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N.Y. EPT Law § 5-4.1 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 5 / Part 4 / Section 5-4.1
Action by personal representative for wrongful act, neglect or
Status: in_force

§ 5-4.1 Action by personal representative for wrongful act, neglect or\n          default causing death of decedent\n  1. The personal representative, duly appointed in this state or any\nother jurisdiction, of a decedent who is survived by distributees may\nmaintain an action to recover damages for a wrongful act, neglect or\ndefault which caused the decedent's death against a person who would\nhave been liable to the decedent by reason of such wrongful conduct if\ndeath had not ensued. Such an action must be commenced within two years\nafter the decedent's death; provided, however, that an action on behalf\nof a decedent whose death was caused by the terrorist attacks on\nSeptember eleventh, two thousand one, other than a decedent identified\nby the attorney general of the United States as a participant or\nconspirator in such attacks, must be commenced within two years and six\nmonths after the decedent's death. When the distributees do not\nparticipate in the administration of the decedent's estate under a will\nappointing an executor who refuses to bring such action, the\ndistributees are entitled to have an administrator appointed to\nprosecute the action for their benefit.\n  2. Whenever it is shown that a criminal action has been commenced\nagainst the same defendant with respect to the event or occurrence from\nwhich a claim under this section arises, the personal representative of\nthe decedent shall have at least one year from the termination of the\ncriminal action as defined in section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law\nin which to maintain an action, notwithstanding that the time in which\nto commence such action has already expired or has less than a year\nremaining.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 119-E — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 6 / Section 119-E
Utility pole attachment report
Status: in_force

§ 119-e. Utility pole attachment report. 1. All utility pole owners\nand attachers shall be required to submit an annual report on pole\nattachments. Such report shall include (a) the number of pole attachment\nrequests received; (b) for each request received: (i) the processing\ntime; and (ii) whether make-ready is required; (c) the number of pole\nattachment requests completed in the reporting year; (d) for each\ncompleted request: (i) the number of poles sought for attachment; (ii)\nthe number of new attachments licensed resulting from the request; (iii)\nthe contractor or subcontractor responsible for completing the pole\nattachment work; and (iv) the number of poles replaced associated with\neach licensed attachment request, differentiated by payment source\n(e.g., the number of poles funded by the pole owner, those funded by the\nthird-party attacher, or a combination of the two); (e) for each request\nlicensed: (i) the time to complete make-ready; and (ii) make-ready\ncharges to third-party attacher(s); and (f) any other information the\ncommission deems necessary. Such information shall be submitted\nelectronically to the commission.\n  2. (a) The department may develop a means for interested persons to\nreport the following: (i) telecommunications equipment moved in alleged\nviolation of applicable laws and regulations including but not limited\nto regulations established by the commission related to pole attachments\nand the use of one touch make ready, (ii) an attachment that does not\nmeet industry standards including but not limited to the National\nElectrical Safety Code (NESC) and Telcordia Standards, (iii) an unsafe\nattachment, telecommunications or electrical equipment, or a pole that\npresents a safety hazard, and (iv) anything else the department deems\nnecessary to protect workers and the public and ensure safe pole\nattachment work.\n  (b) Such complaints shall include, at minimum, (i) the date and time\nof the complaint, (ii) the location of the alleged violation, (iii) a\ndescription of the alleged violation, and (iv) information regarding the\npole owner, attacher or contractor, if available. Such complaints may\nallow for the submission of photographs.\n
N.Y. RRD Law § 5 — New York Code / Act RRD / Article 2 / Section 5
Incorporation
Status: in_force

§ 5. Incorporation. A railroad corporation may be formed under this\nchapter for the purpose of owning or operating a railroad for public\nuse, in accordance with the procedure for the formation of corporations\nset forth in article four of the business corporation law, by delivering\nto the department of state for filing a certificate of incorporation\nentitled "Certificate of incorporation of ... (name of corporation)\npursuant to section five of the railroad law".\n
N.Y. UDA Law § 57 — New York Code / Act UDA / Section 57
No title
Status: in_force

