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N.Y. LAB Law § 207-A — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 7 / Section 207-A
Employee safety in work on energized high voltage lines
Status: in_force

§ 207-a. Employee safety in work on energized high voltage lines. 1.\nThere shall be no change in the present industry work practices,\nprocedures and standards with regard to bare-hand, live-line techniques\nor with insulated-glove techniques in the handling of energized\nhigh-voltage lines and equipment having a voltage differential in excess\nof 15 kv between any pair of conductors or grounds. Changes in industry\nwork practices, procedures and standards relative to the handling of\nenergized high-voltage lines and equipment having a voltage differential\nin excess of 15 kv between any pair of conductors or grounds shall be\npermitted where such changes require the utilization of "hot stick"\nmethods. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any change in industry\nwork practices, procedures and standards with regard to the handling of\nenergized voltage lines and equipment having a high-voltage differential\nin excess of 100 kv between any pair of conductors or grounds.\n  2. For the purposes of this section the term "work" shall include, but\nnot be limited to the erection, maintenance, repair, construction or\ninstallation of such energized conductors or associated equipment and\nlines in both emergency and non-emergency situations.\n  3. No provision herein is to prevent or prohibit any appropriate\nadministrative or rule-making body from making and issuing appropriate\nrules and regulations concerning employee or worker safety in the work\nto be performed on energized or properly grounded high-voltage electric\ntransmission and distribution lines and equipment.\n
N.Y. ABP Law § 510 — New York Code / Act ABP / Article 5-A / Section 510
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 510. Definitions.  When used in this article, the following items\nshall have the following meanings:\n  1. "Corporation" shall include any joint stock company, corporation,\nassociation of two or more individuals, committee, public authority, or\nbusiness trust.\n  2. "Public issuer" shall include the United States, the several states\nand territories thereof, political subdivisions and municipal\ncorporations within such states and territories, foreign countries and\npolitical subdivisions and municipal corporations within such foreign\ncountries.\n  3. "Security" shall include:\n  (a) Any instrument issued by a corporation or public issuer to\nevidence an obligation to make any payment of the principal amount of a\ndebt or of any increment due or to become due thereon, or\n  (b) Any instrument issued by a corporation to evidence a proprietary\ninterest therein except:\n  (i) A policy of insurance issued by a mutual insurance corporation, or\n  (ii) A share issued by a savings and loan association, a building and\nloan association, or a credit union.\n  4. "Broker" shall include any individual or corporation engaging in\nthe purchase, sale or exchange of securities for or on behalf of any\ncustomer.\n  5. "Dealer" shall include any individual or corporation engaging in\nany state as a regular business in the purchase, sale or exchange of\nsecurities for his or its own account, through a broker or otherwise.\n  6. (a) "Customer" shall include any individual or corporation entering\ninto a contract with a broker or dealer by which such broker or dealer\nagrees to effect the purchase, sale, or exchange, or to keep custody of\nany security for or on behalf of such individual or corporation. The\nterm "customer" shall also include any individual or corporation\nentering into a contract with a broker or dealer whereby such broker or\ndealer for his own account buys from or sells to such individual or\ncorporation, any security.\n  (b) If on the books of account located at an office in this state of a\nbroker or dealer there is indicated a balance to the credit of an\nindividual or corporation with a last-known address in a state other\nthan this state, such individual or corporation shall not be deemed a\n"customer".\n  7. "Amount" shall mean that term as defined in subdivision seven of\nsection five hundred of this chapter.\n  8. "Wages" shall include moneys payable, under contract or otherwise,\nfor services rendered to a broker or dealer, less lawful deductions.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 175 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 8 / Section 175
Manner of execution of instruments by the commissioner
Status: in_force

