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N.Y. ISC Law § 2701 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 27 / Section 2701
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 2701. Definitions. For the purpose of this article:\n  (a) "Holocaust  victim" shall mean any person, claimant, or the\nestate, heir, legatee, descendant, survivor, beneficiary, or other such\nsuccessor-in-interest of such person, who lost his or her life or\nproperty as a result of discriminatory laws, policies, or actions\ntargeted against discrete groups of persons based on race, religion,\nethnicity, sexual orientation or national origin, whether or not such\nperson was actually a member of any of the foregoing enumerated groups\nor because such person assisted or allegedly assisted any of the\nforegoing groups, between January first, nineteen hundred twenty-nine\nand December thirty-first, nineteen hundred forty-five in areas under\nNazi influence as defined in subsection (f) of this section.\n  (b) "Person", "control", "holding company", and "holding company\nsystem" and any other term used in this article but not otherwise\ndefined shall have the same meaning as it has in article fifteen of this\nchapter.\n  (c) "Insurance policy" shall mean any policy of insurance\nsubstantially similar to any kind of insurance that was authorized at\nany time in New York between and including the years nineteen hundred\ntwenty-nine and nineteen hundred forty-five or authorized by the\njurisdiction in which the policy was sold at the time it was sold\nincluding but not limited to any form of life, accident and health,\nannuities, property, casualty, education or dowry insurance.\n  (d) "Proceeds" shall mean the face or other pay-out value of an\ninsurance policy or annuity plus reasonable interest to date of payment\nas shall be prescribed by regulations promulgated by the superintendent.\n  (e) "Member of a holding company system" shall include a holding\ncompany, a controlled insurer, a controlled person, and any person who\nalone or in concert with any other persons directly or indirectly\ncontrols a holding company or controls a person who controls a holding\ncompany.\n  (f) "Areas under Nazi influence" shall mean the country of Nazi\nGermany, areas occupied by Nazi Germany, those European countries allied\nwith Nazi Germany, areas occupied by those European countries allied\nwith Nazi Germany, or any other neutral European country or area in\nEurope  under the influence or threat of Nazi invasion.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 1051 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 37 / Section 1051
Scope
Status: in_force

* § 1051. Scope. The rights and remedies provided pursuant to this\narticle shall not supersede any other rights and remedies provided by\nstatute or common law.\n  * NB Effective December 19, 2026\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 36-B — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 2 / Section 36-B
Preservation of books and records
Status: in_force

§ 36-b. Preservation of books and records. When any provision of this\nchapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto requires that\nbooks and records be preserved, such requirement may be satisfied by\nmaintenance of original papers or other records, photographic\nreproductions, or records stored in electronic storage media. As used in\nthis chapter, "electronic storage media" means any digital storage\nmedium or system that meets the following conditions:\n  1. It must preserve the records exclusively in non-rewritable,\nnon-erasable format;\n  2. It must verify automatically the quality and accuracy of the\nstorage media recording process;\n  3. It must have the capacity to readily download indexes, metadata and\nrecords preserved on the electronic storage media to any medium\nacceptable to the superintendent; and\n  4. It must be immediately readable on equipment at all times available\nto the superintendent for examination of such records.\n
N.Y. RRD Law § 223 — New York Code / Act RRD / Article 6 / Section 223
Determination of necessity of railroad and route
Status: in_force

§ 223. Determination of necessity of railroad and route. The\ncommissioners shall, within thirty days after such organization,\ndetermine upon the necessity of such steam railroad, and if they find it\nto be necessary, they shall, within sixty days after such organization,\nfix and determine the route therefor, and shall have the exclusive power\nto locate such route, over, under, through or across the streets,\navenues, places or lands in such county or city, and to provide for the\nconnection or junction with any other railroad or bridge, if the consent\nof the owners of one-half in value of the property bounded on and the\nconsent of the local authorities having control of that portion of a\nstreet or highway upon which it is proposed to construct or operate such\nrailroad have been first obtained. If the consent of such property\nowners can not be obtained, the determination of three commissioners\nappointed by the appellate division of the supreme court of the\ndepartment where the railroad is to be constructed, made after due\nhearing of all parties interested, and confirmed by the court, that such\nrailroad ought to be constructed and operated, may be taken in lieu of\nthe consent of such property owners. No such railroad shall be located\nin or upon such portion of any street, avenue, place or lands in such\ncounty as are now occupied by an elevated or underground railroad or in\nwhich such a railroad has already been authorized by law to be so\nlocated and constructed, or which are contained in public parks, or\noccupied by buildings belonging to the county or the state or the United\nStates, or in or upon the following streets, avenues and public places,\nviz.:  Broadway, Fifth avenue, Fourth avenue above Forty-second street,\nin the borough of Manhattan, city of New York; Debevoise place, Irving\nplace, Lefferts place, those portions of Grand, Classon and Franklin\navenues and Downing street lying between the southerly line of Lexington\navenue and the northerly line of Atlantic avenue, that portion of\nClasson avenue lying between the northerly line of Lexington avenue and\nthe southerly line of Park avenue, and that portion of Washington avenue\nlying between Park and Atlantic avenues in the borough of Brooklyn; and\nthat portion of the city of Buffalo lying between Michigan and Main\nstreets; but such railroad may be located and constructed across such\nexcepted streets, avenues and places only at their intersection with\nother streets, avenues and places.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 244 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 7-C / Section 244
Seal of the court
Status: in_force

