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N.Y. MHA Law § 73 — New York Code / Act MHA / Article 5 / Section 73
Non-liability of state or municipality
Status: in_force

* § 73. Non-liability of state or municipality. The bonds or other\nobligations of an authority shall not be a debt of the state or the\nmunicipality and neither the state nor the municipality shall be liable\nthereon nor shall an authority have power in any way to pledge the\ncredit of the state or the municipality, nor shall the transfer from the\nauthority to the municipality or the vesting in the municipality of\nproperty theretofore belonging to an authority impose upon the\nmunicipality any obligation except such as it may expressly assume.\n  * NB The text of Article 5 of the former State Housing Law (cited\nherein as the "Municipal Housing Authorities Law"), as such article\nexisted immediately prior to its repeal pursuant to section 227 of\nChapter 808 of the Laws of 1939, is provided here for ease of reference\nand historical purposes as such text continues to be applicable for the\nNew York City Housing Authority pursuant to the provisions of section\n401 of the current Public Housing Law.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 399 — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 12 / Section 399
Certificate of title as evidence
Status: in_force

§ 399. Certificate of title as evidence. The certificate of title, and\nany copy thereof duly certified under the hand and seal of the registrar\nand the owner's duplicate certificate, until the expiration of the time\nherein limited to bring an action or proceeding to set aside the final\norder or judgment of registration shall be received as evidence in all\nthe courts of the state, and in all courts and places shall be prima\nfacie evidence that the provisions of law up to the time of issue of\nsuch certificate or duplicate, or of the time of entry of the last\nmemorial thereon, have been complied with, and that such certificate of\ntitle has been issued in compliance with a valid final order or\njudgment, and that the title to the property is as therein stated; and\nafter the expiration of such time limited for bringing said proceedings\nto set aside said final order or judgment, such certificate or copy, up\nto the time of its issue, shall be so received as evidence in all courts\nof the state, and shall be conclusive evidence of the same facts. Every\nmemorial or notation or cancellation thereof made on any certificate or\nduplicate or copy thereof shall be signed by the registrar or his deputy\nor his duly authorized deputy or clerk.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 358 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 7-A / Section 358
Conditions and security for loans
Status: in_force

§ 358. Conditions and security for loans. No loan shall be made by the\nNew York state housing finance agency to a company until the\ncommissioner has approved the project and finds that:\n  (1) The company has complied with all of the provisions of this\narticle and all applicable laws and regulations;\n  (2) There is a need for a project of the type proposed in the area to\nbe served and that the services and facilities to be provided by the\nproject are consistent with such need;\n  (3) The plans and specifications conform to the requirements of all\nlaws and regulations applicable thereto and assure adequate light, air,\nsanitation and fire protection and are satisfactory to him;\n  (4) The estimated revenue of the project will be sufficient to cover\nall probable costs of operation and maintenance, of fixed charges and\nsuch reserves as may be authorized by the commissioner or required by\nthe New York state housing finance agency;\n  (5) Provision has been made for the purpose of providing for the\npayment of the difference, if any, between the estimated project cost\nand the mortgage loan; and in the event the final project cost shall\nexceed the estimated project cost, the difference between such final\nproject cost and the mortgage loan;\n  (6) Provision has been made for the filing by the company with the\ndepartment and the New York state housing finance agency of such\nfinancial statements including an annual report setting forth such\ninformation as the commissioner may require; and\n  (7) Provision has been made for the examination by the commissioner\nand the New York state housing finance agency of the books and records\nof the company.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 99-F — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5 / Section 99-F
Comprehensive sewer and water studies
Status: in_force

§ 99-f. Comprehensive sewer and water studies. 1. Any municipal\ncorporation may apply for and expend state aid for comprehensive studies\nand reports, designate an appropriate official, department, bureau, or\nagency therefor and to administer such studies, and contract for the\naccomplishment of such studies, pursuant to section twelve hundred\nsixty-three-a of the public health law and part five-A of article five\nof the conservation law. Any such comprehensive study undertaken by a\ntown may include an area within any village partly or wholly located\nwithin the town, provided that the board of trustees of any such village\nshall have consented to such inclusion.\n  2. The governing board of any municipal corporation may confer upon an\nappropriate official, department, bureau or agency the duty of planning\nfor the sewer and water needs of the municipality.\n
N.Y. CRC Law § 62 — New York Code / Act CRC / Article 5 / Section 62
Extension of time to pay fine
Status: in_force

§ 62. Extension of time to pay fine. A judge shall have power in his\ndiscretion to extend time to pay any fine imposed upon a plea of guilty\nto or a conviction on any charge of a grade less than a misdemeanor.\n  A judge may issue a warrant or summons for the defendant if he has\nfailed to appear or pay the fine; when the defendant appears the judge\nmay sign a commitment upon the failure of the defendant to pay the fine\nor may further extend the time to pay.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 1174 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 24 / Section 1174
General and administrative provisions
Status: in_force