§ 57. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the\ncontrary, the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation\nare hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series for\nthe purpose of funding project costs for the Empire Station Complex\nproject, and such project shall be deemed a capital work or purpose for\npurposes of subdivision 3 of section 67-b of the state finance law. The\naggregate principal amount of bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to\nthis section shall not exceed one billion three hundred million dollars\n$1,300,000,000, excluding bonds issued to fund one or more debt service\nreserve funds, to pay costs of issuance of such bonds, and bonds or\nnotes issued to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes previously\nissued. Such bonds and notes of the dormitory authority and the urban\ndevelopment corporation shall not be a debt of the state, and the state\nshall not be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any funds\nother than those appropriated by the state to the dormitory authority\nand the urban development corporation for principal, interest, and\nrelated expenses pursuant to a service contract and such bonds and notes\nshall contain on the face thereof a statement to such effect. Except for\npurposes of complying with the internal revenue code, any interest\nincome earned on bond proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on\nsuch bonds.\n  2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in\norder to assist the dormitory authority and the urban development\ncorporation in undertaking the financing for project costs for the\nEmpire Station Complex project, the director of the budget is hereby\nauthorized to enter into one or more service contracts with the\ndormitory authority and the urban development corporation, none of which\nshall exceed thirty years in duration, upon such terms and conditions as\nthe director of the budget and the dormitory authority and the urban\ndevelopment corporation agree, so as to annually provide to the\ndormitory authority and the urban development corporation, in the\naggregate, a sum not to exceed the principal, interest, and related\nexpenses required for such bonds and notes. Any service contract entered\ninto pursuant to this section shall provide that the obligation of the\nstate to pay the amount therein provided shall not constitute a debt of\nthe state within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory\nprovision and shall be deemed executory only to the extent of monies\navailable and that no liability shall be incurred by the state beyond\nthe monies available for such purpose, subject to annual appropriation\nby the legislature. Any such contract or any payments made or to be made\nthereunder may be assigned and pledged by the dormitory authority and\nthe urban development corporation as security for its bonds and notes,\nas authorized by this section.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 206 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 12 / Section 206
Rates to be posted; penalty for violation
Status: in_force

§ 206. Rates to be posted; penalty for violation. Every keeper of a\nhotel or inn shall post in a public and conspicuous place and manner in\nthe office or public room, and in the public parlors of such hotel or\ninn, a printed copy of this section and sections two hundred and two\nhundred and one, and a statement of the charges or rate of charges by\nthe day and for meals furnished and for lodging. No charge or sum shall\nbe collected or received by any such hotel keeper or inn keeper for any\nservice not actually rendered or for a longer time than the person so\ncharged actually remained at such hotel or inn, nor for a higher rate of\ncharge for the use of such room or board, lodging or meals than is\nspecified in the rate of charges required to be posted by the last\npreceding sentence; provided such guest shall have given such hotel\nkeeper or inn keeper notice at the office of his departure. For any\nviolation of this section the offender shall forfeit to the injured\nparty three times the amount so charged, and shall not be entitled to\nreceive any money for meals, services or time charged.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 3-6.8 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 3-6.8
Electronic will attested and made self-proving at time of
Status: in_force

* § 3-6.8 Electronic will attested and made self-proving at time of\n            execution\n  (a) An electronic will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and\nmade self-proving by acknowledgment of the testator and affidavits of\nthe witnesses.\n  (b) The acknowledgment and affidavits under paragraph (a) must be:\n  (1) made before and in the physical or electronic presence of an\nofficer authorized to administer oaths under law of the state in which\nthe officer is located; and\n  (2) evidenced by the officer's certificate under official seal affixed\nto or logically associated with the electronic will.\n  (c) The acknowledgment and affidavits under paragraph (a) must conform\nwith section fourteen hundred six of the surrogate's court procedure act\nand must indicate that the will was signed electronically.\n  (d) A signature physically or electronically affixed to an affidavit\nthat is affixed to or logically associated with an electronic will under\nthis act is deemed a signature of the electronic will under paragraph\n(a) of section 3-6.6.\n  (e) The existence of contemporaneously executed affidavits in\nelectronic format executed in compliance with the applicable law\ngoverning electronic notaries or other such officers duly authorized to\nadminister oaths electronically that satisfy paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)\nof this section shall create a rebuttable presumption that the\nelectronic will was created in compliance with paragraph (b) of section\n3-6.6.\n  * NB Effective December 12, 2027\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 119-Q — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5-I / Section 119-Q
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 119-q. Definitions.  As used in this article, the following terms\nshall mean and include:\n  a. "Municipal corporation".  A city, town, village, county not wholly\ncontained within a city, special transportation district, public benefit\ncorporation or other public corporation, or two or more of the foregoing\nacting jointly.\n  b. "Mass transportation capital project".  The acquisition,\nconstruction, reconstruction or improvement of any rapid transit,\nrailroad, railroad freight capital facility, omnibus, marine\ntransportation or other mass transportation capital facility and any\ncapital equipment used in connection therewith.\n  c. "Airport or aviation capital project."  The acquisition,\nconstruction, reconstruction or improvement of an airport or aviation\ncapital facility and any capital equipment used in connection therewith.\n  d. "Federal mass transportation operating assistance." Any federal\nfinancial assistance granted for the specific purpose of paying the\noperating expenses of any public transportation system, as such term is\ndefined in section eighteen-a of the transportation law, or any rail\nfreight system, in providing transportation services.\n
N.Y. RRD Law § 196 — New York Code / Act RRD / Article 5 / Section 196
Protection to employees in the counties of Albany and Rensselaer
Status: in_force

