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N.Y. CPL Law § 270.10 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title J / Article 270 / Section 270.10
Trial jury; challenge to the panel
Status: in_force

§ 270.10  Trial jury; challenge to the panel.\n  1.  A challenge to the panel is an objection made to the entire panel\nof prospective trial jurors returned for the term and may be taken to\nsuch panel or to any additional panel that may be ordered by the court.\nSuch a challenge may be made only by the defendant and only on the\nground that there has been such a departure from the requirements of the\njudiciary law in the drawing or return of the panel as to result in\nsubstantial prejudice to the defendant.\n  2.  A challenge to the panel must be made before the selection of the\njury commences, and, if it is not, such challenge is deemed to have been\nwaived.  Such challenge must be made in writing setting forth the facts\nconstituting the ground of challenge.  If such facts are denied by the\npeople, witnesses may be called and examined by either party.  All\nissues of fact and law arising on the challenge must be tried and\ndetermined by the court.  If a challenge to the panel is allowed, the\ncourt must discharge that panel and order another panel of prospective\ntrial jurors returned for the term.\n
N.Y. MHA Law § 61 — New York Code / Act MHA / Article 5 / Section 61
Finding
Status: in_force

* § 61. Finding. It is hereby declared that in certain areas of\ncounties, cities and first class villages of the state there exist\nunsanitary or substandard housing conditions owing to over-crowding and\nconcentration of population, improper planning, excessive land coverage,\nlack of proper light, air and space, unsanitary design and arrangement,\nor lack of proper sanitary facilities; that there is not an adequate\nsupply of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons\nof low income; that these conditions cause an increase and spread of\ndisease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals,\nwelfare, and comfort of the citizens of the state, and impair economic\nvalues; that these conditions cannot be remedied by the ordinary\noperation of private enterprise; that the clearance, replanning, and\nreconstruction of the areas in which unsanitary or substandard housing\nconditions exist and the providing of decent, safe, and sanitary\ndwelling accommodations in said areas and elsewhere for persons of low\nincome are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent\nand private property acquired; and the necessity in the public interest\nfor the provisions hereinafter enacted is hereby declared as a matter of\nlegislative determination.\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. ENG Law § 18-113 — New York Code / Act ENG / Article 18 / Section 18-113
Judicial review
Status: in_force

§ 18-113. Judicial review.  1. A judicial proceeding to review a final\ndecision of the board shall be brought in the appellate division of the\nsupreme court in the judicial department embracing the county wherein\nthe facility is proposed to be located. Such proceeding shall be\ninitiated by the filing of a petition in such court within thirty days\nafter the issuance of a final decision by the board together with proof\nof service of a demand on the board to file with said court a copy of a\nwritten transcript of the record of the proceeding and a copy of the\nboard's decision and opinion. The board's copy of said transcript,\ndecision and opinion, shall be available at all reasonable times to all\nparties for examination without cost. Upon receipt of such petition and\ndemand the board shall forthwith deliver to the court a copy of the\nrecord and a copy of the board's decision and opinion. Thereupon, the\ncourt shall have jurisdiction of the proceeding and shall have the power\nto grant such relief as it deems just and proper, and to make and enter\nan order enforcing, modifying and enforcing as so modified, remanding\nfor further specific evidence or findings or setting aside in whole or\nin part such decision. The appeal shall be heard on the record, without\nrequirement of reproduction, and upon briefs to the court. The findings\nof fact on which such decision is based shall be conclusive if supported\nby substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole and matters\nof judicial notice set forth in the opinion. The jurisdiction of the\nappellate division of the supreme court shall be exclusive and its\njudgment and order shall be final, subject to review by the court of\nappeals in the same manner and form and with the same effect as provides\nfor appeals in a special proceeding. All such proceedings shall be heard\nand determined by the appellate division of the supreme court and by the\ncourt of appeals as expeditiously as possible and with lawful precedence\nover all other matters.\n  2. The grounds for and scope of review of the court shall be limited\nto whether the decision and opinion of the board are:\n  (a) in conformity with the constitution of the state and the United\nStates; and\n  (b) supported by substantial evidence in the record and matters of\njudicial notice properly considered and applied in the opinion;\n  (c) within the board's statutory jurisdiction or authority;\n  (d) made in accordance with procedures set forth in this article or\nestablished by rule or regulation pursuant to this article;\n  (e) arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion.\n  3. Except as herein provided article seventy-eight of the civil\npractice law and rules shall apply to appeals taken hereunder.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 342-K — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 342-K
Portion of state and county highway system to be designated and known as the "Black River Trail"
Status: in_force

§ 342-k. Portion of state and county highway system to be designated\nand known as the "Black River Trail". All that portion of the state and\ncounty highway system beginning at the intersection of state routes\nforty-six, forty-nine and sixty-nine in the city of Rome, Oneida County,\ncontinuing north on route forty-six to the intersection of state route\nforty-six and Schuyler Street in the village of Boonville; continuing\neasterly on Schuyler Street to the intersection of Schuyler Street and\nstate route twelve-D, and then southeasterly on state route twelve-D to\nthe intersection with state route twelve, and then northerly along state\nroute twelve through Port Leyden and Lyons Falls to the intersection of\nstate route twelve and state route twenty-six in Lowville; continuing\nnorth from Lowville on route twelve/twenty-six overlap and then\ncontinuing along state route twenty-six to the intersection of state\nroute twenty-six and state route four hundred ten and then northeasterly\nalong state route four hundred ten to the intersection of state routes\nfour hundred ten and state route one hundred twenty-six and then\nnorthwesterly along state route one hundred twenty-six to the\nintersection of state route one hundred twenty-six and state route three\nin the Village of Carthage, and then southeasterly along route one\nhundred twenty-six/three overlap and then continuing northerly on state\nroute three through the Villages of Deferiet and Black River to the\nintersection of state route three and state route twelve, then\ncontinuing westerly along route three/twelve overlap to the intersection\nwith United States route eleven (Massey Street) then northerly along\nroute eleven/twelve overlap to the intersection with state route\ntwelve-F (Coffeen Street), then westerly along state route twelve-F to\nthe intersection with state route one hundred eighty, then continuing\nnorth along state route one hundred eighty terminating at the\nintersection of state route one hundred eighty and Water Street in the\nVillage of Dexter, Jefferson County.\n
N.Y. TRA Law § 95 — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 4 / Section 95
Application of article
Status: in_force

