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N.Y. EXC Law § 317 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 15-A / Section 317
Superseding effect of article with respect to state law
Status: in_force

* § 317. Superseding effect of article with respect to state law. The\nprovisions of this article shall supersede any other provision of state\nlaw, which expressly implements or mandates an equal employment\nopportunity program or a program for securing participation by minority\nand women-owned business enterprises, concerning action to be taken by\nany party to a state contract, to which the provisions of this article\napply; provided, however, that the provisions of any state law, not as\nhereinabove superseded, which expressly implement or mandate such\nprograms shall remain unimpaired by the provisions of this article,\nexcept that the provisions of any such law shall be construed as if the\nprovisions of subdivisions five, six, seven and eight of section three\nhundred thirteen and section three hundred sixteen of this article were\nfully set forth therein and made applicable only to complaints of\nviolations under such provisions of law occurring on or after September\nfirst, nineteen hundred eighty-eight; provided, further, that nothing\ncontained in this article shall be construed to limit, impair, or\notherwise restrict any state agency's authority or discretionary power\nin effect prior to the enactment of this article to establish or\ncontinue, by rule, regulation or resolution, an equal opportunity\nprogram or a program for securing participation of minority and\nwomen-owned business enterprises with regard to banking relationships,\nthe issuance of insurance policies or contracts for the sale of bonds,\nnotes or other securities; and, provided further, that nothing contained\nin the immediately preceding proviso shall be construed to create,\nimpair, alter, limit, modify, enlarge, abrogate or restrict any agency's\nauthority or discretionary power with respect to an equal opportunity\nprogram or a program for securing participation of minority and\nwomen-owned enterprises.\n  * NB Repealed July 1, 2028\n
N.Y. ABC Law § 99-A — New York Code / Act ABC / Article 7 / Section 99-A
Charitable permits
Status: in_force

§ 99-a. Charitable permits. 1. The liquor authority is hereby\nauthorized to issue a charitable permit to an organization to sell\nalcoholic beverages, at auction or otherwise, where the authority is\nsatisfied:  (a) that contributions made by an individual donor to such\norganization are deductible for Federal income tax purposes; (b) that\nthe funds so raised will be used for the non-profit purposes of the\norganization; (c) that all such alcoholic beverages shall be in sealed\ncontainers; and (d) that not more than eighty cases shall be sold. Such\npermit shall be valid for a twenty-four hour period commencing at eight\no'clock a.m. and only during the hours when such alcoholic beverages may\nlawfully be sold by retail licensees in the county in which the auction\nor sale is held.  No alcoholic beverages sold pursuant to such permit\nshall be consumed on the premises at which they are sold.\n  2. The fee for a one-day charitable permit shall be twenty dollars.\n
N.Y. RRD Law § 180 — New York Code / Act RRD / Article 5 / Section 180
Motive power
Status: in_force

§ 180. Motive power.  Any street surface railroad may operate any\nportion of its road by cable, electricity, or any power other than\nlocomotive steam power, which said locomotive steam power is primarily\ngenerated by the locomotive propelling the cars, and in the use of which\neither escaping steam or smoke is visible, which may be approved by the\ncommissioner of transportation and consented to by the owners of\none-half of the property bounded on that portion of the railroad, with\nrespect to which a change of motive power is proposed; and if the\nconsent of such property owners can not be obtained, the determination\nof three disinterested commissioners, appointed by the appellate\ndivision of the supreme court of the department in which such railroad\nis located, in favor of such motive power, confirmed by the court, shall\nbe taken in lieu of the consent of the property owners. The consent of\nthe property owners shall be obtained and the proceedings for the\nappointment and the determination of the commissioners and the\nconfirmation of their report shall be conducted in the manner prescribed\nin sections one hundred and seventy-one and one hundred and seventy-four\nof this article, so far as the same can properly be made applicable\nthereto. Any railroad corporation making a change in its motive power\nunder this section, may make any changes in the construction of its road\nor roadbed or other property rendered necessary by the change in its\nmotive power. Where a street surface railroad in the counties of\nHerkimer and Hamilton is located wholly outside the limits of an\nincorporated city or village, such railroad may, with the approval of\nthe commissioner of transportation, be operated by locomotive steam\npower, provided that such steam power is generated by oil from and\nincluding April fifteenth to and including November thirtieth, and by\neither oil or coal from and including December first to and including\nApril fourteenth.\n
N.Y. BSW Law § 3 — New York Code / Act BSW / Section 3
Subpoenas by commission; oaths
Status: in_force