§ 175. Manner of execution of instruments by the commissioner.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a statute\nauthorizes or requires the commissioner to execute an instrument, such\ninstrument shall be executed by having the name or title of the\ncommissioner appear on such instrument and, underneath such name or\ntitle, such instrument shall be signed by the commissioner or by a\ndeputy tax commissioner or by the secretary to such commissioner. An\nelectronic signature may be used in lieu of a signature affixed by hand\npursuant to article three of the state technology law. The seal of such\ncommissioner may be affixed or appear on such instrument as a facsimile\nwhich is engraved, printed or reproduced in any other manner. No\nacknowledgment of the execution of any such instrument shall be\nnecessary for the purpose of the recordation thereof or for any other\npurpose.\n
N.Y. MIL Law § 130.58 — New York Code / Act MIL / Article 7 / Part 8 / Section 130.58
Execution of confinement
Status: in_force

§ 130.58. Execution of confinement.  (a) Any sentence or punishment of\nconfinement adjudged by a military court, whether or not such sentence\nor punishment includes discharge or dismissal, and whether or not such\ndischarge or dismissal has been executed, may be carried into execution\nby confinement in any place of confinement under the control of any of\nthe forces of the organized militia, or in any jail, penitentiary or\nprison designated for that purpose as prescribed in section 130.11 of\nthis code; and persons so confined in such a jail, penitentiary or\nprison shall be subject to the same discipline and treatment as persons\nconfined or committed to such jail, penitentiary or prison by the courts\nof the state or of any political subdivision thereof.\n  (b) The omission of the words "hard labor" in any sentence or\npunishment of a court-martial adjudging confinement shall not be\nconstrued as depriving the authority executing such sentence or\npunishment of the power to require hard labor as a part of the\npunishment.\n  (c) The keepers, officers and wardens of all city or county jails and\nof all other jails, penitentiaries or prisons designated by the governor\nor by the adjutant general pursuant to section 130.11 of this chapter\nshall receive the bodies of persons ordered into confinement prior to\ntrial and of persons committed to confinement by the process or mandate\nof a military court and shall confine them according to law, and no such\nkeeper, officer or warden shall demand or require payment of any fee or\ncharge of any nature for receiving or confining a person in such jail,\npenitentiary or prison.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 241 — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 8 / Section 241
Ancient conveyances abolished
Status: in_force

§ 241. Ancient conveyances abolished. The conveyance of real property\nby feoffment, with livery of seizin, or by fines, or common recoveries,\nis abolished.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 750-U — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 35-C / Section 750-U
Veterinary and agricultural production exclusions
Status: in_force

§ 750-u. Veterinary and agricultural production exclusions. Any pet\ncemetery which:\n  1. (a) is owned by a licensed veterinarian; or\n  (b) is located on land used in agricultural production;\n  2. does not allow individual burials;\n  3. does not allow individual grave markers;\n  4. does not charge a maintenance fee for the care of pet graves; and\n  5. does not make any representation that pet graves will be cared for\nor that the land is dedicated;\nshall be exempt from the trust fund provisions provided by section seven\nhundred fifty-r of this article, the dedication provisions provided by\nsection seven hundred fifty-n of this article and the area requirement\nprovided by section seven hundred fifty-p of this article.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 630-G*3 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 22 / Part 2 / Section 630-G*3
Gift to the arts fund
Status: in_force

* § 630-g. Gift to the arts fund. Effective for any tax year\ncommencing on or after January first, two thousand nineteen, an\nindividual may elect to contribute to the arts fund created pursuant to\nsection ninety-seven-yyyy of the state finance law for the support of\nthe New York state council on the arts. Such contribution shall be in\nany whole dollar amount and shall not reduce the amount of tax owed by\nsuch individual. The commissioner shall include space on the personal\nincome tax return to enable a taxpayer to make such contribution.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, all revenue collected\npursuant to this section shall be credited to the arts fund established\nby section ninety-seven-yyyy of the state finance law and used only for\nthe purposes of the New York state council on the arts.\n  * NB There are 3 § 630-g's\n
N.Y. PNY Law § 3 — New York Code / Act PNY / Section 3
No title
Status: in_force

§ 3. If by death, resignation or otherwise, a vacancy occurs among\nthose appointed hereunder by the state of New York, the governor is\nhereby authorized to fill the same.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 7506 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 75 / Section 7506
Hearing
Status: in_force