§ 244. Seal of the court. The seal of the court for the trial of\nimpeachments now deposited and recorded in the office of the secretary\nof state shall continue to be the seal of this court and must be kept in\nthe custody of the secretary of the senate.\n
N.Y. PBO Law § 3-C — New York Code / Act PBO / Article 2 / Section 3-C
Restrictions upon nomination or election to compensated federal, state or local office
Status: in_force

§ 3-c. Restrictions upon nomination or election to compensated\nfederal, state or local office. 1. For purposes of this section,\n"candidate" has the meaning set forth in section 14-100 of the election\nlaw.\n  2. No commissioner, executive director or other head of any state\nagency, as that term is defined in paragraph (g) of subdivision one of\nsection seventy-three of this chapter, shall seek nomination or election\nto any compensated federal, state or local public office, or shall\nbecome a candidate for such office, unless such individual first resigns\nfrom his or her public employment, or requests and is granted by their\nappointing authority a leave of absence without pay. Such resignation or\nleave must commence before such individual engages in any campaign\nactivities, including but not limited to, announcing a candidacy,\ncirculating petitions, soliciting contributions, distributing\nliterature, or taking any other action to actively promote oneself as a\ncandidate for elective office.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2999-U — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 29-EE / Section 2999-U
Licensure
Status: in_force

§ 2999-u. Licensure. 1. The commissioner shall license an entity\napplying for licensure as a PACE organization if the applicant\ndemonstrates to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the applicant\nwill:\n  (a) comply with the requirements of a PACE organization under\napplicable federal law and regulations;\n  (b) provide a facility or facilities at which primary care and other\nservices are furnished to enrollees;\n  (c) provide an interdisciplinary team approach to care management,\ncare delivery and care planning;\n  (d) comply with this article, the applicable provisions of articles\ntwenty-eight, thirty-six and forty-four of this chapter and regulations\nthereunder, and regulations of the commissioner under this article; and\n  (e) enter into a PACE organization contract and agreement with the\ndepartment and CMS.\n  2. (a) A PACE organization shall serve an approved geographic service\narea.\n  (b) A PACE organization and its incorporators, directors, sponsors,\nstockholders, members, and operators shall have the experience,\ncompetence, and standing in the community as to give reasonable\nassurance of their ability to operate the organization to provide a\nconsistently high level of care for enrollees and comply with this\narticle. A PACE organization shall demonstrate that where any\nincorporator, director, sponsor, stockholder, member, or operator of the\norganization holds, or within the past seven years has held, a\ncontrolling interest or been a controlling person in an organization or\nfacility licensed under this chapter, a consistently high level of care\nhas been rendered in each such organization or facility.\n  (c) A PACE organization shall meet requirements for financial solvency\nunder paragraph (c) of subdivision one of section forty-four hundred\nthree of this chapter, including a contingent reserve requirement which\nmay, by regulations of the commissioner, be different from that required\nby that paragraph.\n  (d) A PACE organization shall be deemed to be a health maintenance\norganization under article forty-four of this chapter for purposes of\nsubdivision one of section sixty-five hundred twenty-seven of the\neducation law.\n  3. (a) The commissioner shall establish in regulation a unified\nlicensure process for PACE organizations that includes the applicable\nprogram requirements of this article and articles twenty-eight,\nthirty-six and forty-four of this chapter.\n  (b) A license under this article shall require approval of the public\nhealth and health planning council.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 846-F — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 36 / Section 846-F
Technical services and assistance to companies
Status: in_force

