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N.Y. RRD Law § 309 — New York Code / Act RRD / Article 7 / Section 309
Reports to the commissioner of transportation
Status: in_force

§ 309. Reports to the commissioner of transportation. In addition to\nany reports which railroad corporations are required to file with the\ncommissioner of transportation pursuant to the transportation law, a\nrailroad redevelopment corporation shall file monthly reports with the\ncommissioner of transportation, within sixty days after the close of\neach month, setting forth a detailed statement of the results of\noperations in the twelve-month period ending with the close of said\nmonth, including all items referred to in section three hundred six and\nthe amounts actually expended during said period on its improvement and\nrehabilitation program.\n
N.Y. ABC Law § 128-A — New York Code / Act ABC / Article 8 / Section 128-A
Police officers allowed to work in licensed premises in certain cases
Status: in_force

§ 128-a. Police officers allowed to work in licensed premises in\ncertain cases. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the\ncontrary, the authority shall promulgate such rules and regulations as\nmay be necessary to provide that it shall not be unlawful for a police\nofficer employed in this state, having written permission and consent\nfrom his commanding officer, to work in a premises licensed to sell beer\nat retail for off-premises consumption under section fifty-four of this\nchapter or to work solely as a security guard or director of traffic on\nthe premises of a volunteer firefighters' organization licensed to sell\nbeer and wine at retail pursuant to a temporary permit for on-premises\nconsumption under section ninety-seven of this chapter.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 209-B — New York Code / Act STF / Article 14 / Section 209-B
Severance benefits for certain state officers and employees
Status: in_force

§ 209-b. Severance benefits for certain state officers and employees.\n1. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,\nwhere, and to the extent that, an agreement between the state and an\nemployee organization entered into pursuant to article fourteen of the\ncivil service law on behalf of employees in a collective negotiating\nunit established pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law\nprovides for the payment of a severance benefit in the form of a lump\nsum payment or an educational stipend as a consequence of the state\ncontracting for goods and services, such severance benefit shall be paid\nin accordance with such agreement. A severance benefit in the form of a\nlump sum payment shall be repaid to the state under the circumstances\nand in the manner specified by such agreement.\n  2. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,\nofficers and employees serving in positions in the executive branch\nwhich are designated managerial or confidential pursuant to article\nfourteen of the civil service law, civilian state employees of the\ndivision of military and naval affairs of the executive department whose\npositions are not in, or are excluded from representation rights in any\nrecognized or certified negotiating unit and those excluded from\nrepresentation rights under article fourteen of the civil service law\npursuant to rules and regulations of the public employment relations\nboard whose permanent positions in the competitive, non-competitive or\nlabor classes are abolished as a consequence of the state contracting\nfor goods and services may receive a severance benefit in the form of a\nlump sum payment or an educational stipend. Such severance benefit shall\nbe paid in accordance with rules and regulations to be promulgated by\nthe president of the civil service commission. A severance benefit in\nthe form of a lump sum payment shall be repaid to the state under the\ncircumstances and in the manner specified by such rules and regulations.\n  3. Any severance benefit paid pursuant to this section shall not be\ndeemed salary for any purposes of the civil service law or the\nretirement and social security law.\n
N.Y. TRA Law § 478 — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 21 / Section 478
Compliance with other law
Status: in_force

* § 478. Compliance with other law. Every recipient of funds to be\nmade available pursuant to this article shall comply with all applicable\nstate, federal and local laws.\n  * NB Not effective due to defeat of the Transportation Bond Act of\n2000\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 41 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 3 / Section 41
Maintenance of highways after preliminary work pending permanent paving
Status: in_force

§ 41. Maintenance of highways after preliminary work pending permanent\npaving. Upon the completion of a contract for the preliminary grading\nand structures of a state highway the commissioner of transportation\nshall maintain said preliminary grading and structures until the\npermanent pavement is laid thereon and charge the cost thereof together\nwith the state's share of the cost of said permanent pavement against\nthe money appropriated and available for the construction of state\nhighways.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 462 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 22 / Section 462
Qualification of voters
Status: in_force

§ 462. Qualification of voters. The following parties and no others\nshall be qualified voters for all purposes under this article: all\npersons eighteen years of age or over who are members in good and\nregular standing of the church or body by admission into membership\ntherewith, in accordance with the standards for membership in the local\nchurch as determined by the local church itself.\n
N.Y. LLC Law § 1401 — New York Code / Act LLC / Article 14 / Section 1401
Severability
Status: in_force

