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N.Y. TWN Law § 180 — New York Code / Act TWN / Article 11 / Section 180
Actions and proceedings against fire districts
Status: in_force

§ 180. Actions and proceedings against fire districts. No action shall\nbe maintained against a fire district upon or arising out of a contract\nentered into by the fire district, unless the same shall be commenced\nwithin eighteen months after the cause of action thereof shall have\naccrued, nor unless a written verified claim shall have been filed with\nthe fire district secretary within six months after the cause of action\nshall have accrued, but no such action shall be brought upon any such\nclaim until forty days have elapsed after the filing of the claim in the\noffice of the fire district secretary.\n
N.Y. PML Law § 424 — New York Code / Act PML / Article 4 / Section 424
Employees at quarter horse race meetings
Status: in_force

§ 424. Employees at quarter horse race meetings. At least eighty-five\nper centum of the persons employed each day in the operation and conduct\nof pari-mutuel betting at quarter horse race meets licensed pursuant to\nsections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this\nchapter shall be citizens of the United States of America and residents\nof the state of New York for at least two years immediately prior to the\ncommencement of such employment. Each person, prior to his employment in\nthe operation and conduct of pari-mutuel betting at quarter horse race\nmeets, shall be required to execute and submit to the corporation or\nassociation by which he is employed a duly verified affidavit setting\nforth his qualifications for employment pursuant to the provisions of\nthis section.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 214 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 2 / Section 214
Report on insurance agent licensing examinations
Status: in_force

§ 214. Report on insurance agent licensing examinations. The\nsuperintendent shall perform a study of the insurance agent licensure\nexaminations required pursuant to section two thousand one hundred three\nof this chapter. The study shall, at a minimum, include the total number\nof examinees, the passing rate of all examinees, and the mean scores on\nthe examination. Additionally, the study shall examine the correlation\nbetween these statistics and the applicants' native language, level of\neducation, gender, race and ethnicity. The study shall be completed by\nMarch fifteenth, two thousand twelve, and annually thereafter.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 2215 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 22 / Section 2215
Decree for payment and distribution 1
Status: in_force

§ 2215. Decree for payment and distribution\n  1. Where an account is judicially settled as prescribed in this\narticle and any part of the estate remains and is ready to be\ndistributed the decree must direct the payment and distribution\ntherefrom of the shares of the persons entitled thereto, except that no\ndecree of distribution shall be made in an accounting proceeding in\nwhich there has been a disposition of real property pursuant to article\n19 commenced within 6 months from the grant of letters until time for\nthe presentation of claims as fixed by a published notice has expired or\n7 months have expired since letters were first issued and if there be\ncreditors who were not served with process upon the petition for\naccounting, until supplemental process shall have issued to them.\n  2. The court may award to a surviving spouse or child the same relief\nas to set-off of exempt property which may be awarded in such person's\nfavor on a petition presented as prescribed in 2102.\n  3. If any creditor or person interested has received estate assets in\nexcess of the amount determined on the settlement of the account to be\ndue him the court is authorized to direct in the decree repayment by him\nof the excess to the fiduciary of the estate or otherwise as justice\nshall require and the exercise of such power by the court heretofore is\nconfirmed.\n
N.Y. COM Law § 153 — New York Code / Act COM / Article 5 / Section 153
Explore New York state grant program
Status: in_force

§ 153. Explore New York state grant program. 1. The department shall\ncreate a new grant program designed to encourage an integrated thematic\napproach to tourism promotion. The program shall provide state matching\nfunds to eligible entities not to exceed fifty thousand dollars\nannually. Eligible entities shall include two or more counties, or a\nseries or collection of thematically related entities, choosing to\nmarket multiple, thematically related assets or activities in a single\nmarketing campaign. The commissioner is directed to establish guidelines\nand an application process.\n  2. The New York state tourism advisory council shall review requests\nfor proposals and will recommend project applications deemed to meet the\nintent of the program to the department.\n  3. Grantees will report semiannually to the department on activities\nand progress of the grant. The department shall report annually pursuant\nto subdivision three of section one hundred fifty-one of this article.\nNothing in this article shall prohibit any county, or any entities\nwithin the counties of the state from receiving multiple grants under\nthe program in a single year provided that they are for separate and\ndistinct marketing campaigns.\n
N.Y. NAV Law § 39-A — New York Code / Act NAV / Article 3 / Section 39-A
Motor boat regulation on Lake Colby
Status: in_force