§ 196. Protection to employees in the counties of Albany and\nRensselaer.  Every corporation operating a street surface railroad in\nthe counties of Albany and Rensselaer shall cause the front and rear\nplatforms of every car propelled by electricity, cable or compressed\nair, during the months of December, January, February and March, except\ncars attached to the rear of other cars, to be inclosed from the front\nand at least one side of the platform to the hood, so as to afford\nprotection to any person stationed by such corporation on such platforms\nto perform duties in connection with the operation of such cars.\nPlatforms on cars on such street surface railroads used more than one\nmile outside the limits of a city shall be completely inclosed from\nplatform to hood. Every corporation using and operating a car in\nviolation of this section shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five\ndollars per day for each car so used and operated, to be collected by\nthe people to the use of the poor of the county in which such\ncorporation has its principal office, in an action brought by the\ncommission or commissioner having jurisdiction or the district attorney\nof such county. The supreme court may, on the application of a citizen,\ndirect the district attorney to bring such action.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 102 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 1 / Section 102
Amendment, rescission or adoption of rules
Status: in_force

§ 102. Amendment, rescission or adoption of rules. The civil practice\nrules are herein designated "rule". Any rule in this chapter may be\namended, or rescinded, or additional civil practice rules may be\nadopted, not inconsistent with the constitution, by act of the\nlegislature. No rule so amended, rescinded or adopted shall abridge or\nenlarge the substantive rights of any party.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 900 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 9 / Section 900
Short title
Status: in_force

§ 900. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "primary care education and training act."\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 156.20 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title J / Article 156 / Section 156.20
Computer tampering in the fourth degree
Status: in_force

§ 156.20 Computer tampering in the fourth degree.\n  A person is guilty of computer tampering in the fourth degree when he\nor she uses, causes to be used, or accesses a computer, computer\nservice, or computer network without authorization and he or she\nintentionally alters in any manner or destroys computer data or a\ncomputer program of another person.\n  Computer tampering in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 393-F — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 26 / Section 393-F
Voluntary third-party notification
Status: in_force

§ 393-f. Voluntary third-party notification. 1. Every telegraph or\ntelephone corporation, cable television corporation, or municipality\nshall permit a residential customer to designate a third party to\nreceive notice of the total amount due or past due on all bills, the\namounts of any payments paid by or on behalf of such residential\ncustomer, and copies of all notices relating to termination of service\nand notices relating to collection of amounts due sent to such\nresidential customer, provided that the designated third party indicates\nin writing a willingness to receive such notices, and provided further,\nwhere a residential customer opts for third-party notifications, such\nresidential customer may opt to continue to receive such notices.\n  2. Every cellular phone company, upon request by a customer, shall\npermit such customer to designate a third party to receive notice in\naccordance with subdivision one of this section. Such notice shall\ncomply with all requirements related to the protection of customer\nproprietary network information contained in the federal communications\nact of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222) and any federal regulations adopted under\nthat authority.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 342-SS — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 342-SS
Portion of state highway system to be designated and known as the "New York State Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Highway of Valor"
Status: in_force

* § 342-ss. Portion of state highway system to be designated and known\nas the "New York State Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Highway of Valor". All\nthat portion of the state highway system constituting route thirty-eight\nfrom its intersection with route one hundred four-a in the town of\nSterling in Cayuga county, and continuing southerly along route\nthirty-eight to its intersection with route ninety-six in the town of\nOwego in Tioga county, shall be designated and known as the "New York\nState Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Highway of Valor".\n  * NB There are 2 § 342-ss's\n
N.Y. UJC Law § 202 — New York Code / Act UJC / Article 2 / Section 202
Money actions and actions to recover chattels
Status: in_force

§ 202. Money actions and actions to recover chattels.\n  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court shall have\njurisdiction of actions and proceedings for the recovery of money or\nchattels where the amount sought to be recovered or the value of the\nproperty does not exceed $3000.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 735 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 20-B / Section 735
Employer limitations
Status: in_force

§ 735. Employer limitations. 1. No employer or his agent shall\nrequire, request, suggest or knowingly permit any employee or\nprospective employee of such employer to submit to a psychological\nstress evaluator examination and no employer shall administer or utilize\nthe results of such test within or without the state of New York for any\nreason whatsoever.\n  2. A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be a\nclass B misdemeanor upon the first conviction and upon any subsequent\nconviction a class A misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 920 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 16-A / Section 920
Statement of legislative findings and purpose
Status: in_force