§ 1401. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or application\nthereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity\nshall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that\ncan be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to\nthis end the provisions of this chapter are declared severable.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 25.05 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title D / Article 25 / Section 25.05
Reimbursement from other sources
Status: in_force

§ 25.05 Reimbursement from other sources.\n  The office shall not provide a voluntary agency or a program operated\nby a local governmental unit with financial support for obligations\nincurred by or on behalf of such program or agency for substance use\ndisorder and/or compulsive gambling services for which reimbursement is\nor may be claimed under any provision of law other than this article,\nunless such financial support was provided as part of any federal\npaycheck protection program loan forgiveness funding, or other\nextraordinary federal funding provided in response to the COVID-19\npandemic, as determined by the office.\n
N.Y. SAP Law § 102-B — New York Code / Act SAP / Article 1 / Section 102-B
Small business liaison
Status: in_force

§ 102-b. Small business liaison. The departments of agriculture and\nmarkets, environmental conservation, labor, transportation, and taxation\nand finance shall designate an existing employee to serve as the liaison\nto small businesses regulated by such agency. The direct contact\ninformation of the small business liaison shall be prominently posted\nand easily accessible on the agency website. The small business liaison\nshall:\n  (a) serve as an initial primary contact for small businesses to\ncontact with any inquiries;\n  (b) be equipped to provide small businesses with basic information on\nthe agency and its regulations;\n  (c) help small businesses navigate the agency bureaucracy to identify\nand contact the appropriate staff person within the agency, either at\nthe state or regional level, for more specific information pertaining to\nthe small business;\n  (d) hear the concerns of small businesses, report those concerns to\nappropriate agency staff and offer possible solutions to such concerns;\n  (e) advocate within the agency on behalf of small businesses, and make\nrecommendations to the agency head on matters affecting small\nbusinesses;\n  (f) initiate and encourage small business education and outreach\nprograms on behalf of the agency, as appropriate;\n  (g) collaborate with the appropriate agency staff on any small\nbusiness regulation guide pursuant to section one hundred two-a and any\nsmall business regulatory flexibility analysis pursuant to section two\nhundred two-b of this chapter; and\n  (h) coordinate his or her activities with the division for small\nbusiness within the department of economic development, and the small\nbusiness development center.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 1-1.5 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 1-1.5
Application
Status: in_force

§ 1-1.5 Application\n  Unless otherwise stated therein, the provisions of this chapter apply\nto the estates, and to instruments making dispositions or appointments\nthereof, of persons living on its effective date or born subsequent\nthereto, without regard to the date of execution of any such instrument;\nexcept that the provisions of this chapter shall not impair or defeat\nany rights which have accrued under dispositions or appointments in\neffect prior to its effective date.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 821 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 8 / Part 2 / Section 821
Originating proceedings
Status: in_force

§ 821. Originating proceedings. 1. A proceeding under this article is\noriginated by the filing of a petition containing the following:\n  (a) An allegation that the respondent assaulted or attempted to\nassault his or her spouse, or former spouse, parent, child or other\nmember of the same family or household or engaged in disorderly conduct,\nharassment, sexual misconduct, forcible touching, sexual abuse in the\nthird degree, sexual abuse in the second degree as set forth in\nsubdivision one of section 130.60 of the penal law, stalking, criminal\nmischief, menacing, reckless endangerment, criminal obstruction of\nbreathing or blood circulation, strangulation, identity theft in the\nfirst degree, identity theft in the second degree, identity theft in the\nthird degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree, grand larceny in the\nthird degree, coercion in the second degree or coercion in the third\ndegree as set forth in subdivisions one, two and three of section 135.60\nof the penal law, toward any such person;\n  (b) The relationship of the alleged offender to the petitioner;\n  (c) The name of each and every child in the family or household and\nthe relationship of the child, if any, to the petitioner and to the\nrespondent;\n  (d) A request for an order of protection or the use of the court's\nconciliation procedures; and\n  (e) An allegation as to whether any accusatory instrument alleging an\nact specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision has been verified\nwith respect to the same act alleged in the petition. Appended to the\ncopy of the petition provided to the petitioner shall be a copy of the\nnotice described in subdivision five of section eight hundred twelve of\nthis article.\n  2. When family court is not in session, an arrest and initial\nappearance by the defendant or respondent may be in a criminal court, as\nprovided in sections one hundred fifty-four-d and one hundred fifty-five\nof this act.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2803-Q — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 28 / Section 2803-Q
Family councils in residential health care facilities
Status: in_force

