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N.Y. PBS Law § 90 — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 5 / Section 90
Application of article
Status: in_force

§ 90. Application of article.  1. The provisions of this article shall\napply to communication by telegraph or telephone between one point and\nanother within the state of New York and to every telegraph corporation\nand telephone corporation.\n  2. Application of the provisions of this article to telegraphic\ncommunication is suspended unless the commission, no sooner than one\nyear after the effective date of this provision, makes a determination,\nafter notice and hearing, that regulation of a telegraph corporation or\nsome of its services should be reinstituted to the extent found\nnecessary to protect the public interest because of a lack of effective\ncompetition.\n  3. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision or section\nninety-two-c of this article, a reseller of telephone service by means\nof a customer owned or leased currency operated telephone (COCOT) shall\nbe exempt from the requirements of this chapter.\n  (2) The commission shall have power to establish by rule or regulation\nservice, rate, interconnection and location requirements for COCOTs upon\na determination that such requirements are in the public interest.\n  (3) (a) The commission shall have power to assess a penalty not to\nexceed one thousand dollars against any reseller of COCOT services who\nknowingly fails or neglects to comply with any provision of this\nsubdivision or section ninety-two-c of this article or any regulation or\norder of the commission implementing or enforcing the provisions of this\nsubdivision or the provisions of section ninety-two-c of this article\nwhich apply to COCOT service providers. In the case of a continuing\nviolation, each day shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.\n  (b) Whenever the commission shall be of the opinion that any reseller\nof COCOT services is violating or about to violate any provision of this\nsubdivision or any regulation or order of the commission implementing or\nenforcing the provisions of this subdivision, or has failed to pay any\npenalty assessed pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision, the\ncommission shall have power to bring an action or enforcement proceeding\nas provided by section twenty-six of this chapter.\n
N.Y. PML Law § 503-A — New York Code / Act PML / Article 5 / Section 503-A
Additional powers of the regional off-track betting corporations
Status: in_force

§ 503-a. Additional powers of the regional off-track betting\ncorporations. 1. In addition to the powers enumerated in section five\nhundred three of this article, financially insolvent regional off-track\nbetting corporations, as determined by the commission upon review of\ncertified financial statements, are hereby authorized and may file any\npetition with any United States district court or court of bankruptcy\nunder any provision of laws of the United States for the composition or\nadjustment of municipal indebtedness, provided such corporation is\nauthorized by a resolution adopted by a majority of the participating\ncounties to such region, or, for a corporation wholly contained within\none county, by a resolution adopted by such county. The provisions of\nthis subdivision shall not apply to the Suffolk regional off-track\nbetting corporation until April first, two thousand fourteen.\n
N.Y. RRD Law § 52-C — New York Code / Act RRD / Article 3 / Section 52-C
Fences in Queens county
Status: in_force

§ 52-c. Fences in Queens county. Notwithstanding the provisions of\nsection fifty-two or of any other law, general or special, within Queens\ncounty every railroad corporation operating a railroad shall erect and\nthereafter maintain a fence or fences along the boundary line of its\nright of way contiguous and adjacent to a public highway running\ngenerally parallel to or terminating at such boundary line whenever the\ncommissioner of transportation after a hearing on notice to such\nrailroad corporation shall determine it to be necessary for the public\nwelfare and shall by order so direct. The order of the commissioner of\ntransportation may prescribe the height, length, materials and design of\nsuch fence or fences.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 240.50 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title N / Article 240 / Section 240.50
Falsely reporting an incident in the third degree
Status: in_force

§ 240.50 Falsely reporting an incident in the third degree.\n  A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the third\ndegree when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated to\nbe false or baseless, he or she:\n  1. Initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged\noccurrence or impending occurrence of a crime, catastrophe or emergency\nunder circumstances in which it is not unlikely that public alarm or\ninconvenience will result; or\n  2. Reports, by word or action, to an official or quasi-official agency\nor organization having the function of dealing with emergencies\ninvolving danger to life or property, an alleged occurrence or impending\noccurrence of a catastrophe or emergency which did not in fact occur or\ndoes not in fact exist; or\n  3. Gratuitously reports to a law enforcement officer or agency (a) the\nalleged occurrence of an offense or incident which did not in fact\noccur; or (b) an allegedly impending occurrence of an offense or\nincident which in fact is not about to occur; or (c) false information\nrelating to an actual offense or incident or to the alleged implication\nof some person therein; or\n  4. Reports, by word or action, an alleged occurrence or condition of\nchild abuse or maltreatment or abuse or neglect of a vulnerable person\nwhich did not in fact occur or exist to:\n  (a) the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment, as\ndefined in title six of article six of the social services law or the\nvulnerable persons' central register as defined in article eleven of\nsuch law, or\n  (b) any person required to report cases of suspected child abuse or\nmaltreatment pursuant to subdivision one of section four hundred\nthirteen of the social services law or to report cases of suspected\nabuse or neglect of a vulnerable person pursuant to section four hundred\nninety-one of such law, knowing that the person is required to report\nsuch cases, and with the intent that such an alleged occurrence be\nreported to the statewide central register or vulnerable persons'\ncentral register.\n  Falsely reporting an incident in the third degree is a class A\nmisdemeanor.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 320 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 11 / Section 320
Injuries to highways
Status: in_force

