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N.Y. DOM Law § 234 — New York Code / Act DOM / Article 13 / Section 234
Title to or occupancy and possession of property
Status: in_force

§ 234. Title to or occupancy and possession of property. In any action\nfor divorce, for a separation, for an annulment or to declare the\nnullity of a void marriage, the court may (1) determine any question as\nto the title to property arising between the parties, and (2) make such\ndirection, between the parties, concerning the possession of property,\nas in the court's discretion justice requires having regard to the\ncircumstances of the case and of the respective parties. Such direction\nmay be made in the final judgment, or by one or more orders from time to\ntime before or subsequent to final judgment, or by both such order or\norders and final judgment. Where the title to real property is affected,\na copy of such judgment, order or decree, duly certified by the clerk of\nthe court wherein said judgement was rendered, shall be recorded in the\noffice of the recording officer of the county in which such property is\nsituated, as provided by section two hundred ninety-seven-b of the real\nproperty law.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 773 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 7 / Part 7 / Section 773
Petition for transfer
Status: in_force

§ 773. Petition for transfer. Any institution, society or agency in\nwhich a person was placed under section seven hundred fifty-six of this\narticle may petition to the court which made the order of placement for\ntransfer of that person to a society or agency, governed or controlled\nby persons of the same religious faith or persuasion as that of the\nchild, where practicable, or, if not practicable, to some other suitable\ninstitution, or to some other suitable institution on the ground that\n  (a) the presence of such person is seriously detrimental to the\nwelfare of the applicant institution, society, agency or other persons\nin its care, or\n  (b) after placement by the court, such person was released on parole\nor probation from such institution, society or agency and a term or\ncondition of the release was willfully violated. The petition shall be\nverified by an officer of the applicant institution, society or agency\nand shall specify the act or acts bringing the person within this\nsection.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 6220 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 62 / Section 6220
Disclosure
Status: in_force

§ 6220. Disclosure. Upon motion of any interested person, at any time\nafter the granting of an order of attachment and prior to final judgment\nin the action, upon such notice as the court may direct, the court may\norder disclosure by any person of information regarding any property in\nwhich the defendant has an interest, or any debts owing to the\ndefendant.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 97-GGG — New York Code / Act STF / Article 6 / Section 97-GGG
Teacher certification program account
Status: in_force

§ 97-ggg. Teacher certification program account. 1. There is hereby\nestablished in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the\ncommissioner of the department of taxation and finance an account of the\nmiscellaneous special revenue fund to be known as the teacher\ncertification program account.\n  2. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,\nthe state comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to receive for\ndeposit to the credit of the teacher certification account, fees related\nto responsibilities of the education department pursuant to section\nthree thousand six of the education law including workload pursuant to\nchapter six hundred fifty of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety\nincluding all fees for teaching certificates, temporary licenses,\nincluding temporary coaching licenses, temporary certificates and\ncontinuing and duplicate certificates and penalties and fines pursuant\nto subdivision seven of section three hundred five of the education law.\n  3. Moneys of this account, following appropriation by the legislature,\nshall be available to the state education department for services and\nexpenses related to the administration of the teacher certification\nprogram.\n
N.Y. VIL Law § 3-310 — New York Code / Act VIL / Article 3 / Section 3-310
Abolition of separate or municipal boards
Status: in_force

§ 3-310 Abolition of separate or municipal boards.  If a resolution or\nlocal law is adopted by the board of trustees abolishing any separate\nboard, the abolition of such board or boards shall take effect\nimmediately.  The clerk of the village shall forthwith notify the\nmembers of such board or boards in writing and they shall within ten\ndays deliver to the clerk of the village its records, books and papers;\nand shall also within the same time deliver to the treasurer all funds,\nand to the mayor all other property in its possession or under its\ncontrol.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 182-A — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 9 / Section 182-A
Increasing number of trustees
Status: in_force

§ 182-a. Increasing number of trustees. The number of trustees may be\nincreased to not exceeding eleven by said board of trustees at any legal\nmeeting of the members, whereupon a certificate of such increase shall\nbe made, signed, acknowledged and filed by the existing trustees in the\nmanner provided by section one hundred and eighty for the execution and\nfiling of the certificate of incorporation, except that the consent and\napprobation of a justice of the supreme court shall not be necessary to\nthe filing of such certificate. The additional trustees authorized by\nsuch increase shall be supplied in the same manner as vacancies in the\noriginal board of trustees; but there shall always be at least a\nmajority of the board who are not ministers of the gospel or priests of\nany denomination.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 399-Z-1 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 26 / Section 399-Z-1
Telecommunication companies blocking certain numbers
Status: in_force