§ 846-f. Technical services and assistance to companies. The division\nshall render to companies such technical services and assistance as it\nmay possess or as may be available to it to enable such companies to\ncomply with the intent and provisions of this article. The division is\nauthorized to take all steps necessary to encourage the formation,\norganization and growth of new companies. The division may also,\ncontract with municipal and other public agencies and with private\npersons, firms and corporations for the provision of such technical\nservices and assistance which may include: preparation and submission of\nproposals for entering into contracts with the commissioner by\nqualifying companies; preparation and submission of reports required\nunder such contracts or regulations issued by the commissioner by\nqualifying companies; internal organization and management of the\ncompanies; recruitment and training of personnel of the companies;\npreparation of plans and projects, negotiation of agreements and\ncompliance with requirements of programs in which companies may become\nengaged in the course of their company activities; and other technical\nadvice or assistance relating to the performance or rendition of company\nactivities.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 65-B — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 3-A / Section 65-B
Funds for permanent housing projects for homeless families
Status: in_force

§ 65-b. Funds for permanent housing projects for homeless families.\nThe agency is authorized to receive and administer funds provided by the\nstate and a city, as well as grants-in-aid and gifts of real and\npersonal property, including money, from any source whatsoever, to be\nused to develop permanent housing accommodations for eligible homeless\nfamilies. In carrying out its duties under this article the agency may\nrequire the assistance of appropriate city and state departments or\nagencies, public benefit corporations and public authorities. The\naforesaid departments, agencies, public benefit corporations and public\nauthorities are authorized to provide such assistance within their\nrespective functions as the agency may require.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 350 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 13 / Section 350
Pending actions or proceedings
Status: in_force

§ 350. Pending actions or proceedings. This chapter shall not affect\npending actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, pertaining to the\nconstruction, improvement, maintenance, supervision or control of\nhighways and bridges, brought by or against the commissioner of\ntransportation, or county engineer or a county superintendent of\nhighways, or a town superintendent of highways, under the provisions of\nany statute hereby repealed, but the same may be prosecuted or defended\nin the same manner by the department of transportation or by the officer\nhaving jurisdiction in respect thereto. Any investigation, examination\nor proceeding undertaken, commenced or instituted by the commissioner of\ntransportation, county engineer, county superintendent of highways, or\ntown superintendent of highways or either of them relating to highways\nor bridges may be conducted or continued to a final determination by the\nproper officer hereunder, in the same manner, and under the same terms\nand conditions, and with the same effect as though this chapter had not\nbeen passed.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 210-A — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 7 / Section 210-A
Legal duty to employees
Status: in_force

§ 210-a. Legal duty to employees. It shall be unlawful for any\nemployer to refuse to hire, employ or license, or to discharge from\nemployment, an employee in order to evade such employer's legal duty to\nprovide workers' compensation coverage for such employee. An employer in\nviolation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 219 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 11 / Section 219
Availability
Status: in_force

§ 219. Availability. The basic system herein provided for may be made\navailable for use by any department or division of the state government\nand by any municipal, county, town, village, railroad or other special\npolice department lawfully maintained by any corporation in this state,\nsubject to the following terms and conditions: (a) application for\npermission to connect with the basic system shall be made to the\nsuperintendent of state police on forms to be provided by him; (b) such\napplication may be approved by the superintendent of state police if, as\nand when in his discretion such connection is requisite and necessary\nfor the best interests of the entire system; (c) upon approval of such\napplication and before the applicant shall be connected with the basic\nsystem, such applicant must agree to assume and pay all rentals for\nsending and receiving stations or receiving stations only, as may be\nauthorized by the superintendent of state police for installation within\nthe jurisdiction of the applicant, and any and all costs of installation\nand operation of such stations; (d) the state shall pay all rental for\nnecessary wire or circuit mileage required to connect such stations with\nthe basic system.\n
N.Y. MIL Law § 12 — New York Code / Act MIL / Article 1 / Section 12
Deputy adjutant general
Status: in_force

§ 12. Deputy adjutant general.  There shall be a deputy adjutant\ngeneral who shall serve as such at the pleasure of the governor. The\ndeputy adjutant general shall be appointed by the governor from among\nthe commissioned officers on the active list of the organized militia\nupon the recommendation of the adjutant general and, while holding such\ntitle, shall have the rank of a general officer or flag officer. He\nshall have such duties as may be prescribed by the adjutant general and\nshall act in place of the adjutant general during his absence or\ndisability.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 923 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 9 / Section 923
Security for credit on sale
Status: in_force

§ 923. Security for credit on sale. The portion of the purchase-money\nfor which credit is allowed in the interlocutory judgment shall be\nsecured at interest by a mortgage upon the property sold, with a bond of\nthe purchaser; and by such additional security, if any, as the court\nprescribes. The officer making the sale may take separate mortgages and\nother securities in the name of the county treasurer of the county in\nwhich the property is situated for such convenient portions of the\npurchase-money as are directed by the court to be invested; and in the\nname of the owner, for the share of any known owner of full age who\ndesires to have it invested.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 232 — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 7 / Section 232
Duration of certain agreements in New York
Status: in_force