§ 7506. Hearing. (a) Oath of arbitrator. Before hearing any testimony,\nan arbitrator shall be sworn to hear and decide the controversy\nfaithfully and fairly by an officer authorized to administer an oath.\n  (b) Time and place. The arbitrator shall appoint a time and place for\nthe hearing and notify the parties in writing personally or by\nregistered or certified mail not less than eight days before the\nhearing. The arbitrator may adjourn or postpone the hearing. The court,\nupon application of any party, may direct the arbitrator to proceed\npromptly with the hearing and determination of the controversy.\n  (c) Evidence. The parties are entitled to be heard, to present\nevidence and to cross-examine witnesses. Notwithstanding the failure of\na party duly notified to appear, the arbitrator may hear and determine\nthe controversy upon the evidence produced.\n  (d) Representation by attorney. A party has the right to be\nrepresented by an attorney and may claim such right at any time as to\nany part of the arbitration or hearings which have not taken place. This\nright may not be waived. If a party is represented by an attorney,\npapers to be served on the party shall be served upon his attorney.\n  (e) Determination by majority. The hearing shall be conducted by all\nthe arbitrators, but a majority may determine any question and render an\naward.\n  (f) Waiver. Except as provided in subdivision (d), a requirement of\nthis section may be waived by written consent of the parties and it is\nwaived if the parties continue with the arbitration without objection.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 538-A — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 29-CC / Section 538-A
Enforcement
Status: in_force

§ 538-a. Enforcement. (a) The attorney general may bring a civil\naction against any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity,\nregardless of its form of organization, that violates this article to\nenjoin the violation and may recover the following:\n  (1) a civil penalty of one thousand dollars per violation of this\narticle or, for a pattern or practice of such violations, up to three\nthousand dollars per violation; and/or\n  (2) costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.\n  (c) Nothing in this section shall in any way limit rights or remedies\nwhich are otherwise available under law to the attorney general or any\nother person authorized to bring an action under this section.\n
N.Y. NAV Law § 203 — New York Code / Act NAV / Article 13 / Section 203
Laws repealed
Status: in_force

§ 203. Laws repealed. Chapter forty-two of the laws of nineteen\nhundred nine, entitled "An act relating to navigation, constituting\nchapter thirty-seven of the consolidated laws," and chapter two hundred\nand ninety-two of the laws of nineteen hundred forty, entitled "An act\nrelating to navigation on and use of the waters of Lake Placid" and all\nacts and parts of acts amendatory of or supplemental to any of such\nchapters or sections and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the\nprovisions of this chapter are hereby repealed. The repeal of chapter\nforty-two of the laws of nineteen hundred nine as amended, and chapter\ntwo hundred and ninety-two of the laws of nineteen hundred forty shall\nnot operate or be construed to terminate any license heretofore issued\nthereunder or affect the rights of any person holding such a license;\nnor shall such repeal affect any action or proceeding now pending in any\ncourt, or any act done or right accruing, accrued or acquired, or\npenalty, forfeiture or punishment inflicted pursuant to such chapters,\nor either of them, prior to the date this act takes effect; but the same\nmay be asserted, enforced, prosecuted or inflicted as fully and to the\nsame extent as if this act had not been passed, or such chapters had not\nbeen repealed.\n
N.Y. RSS Law § 132 — New York Code / Act RSS / Article 3 / Section 132
New York state social security agency established
Status: in_force

§ 132. New York state social security agency established.  There is\nhereby established in the state retirement system an agency of the state\nto be known as the "New York state social security agency." The director\nshall have charge of such agency.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 473 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 23 / Section 473
Notice of meeting for incorporation
Status: in_force