* § 399-z-1. Telecommunication companies blocking certain numbers. 1.\nAs used in this section, the following terms shall have the following\nmeanings:\n  a. "caller identification information" means information provided by a\ncaller identification service regarding the telephone number and the\nname of the person calling;\n  b. "caller identification service" means a service that allows a\ntelephone subscriber to have the telephone number, and, where available,\nname of the calling party transmitted contemporaneously with the\ntelephone call, and displayed on a device in or connected to the\nsubscriber's telephone;\n  c. "pooling administrator" means the thousands-block pooling\nadministrator as identified in 47 C.F.R. § 52.20; and\n  d. "provider" means a telecommunication company that provides voice\ncommunications services to customers in this state.\n  2. Consistent with authorization provided by federal law and rules of\nthe federal communications commission or its successors:\n  a. providers shall block a voice call when the subscriber to which the\noriginating number is assigned has requested that calls purporting to\noriginate from that number be blocked because the number is used for\ninbound calls only; and\n  b. providers shall block calls originating from the following numbers:\n  (i) a number that is not a valid North American numbering plan number;\n  (ii) a valid North American numbering plan number that is not\nallocated to a provider by the North American numbering plan\nadministrator or the pooling administrator; and\n  (iii) a valid North American numbering plan number that is allocated\nto a provider by the North American number plan administrator or pooling\nadministrator, but is unused, so long as the provider blocking the calls\nis the allocatee of the number and confirms that the number is unused or\nhas obtained verification from the allocatee that the number is unused\nat the time of the blocking.\n  c. providers shall not block a voice call if the call is an emergency\ncall placed to 911.\n  d. providers shall not block a voice call to a subscriber who has\nrequested that no inbound calls be blocked.\n  3. For purposes of blocking calls from certain originating numbers as\nauthorized in this section, a provider may rely on caller identification\nservice information to determine the originating number.\n  4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, a\nvoice service provider shall be considered to be in compliance with this\nsection and any rule or regulation adopted thereunder if such provider\nhas filed a certification with the federal communications commission\nthat the provider's traffic is either signed with STIR/SHAKEN or subject\nto a compliant robocall mitigation program. A copy of such certification\nshall be made available to the attorney general or the public service\ncommission, upon request.\n  * NB There are 2 § 399-z-1's\n
N.Y. LFN Law § 180.00 — New York Code / Act LFN / Article 3 / Section 180.00
Law to be liberally construed
Status: in_force

§ 180.00 Law to be liberally construed.  This chapter shall be\nliberally construed to effectuate the objects and purposes thereof and\nthe public policy of the state as hereby declared.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 3-6.2 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 3-6.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

* § 3-6.2 Definitions\n  For purposes of this part the following terms shall have the following\nmeanings:\n  (a) "Audit trail data" means data about the activities of data,\nincluding but not limited to the electronic will's creation and\nexecution.\n  (b) "Communication technology" means an electric device or process\nthat allows two or more remotely located individuals to communicate with\neach other simultaneously by sight and sound.\n  (c) "Electronic" shall have the same meaning set forth in subdivision\none of section three hundred two of the state technology law.\n  (d) "Electronic presence" means the relationship of two or more\nindividuals in different locations communicating in real time using\ncommunication technology to the same extent as if the individuals were\nphysically present in the same location.\n  (e) "Electronic will" means a will executed electronically in\ncompliance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 3-6.6 and subsequently\nfiled with the New York state unified court system in accordance with\nsection 3-6.9.\n  (f) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium\nor that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in\nperceivable form.\n  (g) "Sign", with respect to an electronic record, means, with present\nintent to authenticate or adopt a record to affix to or logically\nassociate with the record an electronic symbol or process.\n  (h) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of\nColumbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any\nterritory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the\nUnited States. The term shall also include a federally recognized Indian\ntribe.\n  (i) "Will" has the same meaning as in section 1-2.19.\n  * NB Effective December 12, 2027\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 400.10 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 4 / Title W / Article 400 / Section 400.10
Report of theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or shotgun
Status: in_force