§ 1174. General and administrative provisions.  1. The division shall\nissue and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of\nthis article. The rules and regulations shall include provisions\nconcerning reporting, budgeting and recordkeeping requirements;\nprovision for modification, termination, extension and renewal of\nagreements; and such other matters not inconsistent with the purposes\nand provisions of this article as the division shall deem necessary,\nproper or appropriate.\n  2. The division may provide appropriate technical services and\nassistance to applicants to comply with the provisions of this article.\n  3. The division shall issue a report to the temporary president of the\nsenate and the speaker of the assembly, the chairpersons of the senate\nand assembly housing committees and the chairpersons of the senate\nfinance and assembly ways and means committees on or before January\nfirst, nineteen hundred ninety-three and annually thereafter with\nrespect to funds committed, contracted or disbursed pursuant to the\nnational affordable housing act. This report shall include but not be\nlimited to: a description of the programs/projects funded pursuant to\nthis program; the amount of funds committed, contracted or disbursed\nduring the previous federal fiscal year; the amount of such funds\nderived from bond proceeds; the number of new affordable units\nconstructed or rehabilitated, including both rental and home ownership;\nthe number of units created which were constructed or rehabilitated by\ncombining NAHA funds with other state-assisted housing programs and an\naccounting of the amount of such state-assisted housing program funds\nexpended; and any access to additional HOME funds made available through\nany federal fund reallocation. In addition such report shall indicate\nthe status of the rules and regulations as required in subdivision one\nof this section, until such rules and regulations have been promulgated.\n  4. All state agencies, offices, departments, boards, divisions,\ncommissions, public authorities and public benefit corporations may\nrender such services to the division within their respective functions\nas may be requested by the division in order to administer the\nprovisions of this article.\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 1211 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 12 / Section 1211
Final distribution by receiver
Status: in_force

§ 1211. Final distribution by receiver.\n  (a) If there remains property of the corporation after the first\ndistribution, the receiver shall, within one year thereafter, make a\nfinal distribution among the creditors entitled thereto. Notice that\nsuch distribution will be the final distribution to creditors shall be\npublished once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of\ngeneral circulation in the county where the office of the corporation is\nlocated.\n  (b) A creditor or claimant who failed to prove his claim before the\nfirst distribution and who proves it before the final one shall receive\nthe sum he would have been entitled to on the first distribution before\nany further distribution shall be made to other creditors or claimants.\n  (c) Unless the court shall otherwise direct, no other distribution\nshall be made thereafter to creditors, except to those having pending\nactions against the corporation or the receiver.\n  (d) After the final distribution to creditors, the receiver shall not\nbe answerable to any creditor or claimant, unless his claim shall have\nbeen proved before or at the time specified in the notice of the final\ndistribution.\n
N.Y. TSF Law § 8 — New York Code / Act TSF / Section 8
Remedies of bondholders
Status: in_force

§ 8. Remedies of bondholders. 1. Subject to the provisions of section\nsix of this act, in the event that the corporation shall default in the\npayment of principal of, or interest on, or sinking fund payment on, any\nissue of bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or\nupon call for redemption, or in the event that the corporation or the\nstate shall default in any agreement made with the holders of any issue\nof bonds, the holders of twenty-five per centum in aggregate principal\namount of the bonds of such issue then outstanding, by instrument or\ninstruments filed in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany and\nproved or acknowledged in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, may\nappoint a trustee to represent the holders of such bonds for the\npurposes herein provided.\n  2. Such trustee, or any trustee appointed under this act, may, and\nupon written request of the holders of twenty-five per centum in\nprincipal amount of such bonds then outstanding shall, in his or its own\nname:\n  (i) by suit, action or proceeding in accordance with the civil\npractice law and rules, enforce all rights of the bondholders, including\nthe right to require the corporation to carry out any agreement with\nsuch holders and to perform its duties under this act;\n  (ii) bring suit upon such bonds;\n  (iii) by action or suit, require the corporation to account as if it\nwere the trustee of an express trust for the holders of such bonds;\n  (iv) by action or suit, enjoin any acts or things which may be\nunlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of such bonds; and\n  (v) declare all such bonds due and payable, and if all defaults shall\nbe made good, then, with the consent of the holders of twenty-five per\ncentum of the principal amount of such bonds then outstanding, annul\nsuch declaration and its consequences, provided, however, that nothing\nherein shall preclude the corporation from agreeing that consent of the\nprovider of an ancillary bond facility is required for an acceleration\nof related bonds in the event of a default other than a failure to pay\nprincipal of or interest on the bonds when due.\n  3. The supreme court shall have jurisdiction of any suit, action or\nproceeding by the trustee on behalf of such bondholders. The venue of\nany such suit, action or proceeding shall be laid in the county of\nAlbany.\n  4. Before declaring the principal of bonds due and payable, the\ntrustee shall first give thirty days notice in writing to the\ncorporation.\n
N.Y. PML Law § 811 — New York Code / Act PML / Article 8 / Section 811
Local tax on admissions
Status: in_force