§ 39-a. Motor boat regulation on Lake Colby. 1. The term "motor boat"\nshall mean and include a mechanically propelled vessel having a source\nof power in excess of ten horsepower other than propulsion by wind\npropelled sail or human propelled oar or paddle. Such term shall also\ninclude a vessel temporarily or permanently equipped with a detachable\nmotor, commonly known as an "outboard" motor boat.\n  2. No motor boat shall be operated on Lake Colby, in the town of\nHarrietstown, county of Franklin.\n  3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to emergency and\nrescue vessels and vessels operated for the official functions of a\nfederal, state or local governmental agency.\n  4. A person violating any provision of subdivision two of this section\nshall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not more than\nfifty dollars, or imprisonment for not more than ten days, or by both\nsuch fine and imprisonment.\n
N.Y. NPC Law § 709 — New York Code / Act NPC / Article 7 / Section 709
Greater requirement as to quorum and vote of directors
Status: in_force

§ 709. Greater requirement as to quorum and vote of directors.\n  (a) The certificate of incorporation or a by-law adopted by the\nmembers may contain provisions specifying either or both of the\nfollowing:\n  (1) That the proportion of directors that shall constitute a quorum\nfor the transaction of business or of any specified item of business\nshall be greater than the proportion prescribed by this chapter in the\nabsence of such provision.\n  (2) That the proportion of votes of directors that shall be necessary\nfor the transaction of business or of any specified item of business\nshall be greater than the proportion prescribed by this chapter in the\nabsence of such provision.\n  (b) An amendment by the members of the certificate of incorporation or\nof the by-laws which adds a provision permitted by this section or which\nchanges or strikes out such a provision, shall be authorized by vote of\ntwo-thirds of the members entitled to vote or of such greater proportion\nas may be provided specifically in the certificate of incorporation or\nthe by-law for adding, changing or striking out a provision permitted by\nthis section.\n  (c) If there are no members, an amendment by the board of directors of\nthe certificate of incorporation or the by-law which adds a provision\npermitted by this section or which changes or strikes out such a\nprovision, shall be authorized at a meeting by vote of two-thirds of the\nentire board, or of such greater proportion as may be provided\nspecifically in the certificate of incorporation or the by-law for\nadding, changing or striking out a provision permitted by this section.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 778 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 19 / Section 778
Prosecution of undertaking by person aggrieved
Status: in_force

§ 778. Prosecution of undertaking by person aggrieved. The order\ndirecting the undertaking to be prosecuted, may, in the discretion of\nthe court, direct the prosecution thereof, by and in the name of any\nparty aggrieved by the misconduct of the accused. In such a case, the\nplaintiff may recover damages, to the extent of the loss or injury\nsustained by him, by reason of the misconduct, together with the costs\nand expenses of prosecuting the special proceeding in which the warrant\nwas issued; not exceeding the sum specified in the undertaking.\n
N.Y. YFA Law § 4 — New York Code / Act YFA / Section 4
General rights and prohibitions
Status: in_force

§ 4. General rights and prohibitions. 1. Neither the city nor any\ncovered organization shall borrow or expend any moneys, or in any way,\ndirectly or indirectly, expressly or implicitly engage its credit during\nthe emergency period except in compliance with the provisions of this\nact and the special fiscal act.\n  2. Nothing contained in this act shall limit the right of the city or\nany covered organization to comply with the provisions of any existing\ncontract with or for the benefit of the holders of any bonds or notes of\nthe city or such covered organization or with the provisions of the\nspecial fiscal act.\n  3. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to impair the\nright of employees to organize or to bargain collectively.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 812 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 21 / Section 812
Appellate division libraries
Status: in_force

