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N.Y. NPC Law § 1102 — New York Code / Act NPC / Article 11 / Section 1102
Judicial dissolution; petition by directors or members; petition in case of deadlock among directors or members
Status: in_force

§ 1102. Judicial dissolution; petition by directors or members; petition\n          in case of deadlock among directors or members.\n  (a)  A petition for the judicial dissolution of a corporation may be\npresented:\n  (1)  By a majority of the directors then in office, or by the members,\nor such of them as are designated for such purpose, when authorized to\ndo so by a resolution adopted by majority vote as provided in paragraph\n(c) of section 613 (Vote of members) (provided that, notwithstanding any\nprovision of the certificate of incorporation or the by-laws, a members'\nmeeting to consider such a resolution may be called, no more often than\nonce in any period of twelve consecutive months, by ten percent of the\nmembers entitled to vote thereon or by such lesser percentage or number\nof members as may be provided in the certificate of incorporation or\nby-laws), in the following cases:\n  (A)  The assets of the corporation are not sufficient to discharge its\nliabilities.\n  (B)  Dissolution will be beneficial to the members.\n  (2)  By ten percent of the total number of members or by any director,\nin the following cases:\n  (A)  The directors are so divided respecting the management of the\ncorporation's affairs that the votes required for action by the board\ncannot be obtained.\n  (B)  The members are so divided that the votes required for the\nelection of directors cannot be obtained.\n  (C)  There is internal dissension and two or more factions of members\nare so divided that dissolution would be beneficial to the members.\n  (D)  The directors or members in control of the corporation have\nlooted or wasted the corporate assets, have perpetuated the corporation\nsolely for their personal benefit, or have otherwise acted in an\nillegal, oppressive or fraudulent manner.\n  (E)  The corporation is no longer able to carry out its purposes.\n  (b)  In any proceeding for judicial dissolution the attorney-general\nshall be a necessary party.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 310 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 25-AA / Section 310
Disclosure
Status: in_force

§ 310. Disclosure. 1. When any purchase and sale contract is presented\nfor the sale, purchase, or exchange of real property located partially\nor wholly within an agricultural district established pursuant to the\nprovisions of this article, the prospective grantor shall present to the\nprospective grantee a disclosure notice which states the following:\n  "It is the policy of this state and this community to conserve,\nprotect and encourage the development and improvement of agricultural\nland for the production of food, and other products, and also for its\nnatural and ecological value. This disclosure notice is to inform\nprospective residents that the property they are about to acquire lies\npartially or wholly within an agricultural district and that farming\nactivities occur within the district. Such farming activities may\ninclude, but not be limited to, activities that cause noise, dust and\nodors. Prospective residents are also informed that the location of\nproperty within an agricultural district may impact the ability to\naccess water and/or sewer services for such property under certain\ncircumstances.  Prospective purchasers are urged to contact the New York\nState Department of Agriculture and Markets to obtain additional\ninformation or clarification regarding their rights and obligations\nunder article 25-AA of the Agriculture and Markets Law."\n  1-a. Such disclosure notice shall be signed by the prospective grantor\nand grantee prior to the sale, purchase or exchange of such real\nproperty.\n  2. Receipt of such disclosure notice shall be recorded on a property\ntransfer report form prescribed by the commissioner of taxation and\nfinance as provided for in section three hundred thirty-three of the\nreal property law.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 8-201 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 8 / Part 2 / Section 8-201
Issuer
Status: in_force

