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N.Y. EPT Law § 2-1.14 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 2-1.14
Right to recover state estate and gift taxes where decedent
Status: in_force

§ 2-1.14 Right to recover state estate and gift taxes where decedent\n           retained interest\n  (a)(1) If any part of the gross tax estate on which tax has been paid\nconsists of the value of property included in the gross estate by reason\nof section two thousand thirty-six of the internal revenue code\n(relating to transfers with retained life estate), the decedent's estate\nshall be entitled to recover from the person receiving the property the\namount which bears the same ratio to the total tax under this chapter\nwhich has been paid as\n  (A) the value of such property bears to\n  (B) the taxable estate.\n  (2) Paragraph one shall not apply if the decedent otherwise directs in\na provision of his will (or a revocable trust) specifically referring to\nthis section.\n  (b) For purposes of this section, if there is more than one person\nreceiving the property, the right of recovery shall be against each such\nperson.\n  (c) In the case of penalties and interest attributable to the\nadditional taxes described in subsection (a) of this section, rules\nsimilar to the rules of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall\napply.\n  (d) No person shall be entitled to recover any amount by reason of\nthis section from a trust to which section six hundred sixty-four of the\ninternal revenue code applies (determined without regard to this\nsection).\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 6508 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 65 / Section 6508
Additional powers of superintendent
Status: in_force

§ 6508. Additional powers of superintendent. The superintendent may\nadopt regulations necessary to carry out this article including\nrestrictions on investments, giving full consideration to the\ndesirability of high liquidity.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 8 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 2 / Section 8
Lot owners' rights
Status: in_force

§ 8. Lot owners' rights. Lots in such cemeteries shall be held\nindivisible, and upon the decease of a proprietor of such lot the title\nthereto shall descend to his heirs-at-law or devisees, subject, however,\nto the following limitations and conditions: If he leaves a widow and\nchildren, they shall have in common the possession, care and control of\nsuch lot during her life. If he leaves a widow and no children, she\nshall have the possession, care and control of such lot during her life.\nIf he leaves children and no widow, they, or the survivor of them, shall\nin common have the possession, care and control of such lot during the\nlife of the survivor of them. The parties having such possession, care\nand control of such lot during the term thereof, may erect a monument\nand make other permanent improvements thereon.  The widow shall have the\nright of interment, for her own body in such lot, or in a tomb in such\nlot and a right to have her body remain permanently interred or entombed\ntherein, except that her body may be removed therefrom to some other\nfamily lot or tomb with the consent of her heirs. At any time when more\nthan one person is entitled to the possession, care or control of such\nlot, the persons so entitled thereto shall designate in writing to the\nreligious corporation which of their number shall represent the lot, and\non their failure to designate, the board of trustees or directors of the\ncorporation shall enter of record which of said parties shall represent\nthe lot, while such failure continues. The widow may at any time release\nher right in such lot, but no conveyance or devise by any other person\nshall deprive her of such right.\n
N.Y. IND Law § 56 — New York Code / Act IND / Article 4 / Section 56
Trees and timber on reservations
Status: in_force

§ 56. Trees and timber on reservations.  Except as provided by this\nsection, no person shall cut, remove, cause to be removed or assist in\nremoving from the Allegany, Cattaraugus or Tonawanda reservations any\nwood, trees or timber thereon, nor shall any Indian sell or dispose of\nany timber or trees on such reservations, or any manufacture therefrom;\nand every such sale or disposition shall be void. Except as provided in\nthis section, any person who shall cut, remove or cause to be removed\nfrom any such reservations, or any Indian who shall sell or dispose of\nany trees or timber thereon, or any manufacture therefrom, shall be\nliable to a penalty of twice the value of such property, recoverable for\nthe benefit of the nation occupying the reservation. An Indian residing\non the Allegany or Cattaraugus reservation, may sell or dispose of, for\nhis own benefit, any trees or timber, or the manufacture thereof, on any\nwild lands allotted to or entered by him; and, upon obtaining a permit\nfrom the council, signed by the presiding officer and clerk thereof, may\nmanufacture shingles or staves from any trees or timber on any wild\nlands of the nation not allotted to or entered by any other Indian, and\nmay dispose of the same for his own benefit. Any member of the Allegany\nor Cattaraugus reservation may sell logs from land to which he holds\ntitle. The council of the Seneca nation may sell or dispose of any trees\nor timber on the wild lands of the Allegany or Cattaraugus reservation,\nand the proceeds of such sale or disposition shall be for the benefit of\nsuch nation.\n  (a) Any member of the Tonawanda nation may cut timber on any land on\nthe Tonawanda reservation to which he holds title by allotment solely\nfor the purposes of manufacture of shingles, lumber and boards for the\nconstruction, erection and repair of buildings which such member owns\nsituate upon said reservation and for firewood for himself and his\nfamily, and, upon obtaining a written permit, from the council of chiefs\nof said nation, granted only by resolution thereof, signed by the\npresiding officer and clerk thereof, may cut timber only on such part of\nthe common unallotted land of the Tonawanda reservation and in such\nquantity as shall be specifically designated by such council of chiefs\nby such resolution and described in said permit, solely for the purposes\nof manufacture of shingles, lumber and boards for the construction,\nerection and repair of buildings which such member owns situate upon\nsuch reservation, and for firewood for himself and his family. No person\nnot a member of the Tonawanda nation shall be employed by any Indian in\ncutting any timber on the Tonawanda reservation.\n
N.Y. UDC Law § 1810 — New York Code / Act UDC / Article 18 / Section 1810
Limitation on right to resort to small claims procedures
Status: in_force