* § 3. Subpoenas by commission; oaths. The commission shall have\nauthority to issue, under the hand of its chairman, and the seal of the\ncommission, subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses before the\ncommission. A subpoena issued under this section shall be regulated by\nthe civil practice law and rules.\n  * NB Repealed September 1, 2016\n
N.Y. PAR Law § 13.30 — New York Code / Act PAR / Title C / Article 13 / Section 13.30
Reimbursement for expenditures necessitated by negligent, willful or reckless conduct
Status: in_force

§ 13.30 Reimbursement for expenditures necessitated by negligent,\nwillful or reckless conduct. In addition to any other remedy which may\nexist, a person whose negligent, willful or reckless conduct results in\nan expenditure by the office for the purpose of effectuating a rescue\nshall be liable for the amount of such expenditure and shall reimburse\nthe office therefor. The attorney general may institute any proper\naction, suit or proceeding to recover the amount owed to the office as\nprovided in this section and any such amount so recovered shall be\ndeposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. For\npurposes of this section, reckless conduct shall mean a failure to\nexercise reasonable care, reasonable caution or the foresight of a\nreasonably prudent and careful person, with a deliberate disregard for\nthe consequences of such conduct.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 7503 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 75 / Section 7503
Application to compel or stay arbitration; stay of action; notice of intention to arbitrate
Status: in_force

§ 7503. Application to compel or stay arbitration; stay of action;\nnotice of intention to arbitrate.  (a) Application to compel\narbitration; stay of action.  A party aggrieved by the failure of\nanother to arbitrate may apply for an order compelling arbitration.\nWhere there is no substantial question whether a valid agreement was\nmade or complied with, and the claim sought to be arbitrated is not\nbarred by limitation under subdivision (b) of section 7502, the court\nshall direct the parties to arbitrate. Where any such question is\nraised, it shall be tried forthwith in said court. If an issue claimed\nto be arbitrable is involved in an action pending in a court having\njurisdiction to hear a motion to compel arbitration, the application\nshall be made by motion in that action. If the application is granted,\nthe order shall operate to stay a pending or subsequent action, or so\nmuch of it as is referable to arbitration.\n  (b) Application to stay arbitration. Subject to the provisions of\nsubdivision (c), a party who has not participated in the arbitration and\nwho has not made or been served with an application to compel\narbitration, may apply to stay arbitration on the ground that a valid\nagreement was not made or has not been complied with or that the claim\nsought to be arbitrated is barred by limitation under subdivision (b) of\nsection 7502.\n  (c) Notice of intention to arbitrate. A party may serve upon another\nparty a demand for arbitration or a notice of intention to arbitrate,\nspecifying the agreement pursuant to which arbitration is sought and the\nname and address of the party serving the notice, or of an officer or\nagent thereof if such party is an association or corporation, and\nstating that unless the party served applies to stay the arbitration\nwithin twenty days after such service he shall thereafter be precluded\nfrom objecting that a valid agreement was not made or has not been\ncomplied with and from asserting in court the bar of a limitation of\ntime. Such notice or demand shall be served in the same manner as a\nsummons or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. An\napplication to stay arbitration must be made by the party served within\ntwenty days after service upon him of the notice or demand, or he shall\nbe so precluded.  Notice of such application shall be served in the same\nmanner as a summons or by registered or certified mail, return receipt\nrequested.  Service of the application may be made upon the adverse\nparty, or upon his attorney if the attorney's name appears on the demand\nfor arbitration or the notice of intention to arbitrate. Service of the\napplication by mail shall be timely if such application is posted within\nthe prescribed period. Any provision in an arbitration agreement or\narbitration rules which waives the right to apply for a stay of\narbitration is hereby declared null and void.\n
N.Y. UDC Law § 208 — New York Code / Act UDC / Article 2 / Section 208
Counterclaims
Status: in_force