Section 8--201. Issuer.\n  (a) With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, an\n"issuer" includes a person that:\n       (1) places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security\n           certificate, other than as authenticating trustee, registrar,\n           transfer agent, or the like, to evidence a share,\n           participation, or other interest in its property or in an\n           enterprise, or to evidence its duty to perform an obligation\n           represented by the certificate;\n       (2) creates a share, participation, or other interest in its\n           property or in an enterprise, or undertakes an obligation,\n           that is an uncertificated security;\n       (3) directly or indirectly creates a fractional interest in its\n           rights or property, if the fractional interest is represented\n           by a security certificate; or\n       (4) becomes responsible for, or in place of, another person\n           described as an issuer in this section.\n  (b) With respect to an obligation on or defense to a security, a\nguarantor is an issuer to the extent of its guaranty, whether or not its\nobligation is noted on a security certificate.\n  (c) With respect to a registration of a transfer, issuer means a\nperson on whose behalf transfer books are maintained.\n
N.Y. RSS Law § 651 — New York Code / Act RSS / Article 16 / Section 651
Reduction of retirement age
Status: in_force

§ 651. Reduction of retirement age. a. A member described in section\nsix hundred fifty of this article may, subject to the provisions of\nsubdivision b of this section (and notwithstanding the provisions for\nbenefit reduction contained in subdivision a of section four hundred\nforty-two and subdivision c of section five hundred four of this\nchapter), retire without reduction of his or her service retirement\nbenefit prior to the attainment of the normal retirement age in\naccordance with the following schedule:\n  (i) For each full year of covered employment occurring prior to\nJanuary first, nineteen hundred seventy-one, his or her normal\nretirement age shall be reduced by six months; and\n  (ii) For each full year of covered employment occurring prior to\nJanuary first, two thousand nine which is subsequent to December\nthirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy, his or her normal retirement age\nshall be reduced by four months.\n  b. Provided however, that nothing herein:\n  (i) Shall permit a member of Tier one to retire, other than for\ndisability, prior to the attainment of age fifty, or a member of Tier\ntwo, three or four to retire, other than for disability, prior to the\nattainment of age fifty-five; and\n  (ii) Shall be construed to affect any other condition or requirement\nof any general, special or local law.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 2-A-518 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 2-A / Part 5 / Section 2-A-518
Cover; Substitute Goods
Status: in_force

Section 2-A-518. Cover; Substitute Goods.\n  (1) After a default by a lessor under the lease contract of the type\ndescribed in Section 2-A-508(1) or, if agreed, after other default by\nthe lessor, the lessee may cover by making any purchase or lease of or\ncontract to purchase or lease goods in substitution for those due from\nthe lessor.\n  (2) Except as otherwise provided with respect to damages liquidated in\nthe lease agreement (Section 2-A-504) or otherwise determined pursuant\nto agreement of the parties (Sections 1--302 and 2-A-503), if a lessee's\ncover is by a lease agreement substantially similar to the original\nlease agreement and the new lease agreement is made in good faith and in\na commercially reasonable manner, the lessee may recover from the lessor\nas damages (a) the present value, as of the date of the commencement of\nthe term of the new lease agreement, of the rent under the new lease\nagreement applicable to that period of the new lease term which is\ncomparable to the then remaining term of the original lease agreement\nminus the present value as of the same date of the total rent for the\nthen remaining lease term of the original lease agreement, and (b) any\nincidental or consequential damages, less expenses saved in consequence\nof the lessor's default.\n  (3) If the lessee's cover is by lease agreement that qualifies for\ntreatment under subsection (2), the lessee may elect to proceed under\nsubsection (2) or Section 2-A-519. If a lessee's cover is by lease\nagreement that for any reason does not qualify for treatment under\nsubsection (2), or is by purchase or otherwise, the lessee may recover\nfrom the lessor as if the lessee had elected not to cover.\n
N.Y. ELN Law § 10-116 — New York Code / Act ELN / Article 10 / Section 10-116
Military ballots; determination of candidates thereon
Status: in_force

§ 10-116. Military ballots; determination of candidates thereon.  The\nstate board of elections and the county boards of elections shall\ndetermine, three days before the first day for distribution of military\nballots, the names of all candidates duly nominated for public office\nand the amendments, referenda, propositions and questions to be voted\nfor on such ballots. If at a later date the nomination of any candidate\nnamed on a military ballot is found invalid, the ballot shall still be\nvalid, but no vote cast for any such candidate on such ballot shall be\ncounted at the election. The failure of the county board of elections to\ninclude the name of any candidate or any amendment, referendum,\nproposition or question on the military ballot shall in no way affect\nthe validity of the election with respect to the office for which the\nnomination was made or the validity of the military ballot as to any\nother matter.\n
N.Y. PBB Law § 141 — New York Code / Act PBB / Article 5 / Section 141
Display of foreign flags on public buildings
Status: in_force