§ 1810. Limitation on right to resort to small claims procedures.\n  If the clerk shall find that the procedures of the small claims part\nare sought to be utilized by a claimant for purposes of oppression or\nharassment, as where a claimant has previously resorted to such\nprocedures on the same claim and has been unsuccessful after the hearing\nthereon, the clerk may in his discretion compel the claimant to make\napplication to the court for leave to prosecute the claim in the small\nclaims part.  The court upon such application may inquire into the\ncircumstances and, if it shall find that the claim has already been\nadjudicated, or that the claim is sought to be brought on solely for\npurposes of oppression or harassment and not under color of right, it\nmay make an order denying the claimant the use of the small claims part\nto prosecute the claim.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 1953 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 19 / Section 1953
Effect of certain special limitations and conditions subsequent
Status: in_force

§ 1953. Effect of certain special limitations and conditions\nsubsequent. 1. Except as provided in subdivision 4, a special limitation\nor condition subsequent created on or after September 1, 1958 shall be\ngoverned by this section in any case where it expressly or by necessary\nresult restricts the use of land, but if such special limitation or\ncondition subsequent also creates a possibility of reverter or right of\nentry conditioned upon an event other than breach of such a restriction,\nit shall be governed by this section to the extent only that the right\nof entry or possibility of reverter is conditioned upon breach of such\nexpress or implied restriction on the use of land.\n  2. No reverter shall occur and no possessory estate shall result by\nreason of such special limitation, and no right of entry shall accrue by\nreason of breach of such condition subsequent, but upon the happening of\nsuch a breach the person or persons who would have such possessory\nestate or right of entry except for this section, may maintain an action\nin the supreme court to compel a conveyance to him or them of the land,\nor the interest therein, which is subject to the special limitation or\ncondition subsequent.\n  3. The relief provided in subdivision 2 shall be granted only to\nprotect a substantial interest in enforcement of the restriction,\nestablished by the person or persons in whose favor the relief is\ngranted. The action provided for in this section shall be subject to any\ndefense that might be interposed in an action to enjoin a violation of\nthe restriction if it were created by covenant of the person or persons\nagainst whom the relief is sought, and the court may deny such relief,\nor impose conditions upon the granting thereof, or grant alternative\nrelief, upon like cause and in like manner as in an action for such\ninjunction. If it appears that the relief provided in subdivision 2\nwould be inequitable, the court may, in lieu thereof, restrain the\nrepetition or continuation of a breach of the restriction, or it may\ngrant the relief provided in subdivision 2 upon such terms as justice\nmay require to avoid a forfeiture of the value of improvements or other\nunjust enrichment.\n  4. This section shall not apply where the special limitation or\ncondition subsequent was created in a conveyance or devise, whether or\nnot in trust, for benevolent, charitable, educational, public or\nreligious purposes and restricts the use of land to such a purpose or to\na particular application or means of carrying out such purpose, or was\ncreated by a lease for a term of less than one hundred years and\nrestricts use of the leased premises.\n
N.Y. PBG Law § 488 — New York Code / Act PBG / Article 13 / Title 85 / Section 488
Village of Greenport housing authority
Status: in_force