§ 208. Counterclaims.\n  The court shall have jurisdiction of counterclaims as follows:\n  (a) Of any counterclaim the subject matter of which would be within\nthe jurisdiction of the court if sued upon separately.\n  (b) Of any counterclaim for money only, without regard to amount.\n  (c) Of any counterclaim for the rescission or reformation of the\ntransaction upon which the plaintiff's cause of action is founded, if\nthe amount in controversy on such counterclaim does not exceed $15,000.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 3-504 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 3-504
How Presentment Made
Status: in_force

Section 3--504. How Presentment Made.\n  (1) Presentment is a demand for acceptance or payment made upon the\nmaker, acceptor, drawee or other payor by or on behalf of the holder.\n  (2) Presentment may be made\n       (a) by mail, in which event the time of presentment is determined\n           by the time of receipt of the mail; or\n       (b) through a clearing house; or\n       (c) at the place of acceptance or payment specified in the\n           instrument or if there be none at the place of business or\n           residence of the party to accept or pay. If neither the party\n           to accept or pay nor anyone authorized to act for him is\n           present or accessible at such place presentment is excused.\n  (3) It may be made\n       (a) to any one of two or more makers, acceptors, drawees or other\n           payors; or\n       (b) to any person who has authority to make or refuse the\n           acceptance or payment.\n  (4) A draft accepted or a note made payable at a bank in the United\nStates must be presented at such bank.\n  (5) In the cases described in Section 4--210 presentment may be made\nin the manner and with the result stated in that section.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 261 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 16 / Section 261
Protection of rights
Status: in_force

§ 261. Protection of rights. Whenever such ice shall have been so\nstaked out, all ice lying between the center of the said river, as\nhereinafter defined, and such lands, or so much thereof as shall be\nrequired for the purpose of filling the icehouse erected thereon, as\naforesaid, shall be and become the personal property of the owner or\nlessee of such lands and icehouses, and any person trespassing upon or\ntaking the same for commercial purposes or otherwise, shall be liable to\nsuch owner or lessee for the value of the ice so taken, and for any\ndamage, in like manner as for an injury done to any other property, and\nan action may be maintained for a permanent injunction, or for the value\nof the ice so taken, or for any damage; and a temporary injunction may\nbe granted, restraining any defendant from trespassing upon or taking\nthe said ice for commercial purposes or otherwise, pending the\ndetermination of the action.  Nothing contained in this article,\nhowever, shall be construed as in any manner affecting, impairing or\ninterfering with the right of any owner, lessee or occupant of lands\nbordering upon or adjacent to the Hudson river or Catskill creek to the\nunrestricted use of the premises owned, leased or occupied by him for\nany lawful purpose.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 743 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 14-B / Section 743
Licensee's books and records; reports
Status: in_force