§ 141. Display of foreign flags on public buildings. It shall not be\nlawful to display the flag or emblem of any foreign country upon any\nstate, county or municipal building; provided, however, that whenever\nany foreigner shall become the guest of the United States, the state or\nany city, upon public proclamation by the governor or mayor of such\ncity, the flag of the country of which such public guest shall be a\ncitizen may be displayed upon such public buildings.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 5711 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 57 / Section 5711
Where appeal heard
Status: in_force

§ 5711. Where appeal heard. Except as provided in subdivision (d) of\nrule 511, an appeal to the appellate division shall be brought in the\ndepartment embracing the county in which the judgment or order appealed\nfrom is entered and there heard and determined unless, in furtherance of\njustice, the appeal is sent to another department.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 475 — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 15 / Section 475
Disclosure
Status: in_force

§ 475. Disclosure. Prior to the signing by the buyer of a binding\ncontract for the sale of real property, the seller shall furnish to any\npurchaser a written statement disclosing the existence of any private\ntransfer fee obligation. This written statement shall include a\ndescription of the private transfer fee obligation and include a\nstatement that private transfer fee obligations are subject to\nprohibitions under this section.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 2408 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 24 / Section 2408
Judicial review by intervenor
Status: in_force

§ 2408. Judicial review by intervenor. If the report of the\nsuperintendent made pursuant to subsection (c) of section two thousand\nfour hundred five of this article or the order of the superintendent\nmade pursuant to subsection (a) of section two thousand four hundred six\nof this article does not charge a violation of this article, then any\nintervenor in the proceedings may, after the service of such report or\norder upon the intervenor and within the time allowed by law, commence a\nproceeding for judicial review.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 239-Z — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 12-G / Section 239-Z
Creation of landlord-tenant relations council
Status: in_force

§ 239-z. Creation of landlord-tenant relations council. 1. The local\nlegislative body of any city, town or village may by resolution create a\nlandlord-tenant relations council hereinafter called the council, to\nadvise, counsel, mediate problems and disputes and to improve relations\nbetween landlords and tenants.  Such council shall direct itself toward\naccomplishing the following:\n  (a) conduct research into community housing problems;\n  (b) formulate programs to improve landlord-tenant relations;\n  (c) accumulate statistical information on available housing\naccommodations;\n  (d) counsel the local legislative body on landlord-tenant problems and\ndisputes and recommend programs for the solution of same;\n  (e) resolve problems and disputes between landlords and tenants\nthrough mediation and discussion at meetings of the counsel.\n  2. Such council shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed\nby the local legislative body for a term not exceeding two years and who\nshall be unsalaried.  Three of such members shall represent landlord\ninterests, three shall represent tenant interests and the seventh shall\nbe an impartial appointee.\n  3. The presiding officer or chairman of the council shall be\ndesignated by the local legislative body from among the members so\nappointed to the council.  The local legislative body shall have\nauthority to remove any member of said council so appointed for cause,\nafter a public hearing, if requested.  A vacancy shall be filled for the\nunexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment.  The local\nlegislative body is authorized to make such appropriations as it may see\nfit for such expenses incurred by the council. Such council may appoint\nsuch clerks and other employees as it may from time to time require with\nthe approval of the local legislative body. The expenses of the council\nshall not exceed the appropriation that may be made therefor by the\nlocal legislative body.\n
N.Y. MIL Law § 130.85 — New York Code / Act MIL / Article 7 / Part 10 / Section 130.85
Disrespect towards superior officer
Status: in_force