§ 488. Village of Greenport housing authority.  A municipal housing\nauthority, to be known as the village of Greenport housing authority is\nhereby created and established for the village of Greenport in the\ncounty of Suffolk for the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes\nspecified in article eighteen of the constitution of the state of New\nYork. It shall constitute a body corporate and politic, be perpetual in\nduration and consist of five members. It shall have the powers and\nduties now or hereafter conferred by this chapter upon municipal housing\nauthorities. It shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and\nsubject to the provisions of this chapter and the authority, its\nmembers, officers and employees and its operations and activities shall\nin all respects be governed by the provisions of this chapter.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 370 — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 12 / Section 370
Petition to register title to real property
Status: in_force

§ 370. Petition to register title to real property. Real property, or\nany estate, interest, or right therein, the title to which is hereby\nauthorized to be registered, may be brought under the operation of this\narticle by the filing of a verified petition praying for registration,\nwith the clerk of the county in which the land, or some portion thereof,\nis situated. The petition may be so made in person by the owner or\nowners of such property, estate, interest, or right, or, where special\ncircumstances are shown making it impracticable for the owner to make\nsuch petition in person, by an agent acting under a power of attorney\nacknowledged in the same manner as a deed to be recorded.  A corporation\nmay also apply by its duly authorized officer or agent.  An infant or\nother person under disability may apply by his legally appointed\nguardian, trustee, committee or conservator. The natural person or\ncorporation, in whose behalf the petition is filed may be known, and is\ntreated in this article, as the petitioner. Any other party to the\nproceeding may be known as a defendant.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 341 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 10 / Section 341
Duty of attendants at term of appellate division
Status: in_force

§ 341. Duty of attendants at term of appellate division. A term of the\nappellate division of the supreme court must be attended by not more\nthan three attendants appointed by such court, one of whom shall act as\ncrier; all of whom must act under the direction of the court or of the\npresiding justice. The fees of such attendants for attending a term of\nthe appellate division must be paid out of the treasury of the state.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 1-2.14 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 1-2.14
Per stirpes
Status: in_force

§ 1-2.14 Per stirpes\n  A per stirpes disposition or distribution of property is made to\npersons who take as issue of a deceased ancestor in the following\nmanner:\n  The property so passing is divided into as many equal shares as there\nare (i) surviving issue in the generation nearest to the deceased\nancestor which contains one or more surviving issue and (ii) deceased\nissue in the same generation who left surviving issue, if any. Each\nsurviving member in such nearest generation is allocated one share.  The\nshare of a deceased issue in such nearest generation who left surviving\nissue shall be distributed in the same manner to such issue.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 1426 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 44-B / Section 1426
Exceptions
Status: in_force

* § 1426. Exceptions. Nothing in this article shall apply to:\n  1. accredited colleges and universities in New York state, to the\nextent such colleges and universities are engaging in academic research\nregarding artificial intelligence models; or\n  2. the Empire AI consortium or the institute, as such terms are\ndefined by section three hundred sixty-one of the economic development\nlaw.\n  * NB Effective January 1, 2027\n
N.Y. ELN Law § 15-102 — New York Code / Act ELN / Article 15 / Section 15-102
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 15-102. Definitions. The terms used in this article shall have the\nmeaning herein defined unless other meaning is clearly apparent in\nlanguage or context:\n  1. "General village election" means the annual or biennial election\nfor village officers.\n  2. "Special village election" means any election of village officers,\nother than, the general village election.\n  3. "Village election" means and includes both general and special\nvillage elections for officers.\n  4. "Publish" means that any notice or resolution required to be\npublished by a village shall be so printed within the time required in\nthe law requring publication in the official newspaper of the village,\nor if none, one of general circulation within the village.\n  5. "Village primary" means any election held by a political party for\nthe purpose of nominating candidates for elective village offices.\n
N.Y. MHA Law § 67 — New York Code / Act MHA / Article 5 / Section 67
Powers and duties of board
Status: in_force

* § 67. Powers and duties of board. The board shall collect and\ndistribute information relating to the administration of housing\nauthorities and to the construction, maintenance and operation of\nprojects. The board shall suggest and assist in the preparation of\nlegislation relating to housing authorities and their functions.  The\nboard may, in its discretion, prescribe methods and forms for keeping\naccounts, records and books to be used by an authority.  The board may\nrequire an authority to file periodical reports not oftener than\nquarterly covering its operations and activities in a form prescribed by\nthe board and may, from time to time, require specific answers to\nquestions upon which the board may desire information. For the purpose\nof gathering information to enable the formulation of suggestions for\nlegislation, the board may require an authority to submit additional\ninformation relating to the condition and affairs of an authority, its\ndealings, transactions or relationships.\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. COR Law § 500-P — New York Code / Act COR / Article 20 / Section 500-P
Prohibition on the custody of youth in Rikers Island facilities
Status: in_force

