDs), or related mastering source materials heretofore or hereafter\ndeveloped.\n  (b) "Manufacturer" shall mean a person who replicates the physical\noptical disc or produces the master used in any optical disc replication\nprocess. A manufacturer shall not include a person who manufactures\noptical discs for internal use, testing, or review, or a person who\nmanufactures blank optical discs.\n  (c) "Commercial purposes" shall mean the production of at least ten of\nthe same or different optical discs in a one hundred eighty day period,\nby storing information on the disc, and for the purpose of resale,\nwhether by that person or by another.\n  (d) "Identification mark" shall mean the actual name of the\nmanufacturer and the state in which the optical disc was manufactured,\nor alternatively a unique identifier that will allow law enforcement to\ndetermine the place at which an optical disc was manufactured.\n  (e) "Person" shall include an individual, partnership, limited\nliability company, corporation, association, or any officer, employee or\nagent thereof.\n  2. Every person who manufactures an optical disc for commercial\npurposes shall permanently mark each manufactured optical disc with an\nidentification mark. The identification mark shall be affixed by\nmolding, diestamping, etching, or other permanent method in a manner\nwhich is clearly visible without the aid of magnification or special\ndevices.\n  3. No person shall knowingly remove, deface, cover, alter, or destroy\nthe identification mark required by this section.\n  4. (a) No person shall, for the purpose of sale or rental, buy, sell,\nreceive, transfer, or possess an optical disc knowing the identification\nmark of the manufacturer has been removed, defaced, covered, altered or\ndestroyed.\n  (b) No person shall, for the purpose of sale or rental, buy, sell,\nreceive, transfer or possess an optical disc knowing it was manufactured\nin New York without the identification mark required by this section, or\nknowing that it was manufactured in New York with a false identification\nmark.\n  5. (a) Any violation of subdivision two of this section shall be\npunishable as a class B misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of\nsuch subdivision shall be punishable as a class A misdemeanor.\n  (b) Any violation of subdivision three or four of this section shall\nbe punishable as a class A misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 310 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 3 / Section 310
Personal service upon a partnership
Status: in_force

§ 310. Personal service upon a partnership.  (a) Personal service upon\npersons conducting a business as a partnership may be made by personally\nserving the summons upon any one of them.\n  (b) Personal service upon said partnership may also be made within the\nstate by delivering the summons to the managing or general agent of the\npartnership or the person in charge of the office of the partnership\nwithin the state at such office and by either mailing the summons to the\npartner thereof intended to be served by first class mail to his last\nknown residence or to the place of business of the partnership. Proof of\nsuch service shall be filed within twenty days with the clerk of the\ncourt designated in the summons; service shall be complete ten days\nafter such filing; proof of service shall identify the person to whom\nthe summons was so delivered and state the date, time of day and place\nof service.\n  (c) Where service under subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section\ncannot be made with due diligence, it may be made by affixing a copy of\nthe summons to the door of the actual place of business of the\npartnership within the state and by either mailing the summons by first\nclass mail to the partner intended to be so served to such person to his\nlast known residence or to said person at the office of said partnership\nwithin the state. Proof of such service shall be filed within twenty\ndays thereafter with the clerk of the court designated in the summons;\nservice shall be complete ten days after filing.\n  (d) Personal service on such partnership may also be made by\ndelivering the summons to any other agent or employee of the partnership\nauthorized by appointment to receive service; or to any other person\ndesignated by the partnership to receive process in writing, filed in\nthe office of the clerk of the county wherein such partnership is\nlocated.\n  (e) If service is impracticable under subdivisions (a), (b) and (c) of\nthis section, it may be made in such manner as the court, upon motion\nwithout notice directs.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 158.45 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title J / Article 158 / Section 158.45
Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the second degree
Status: in_force

§ 158.45 Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the second\n           degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal possession of public benefit cards in\nthe second degree when he or she with intent to defraud, deceive or\ninjure another, knowingly possesses ten or more public benefit cards in\na name or names other than the person's own name.\n  Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the second degree is a\nclass D felony.\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 515 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 5 / Section 515
Reacquired shares
Status: in_force

§ 515. Reacquired shares.\n  (a)  Shares that have been issued and have been purchased, redeemed or\notherwise reacquired by a corporation shall be  cancelled  if  they  are\nreacquired out of stated capital, or if they are converted shares, or if\nthe  certificate of incorporation requires that such shares be cancelled\nupon reacquisition.\n  (b) Any shares reacquired by the corporation and not required to be\ncancelled may be either retained as treasury shares or cancelled by the\nboard at the time of reacquisition or at any time thereafter.\n  (c) Neither the retention of reacquired shares as treasury shares, nor\ntheir subsequent distribution to shareholders or disposition for a\nconsideration shall change the stated capital. When treasury shares are\ndisposed of for a consideration, the surplus shall be increased by the\nfull amount of the consideration received.\n  (d) Shares cancelled under this section are restored to the status of\nauthorized but unissued shares. However, if the certificate of\nincorporation prohibits the reissue of any shares required or permitted\nto be cancelled under this section, the board by certificate of\namendment under section 805 (Certificate of amendment; contents) shall\nreduce the number of authorized shares accordingly.\n
N.Y. SLG Law § 12 — New York Code / Act SLG / Article 2 / Section 12
Effective date provisions of bills requiring re-enactment and approval
Status: in_force