§ 812. Appellate division libraries. The libraries heretofore\nestablished for the appellate divisions of the supreme court are\ncontinued. They are under exclusive supervision of the respective\nappellate divisions. The justices of the court shall be trustees thereof\nwho shall continue to be vested with all the powers with regard thereto\nnow possessed by those justices.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 5019 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 50 / Section 5019
Validity and correction of judgment or order; amendment of docket
Status: in_force

§ 5019. Validity and correction of judgment or order; amendment of\ndocket. (a) Validity and correction of judgment or order. A judgment or\norder shall not be stayed, impaired or affected by any mistake, defect\nor irregularity in the papers or procedures in the action not affecting\na substantial right of a party. A trial or an appellate court may\nrequire the mistake, defect or irregularity to be cured.\n  (b) Subsequent judgment or order affecting judgment or lien. When a\ndocketed judgment or the lien thereof is affected in any way by a\nsubsequent order or judgment or retaxation of costs, the clerk of the\ncourt in which the judgment was entered shall make an appropriate entry\non the docket of the judgment. In the case of a judgment of a court\nother than the supreme, county or a family court which has been docketed\nby the clerk of the county in which it was entered, such county clerk\nshall make an appropriate entry on his docket upon the filing of a\ncertified copy of the order or judgment effecting the change or a\ncertificate of the change issued by the clerk of the court in which the\njudgment was entered. Unless the order or judgment effecting the change\notherwise provides, the duration of the judgment lien on real property\nshall be measured from the filing of the judgment-roll.\n  (c) Change in judgment creditor. A person other than the party\nrecovering a judgment who becomes entitled to enforce it, shall file in\nthe office of the clerk of the court in which the judgment was entered\nor, in the case of a judgment of a court other than the supreme, county\nor a family court which has been docketed by the clerk of the county in\nwhich it was entered, in the office of such county clerk, a copy of the\ninstrument on which his authority is based, acknowledged in the form\nrequired to entitle a deed to be recorded, or, if his authority is based\non a court order, a certified copy of the order. Upon such filing the\nclerk shall make an appropriate entry on his docket of the judgment.\nThis subdivision shall not apply when there is a change to the owner of\na debt through a sale, assignment, or other transfer where no judgment\nexists.\n  (d) Certificate of county clerk. Upon the filing of a certificate of\nchange of the docket of any judgment docketed with the clerk of the\ncounty in which it was entered, issued by such county clerk, the clerk\nof any court or county where the judgment has been docketed shall make\nan appropriate entry on his docket of the judgment.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 4537 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 45 / Section 4537
Proof of writing subscribed by witness
Status: in_force

Rule 4537. Proof of writing subscribed by witness. Unless a writing\nrequires a subscribing witness for its validity, it may be proved as if\nthere was no subscribing witness.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 1449-FFFFFF — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 31-H / Section 1449-FFFFFF
Credit
Status: in_force

§ 1449-ffffff. Credit. A grantor shall be allowed a credit against the\ntax due on a conveyance of real property to the extent tax was paid by\nsuch grantor on a prior creation of a leasehold of all or a portion of\nthe same real property or on the granting of an option or contract to\npurchase all or a portion of the same real property, by such grantor.\nSuch credit shall be computed by multiplying the tax paid on the\ncreation of the leasehold or on the granting of the option or contract\nby a fraction, the numerator of which is the value of the consideration\nused to compute such tax paid which is not yet due to such grantor on\nthe date of the subsequent conveyance (and which such grantor will not\nbe entitled to receive after such date), and the denominator of which is\nthe total value of the consideration used to compute such tax paid.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 690.25 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 3 / Title T / Article 690 / Section 690.25
Search warrants; to whom addressable and by whom executable
Status: in_force