§ 320. Injuries to highways. Whoever shall injure any highway or\nbridge maintained at the public expense, by obstructing or diverting any\ncreek, water-course or sluice, or by dragging logs or timber on its\nsurface or by drawing or propelling over the same a load of such weight\nas to injure or destroy the culverts or bridges along the same, or of\nsuch weight that will destroy, break or injure the surface of any\nimproved state highway, county road or town highway, or by any other\nact, or shall injure, deface or destroy any mile-stone or guide-post\nerected on any highway, shall for every such offense forfeit treble\ndamages.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 240.45 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title N / Article 240 / Section 240.45
Criminal nuisance in the second degree
Status: in_force

§ 240.45 Criminal nuisance in the second degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal nuisance in the second degree when:\n  1. By conduct either unlawful in itself or unreasonable under all the\ncircumstances, he knowingly or recklessly creates or maintains a\ncondition which endangers the safety or health of a considerable number\nof persons; or\n  2. He knowingly conducts or maintains any premises, place or resort\nwhere persons gather for purposes of engaging in unlawful conduct.\n  Criminal nuisance in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 156-B — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 6-C / Section 156-B
Permanent marking indicating location of fire hydrants
Status: in_force

§ 156-b. Permanent marking indicating location of fire hydrants. A\nmunicipality or fire district may mark the location of any fire hydrant\nwithin its jurisdiction by means of a reflective delineator of a uniform\ntype and color approved by the office of fire prevention and control.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 9-524 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 9 / Part 5 / Subpart 2 / Section 9-524
Delay by Filing Office
Status: in_force

Section 9--524. Delay by Filing Office.\n  Delay by the filing office beyond a time limit prescribed by this part\nis excused if:\n  (a) the delay is caused by interruption of communication or computer\nfacilities, war, emergency conditions, failure of equipment, or other\ncircumstances beyond control of the filing office; and\n  (b) the filing office exercises reasonable diligence under the\ncircumstances.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 540.10 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 3 / Title P / Article 540 / Section 540.10
Forfeiture of bail; generally
Status: in_force

§ 540.10  Forfeiture of bail; generally.\n  1.  If, without sufficient excuse, a principal does not appear when\nrequired or does not render himself amenable to the orders and processes\nof the criminal court wherein bail has been posted, the court must enter\nsuch facts upon its minutes and the bail bond or the cash bail, as the\ncase may be, is thereupon forfeited.\n  2.  If the principal appears at any time before the final adjournment\nof the court, and satisfactorily excuses his neglect, the court may\ndirect the forfeiture to be discharged upon such terms as are just.  If\nthe forfeiture is not so discharged and the forfeited bail consisted of\na bail bond, the district attorney, within one hundred twenty days after\nthe adjournment of the court at which such bond was directed to be\nforfeited, must proceed against the obligor or obligors who executed\nsuch bond, in the manner prescribed in subdivision three.  If the\nforfeited bail consisted of cash bail, the county treasurer with whom it\nis deposited shall give written notice of the forfeiture to the person\nwho posted cash bail for the defendant may at any time after the final\nadjournment of the court or forty-five days after notice of forfeiture\nrequired herein has been given, whichever comes later, apply the money\ndeposited to the use of the county.\n  3.  A bail bond or cash bail, upon being forfeited, together with a\ncertified copy of the order of the court forfeiting the same, must be\nfiled by the district attorney in the office of the clerk of the county\nwherein such order was issued.  Such clerk must docket the same in the\nbook kept by him for docketing of judgments and enter therein a judgment\nagainst the obligor or obligors who executed such bail bond for the\namount of the penalty of said bond or against the person who posted the\ncash bail for the amount of the cash bail, and the bond and the\ncertified copy of the order of the court forfeiting the bond or the cash\nbail constitutes the judgment roll. Such judgment constitutes a lien on\nthe real estate of the obligor or obligors who executed such bail bond\nfrom the time of the entry of the judgment.  An execution may be issued\nto collect the amount of said bail bond in the same form and with the\nsame effect as upon a judgment recovered in an action in said county\nupon a debt in favor of the people of the state of New York against such\nobligor or obligors.\n
N.Y. CAN Law § 98 — New York Code / Act CAN / Article 5 / Section 98
License renewal
Status: in_force