* § 743. Licensee's books and records; reports. 1. A buy-now-pay-later\nlender shall keep and use in its business such books, accounts and\nrecords as will enable the superintendent to determine whether such\nbuy-now-pay-later lender is complying with the provisions of this\narticle and with the rules and regulations promulgated by the\nsuperintendent thereunder. Every buy-now-pay-later lender shall preserve\nsuch books, accounts and records for at least six years after making the\nfinal entry in respect to any buy-now-pay-later loan recorded therein;\nprovided, however, the preservation of photographic or digital\nreproductions thereof or records in photographic or digital form shall\nconstitute compliance with this requirement.\n  2. By a date to be set by the superintendent, each licensee shall\nannually file a report with the superintendent giving such information\nas the superintendent may require concerning the licensee's business and\noperations during the preceding calendar year within the state under the\nauthority of this article. Such report shall be subscribed and affirmed\nas true by the licensee under the penalties of perjury and be in the\nform prescribed by the superintendent. In addition to such annual\nreports, the superintendent may require of licensees such additional\nregular or special reports as the superintendent may deem necessary to\nthe proper supervision of licensees under this article. Such additional\nreports shall be in the form prescribed by the superintendent and shall\nbe subscribed and affirmed as true under the penalties of perjury.\n  * NB Effective upon the one hundred eightieth day after the\npromulgation of rules and/or regulations by the department of financial\nservices to effectuate certain provisions (see Ch. 58 of 2025, Part Y, §\n13)\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 399-T*2 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 26 / Section 399-T*2
Vending machine disclosure
Status: in_force

* § 399-t. Vending machine disclosure. 1. Definitions. For purposes of\nthis article, "vending machine" shall mean and include a coin operated\nmachine used to sell merchandise and/or services but shall not include a\ncoin operated telephone.\n  2. Notice requirements relating to vending machines. Every vending\nmachine available for use by the public in this state shall have a\nnotice prominently affixed thereto which indicates the name, address,\nand telephone number of the owner and/or operator of such machine or the\nname, address and telephone number of an individual designated by such\nowner/operator to maintain said machine. Said notice provisions of this\nsection shall not apply in instances where a vending machine is attended\nby a person capable of administering a refund.\n  3. Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association,\ncompany or organization which owns or leases such vending machine and\nknowingly fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be\nassessed a civil penalty not to exceed fifty dollars for the first\nviolation, one hundred dollars for a second violation and two hundred\nfifty dollars for any subsequent violation provided, however, that\nmultiple violations of subdivision two of this section which\nconcurrently occur within the same public area designated for the\noperation of vending machines shall, for purposes of assessing a penalty\nunder this subdivision, constitute a single violation against such\nindividual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, company, or\norganization which owns and/or leases such machines. Each day such\noffense shall continue shall constitute a separate additional violation.\nIt shall be a defense to the imposition of any such civil penalty if the\nowner or operator posted a notice as required by this section and such\nnotice was removed or defaced by vandals, provided the owner or operator\nsubsequently complies with the requirements of this section.\n  4. This section shall not annul, alter, affect or exempt any person,\nfirm, partnership, corporation, association, company or organization\nsubject to the provisions of this section from complying with the laws,\nordinances, rules or regulations of any locality, relating to the\nposting of vending machine notices, except to the extent that these\nlaws, ordinances, rules or regulations are inconsistent with any\nprovision of this section, but no such local law, ordinance, rule or\nregulation shall be considered inconsistent, if it affords greater\nprotection to the consumer.\n  * NB There are 2 § 399-t's\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 209-J — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 10-B / Section 209-J
Completion of unfinished business
Status: in_force

§ 209-j. Completion of unfinished business. Upon the transfer pursuant\nto section two hundred nine-d of this article of the functions and\npowers possessed by and all of the obligations and duties of the science\nand technology foundation as established pursuant to article ten-A of\nthe public authorities law to the office as prescribed by section two\nhundred nine-d of this article, except as otherwise provided in section\ntwo hundred nine-f of this article, any business or other matter\nundertaken or commenced by the science and technology foundation\npertaining to or connected with the functions, powers, obligations and\nduties so transferred and assigned to the office may be conducted or\ncompleted by the executive director of the office.\n
N.Y. TRA Law § 217 — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 9-B / Section 217
Powers and duties of the board
Status: in_force