§ 690.25  Search warrants; to whom addressable and by whom executable.\n  1. A search warrant must be addressed to a police officer whose\ngeographical area of employment embraces or is embraced or partially\nembraced by the county of issuance.  The warrant need not be addressed\nto a specific police officer but may be addressed to any police officer\nof a designated classification, or to any police officer of any\nclassification employed or having general jurisdiction to act as a\npolice officer in the county.\n  2. A police officer to whom a search warrant is addressed, as provided\nin subdivision one, may execute it pursuant to its terms anywhere in the\ncounty of issuance or an adjoining county, and he may execute it\npursuant to its terms in any other county of the state in which it is\nexecutable if (a) his geographical area of employment embraces the\nentire county of issuance or (b) he is a member of the police department\nor force of a city located in such county of issuance.\n
N.Y. ABP Law § 703 — New York Code / Act ABP / Article 7 / Section 703
Payment of abandoned property
Status: in_force

§ 703. Payment of abandoned property. 1. In such succeeding month of\nSeptember, and on or before the succeeding tenth day thereof, every such\nlife insurance corporation shall pay to the state comptroller all\nproperty which, as of the first day of January next preceding, was\ndeemed abandoned pursuant to section seven hundred of this article, held\nor owing by such life insurance corporation.\n  2. Such payment shall be accompanied by a true and accurate report\nsetting forth such information as the state comptroller may require\nrelative to such abandoned property including:\n  (a) the name and last known address of any person or persons appearing\nfrom the records of such life insurance corporation to be entitled to\nreceive any such abandoned property;\n  (b) the amount appearing from the records of such corporation to be\ndue;\n  (c) the policy number and policy age of the insured;\n  (d) the date such abandoned property was payable;\n  (e) the names and last known addresses of each beneficiary appearing\nin the records of the insurer; and\n  (f) such other identifying information as the state comptroller may\nrequire.\n  3. Such report shall be in such form and the abandoned property listed\nshall be classified in such manner as the state comptroller may\nprescribe. Names of persons appearing to be entitled to such property or\nof beneficiaries appearing in such report shall be listed in\nalphabetical order within each such classification.\n
N.Y. IND Law § 110 — New York Code / Act IND / Article 8 / Section 110
Election of officers
Status: in_force

§ 110. Election of officers.  The election of the Saint Regis tribe of\nIndians shall be held annually on the first Saturday in June. At each\nelection there shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the\nqualified voters of such tribe, one chief and one subchief thereto, each\nof whom shall hold office for a term of three years.\n  At each third annual election dating from that held in the year\neighteen hundred and ninety-eight, there shall be elected by a plurality\nof the votes cast by the qualified voters of said tribe, a clerk, who\nshall hold office for a term of three years.\n  A successor to such clerk shall be elected at the annual election\noccuring next prior to the expiration of his term of office. The terms\nof office of all officers of the Saint Regis tribe shall commence at\ntwelve o'clock noon on the first day of July succeeding the election at\nwhich they are elected.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 4404 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 44 / Section 4404
Health maintenance organizations; continuance of certificate of authority
Status: in_force