§ 2803-q. Family councils in residential health care facilities. 1. As\nused in this section:\n  (a) Family council means an organization of family members, friends,\nor representatives of two or more residents of a residential health care\nfacility, organized to act under this section.\n  (b) Facility means the residential health care facility for which a\nfamily council is formed.\n  2. No residential health care facility may prohibit the formation of a\nfamily council, and, when requested by a member of the resident's family\nor the resident's representative, the family council shall be allowed to\nmeet in a common meeting room of the facility, in private without\nfacility staff at least once a month during mutually agreed upon hours.\n  3. Facility policies on family councils shall in no way limit the\nright of residents, family members, and family council members to meet\nindependently with outside persons, including members of nonprofit or\ngovernment organizations or with facility personnel during non-working\nhours.\n  4. Family councils shall also be provided adequate space on a\nprominent bulletin board or other posting area for the display of\nmeeting notices, minutes, newsletters, or other information pertaining\nto the operation or interest of the family council.\n  5. Staff or visitors may attend family council meetings, at the\ngroup's invitation.\n  6. The facility shall provide a designated staff person who shall be\nresponsible for providing assistance and responding to written requests\nthat result from family council meetings.\n  7. The facility shall consider the views and act upon the grievances\nand recommendations of a family council concerning proposed policy and\noperational decisions affecting resident care and life in the facility.\n  8. The facility shall respond in writing to written requests or\nconcerns of the family council, within ten working days.\n  9. When a family council exists, the facility shall include notice of\nthe family council meetings in at least a quarterly mailing, and shall\ninform family members or representatives of new residents who are\nidentified on the admissions agreement, during the admissions process,\nor in the resident's records, of the existence of the family council.\nThe notice shall include the time, place, and date of meetings, and the\nperson to contact regarding involvement in the family council.\n  10. No facility shall willfully interfere with the formation,\nmaintenance, or promotion of a family council. For the purposes of this\nsubdivision, willful interference shall include, but not be limited to,\ndiscrimination or retaliation in any way against an individual as a\nresult of his or her participation in a family council, or the willful\nscheduling of facility events in conflict with a previously scheduled\nfamily council meeting.\n  11. Violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a\nviolation of the resident's rights pursuant to this chapter.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 1620 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 34 / Section 1620
Request for proposals required
Status: in_force

§ 1620. Request for proposals required. a. In the event that the\ndivision determines to implement any on-line lottery game whether known\nas "Quick Draw" or by any other name, the division shall not acquire,\nwhether by purchase, lease or otherwise, any equipment or services for\nthe purpose of such game, except pursuant to a request for proposals. No\ncontract existing prior to the effective date of this section, or any\namendment of such contract during the initial term thereof, or during\nany extension of such term permitted by an option existing as of the\neffective date of this section, shall be subject to the provisions of\nthis section.\n  b. Requests for proposals issued pursuant to this section shall be\nwidely distributed to all responsible firms identified by the division\nas capable of providing similar equipment and services.\n  c. The division is hereby authorized to obtain criminal background\ninformation on any proposer for the purpose of determining whether such\nproposer has engaged in conduct which would be prejudicial to public\nconfidence in the state lottery. In connection therewith, the division\nshall require in its request for proposals each proposer to submit\nidentifying information which may include fingerprints. Such information\nshall be required from each officer, director, principal, investor,\nowner, subcontractor, or employee of the proposer as the division deems\nappropriate unless the division makes a written finding that such\ninformation is not required to protect public confidence in the state\nlottery.\n  d. The division may, after providing notice and an opportunity for a\nhearing pursuant to the state administrative procedure act, disqualify\nany proposer which itself, or any officer, director, principal,\ninvestor, owner, subcontractor, or employee is found to have committed a\nfelony under the laws of the United States or under the laws of the\nstate of New York or any other state or foreign jurisdiction or any\ncrime relating to gaming activities or public contracting, or which is\notherwise found to have engaged in conduct which would be prejudicial to\npublic confidence in the state lottery. If the division awards a\ncontract to a person who has committed such a crime or engaged in such\nconduct the division shall submit to the comptroller a written finding\nexplaining such award.\n  e. This section shall not apply to any equipment or services acquired\nthrough a governmental agency or instrumentality.\n  f. Prior to extending the initial term of contracts existing prior to\nthe effective date of this section, the division shall update the\ncriminal background information of the holders of such contracts;\nprovided, however a contract existing as of the effective date of this\nsection shall not be extended beyond the year two thousand two.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 362 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 26 / Section 362
Throwing substance injurious to animals in public place
Status: in_force