§ 217. Powers and duties of the board. The board shall have the\nfollowing powers and duties:\n  1. To investigate accidents occurring on or involving public\ntransportation facilities or systems whether publicly or privately owned\nand report on the results of such investigations;\n  2. To establish within the board an accident reporting procedure and\nfile for the purpose of accurate analysis of public transportation\nsafety and to prepare an annual accident report for the governor and the\nlegislature;\n  3. To review, in connection with the investigation of accidents the\nsafety, maintenance and training programs of public transportation\nfacilities or systems whether publicly or privately owned and recommend\nthe establishment of equipment and safety standards in connection\ntherewith;\n  4. To adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind suitable rules and\nregulations to carry out the provisions and purposes of this article or\nto enforce any standards established hereunder;\n  5. To hold hearings, issue reports, administer oaths or affirmations,\nexamine any person under oath or affirmation and to issue subpoenas\nrequiring the attendance and giving of testimony of witnesses and\nrequire the production of any books, papers, documentary or other\nevidence. The powers provided in this subdivision may be delegated by\nthe board to any member of the board or department employee assigned to\nthe board. A subpoena issued under this subdivision shall be regulated\nby the civil practice law and rules;\n  6. To take or cause to be taken affidavits or depositions within or\nwithout the state;\n  7. To enter upon any property where a public transportation accident\nhas occurred, or where a vehicle, appurtenance or other item involved in\nany such accident is located, to fulfill the requirements of article\nnine-b of this chapter.\n  8. To render each year to the governor and to the legislature a\nwritten report of its activities.\n  9. To enforce the requirements of section five thousand three hundred\ntwenty-nine of title forty-nine of the United States Code, as amended\nfrom time to time, as it pertains to oversight of rail fixed guideway\npublic transportation systems.\n
N.Y. PAR Law § 3.07 — New York Code / Act PAR / Title B / Article 3 / Section 3.07
Organization of office; officers and employees
Status: in_force

§ 3.07 Organization of office; officers and employees.  1.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, the commissioner\nmay, from time to time, create, abolish, transfer and consolidate\ndivisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and other units within the\noffice as he may determine necessary for the efficient operation of the\noffice, subject to the approval of the director of the budget, except\nthat the council of parks, recreation and historic preservation, the\nseveral regional park, recreation and historic preservation commissions\nand the state board on historic preservation shall be continued as\nprovided in this chapter.\n  2. The commissioner may appoint such deputies, directors, assistants\nand other officers and employees as may be needed for the exercise and\nperformance of his powers, functions and duties and may prescribe their\npowers and fix their compensation within the amounts appropriated\ntherefor.\n
N.Y. FDC Law § 17 — New York Code / Act FDC / Section 17
Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded
Status: in_force

§ 17. Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded. Insofar as the\nprovisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of any\nother law, general or special, the provisions of this act shall be\ncontrolling.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 96-P-2 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 5-B / Section 96-P-2
Mishandling and improper transportation of meat, meat by-products and meat food products
Status: in_force

§ 96-p-2. Mishandling and improper transportation of meat, meat\nby-products and meat food products. (1) No person, firm, association,\npartnership or corporation engaged in carrying or transporting meat,\nmeat by-products or meat food products shall transport such products\nexcept in an enclosed vehicle in such a manner as to assure delivery of\nthe aforesaid products so that frozen products remain frozen and such\nother products do not rise above forty degrees Fahrenheit, provided,\nhowever, that this section shall not apply to establishments engaging in\nmeat handling operations at retail stores and restaurants, when\nconducted at any retail store or restaurant or similar retail-type\nestablishment for sale in normal retail quantities or service of such\narticles to consumers at such establishments, nor to household\nconsumers. This section shall not apply to meat food products which\nbecause of their method of manufacture, processing, and packaging,\nrequire no special handling temperatures to prevent adulteration or\nunwholesomeness including, but not limited to, commercially sterile meat\nfood products in hermetically sealed containers.\n  (2) The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations to further\ndefine standards for the transportation of meat, meat by-products or\nmeat food products to further ensure that they are delivered in an\nunadulterated and wholesome condition.\n  (3) A violation of the provisions of this section shall be a violation\nas defined in subdivision three of section 10.00 of the penal law.\n