§ 232. Duration of certain agreements in New York. An agreement for\nthe occupation of real estate in the city of New York, which shall not\nparticularly specify the duration of the occupation, shall be deemed to\ncontinue until the first day of October next after the possession\ncommences under the agreement.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 611 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 29-J / Section 611
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 611. Definitions. As used in this article:\n  1. "Film" means any videotape, video cassette or other reproduction of\na motion picture, concert, musical production or other video event.\n  1-a. "Video game" means electronic or computerized game software that\nusers manipulate through interactive devices to generate images on a\ndisplay screen.\n  2. "Rating" means a standardized designation commonly used to inform\nparents about video games or motion pictures in retail or theatrical\nrelease, respectively, regarding viewing or playing by their children.\n
N.Y. NAV Law § 197 — New York Code / Act NAV / Article 12 / Part 4 / Section 197
Effect of federal legislation
Status: in_force

§ 197. Effect of federal legislation. If the United States congress\nenacts legislation providing compensation in the event of a discharge of\npetroleum, the commissioner shall determine to what degree that\nlegislation provides the needed protection for our citizens, businesses\nand environment and shall make the appropriate recommendations to the\nlegislature for amendments to this article.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 240-B — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 6 / Section 240-B
Acceptance of United States currency
Status: in_force

§ 240-b. Acceptance of United States currency. No savings bank shall\nimpose a fee, commission or service charge for accepting for deposit or\nexchanging for other United States currency any United States currency\nprovided that any coins are properly rolled and have the customer's\naccount number for that savings bank displayed on the coin roll,\nprovided further that no more than ten rolls of coins in any\ndenomination are presented for deposit or exchange at any one time.\n
N.Y. LIE Law § 121 — New York Code / Act LIE / Article 5 / Section 121
Notice of lien
Status: in_force

§ 121. Notice of lien. Such notice may be filed at any time after the\ncompletion of the work, but must be filed within one year after the\nagreed price for furnishing or placing such monument, gravestone,\ninclosure or other structure becomes due, and shall state that the\nlienor has a lien on such monument, gravestone, inclosure or structure\nfor the purchase price thereof, or some unpaid part of such purchase\nprice, with interest, specifying the amount agreed to be paid, and the\namount unpaid, with a description of such monument, gravestone,\ninclosure or other structure, and the location of the plot upon which it\nstands, and the names of the persons with whom the agreement for the\npurchase and erection of the structure, or for the performance of such\nlabor was made. The notice shall be signed and verified by the lienor.\nThe lienor shall, within ten days after the filing of such notice, serve\na copy personally, or by mail, upon the person with whom the agreement\nfor the purchase and erection of such monument, gravestone, or other\nstructure, or for the performance of labor thereon was made, and upon\nthe owner of the lot upon which such monument, gravestone or other\nstructure is erected, if the name and residence of such owner can, with\nreasonable diligence be ascertained.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 11-A-4.7 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 11-A / Part 4 / Subpart 2 / Section 11-A-4.7
Insurance policies and similar contracts
Status: in_force

§ 11-A-4.7 Insurance policies and similar contracts\n  (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), a trustee shall\nallocate to principal the proceeds of a life insurance policy or other\ncontract in which the trust or its trustee is named as beneficiary,\nincluding a contract that insures the trust or its trustee against loss\nfor damage to, destruction of, or loss of title to a trust asset. The\ntrustee shall allocate dividends on an insurance policy to income if the\npremiums on the policy are paid from income, and to principal if the\npremiums are paid from principal.\n  (b) A trustee shall allocate to income proceeds of a contract that\ninsures the trustee against loss of occupancy or other use by an income\nbeneficiary, loss of income, or, subject to 11-A-4.3, loss of profits\nfrom a business.\n  (c) This section does not apply to a contract to which 11-A-4.9\napplies.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 2303 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 23 / Section 2303
Standards for rates
Status: in_force

§ 2303. Standards for rates. Rates shall not be excessive, inadequate,\nunfairly discriminatory, destructive of competition or detrimental to\nthe solvency of insurers. In determining whether rates comply with the\nforegoing standards, the superintendent shall include all income earned\nby such insurer and any insurer controlling or controlled by such\ninsurer or under common control by or with such insurer on all its\ninvestments of any kind and wherever located. The superintendent shall\nfurther determine whether any component of such rates represent an\neffort on the part of the insurer to recover losses incurred in another\nstate due to any referendum, law or regulation which requires a general\nreduction in rates for the kinds of insurance described in section two\nthousand three hundred two of this article. Such a finding shall be\ndeemed unfairly discriminatory for the purposes of this article.\n