§ 12. Effective date provisions of bills requiring re-enactment and\napproval. 1. Where a bill introduced in the legislature would have the\neffect of repealing, diminishing, impairing or suspending a power\ngranted by this statute of local governments and thus would be\nineffective unless re-enacted and approved in the following calendar\nyear as provided by paragraph one of subdivision (b) of section two of\narticle nine of the constitution, the effective date provision thereof\nshall read substantially as follows: "This act shall take effect\n(specify effective date in event of re-enactment by legislature and\napproval by governor in next calendar year), provided that it is\napproved by the governor in accordance with paragraph one of subdivision\n(b) of section two of article nine of the constitution and provided that\nit is re-enacted by the legislature and approved by the governor in the\nnext calendar year in accordance with such paragraph."\n  2. Where a statute enacted in one year is introduced in the\nlegislature in the next calendar year for re-enactment by the\nlegislature and approval thereafter by the governor in accordance with\nparagraph one of subdivision (b) of section two of article nine of the\nconstitution, the effective date provision thereof shall refer to the\nenactment in the previous year and shall, in addition, provide\nsubstantially as follows:  "This act shall take effect (set forth the\neffective date), provided that it is approved by the governor in\naccordance with paragraph one of subdivision (b) of section two of\narticle nine of the constitution."\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 2-A-514 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 2-A / Part 5 / Section 2-A-514
Waiver of Lessee's Objections
Status: in_force

Section 2-A-514. Waiver of Lessee's Objections.\n  (1) In rejecting goods, a lessee's failure to state a particular\ndefect that is ascertainable by reasonable inspection precludes the\nlessee from relying on the defect to justify rejection or to establish\ndefault:\n       (a) if, stated seasonably, the lessor or the supplier could have\n           cured it (Section 2-A-513); or\n       (b) between merchants if the lessor or the supplier after\n           rejection has made a request in writing for a full and final\n           written statement of all defects on which the lessee proposes\n           to rely.\n  (2) A lessee's failure to reserve rights when paying rent or other\nconsideration against documents precludes recovery of the payment for\ndefects apparent on the face of the documents.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 9002 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 90 / Section 9002
Death, disability or incapacity of judge following verdict, report, decision, or determination of motion or special proceeding
Status: in_force

Rule 9002. Death, disability or incapacity of judge following verdict,\nreport, decision, or determination of motion or special proceeding.\n  The death, sickness, resignation, removal from or expiration of office\nor other disability or legal incapacity of a judge following his\nverdict, report, decision or determination of a motion or special\nproceeding in any matter in a civil judicial proceeding shall not affect\nits validity. Unless otherwise provided by rule of the chief\nadministrator of the courts, any other judge of the same court may, on\nthe application of a party, give effect to such verdict, report,\ndecision or determination and make and sign an appropriate order or\njudgment based thereon, which shall have the same effect as if it had\nbeen made by the judge upon whose verdict, report, decision or\ndetermination it is based.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 797-C — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 7-D / Section 797-C
Commencement; notice of petition; petition
Status: in_force

§ 797-c. Commencement; notice of petition; petition. 1. The proceeding\nshall be commenced by the filing of a notice of petition and petition\nwith the clerk of the court. A notice of petition may be issued by an\nattorney, judge, or clerk of the court.\n  2. The notice of petition shall specify the time and place of the\nhearing on the petition and state that if the respondent shall fail to\nappear at such time and place to interpose any defense, the respondent\nmay be precluded from asserting such defense.\n  3. The office of court administration shall promulgate instructional\nmaterials in which tenant-petitioners may find guidance on how to\ncommence the special proceedings. Such instructional materials shall be\nin plain, accessible language. Such instructional materials shall be\npublished in English, Spanish and in other languages spoken by\nlimited-English proficient individuals in any judicial district as\nneeded.\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 20.15 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title E / Article 20 / Section 20.15
Resources of a trust
Status: in_force