§ 98. License renewal. 1. Each license, issued pursuant to this\narticle, may be renewed upon application therefor by the licensee and\nthe payment of the reasonable fee for such license as specified by this\narticle.\n  2. In the case of applications for renewals, the board may dispense\nwith the requirements of such statements as it deems unnecessary in view\nof those contained in the application made for the original license.\n  3. The board shall provide an application for renewal of any license\nissued under this article not less than ninety days prior to the\nexpiration of the current license.\n  4. The board may only issue a renewal license upon receipt of the\nspecified renewal application and renewal fee from a licensee if, in\naddition to the selection criteria set out in this article, the\nlicensee's license is not under suspension and has not been revoked.\n
N.Y. SCT Law § 5 — New York Code / Act SCT / Article 1 / Section 5
Completion of assessment roll
Status: in_force

§ 5. Completion of assessment roll. All assessments shall be made as\nof March first. The assessors shall complete the assessment roll and\nmail notices of increased assessments to property owners on or before\nthe first day of May of each year and shall meet for the hearing of\ncomplaints on the third Tuesday of May in each year, and in all other\nrespects except as herein modified shall proceed in the completion and\ncertification of the assessment roll as directed by the tax law.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 3-102 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 3-102
Definitions and Index of Definitions
Status: in_force

Section 3--102. Definitions and Index of Definitions.\n  (1) In this Article unless the context otherwise requires\n       (a) "Issue" means:\n       (i) the first delivery of an instrument to a holder or a\n           remitter; or\n       (ii) if agreed by the payee, the first transmission by the drawer\n           to the payee of an image of an item and information derived\n           from the item that enables the depositary bank to collect the\n           item by transferring or presenting under federal law an\n           electronic check.\n       (b) An "order" is a direction to pay and must be more than an\n           authorization or request. It must identify the person to pay\n           with reasonable certainty. It may be addressed to one or more\n           such persons jointly or in the alternative but not in\n           succession.\n       (c) A "promise" is an undertaking to pay and must be more than an\n           acknowledgment of an obligation.\n       (d) "Secondary party" means a drawer or endorser.\n       (e) "Instrument" means a negotiable instrument.\n  (2) Other definitions applying to this Article and the sections in\nwhich they appear are:\n  "Acceptance". Section 3--410.\n  "Accommodation party". Section 3--415.\n  "Alteration". Section 3--407.\n  "Certificate of deposit". Section 3--104.\n  "Certification". Section 3--411.\n  "Check". Section 3--104.\n  "Definite time". Section 3--109.\n  "Dishonor". Section 3--507.\n  "Draft". Section 3--104.\n  "Holder in due course". Section 3--302.\n  "Negotiation". Section 3--202.\n  "Note". Section 3--104.\n  "Notice of dishonor". Section 3--508.\n  "On demand". Section 3--108.\n  "Presentment". Section 3--504.\n  "Protest". Section 3--509.\n  "Restrictive Indorsement". Section 3--205.\n  "Signature". Section 3--401.\n  (3) The following definitions in other Articles apply to this Article:\n  "Account". Section 4--104.\n  "Banking Day". Section 4--104.\n  "Clearing house". Section 4--104.\n  "Collecting bank". Section 4--105.\n  "Customer". Section 4--104.\n  "Depositary Bank". Section 4--105.\n  "Documentary Draft". Section 4--104.\n  "Intermediary Bank". Section 4--105.\n  "Item". Section 4--104.\n  "Midnight deadline". Section 4--104.\n  "Payor bank". Section 4--105.\n  (4) In addition Article 1 contains general definitions and principles\nof construction and interpretation applicable throughout this Article.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 7714 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 77 / Section 7714
Examination of the corporation; annual report
Status: in_force

§ 7714. Examination of the corporation; annual report. The corporation\nshall be subject to examination and regulation by the superintendent.\nThe corporation shall submit to the superintendent, not later than May\nfirst of each year, a financial report for the preceding calendar year\nin a form approved by the superintendent and a report of its activities\nduring the preceding calendar year.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 92-GG*2 — New York Code / Act STF / Article 6 / Section 92-GG*2
Subway assistance fund
Status: in_force