§ 130.85. Disrespect towards superior officer.  Any person subject to\nthis code who behaves with disrespect towards his superior officer shall\nbe punished as a court-martial may direct.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 343-S*7 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 343-S*7
Route 9D to be designated as the "Hudson Valley POW/MIA Memorial Highway"
Status: in_force

* § 343-s. Route 9D to be designated as the "Hudson Valley POW/MIA\nMemorial Highway". All of state highway route 9D within Dutchess, Putnam\nand Westchester counties, excluding the J. Donald Synnett Memorial\nBridge in the village of Wappingers Falls, shall be designated and known\nas the "Hudson Valley POW/MIA Memorial Highway".\n  * NB There are 12 § 343-s's\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 24-A — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 1 / Section 24-A
Notice to be given to department of state prior to rate increase
Status: in_force

§ 24-a.  Notice to be given to department of state prior to rate\nincrease.\n  1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent general, special or local law or\nrule or regulation to the contrary, the commission shall to the extent\nthe department shall so request in any cases or class of cases, give\nnotice to the department of any filed statement proposing to modify or\nincrease rates, services, schedule of rates or any other rating rule or\nto adopt or amend any rate or service rules or regulations within five\ndays after the commission shall have received such statement from any\nutility subject to its jurisdiction; provided, however, that in lieu of\ngiving such notice, the commission may direct that the utility give such\nnotice to the department.\n  2. In any such case in which the department shall file with the\ncommission a statement of intent to be a party, the department shall\nhave and in its discretion may exercise all the rights and privileges of\na party.\n  3. For the purposes of this section, the term "commission" shall mean\nthe public service commission.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 76 — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 4 / Section 76
Rates charged veteran organizations, religious bodies and community residences
Status: in_force

§ 76. Rates charged veteran organizations, religious bodies and\ncommunity residences. No gas corporation, electric corporation or\nmunicipality shall, directly or indirectly, charge, demand, collect or\nreceive from any post or hall owned or leased by a not-for-profit\ncorporation that is a veterans' organization, or corporation or\nassociation organized and conducted in good faith for religious\npurposes, including the operation by such corporation or association of\na school, notwithstanding that secular subjects are taught at such\nschool, or from a community residence as defined in subdivision\ntwenty-eight, twenty-eight-a or twenty-eight-b of section 1.03 of the\nmental hygiene law, provided, however, that such residence shall be\noperated by a not-for-profit corporation and if supervisory staff is on\nsite on a twenty-four hour per day basis, that the residence provides\nliving accommodations for fourteen or fewer residents, a rate,\nregardless of the type of service offered, for any gas or electric\nservice utilized exclusively in connection with such veteran\norganization or for such religious purposes or utilized exclusively at\nsuch community residence greater than the rates or charges charged,\ndemanded, collected or received by such gas corporation, electric\ncorporation or municipality from domestic consumers receiving\nsingle-phase service within the same village, town or municipality.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 805 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18 / Section 805
Violations
Status: in_force

§ 805. Violations. Any municipal officer or employee who willfully and\nknowingly violates the foregoing provisions of this article shall be\nguilty of a misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. GCT Law § 42 — New York Code / Act GCT / Article 4 / Section 42
Compensation of members of board
Status: in_force

§ 42. Compensation of members of board. The master and journeymen\nplumbers serving as members of such board shall receive such\ncompensation for their services as shall be determined by the board of\nestimate and apportionment or other similar body authorized by law to\nfix and determine the compensation of city officers and employees.\n
N.Y. UDC Law § 905 — New York Code / Act UDC / Article 9 / Section 905
Pleadings; defenses
Status: in_force

§ 905. Pleadings; defenses.\n  The court may consider any defense to a cause of action or claim\nasserted by any party, whether such defense be denominated or deemed\nlegal or equitable in nature.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 131-I — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 6 / Section 131-I
Boundary lines
Status: in_force