§ 20.15. Resources of a trust. 1. A trust may receive, accept, invest,\nadminister, expend and disburse for its corporate purposes, including\nwithout limitation the operation and administration of the trust, any\nrevenues and monies made available or to be made available to it from\nany or all sources, including gifts, grants, loans and payments from the\nstate, any county or municipality and the United States, and any agency\nor instrumentality of any of them, and from any other person.\n  2. A trust shall keep separate books and records of account in\nconnection with each combined-use facility and each cultural facility\nand shall not spend or commingle any monies received by it in connection\nwith such facility with any other monies received by it in connection\nwith any other facility; provided, however, the trust may charge each\nsuch facility its costs of administration and operation allocable to\neach such facility, and establish or maintain such reserves for the\npayment of such costs as the trust deems necessary.\n  3. The comptroller of the state or his legally authorized\nrepresentative and the chief fiscal officer of the municipality or\ncounty in which a trust shall develop or cause to be developed any\ncombined-use facility or a facility for a not-for-profit cultural\norganization or any cultural facility or his legally authorized\nrepresentative shall be authorized from time to time to examine the\nbooks and accounts of the trust including its receipts, disbursements,\ncontracts, reserves, investments, and any other matters relating to its\nfinancial standing.  Such an examination shall be conducted by each such\nofficer at least once in every three years; each such officer is\nauthorized, however, to accept from the trust, in lieu of such an\nexamination, an external examination of its books and accounts made by a\ncertified public accountant acceptable to such officer.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 110.00 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title G / Article 110 / Section 110.00
Attempt to commit a crime
Status: in_force

§ 110.00 Attempt to commit a crime.\n  A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime when, with intent\nto commit a crime, he engages in conduct which tends to effect the\ncommission of such crime.\n
N.Y. SCC Law § 253 — New York Code / Act SCC / Article 17 / Section 253
When to take effect
Status: in_force

§ 253. When to take effect. This chapter shall take effect\nimmediately.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 97-NNN — New York Code / Act STF / Article 6 / Section 97-NNN
Office of the professions account
Status: in_force

§ 97-nnn. Office of the professions account. 1. There is hereby\nestablished in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the\ncommissioner of taxation and finance an account of the miscellaneous\nspecial revenue fund to be known as the office of the professions\naccount.\n  2. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,\nthe state comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to receive for\ndeposit to the credit of the office of the professions account, payments\nrelating to the responsibilities of the education department pursuant to\ntitle VIII of the education law, including fees for professional\nlicenses and registration, penalties for professional misconduct,\ncharges for test administration, verification and certification of\ncredentials, and restoration of revoked and annulled licenses and fees\nrelated to foreign and out-of-state medical school evaluations and any\nother related fees, surcharges and charges as established by statute or\nby the commissioner's regulations pursuant to such title.\n  3. Moneys of this account, following appropriation by the legislature,\nshall be available to the state education department for services and\nexpenses of the office of the professions.\n
N.Y. PTR Law § 121-504 — New York Code / Act PTR / Article 8-A / Section 121-504
Sharing of distributions
Status: in_force

§ 121-504. Sharing of distributions. Distributions of cash or other\nassets of a limited partnership shall be allocated among the partners,\nand among classes of partners, in the manner provided in the partnership\nagreement which may, among other things, establish record dates for\ndistributions.  If the partnership agreement does not so provide,\ndistributions shall be allocated on the basis of the value, as stated in\nthe records of the limited partnership, if so stated, of the\ncontributions, but not including defaulted obligations to make\ncontributions, of each partner to the extent they have been received by\nor promised to the limited partnership and have not been returned.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 305 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 19 / Section 305
Inspectors of storage
Status: in_force

§ 305. Inspectors of storage. The inspectors of buildings or other\nproper authorities in every such city shall make an examination of all\nthe premises where any of the articles or substances specified in the\npreceding sections of this article are kept or stored, and report any\nviolation thereof to the authorities of the city whose duty it is to\nenforce the provisions thereof.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 145.65 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title I / Article 145 / Section 145.65
Possession of graffiti instruments
Status: in_force

§ 145.65 Possession of graffiti instruments.\n  A person is guilty of possession of graffiti instruments when he\npossesses any tool, instrument, article, substance, solution or other\ncompound designed or commonly used to etch, paint, cover, draw upon or\notherwise place a mark upon a piece of property which that person has no\npermission or authority to etch, paint, cover, draw upon or otherwise\nmark, under circumstances evincing an intent to use same in order to\ndamage such property.\n  Possession of graffiti instruments is a class B misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2803-V — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 28 / Section 2803-V
Lymphedema information distribution
Status: in_force

* § 2803-v. Lymphedema information distribution. 1. For the purposes\nof this section, the term "lymphedema" shall mean an accumulation of\nfluid in the interstitial tissue that causes swelling, most often in the\narms and/or legs, and occasionally in other parts of the body, from any\ncause.\n  2. The commissioner shall design an informational packet about\nlymphedema and shall require that every general hospital distribute such\npacket to all patients at high risk of developing lymphedema. Patients\ndeemed high risk shall include:\n  (a) patients who experience any significant injury to soft tissue that\ncould reasonably be expected, using sound medical judgment, as a result\nof severity and nature thereof, to compromise or cause to be ineffective\nthe drainage of the lymphatic system;\n  (b) patients who experience recurrent or persistent bacterial\ninfections that could reasonably be expected, using sound medical\njudgment, as a result of severity and nature thereof, to compromise or\ncause to be ineffective the drainage of the lymphatic system; or\n  (c) patients who have had corrective surgical procedures performed\nthat may have interfered with the lymph drainage by severing local\nlymphatics in a manner that may jeopardize reconstitution and recovery\nof lymph drainage.\n  * NB There are 2 § 2803-v's\n