§ 4404. Health maintenance organizations; continuance of certificate\nof authority. 1.  Continuance by the commissioner of a certificate of\nauthority issued under section forty-four hundred three of this article\nshall be contingent upon satisfactory performance by the organization as\nto the delivery, continuity, accessibility and quality of the services\nto which an enrolled member is entitled, compliance with the provisions\nof this article and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and\nthe continuing fiscal solvency of the organization as set out in this\nsection.\n  2. Except as provided in subdivision three of this section, the\ncommissioner may revoke, limit or annul a certificate of authority as of\nthe termination of the current period of all then existing enrollee\ncontracts, after a hearing, and only after a finding of unsatisfactory\nperformance or fiscal insolvency. However, in the event of such\nrevocation, limitation or annulment, the organization shall be\nprohibited from entering into any new enrollee contracts as of the date\nof notification of such action by the commissioner. Notification of such\naction shall be given by the organization to each enrollee. The\ncommissioner shall give prior notice of such action to the\nsuperintendent.\n  3. The commissioner may revoke or limit a certificate of authority,\nafter a hearing, for violations of any applicable statute or rules and\nregulations which threatened to directly affect the health, safety or\nwelfare of any enrollee. Upon notice of his intent to revoke or limit a\ncertificate of authority, the commissioner may prohibit the organization\nfrom entering into any new enrollee contracts pending final action and\nmay require notification of such action to be given by the organization\nto each enrollee. The commissioner shall give prior notice to the\nsuperintendent of his intent to prohibit the organization from entering\ninto any enrollee contracts. In any action pursuant to this subdivision,\nthe commissioner and the superintendent shall take action to assure the\ncontinued insurance coverage of enrollees of the organization.\n  4. In addition to, or in lieu of, any revocation, limitation or\nannulment, the commissioner may assess a penalty pursuant to section\ntwelve of this chapter for any violation of this chapter or rules and\nregulations promulgated pursuant to this article.\n  5. All orders or determinations made in accordance with the provisions\nof this section shall be subject to review as provided in article\nseventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules. Application for such\nreview must be made within sixty days after service in person or by\nregistered mail of a copy of the order or determination upon the\norganization.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1807 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 18 / Section 1807
Effect of allowance of claim by fiduciary 1
Status: in_force

§ 1807. Effect of allowance of claim by fiduciary\n  1. Whenever a fiduciary shall allow a claim other than the fiduciary's\nown the validity of the claim shall thereby be established, but if it\nshall appear that the claim was improperly allowed or was fraudulently\nor negligently paid, any party adversely affected thereby may file\nobjections thereto in any proceeding for the judicial settlement of the\naccount of the fiduciary. A copy of the objections shall be served upon\nall parties who have appeared and if the claimant has not appeared a\ncopy shall be served upon the claimant personally or by mail.  If the\ncourt sustains the objections the claim shall thereupon be dismissed if\nit has not been paid.  If it has been paid, in whole or in part, and an\namended petition or objections request a direction that the claimant\nrepay to the fiduciary of the estate any amount of the estate assets\ndetermined on the settlement of the account to have been paid to a\nclaimant as a result of fraud, negligence or collusion and if a\nsupplemental citation to this effect was issued and served upon the\nclaimant, then the court, is authorized in the accounting decree to\ndirect repayment by the creditor of the excess to the fiduciary of the\nestate and may, in addition, impose a surcharge against the fiduciary or\notherwise as justice shall require. If there is no amended petition or\nanswer requesting a direction that the claimant repay the amount of\nestate assets determined to have been paid as a result of fraud,\nnegligence or collusion then a surcharge shall be imposed against the\nfiduciary in the amount the estate has been damaged by such fraud,\nnegligence or collusion.\n  2.  In such accounting proceeding a party adversely affected may show\nthat a judgment on a claim against a fiduciary was obtained by fraud,\nnegligence or collusion.  If the court determines that the judgment was\nso obtained, a surcharge shall be imposed against the fiduciary in the\namount the estate has been damaged by such fraud, negligence or\ncollusion.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 198-D — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 6 / Section 198-D
Posting regulations on illegal wage deductions
Status: in_force

§ 198-d. Posting regulations on illegal wage deductions. Every\nemployer engaged in the sale or service of food or beverages shall post\nin his establishment, in a place accessible to his employees and in a\nvisually conspicuous manner, a copy of sections one hundred ninety-three\nand one hundred ninety-six-d of this chapter and any regulations\npromulgated pursuant thereto relating to illegal deductions from wages\nand tips by employers.\n