§ 131-i. Boundary lines. Wherever the words "upon its borders" are\nused in this article in reference to the boundary line between two\ntowns, the same are and were intended and shall be construed to mean\n"upon," "along," and "across its borders."\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 658 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 17 / Section 658
Verification of informations
Status: in_force

§ 658. Verification of informations. Where a summons has been served\nby a sheriff or one of his staff, in lieu of arrest, in cases of\nviolations of the vehicle and traffic law or of ordinances and orders\nenacted pursuant to that law, any sheriff or undersheriff may administer\nto any member of his staff any necessary oath in connection with the\nlaying of such information to be presented to the court by such member\nof his staff in prosecution of the offense.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 1203 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 29 / Part 1 / Subpart A / Section 1203
Taxes administered by cities under one million
Status: in_force

§ 1203. Taxes administered by cities under one million. a.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any city in\nthis state with a population of less than one million is hereby\nauthorized and empowered, subject to the limitations and exemptions in\npart II of this article, to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or\nresolutions imposing in such city any of the taxes authorized under\nsubdivisions (c), (d) and (e) of section twelve hundred one, at the\nrates provided for therein, such taxes to be administered and collected\nin the manner provided for in subpart A of part III of this article.\n  b. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the local\ngoverning body of the city of Yonkers, by the adoption of local laws,\nordinances or resolutions may impose in such city the tax otherwise\nauthorized under subdivision (b) of section twelve hundred one, at a\nrate not to exceed three per centum, such taxes to be administered and\ncollected in the manner provided for in subpart A of part III of this\narticle. Such local law, ordinance, or resolution may provide that any\ntransfer of property owned and occupied as a residence by one or more\npersons, each of whom is sixty-five years of age or over, shall be\nexempt from such tax.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 3398-D — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 33-B / Section 3398-D
Cannabinoid license applications
Status: in_force

* § 3398-d. Cannabinoid license applications. 1. Persons shall apply\nfor a license under this article by submitting an application upon a\nform supplied by the department, providing all the relevant requested\ninformation, verified by the applicant or an authorized representative\nof the applicant.\n  2. A separate license shall be required for each facility at which\nprocessing or retail sales are conducted; however, an applicant may\nsubmit one application for separate licensure at multiple locations.\n  3. Each applicant shall remit with its application the fee for each\nrequested license, which shall be a reasonable fee.\n  * NB Repealed 6 months after the full cannabis control board created\nby Article 2 of the cannabis law has been appointed\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 57.17 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title U / Article 57-A / Section 57.17
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 57.17. Definitions. Wherever used in this article, the following\nterms shall have the respective meanings hereinafter set forth:\n  1. "Local government" means any county, city, town, village, school\ndistrict, board of cooperative educational services, district\ncorporation, public benefit corporation, public corporation, or other\ngovernment created under state law that is not a state department,\ndivision, board, bureau, commission or other agency, heretofore or\nhereafter established by law.\n  2. "Governing body" means the town board, village board of trustees,\ncity council, county legislature or board of supervisors, board of\neducation or board of trustees of a school district or board of\ncooperative educational services, board of fire commissioners or other\nbody authorized by law to govern the affairs of a local government.\n  3. "Local officer" shall mean and include a local officer as defined\nin section two of the public officers law and any officer of a public\nbenefit corporation.\n  4. "Record" means any book, paper, map, photograph, or other\ninformation-recording device, regardless of physical form or\ncharacteristic, that is made, produced, executed, or received by any\nlocal government or officer thereof pursuant to law or in connection\nwith the transaction of public business. Record as used herein shall not\nbe deemed to include library materials, extra copies of documents\ncreated only for convenience of reference, and stocks of publications.\n  5. "Retention period" means the minimum length of time that must\nelapse before a record is eligible for disposition.\n  6. "Records retention and disposition schedule" means a list or other\ninstrument describing records and their retention periods which is\nissued by the commissioner of education.\n  7. "Disposition" means the disposal of a record by destruction, sale,\ngift, transfer to the local government archives, or by other authorized\nmeans.\n