§ 400.10 Report of theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or shotgun.\n  1. (a) Any owner or other person lawfully in possession of: (i) a\nfirearm, rifle or, shotgun who suffers the loss or theft of said weapon;\n(ii) ammunition as well as a firearm, rifle or shotgun who suffers the\nloss or theft of such ammunition as well as a firearm, rifle or shotgun;\nor (iii) ammunition and is a dealer in firearms or seller of ammunition\nwho suffers the loss or theft of such ammunition shall within\ntwenty-four hours of the discovery of the loss or theft report the facts\nand circumstances of the loss or theft to a police department or\nsheriff's office.\n  (b) Whenever a person reports the theft or loss of a firearm, rifle,\nshotgun or ammunition to any police department or sheriff's office, the\nofficer or department receiving such report shall forward notice of such\ntheft or loss to the division of state police via the New York Statewide\nPolice Information Network. The notice shall contain information in\ncompliance with the New York Statewide Police Information Network\nOperating Manual, including the caliber, make, model, manufacturer's\nname and serial number, if any, and any other distinguishing number or\nidentification mark on the weapon.\n  2. The division of state police shall receive, collect and file the\ninformation referred to in subdivision one of this section. The division\nshall cooperate, and undertake to furnish or make available to law\nenforcement agencies this information, for the purpose of coordinating\nlaw enforcement efforts to locate such weapons.\n  3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of\nparagraph (a) of subdivision one of this section shall be a class A\nmisdemeanor.\n
N.Y. EDP Law § 404 — New York Code / Act EDP / Article 4 / Section 404
Right of entry prior to acquisition
Status: in_force

§ 404. Right of entry prior to acquisition. The condemnor, its\nofficers, agents or contractors when acquiring real property in\naccordance with this law, or when engaged in work connected with a\nproposed public project, as described in this law, shall have the right\nto enter upon any real property for the purpose of making surveys, test\npits and borings, or other investigations, and also for temporary\noccupancy during construction. At a reasonable time prior to such entry,\nthe condemnor shall deliver notice personally or by first class mail, to\nthe property owner stating the necessity for the entry. The condemnor\nshall be liable to the owner for any damages caused by the condemnor as\na result of the entry; but such damages shall not entail duplicate\npayment of damages to be compensated for by the condemnor pursuant to\narticle three of this law.  Entry damages, if any, shall not be deemed\nan acquisition.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 557 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 12-B / Section 557
License provisions and posting
Status: in_force

§ 557. License provisions and posting. Such license shall state the\nname and address of the licensee, and if the licensee be a\nco-partnership or association, the names of the members thereof, and if\na corporation the date and place of its incorporation. Such license\nshall be kept conspicuously posted in the office of the licensee and\nshall not be transferable or assignable.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 870-I — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 27 / Section 870-I
Additional rule making
Status: in_force

§ 870-i. Additional rule making. The commissioner may make additional\nrules consistent with this article guarding against personal injuries in\nthe assembly, disassembly and use of amusement devices, viewing stands\nand tents at carnivals, fairs and amusement parks to persons employed at\nor to persons attending the carnivals, fairs and amusement parks. Where\nthe carnivals, fairs and amusement parks are located within the city of\nNew York, the department of buildings of the city of New York may also\nmake and enforce such additional rules.\n
N.Y. ELN Law § 4-110 — New York Code / Act ELN / Article 4 / Section 4-110
Certification of primary election candidates; state board of elections
Status: in_force

§ 4-110. Certification of primary election candidates; state board of\nelections. The state board of elections, not later than fifty-five days\nbefore a primary election, shall certify to each county board of\nelections: The name and residence of each candidate to be voted for\nwithin the political subdivision of such board for whom a designation\nhas been filed with the state board; the title of the office or position\nfor which the candidate is designated; the name of the party upon whose\nprimary ballot his or her name is to be placed; and the order in which\nthe names of the candidates are to be printed as determined by the state\nboard. Where an office or position is uncontested, such certification\nshall state such fact.\n
N.Y. LEG Law § 88 — New York Code / Act LEG / Article 5-B / Section 88
Reports
Status: in_force

§ 88. Reports. The commission shall, from time to time, report its\nfindings and recommendations to the governor, the temporary president of\nthe senate and the speaker of the assembly, and to the members of the\nlegislature, and may at any time make recommendations to an agency based\nupon its review of that agency's rule making process, or any of the\nagency's proposed, revised or adopted rules.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 6-K — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 2 / Section 6-K
Electric utility depreciation reserve funds
Status: in_force

§ 6-k. Electric utility depreciation reserve funds. The governing\nboard of any municipal corporation operating an electric public utility\nservice shall establish solely by appropriations from the revenues of\nsuch service, a depreciation reserve fund, the assets of which shall be\nused solely for, and for no other purpose than, the improvement,\nextension, or replacement of such service, or the payment of\nindebtedness incurred in relation to the construction, improvement,\nextension or replacement of such service, except as otherwise provided\nin section 123.00 of the local finance law and section eight of this\narticle. Such governing board shall require that out of the revenues of\nsuch service there shall be deposited in the reserve fund, annually,\nquarterly, or monthly in its discretion, the amounts entered in the\ndepreciation reserve account of such service as the depreciation\naccruals for any such period. A depreciation reserve account is an\naccount in which the original cost of the service is being distributed\nto expenses in substantially equal annual, quarterly or monthly amounts\nduring the expected service life of the component parts of the service,\nby direction of the public service commission. The moneys in the fund\nshall be deposited and secured in the manner provided by section ten of\nthis article. The governing board, or the chief fiscal officer of such\nmunicipal corporation if the governing board shall delegate such duty to\nhim, may invest the moneys of such fund in the manner provided in\nsection eleven of this article. Any interest earned or capital gains\nrealized on the moneys so deposited or invested shall accrue to and\nbecome part of the fund. The separate identity of the fund shall be\nmaintained whether its assets consist of cash or investments or both.\n
N.Y. VIL Law § 5-526 — New York Code / Act VIL / Article 5 / Section 5-526
Petty cash account
Status: in_force