§ 920. Statement of legislative findings and purpose. The legislature\nhereby finds and declares that there exists in New York state a serious\nneed for the restoration and improvement of housing, local commercial\nareas and public facilities in distressed urban neighborhoods and that\nthe state should encourage the revitalization of such neighborhoods;\nthat not-for-profit community-based organizations and charitable\norganizations that have a direct interest in improving the health,\nsafety and economic viability of a distressed urban neighborhood can\nplay a crucial role in such revitalization; the legislature therefore\nfinds that a program should be established to fund not-for-profit\ncommunity-based organizations and charitable organizations to improve\ndistressed urban neighborhoods by preserving existing housing units,\ngenerating new housing units, upgrading commercial and retail areas, and\nby creating innovative approaches to neighborhood and community\nrevitalization which improve cultural and community facilities and\nspirit.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 200.70 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title I / Article 200 / Section 200.70
Indictment; amendment of
Status: in_force

§ 200.70 Indictment; amendment of.\n  1. At any time before or during trial, the court may, upon application\nof the people and with notice to the defendant and opportunity to be\nheard, order the amendment of an indictment with respect to defects,\nerrors or variances from the proof relating to matters of form, time,\nplace, names of persons and the like, when such an amendment does not\nchange the theory or theories of the prosecution as reflected in the\nevidence before the grand jury which filed such indictment, or otherwise\ntend to prejudice the defendant on the merits. Where the accusatory\ninstrument is a superior court information, such an amendment may be\nmade when it does not tend to prejudice the defendant on the merits.\nUpon permitting such an amendment, the court must, upon application of\nthe defendant, order any adjournment of the proceedings which may, by\nreason of such amendment, be necessary to accord the defendant adequate\nopportunity to prepare his defense.\n  2.  An indictment may not be amended in any respect which changes the\ntheory or theories of the prosecution as reflected in the evidence\nbefore the grand jury which filed it; nor may an indictment or superior\ncourt information be amended for the purpose of curing:\n  (a)  A failure thereof to charge or state an offense; or\n  (b)  Legal insufficiency of the factual allegations; or\n  (c)  A misjoinder of offenses; or\n  (d)  A misjoinder of defendants.\n
N.Y. ENV Law § 14-0105 — New York Code / Act ENV / Article 14 / Section 14-0105
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 14-0105. Definitions.\n  As used in this article:\n  1. "Coastal waters" means lakes Erie and Ontario, the St. Lawrence and\nNiagara rivers, the Hudson river south of the federal dam at Troy, the\nEast river, the Harlem river, the Kill von Kull, and Arthur Kill, Long\nIsland sound, and the Atlantic ocean, and their connecting water bodies,\nbays, harbors, shallows, and marshes.\n  2. "Coastal ecosystems" mean the resources of coastal waters and their\nwatersheds.\n  3. "Council" means the New York ocean and Great Lakes ecosystem\nconservation council created by section 14-0107 of this article.\n  4. "Submerged aquatic vegetation" means native underwater plants found\nin coastal waters, including but not limited to, eelgrass (Zostera\nmarina), widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima), wild celery (Vallisineria\nAmericana), and pondweed (Potomageton crispus).\n  5. "Submerged aquatic vegetation meadows" means those habitats in\ncoastal waters vegetated with one or more species of submerged aquatic\nvegetation.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 15.07 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title C / Article 15 / Section 15.07
Notice to all residents of their rights and of the availability of the mental hygiene legal service
Status: in_force

§ 15.07 Notice to all residents of their rights and of the availability\n          of the mental hygiene legal service.\n  (a) Immediately upon the admission of any resident to a school or upon\nhis conversion to a different status, the director shall inform the\nresident in writing of his status, including the section of this chapter\nunder which he has been admitted, and of his rights under this article,\nincluding the availability of the mental hygiene legal service. At any\ntime thereafter, upon the request of the resident or of anyone on the\nresident's behalf, the resident shall be permitted to communicate with\nthe mental hygiene legal service and avail himself of the facilities\nthereof.\n  (b) The director of every school shall post copies of a notice, in a\nform and manner to be determined by the commissioner, at places\nthroughout the school where such notice will be conspicuous and visible\nto all residents, stating the following:\n  1. the availability of the mental hygiene legal service.\n  2. a general statement of the rights of residents under the various\nadmission or retention provisions of this article.\n  3. the right of the resident to communicate with the director, the\nboard of visitors, the commissioner of developmental disabilities, and\nthe mental hygiene legal service.\n
N.Y. UCT Law § 1705 — New York Code / Act UCT / Article 17 / Section 1705
Printing; record and briefs
Status: in_force

§ 1705. Printing; record and briefs.\n  The printing of neither the record nor the briefs shall be required\nexcept as the rules of the court to which the appeal is taken shall\nprovide in designated classes of appeals.\n