* § 92-gg. Subway assistance fund. 1. There is hereby established in\nthe custody of the comptroller a special fund to be known as the subway\nassistance fund.\n  2. The subway assistance fund shall consist of any monies directed\nthereto pursuant to the provisions of section four of part VV of the\nchapter of the laws of two thousand eighteen which added this section.\n  3. All monies deposited into the subway assistance fund pursuant to\npart VV of the chapter of the laws of two thousand eighteen which added\nthis section shall be paid to the metropolitan transportation authority\nwithout appropriation, for use in the same manner as the payments\nrequired by subdivision (b) of section two of such part, as soon as\npracticable but not more than five days from the date the comptroller\ndetermines that the full amount of the unpaid balance of any payment\nrequired by subdivision (b) of section two of such part has been\ndeposited into the subway assistance fund.\n  * NB There are 2 § 92-gg's\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 3-4.1 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 3-4.1
Revocation of wills; effect on codicils
Status: in_force

§ 3-4.1 Revocation of wills; effect on codicils\n  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a revocation or\nalteration, if intended by the testator, may be effected in the\nfollowing manner only:\n  (1) A will or any part thereof may be revoked or altered by:\n  (A) Another will.\n  (B) A writing of the testator clearly indicating an intention to\neffect such revocation or alteration, executed with the formalities\nprescribed by this article for the execution and attestation of a will.\n  (2) A will may be revoked by:\n  (A) An act of burning, tearing, cutting, cancellation, obliteration,\nor other mutilation or destruction performed by:\n  (i) The testator.\n  (ii) Another person, in the presence and by the direction of the\ntestator; in which case, the fact that the will was so revoked in the\npresence and by the direction of the testator shall be proved by at\nleast two witnesses, neither of whom shall be the person who performed\nthe act of revocation.\n  (b) In addition to the methods set forth in paragraph (a), a will may\nbe revoked or altered by a nuncupative or holographic declaration of\nrevocation or alteration made in the circumstances prescribed by 3-2.2\nby any person therein authorized to make a nuncupative or holographic\nwill.  Any such nuncupative declaration of revocation or alteration must\nbe clearly established by at least two witnesses; any such holographic\ndeclaration, by an instrument written entirely in the handwriting of the\ntestator, although not executed and attested in accordance with the\nformalities prescribed by this article for the execution and attestation\nof a will.\n  (c) The revocation of a will, as provided in this section, revokes all\ncodicils thereto.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 371 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 7 / Section 371
Petty cash funds
Status: in_force

§ 371. Petty cash funds. 1. The board of supervisors by resolution or\nby action taken pursuant to section three hundred seventy-six may\nestablish a revolving petty cash fund for any administrative unit or\nofficer in such amount as is deemed necessary. Any such petty cash fund\nshall continue in existence from year to year until abolished.\n  2. Expenditures from a petty cash fund may be made only for payment in\nadvance of audit of properly itemized and verified or certified bills\nfor materials, supplies or services, other than employment, furnished to\nthe county for the conduct of its affairs and upon terms calling for\npayment to the vendor upon the delivery of any such materials or\nsupplies or the rendering of any such services, provided that moneys in\nany such fund also may be used for the purpose of making change when\nsuch is required in the performance of official duties, and further\nprovided that moneys in any such fund established for the office of the\nsheriff, district attorney, or any county police officer or peace\nofficer may also be used to advance travel funds to personnel of the\nsheriff's or district attorney's office or any county police officer or\npeace officer when required to travel on official business.  Upon audit\nof bills such petty cash fund shall be reimbursed from the appropriate\nbudgetary item or items in an amount equal to the amount audited and\nallowed. The clerk of the board of supervisors, or such other officer as\nshall have custody of audited claims, immediately shall notify the\ncounty treasurer in writing of the disallowance of any of such bills or\nany portion of any such bills, stating the amount in each case\ndisallowed. Any of such bills or any portion of any of such bills as\nshall be disallowed upon audit shall be the personal liability of the\nofficial responsible for the use of the petty cash fund from which\npayment on account thereof was made, and such official shall forthwith\nreimburse such petty cash fund in the amount of such disallowances. If\nsuch reimbursement has not been made by the time of the first payment of\nsalary to such official after the disallowance of any such bills or any\nportion of any of such bills, the amount of such disallowances shall be\nwithheld by the county treasurer from such salary payment and, if\nnecessary, subsequent salary payments, and paid into such petty cash\nfund until an amount equal to the amount of such disallowances has been\nrepaid to such petty cash fund.\n  3. The chief fiscal officer at any time may require the official\nresponsible for the use of a petty cash fund to account for the moneys\nin such fund.\n