§ 362. Throwing substance injurious to animals in public place. A\nperson who wilfully throws, drops or places, or causes to be thrown,\ndropped or placed upon any road, highway, street or public place, any\nglass, nails, pieces of metal, or other substance which might wound,\ndisable or injure any animal is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by\nimprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than\none thousand dollars, or by both.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 190 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 6 / Section 190
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 190. Definitions. As used in this article:\n  1. "Wages" means the earnings of an employee for labor or services\nrendered, regardless of whether the amount of earnings is determined on\na time, piece, commission or other basis. The term "wages" also includes\nbenefits or wage supplements as defined in section one hundred\nninety-eight-c of this article, except for the purposes of sections one\nhundred ninety-one and one hundred ninety-two of this article.\n  2. "Employee" means any person employed for hire by an employer in any\nemployment, but with respect to the entirety of this article, except\nsections one hundred ninety-three, one hundred ninety-six-b, one hundred\nninety-eight, and one hundred ninety-eight-b, shall not include any\nperson who has entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor\nleague level and who is compensated pursuant to the terms of a\ncollective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for the wages,\nhours of work, and working conditions of employees.\n  3. "Employer" includes any person, corporation, limited liability\ncompany, or association employing any individual in any occupation,\nindustry, trade, business or service. The term "employer" shall not\ninclude a governmental agency.\n  4. "Manual worker" means a mechanic, workingman or laborer, but shall\nnot include any person who has entered into a contract to play baseball\nat the minor league level and who is compensated pursuant to the terms\nof a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for the\nwages, hours of work, and working conditions of employees.\n  5. "Railroad worker" means any person employed by an employer who\noperates a steam, electric or diesel surface railroad or is engaged in\nthe sleeping car business. The term "railroad worker" shall not include\na person employed in an executive capacity.\n  6. "Commission salesman" means any employee whose principal activity\nis the selling of any goods, wares, merchandise, services, real estate,\nsecurities, insurance or any article or thing and whose earnings are\nbased in whole or in part on commissions. The term "commission salesman"\ndoes not include an employee whose principal activity is of a\nsupervisory, managerial, executive or administrative nature.\n  7. "Clerical and other worker" includes all employees not included in\nsubdivisions four, five and six of this section, except any person\nemployed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional\ncapacity whose earnings are in excess of one thousand three hundred\ndollars a week.\n  8. "Week" means a calendar week or a regularly established payroll\nweek.  "Month" means a calendar month or a regularly established fiscal\nmonth.\n  9. "Non-profitmaking organization" means a corporation, unincorporated\nassociation, community chest, fund or foundation organized and operated\nexclusively for religious, charitable or educational purposes, no part\nof the net earnings of which inure to the benefit of any private\nshareholder or individual.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 721 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 20-A / Section 721
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 721. Definitions. When used in this article, the term:\n  1. "Person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships,\nassociations, or corporations, whether acting for themselves or in a\nrepresentative capacity.\n  2. "Labor organization" means any organization of any kind which\nexists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of representing employees\nemployed within the state of New York in dealing with employers or\nemployer organizations or with a state government, or any political or\ncivil subdivision or other agency thereof, concerning terms and\nconditions of employment, grievances, labor disputes, or other matters\nincidental to the employment relationship, and shall include the parent\nnational or international organization of a local labor organization.\n  3. "Employer" means any person conducting a business or employing\nanother within the state of New York, but shall not include a state\ngovernment or any political or civil subdivision or other agency\nthereof.\n  4. "Employer organization" means any organization of any kind which\nexists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of representing employers\nin dealing with employees or labor organizations concerning terms and\nconditions of employment, grievances, labor disputes, or other matters\nincidental to the employment relationship at a place of business\nmaintained in the state of New York.\n  5. "Labor relations consultant" means any person who, for\ncompensation, advises or represents an employer, employer organization,\nor labor organization concerning employee organizing, concerted\nactivities or collective bargaining activities, but shall not include a\ndirector, officer or regular employee of such employer, employer\norganization or labor organization, or an attorney engaged in the\npractice of law.\n  6. "Officer" means any person holding or in fact performing or\nauthorized to perform the functions of an office named or described in\nthe constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, articles of\nassociation or by-laws of a labor organization or employer organization.\n  7. "Agent" means any person, other than an attorney engaged in the\npractice of law, who represents or is authorized to represent a labor\norganization or employer organization, alone or with others in its\ndealings with employers, employees, members, employer organizations,\nlabor organizations, or other persons, regardless of whether his\nrelationship to the labor organization or employer organization is that\nof an independent contractor or employee.\n