§ 5-526 Petty cash account. l. The board of trustees may, by\nresolution, establish a revolving petty cash account for any\nadministrative unit or officer in such amount as is deemed necessary.\nAny such petty cash account shall continue in existence from year to\nyear until abolished by like action.\n  2. Expenditures from a petty cash account may be made only for\npayment, in advance of audit and upon receipt of properly itemized bills\nfor materials, supplies or services furnished to the village for the\nconduct of its affairs and upon terms calling for the payment of cash to\nthe vendor upon the delivery of any such materials or supplies or the\nrendering of any such services. Any such bill in an amount of more than\nfive dollars shall also be certified or verified.\n  3. A list of all expenditures made from such petty cash account,\ntogether with the bills supporting such expenditures, shall be presented\nperiodically to the auditing board or village auditor for audit.\n  4. The auditing board or auditor, as the case may be, shall direct the\nvillage treasurer to reimburse such petty cash account from the\nappropriate budgetary item or items, in an amount equal to the total of\nsuch bills which shall be so audited and allowed.\n  5. Any of such bills or any portion of any such bills as shall be\ndisallowed upon audit shall be the personal liability of the officer\nresponsible for the use of the petty cash account from which payment on\naccount thereof was made, and such officer shall promptly reimburse such\npetty cash account in the amount of such disallowances. If such\nreimbursement has not been made by the time of the first payment of\nsalary to such officer after the action of the auditing board or village\nauditor in disallowing an amount so expended, such amount shall be\nwithheld from such salary payment and, if necessary, subsequent salary\npayments, and paid into such petty cash account until an amount equal to\nthe amount so disallowed has been repaid to the petty cash account. Any\nbond or undertaking filed by any such officer shall be available to the\nvillage for recovery of any losses incurred by reasons of the operation\nof any such petty cash account.\n
N.Y. BVO Law § 21 — New York Code / Act BVO / Article 3 / Section 21
When to take effect
Status: in_force

§ 21. When to take effect. This chapter shall take effect immediately.\n
N.Y. DCD Law § 291 — New York Code / Act DCD / Article 11 / Section 291
When to take effect
Status: in_force

§ 291. When to take effect. This chapter shall take effect\nimmediately.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 275.30 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title P / Article 275 / Section 275.30
Advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the first degree
Status: in_force

§ 275.30 Advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the first\n           degree.\n  A person is guilty of the advertisement or sale of unauthorized\nrecordings in the first degree when such person commits the crime of\nadvertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the second degree as\ndefined in section 275.25 of this article and either:\n  1. such person has previously been convicted of that crime within the\npast five years; or\n  2. commission of that crime involves at least one thousand\nunauthorized sound recordings or at least one hundred unauthorized\naudiovisual recordings.\n  Advertisement and sale of unauthorized recordings in the first degree\nis a class E felony.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 550 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 29-D / Section 550
Negotiable notes given for patent rights
Status: in_force

§ 550. Negotiable notes given for patent rights. Notwithstanding\narticle three of the uniform commercial code, a negotiable promissory\nnote, the consideration of which consists wholly or partly of the right\nto make, use or sell any invention claimed or represented by the vendor\nat the time of sale to be patented, must contain the words "given for a\npatent right" prominently and legibly written or printed on the face of\nsuch note above the signature thereto; and such note in the hands of any\npurchaser or holder is subject to the same defenses as in the hands of\nthe original holder; but this section does not apply to a negotiable\nnote given solely for the purchase price or the use of a patented\narticle.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 25 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 2 / Section 25
Pastoral relation
Status: in_force

§ 25. Pastoral relation. No provision of this chapter authorizes the\ncalling, settlement, dismissal or removal of a minister, or the fixing\nor changing of his salary, and a meeting of a church corporation for any\nsuch purpose shall be called, held, moderated, conducted, governed and\nnotice of such meeting given and person to preside thereat ascertained\nand the qualification of voters thereat determined, not as required by\nany provision of this chapter but only according to the aforesaid laws\nand regulations, practice, discipline, rules and usages of the religious\ndenomination or ecclesiastical governing body, if any, with which the\nchurch corporation is connected.\n