§ 473. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a meeting for\nthe purpose of incorporating an unincorporated church shall be given as\nfollows:\n  1. The notice shall be in writing and shall state, in substance, that\na meeting of such unincorporated church will be held at its usual place\nof worship at a specified day and hour for the purpose of incorporating\nsuch church and electing three or more trustees, but not to exceed\nfifteen.\n  2. The notice must be signed by at least six qualified voters. A copy\nof such notice shall be publicly read at each of the two consecutive\nmain worship services, of such unincorporated church preceding the\nmeeting to incorporate, by the minister of such church, or if none, by\nthe church member who has been designated by the membership or other\nauthorized body of the church to conduct the worship service that day\n(the "officiating minister"); and at least fifteen days before the\nmeeting for incorporation, a copy of such notice shall be posted at the\nplace of worship.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2807-U — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 28 / Section 2807-U
Transfers for tax credits
Status: in_force

§ 2807-u. Transfers for tax credits. Upon receipt of the report from\nthe commissioner of taxation and finance required pursuant to\nsubdivision (i) of section fifteen hundred eleven of the tax law and the\nreport from the superintendent of financial services required pursuant\nto section one thousand one hundred twelve-a of the insurance law, the\ndirector of the budget shall forward such reports to the commissioner of\nhealth.  Within ten days of receipt of such reports, the commissioner of\nhealth or the commissioner of health's designee, from funds allocated\nfor distribution in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (c) of\nsubdivision seven of section twenty-eight hundred seven-s of this\narticle, shall pay over to the state comptroller for deposit into the\nstate's general fund the amounts specified therein as representing (1)\nthe amount of credits claimed under subdivision (i) of section fifteen\nhundred eleven of the tax law and (2) the amount by which taxes due and\nowing pursuant to section one thousand one hundred twelve of the\ninsurance law were reduced because the amounts imposed and required to\nbe paid pursuant to section twenty-eight hundred seven-t of this article\nwere allowed as credits in assessing the taxes imposed by such section\none thousand one hundred twelve.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 492 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 15 / Section 492
Use of attorney's name by another
Status: in_force

§ 492. Use of attorney's name by another. If an attorney knowingly\npermits any person, not being his general law partner or a clerk in his\noffice, to sue out any process or to prosecute or defend any action in\nhis name, except as authorized by this section, such attorney, and every\nperson who shall so use his name, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n  Whenever an action or proceeding is authorized by law to be prosecuted\nor defended in the name of the people, or of any public officer, board\nof officers, or municipal corporation, on behalf of another party, the\nattorney-general, or district attorney, or attorney of such public\nofficer or board or corporation may permit any proceeding therein, to be\ntaken in his name by an attorney to be chosen by the party in interest.\n
N.Y. VIL Law § 12-1204 — New York Code / Act VIL / Article 12 / Section 12-1204
Supervision and extension of system
Status: in_force

§ 12-1204 Supervision and extension of system. The lighting system\nacquired or established under this article shall be under the control\nand supervision of the board of light commissioners. The board shall\nkeep it in repair and shall have authority to purchase such supplies and\nmaterials as may be needed for the operation and maintenance of such\nsystem for periods not exceeding one year. Such board may, from time to\ntime extend, alter or reconstruct such system and may use therefor\nsurplus funds it has on hand.  However, nothing contained in this\nsection shall be construed to prevent the village from financing, in\nwhole or in part, expenditures for any such improvements pursuant to the\nlocal finance law. Such system may with the permission and approval of\nthe public service commission be so extended, altered or reconstructed\noutside the village wherever franchises are first obtained from the\nlocal authorities. If such system shall be so extended, altered or\nreconstructed outside of a village into a town or a lighting district\nthereof, the board of light commissioners of the village may contract\nwith the town board of such town for lighting the streets, highways,\npublic grounds and public buildings of such town or lighting district,\nin pursuance of the provisions of article twelve of the town law, which\nshall be applicable to such contract and to the levying of a tax for the\npayment of the amounts which shall be payable thereunder to the\ntreasurer of the village.  Wherever such system shall be so extended,\naltered or reconstructed outside of a village, occupants of premises\nadjacent to such extended, altered or reconstructed system outside of\nthe village shall be entitled to be supplied with light therefrom under\nsuch conditions and at such rates as the board of light commissioners\nshall determine.\n
N.Y. TRA Law § 260 — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 12 / Section 260
Department of public works abolished
Status: in_force