§ 811. Local tax on admissions. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of\nany general, special or local law or ordinance, Suffolk and Tioga\ncounties are hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend laws\nimposing a tax on admissions to quarter horse racing meetings authorized\npursuant to this chapter. The county, pursuant to any local law adopted\npursuant to this section shall require every corporation or association\nholding a quarter horse racing meeting, wholly or partially within the\ncounty, to collect regularly a tax on admission for each such meeting\nheld by such corporation or association. In case of failure to collect\nsuch taxes the same shall be imposed upon the corporation or association\nholding such meeting. Such taxes shall be paid to the county within ten\ndays after the close of such meeting. The amount so collected shall be\ndeposited in the general fund of the county and unless restricted by\nlocal law to a specified purpose or purposes, shall be available for any\nlawful county purpose.\n  2. The tax on admissions shall not exceed fifteen per centum of the\nadmission fee. If an off-track betting corporation is established either\nin Suffolk or Tioga county, or any region Suffolk or Tioga county is in,\nthen the tax to be collected by the county of Suffolk or Tioga shall not\nexceed three per centum of the revenues from admissions.\n  3. The term "admission" shall mean the charge required to be paid by\npatrons for admission to a quarter horse racing meeting including any\ncharge required to be paid by such patrons for admission to the\nclubhouse or other special facilities, except parking lots, within the\nrace meeting grounds or enclosure at which the quarter horse racing\nmeeting is conducted.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 82 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 5 / Section 82
Appraisers
Status: in_force

§ 82. Appraisers.  The commissioner may employ from time to time\nappraisers of condemned animals. The chief or any assistant veterinarian\nshall have all the powers of any appraiser of condemned animals under\nthis article.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 673 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 22 / Part 5 / Section 673
Credit for tax withheld
Status: in_force

§ 673. Credit for tax withheld. Wages upon which tax is required to be\nwithheld shall be taxable under this article as if no withholding were\nrequired, but any amount of tax actually deducted and withheld under\nthis article in any calendar year shall be deemed to have been paid to\nthe tax commission on behalf of the person from whom withheld, and such\nperson shall be credited with having paid that amount of tax for the\ntaxable year beginning in such calendar year. For a taxable year of less\nthan twelve months, the credit shall be made under regulations of the\ntax commission.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 524 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 16 / Section 524
Disqualification of former jurors
Status: in_force

§ 524. Disqualification of former jurors. (a) A person who has served\non a grand or petit jury in any court of the unified court system or in\na federal court shall not be competent to serve again as a trial or\ngrand juror in any court of the unified court system for six years\nsubsequent to the last day of such service, provided, however, that any\nperson who serves on a grand or petit jury for more than ten days shall\nnot be competent to serve again as a trial or grand juror for eight\nyears subsequent to the last day of such service.\n  (b) Nothing contained in this section shall invalidate a verdict\nreturned by trial jury or an indictment returned by a grand jury when\nsuch trial or grand jury includes one or more trial or grand jurors not\ncompetent by virtue of such previous service.\n  (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a) of this section,\nif the commissioner of jurors, after consultation with and concurrence\nof the district administrative judge or judges, or in the counties\nwithin the city of New York the deputy chief administrative judge, shall\ndetermine that:\n  (i) compliance with the requirements of subdivision (a) of this\nsection would be impracticable, the commissioner may reduce the period\nof incompetency for persons whose service consists of fewer than three\ndays to a period of not less than two years; or\n  (ii) the period of incompetency for all jurors pursuant to subdivision\n(a) of this section may be extended without interfering with the\ncommissioner's ability to comply with the provisions of section five\nhundred eight of this article, the commissioner may increase the period\nof incompetency.\n  (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the period during\nwhich a person shall not be competent to serve as a trial or grand juror\npursuant to this section shall be one-half the period specified in\nsubdivision (a) or (c) of this section, as appropriate, where such\nperson so requests on a form to be provided by the commissioner of\njurors. Such a request may be submitted at any time during the period of\nincompetency.\n
N.Y. TRA Law § 112 — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 4 / Section 112
Routing of shipments by shipper of goods
Status: in_force