§ 500-p. Prohibition on the custody of youth in Rikers Island\nfacilities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no youth under\nthe age of eighteen shall be placed or held in Rikers Island\ncorrectional facility or any facility located on Rikers Island located\nin the city of New York on or after April first, two thousand eighteen,\nto the extent practicable, but in no event after October first, two\nthousand eighteen and such youth shall be taken to and lodged in places\ncertified by the office of children and family services in conjunction\nwith the commission of correction and operated by the New York city\nadministration for children's services in conjunction with the New York\ncity department of corrections as a specialized juvenile detention\nfacility for that purpose.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 32 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 3 / Section 32
Investigations and proceedings
Status: in_force

§ 32. Investigations and proceedings.  1. The commissioner, or any\nofficer of the department when authorized by the commissioner, may\ninvestigate and report as to all matters within or pertaining to the\npowers and jurisdiction of the department, and for the purposes of\ncarrying into effect the provisions of this chapter or of any other law\nrelative to matters within its jurisdiction and the rules of the\ndepartment.\n  2. Proceedings may be instituted before the commissioner against a\ncorporation, association or person upon the written complaint of any\nperson or corporation aggrieved complaining of practices in the\nproduction, sale, transportation, purchase, storage, marketing and\ndistribution of foods, in violation of any provision of law or the rules\nof the department or of the terms of an order issued pursuant to law by\nthe commissioner, under the provisions of this chapter or of any other\nlaw the enforcement of which is within the jurisdiction of the\ndepartment, or the rules of the department, made in conformity\ntherewith.\n  3. Upon the presentation of such complaint the commissioner may cause\ninquiries to be made as to the matters alleged therein and if such\ncomplaint appears to present a sufficient cause for investigation a copy\nof such complaint shall be forwarded to the person, association or\ncorporation complained of and answer may be made thereto in accordance\nwith the rules of the department.\n  4. The commissioner shall thereupon cause the charges presented by\nsuch complaint to be investigated as herein provided, and such action\nshall be taken as the facts justify and as may be authorized by law.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 6 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 2 / Section 6
Deputy commissioners
Status: in_force

§ 6. Deputy commissioners. The commissioner may appoint and at\npleasure remove such deputies and other officers and assistants as he\nmay find necessary, and assign them the work which shall be under their\nrespective supervision, and fix their compensation within the amounts\nappropriated therefor, subject to the approval of the director of the\nbudget.  Each of such deputies, officers and assistants shall be a\nperson qualified by training and experience for the performance of the\nduties so assigned to him.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 577-A — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 12-B / Section 577-A
Premium finance agreements
Status: in_force

§ 577-a. Premium finance agreements. 1. Any amount advanced by a\npremium finance agency, with regard to any insurance policy issued\npursuant to any plan established under article fifty-three of the\ninsurance law shall be paid either by check or draft made payable to the\ninsurance company, or, if the company is not known, by check or draft\nmade payable to the entity which pursuant to the plan established under\narticle fifty-three of the insurance law designates which insurer shall\ninsure or service the risk. The check or draft shall not be made payable\nto the insurance agent or broker.\n  2. Where insurance coverage is procured through a wholesale producer\nfor insurance policies financed with a premium finance agency, other\nthan policies subject to subdivision one of this section:\n  (a) Prior to or contemporaneously with the advancement of any funds to\nan insurance retail producer who has procured an insurance policy\nthrough a wholesale producer, the retail producer shall provide the\npremium finance agency with the name and address of the wholesale\nproducer through whom coverage was procured and, if available, the\npolicy number of the insurance policy being financed, in writing;\n  (b) The premium finance agency shall notify, in writing, the wholesale\nproducer and the insurance company of the gross premium, the borrower's\nname and address, and, if available, the policy number, within ten (10)\nbusiness days of acceptance of the agreement;\n  (c) Failure by the retail producer to comply with paragraph (a) of\nthis subdivision shall be a violation of subsection (d) of section\ntwenty-one hundred twenty of the insurance law, and the retail producer\nshall be liable for actual damages caused by his or her failure to\ndisclose;\n  (d) For the purposes of this subdivision, a "retail insurance\nproducer" or "retail producer" means an insurance producer who directly\ndeals with an insured; a "wholesale insurance producer" or "wholesale\nproducer" means the producer from whom or through whom the retail\nproducer has procured coverage on behalf of the insured.\n