§ 260. Department of public works abolished. The department of public\nworks in the state government, created, established and continued by\nsection five of the public works law, as last amended by chapter three\nhundred fifty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-one, is hereby\nabolished.\n
N.Y. TWN Law § 220 — New York Code / Act TWN / Article 14 / Section 220
General town improvements
Status: in_force

§ 220. General town improvements. Upon the adoption of a resolution\ntherefor, subject to a permissive referendum, the town board may:\n  1. Erect a monument or monuments within the town in commemoration of\nany person or event.\n  2. Purchase, lease, construct, alter or remodel a town hall, a town\nlockup or any other necessary building for town purposes, acquire\nnecessary lands therefor, and equip and furnish such buildings for such\npurposes, or to demolish or remove any town building.\n  3. Establish airports, landing fields, public parking places, public\nparks or playgrounds, acquire the necessary lands therefor, and equip\nthe same with suitable buildings, structures and apparatus.\n  4. Establish one or more public dumps or dumping grounds within or\nwithout such town, and acquire the necessary land therefor. No such land\nshall be acquired within the corporate limits of any city, village or\nother town for such purchase without the consent of the governing body\nof the city, village or town in which such land is situated.\n  Any expenditure approved pursuant to this section shall be paid for by\ntaxes levied for the fiscal year in which such expenditure is to be\nmade. However, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to\nprevent the financing in whole or in part, pursuant to the local finance\nlaw, of any expenditure enumerated in this section which is not\nauthorized pursuant to this section. Any expenditure financed in whole\nfrom moneys appropriated from surplus funds shall not be subject to\nreferendum.\n
N.Y. MDW Law § 15 — New York Code / Act MDW / Article 2 / Section 15
Multiple dwelling emergency information
Status: in_force

§ 15. Multiple dwelling emergency information. 1. In the case of an\nemergency affecting a multiple dwelling, the owner or agent of such\nmultiple dwelling shall provide emergency service personnel, upon the\nrequest of such emergency service personnel, including but not limited\nto local police and fire departments, with the names and contact\ninformation of all affected residents or occupants as listed in the\nlease of such multiple dwelling as is required to ascertain the safety\nof such residents or occupants. For the purposes of this section, an\nemergency shall include but not be limited to fires, gas leaks, building\ncollapses, natural disasters, acts of terrorism and other events where\nthe physical safety of residents must be accounted for by ascertaining\ntheir whereabouts.\n  2. The owner or agent of such multiple dwelling shall update the list\nof names and contact information of all affected residents or occupants\nof such multiple dwelling upon the execution of a new lease, lease\nrenewal or lease amendment, or where such owner is an authority as such\nterm is defined in section three of the public housing law, including\nall such authorities established after the first day of January,\nnineteen hundred thirty-nine, upon annual recertification. Specific and\ninformed written consent shall be obtained by the owner or agent of the\nmultiple dwelling from each occupant or resident each time the list is\nupdated and no occupant's or resident's name or contact information\nshall be included in such list without their specific and informed\nwritten consent.  Written notice shall be provided to the occupant or\nresident about the contact list and shall include but not be limited to\nthat such list is maintained by the owner and the potential impact of\nopting-out.\n  3. Such list of names and contact information shall only be maintained\nfor the purpose of an emergency evacuation and shall not be\ndisseminated, used or accessed by emergency services personnel or\ndisseminated, used or accessed by the owner or agent of such multiple\ndwelling for any other purposes.\n
N.Y. TWN Law § 134 — New York Code / Act TWN / Article 9 / Section 134
Proof of ordinance; maps
Status: in_force

§ 134. Proof of ordinance; maps. The certificate of the town clerk\nsetting forth that the records of the town show the adoption of one or\nmore ordinances and the publishing thereof as required by this chapter\nshall be presumptive evidence of such adoption and publication in any\naction or special proceeding in any court or otherwise.\n