§ 112. Routing of shipments by shipper of goods. In all cases where at\nthe time of the delivery of property to a common carrier, for\ntransportation subject to the provisions of this chapter, to any point\nof destination, between which and the point of such delivery for\nshipment two or more through routes shall exist, the person, firm or\ncorporation making such shipment shall have the right to designate in\nwriting by which of such routes such property shall be transported to\ndestination, and it shall thereupon be the duty of the initial carrier\nto route such property and issue a through bill of lading therefor as so\ndirected, and to transport such property over its own line or lines and\ndeliver the same to the connecting carrier by rail or water, and it\nshall be the duty of such connecting carrier to receive such property\nand transport it over such line or lines and deliver the same to the\nnext succeeding carrier or consignee according to the routing\ninstructions of such bill of lading, provided that nothing in this\nsection shall be construed to make a common carrier liable for injury to\nor loss of goods in transit on the line of another carrier. The shipper\nshall in all instances have the right to determine where competing lines\nof railroad or of carriers by water constitute portions of a through\nline or route, over which of said competing lines so constituting a\nportion of such through line or route his freight shall be transported.\nThe commissioner shall have the power to make such reasonable exceptions\nand regulations as he may determine and shall have power to enforce the\nabove provisions. Where the route adopted by the shipper is by rail and\nwater lines, some of which have no physical connection, the property\ncarried shall be delivered at the point on the route where the transfer\nis to take place by the initial or succeeding carrier to an agent of the\nconnecting carrier.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 70.05 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 2 / Title E / Article 70 / Section 70.05
Sentence of imprisonment for juvenile offender
Status: in_force

§ 70.05 Sentence of imprisonment for juvenile offender.\n  1. Indeterminate sentence. A sentence of imprisonment for a felony\ncommitted by a juvenile offender shall be an indeterminate sentence.\nWhen such a sentence is imposed, the court shall impose a maximum term\nin accordance with the provisions of subdivision two of this section and\nthe minimum period of imprisonment shall be as provided in subdivision\nthree of this section. The court shall further provide that where a\njuvenile offender is under placement pursuant to article three of the\nfamily court act, any sentence imposed pursuant to this section which is\nto be served consecutively with such placement shall be served in a\nfacility designated pursuant to subdivision four of section 70.20 of\nthis article prior to service of the placement in any previously\ndesignated facility.\n  2. Maximum term of sentence. The maximum term of an indeterminate\nsentence for a juvenile offender shall be at least three years and the\nterm shall be fixed as follows:\n  (a) For the class A felony of murder in the second degree, the term\nshall be life imprisonment;\n  (b) For the class A felony of arson in the first degree, or for the\nclass A felony of kidnapping in the first degree the term shall be fixed\nby the court, and shall be at least twelve years but shall not exceed\nfifteen years;\n  (c) For a class B felony, the term shall be fixed by the court, and\nshall not exceed ten years;\n  (d) For a class C felony, the term shall be fixed by the court, and\nshall not exceed seven years; and\n  (e) For a class D felony, the term shall be fixed by the court and\nshall not exceed four years.\n  3. Minimum period of imprisonment. The minimum period of imprisonment\nunder an indeterminate sentence for a juvenile offender shall be\nspecified in the sentence as follows:\n  (a) For the class A felony of murder in the second degree, the minimum\nperiod of imprisonment shall be fixed by the court and shall be not less\nthan five years but shall not exceed nine years provided, however, that\nwhere the sentence is for an offense specified in subdivision one or two\nof section 125.25 of this chapter and the defendant was fourteen or\nfifteen years old at the time of such offense, the minimum period of\nimprisonment shall be not less than seven and one-half years but shall\nnot exceed fifteen years;\n  (b) For the class A felony of arson in the first degree, or for the\nclass A felony of kidnapping in the first degree, the minimum period of\nimprisonment shall be fixed by the court and shall be not less than four\nyears but shall not exceed six years; and\n  (c) For a class B, C or D felony, the minimum period of imprisonment\nshall be fixed by the court at one-third of the maximum term imposed.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 115 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5-B / Section 115
Sale of Water
Status: in_force

§ 115. Sale of Water. Water shall be sold in bulk to the several\ncontracting municipalities. Rates shall be fixed in such amounts that\nrevenue therefrom shall be at least sufficient to pay all estimated\nannual costs of operation and maintenance and debt service on all\nobligations issued for the purposes of a common supply, whether or not\nsuch obligations are joint obligations. In the event that such revenues\nin any year are insufficient, the excess of cost over revenues may be\napportioned to the participating municipalities and shall be assessed by\neach against the real property within its boundaries.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 1806 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 37 / Part 2 / Section 1806
Criminal tax fraud in the first degree
Status: in_force

§ 1806. Criminal tax fraud in the first degree. A person commits\ncriminal tax fraud in the first degree when he or she commits a tax\nfraud act or acts and, with the intent to evade any tax due under this\nchapter, or to defraud the state or any subdivision of the state, the\nperson pays the state and/or a political subdivision of the state\n(whether by means of underpayment or receipt of refund or both), in a\nperiod of not more than one year in excess of one million dollars less\nthan the tax liability that is due. Criminal tax fraud in the first\ndegree is a class B felony.\n