§ 95. Application of article. The provisions of this article shall\napply to the transportation of passengers or property from one point to\nanother within the state of New York, and to any common carrier\nperforming such service.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 9-707 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 9 / Part 7 / Section 9-707
Amendment of Pre-effective-date Financing Statement
Status: in_force

Section 9--707. Amendment of Pre-effective-date Financing Statement.\n  (a) "Pre-effective-date financing statement". In this section,\n"pre-effective-date financing statement" means a financing statement\nfiled before Revised Article 9 takes effect.\n  (b) Applicable law. After Revised Article 9 takes effect, a person may\nadd or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the\neffectiveness of, or otherwise amend the information provided in, a\npre-effective-date financing statement only in accordance with the law\nof the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Part 3. However,\nthe effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement also may\nbe terminated in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which\nthe financing statement is filed.\n  (c) Method of amending: general rule. Except as otherwise provided in\nsubsection (d), if the law of this state governs perfection of a\nsecurity interest, the information in a pre-effective-date financing\nstatement may be amended after Revised Article 9 takes effect only if:\n       (1) the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment\n           are filed in the office specified in Section 9--501;\n       (2) an amendment is filed in the office specified in Section\n           9--501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office\n           of, an initial financing statement that satisfies Section\n           9--706 (c); or\n       (3) an initial financing statement that provides the information\n           as amended and satisfies Section 9--706 (c) is filed in the\n           office specified in Section 9--501.\n  (d) Method of amending: continuation. If the law of this state governs\nperfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a\npre-effective-date financing statement may be continued only under\nSection 9--705 (d) and (f) or 9--706.\n  (e) Method of amending: additional termination rule. Whether or not\nthe law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the\neffectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement filed in this\nstate may be terminated after Revised Article 9 takes effect by filing a\ntermination statement in the office in which the pre-effective-date\nfinancing statement is filed, unless an initial financing statement that\nsatisfies Section 9--706 (c) has been filed in the office specified by\nthe law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Part 3\nas the office in which to file a financing statement.\n
N.Y. UDC Law § 1807-A — New York Code / Act UDC / Article 18-A / Section 1807-A
Proceedings on default and review of judgments
Status: in_force

§ 1807-A.  Proceedings on default and review of judgments.\n  (a) A claimant commencing an action upon a commercial claim under this\narticle shall be deemed to have waived all right to appeal, except that\neither party may appeal on the sole grounds that substantial justice has\nnot been done between the parties according to the rules and principles\nof substantive law.\n  (b) The clerk shall mail notice of the default judgment by first class\nmail, both to the claimant and to the party complained against. Such\nnotice shall inform the defaulting party, in language promulgated by the\nstate office of court administration, of such party's legal obligation\nto pay; that failure to pay may result in garnishments, repossessions,\nseizures and similar actions; and that if there was a reasonable excuse\nfor the default, the defaulting party may apply to have the default\nvacated by submitting a written request to the court.\n  (c) Proceedings on default under this article are to be governed by,\nbut are not limited to, section five thousand fifteen of the civil\npractice law and rules.\n
N.Y. GCT Law § 41 — New York Code / Act GCT / Article 4 / Section 41
Term of office; vacancies
Status: in_force

§ 41. Term of office; vacancies. The term of office of each member of\nsuch board shall be three years, from the first day of January following\nhis appointment. Vacancies occurring by expiration of a term shall be\nfilled by the mayor for a full term. Vacancies by death, removal,\ninability to act, resignation or removal from the city of any member\nshall be filled by him for the unexpired term. The chief inspector of\nplumbing and drainage and the engineer in charge of sewers or the\nofficers holding equivalent positions or acting in like capacities\ndesignated or appointed by the mayor as herein provided, shall be ex\nofficio members of such examining board, and when they shall cease to\nhold their offices by reason or on account of which they were so\ndesignated or appointed, their successors shall act on the examining\nboard in their stead.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 50-J — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 4 / Section 50-J
Serving melloream, vegetable oil blends and cream in restaurants and other public eating places
Status: in_force

§ 50-j. Serving melloream, vegetable oil blends and cream in\nrestaurants and other public eating places. Whenever melloream, a\nvegetable oil blend, cream, half and half, milk or a mixture of milk and\ncream is served in a restaurant, hotel, boarding house, lunch counter,\nplace of entertainment, public eating place or any establishment where\nfood is sold for consumption on the premises, the name of the product\nserved should be clearly stated by label, sign or menu statement in a\nmanner likely to be read by the customer.\n
N.Y. NAV Law § 174-B — New York Code / Act NAV / Article 12 / Part 2 / Section 174-B
Use of agents
Status: in_force

§ 174-b. Use of agents. 1. The commissioner may promulgate regulations\ngoverning the use of dispersants, burning agents, biological additives,\nsurface collecting agents or other chemical additives in the cleanup and\nremoval of a petroleum discharge.\n  2. The commissioner shall pursue an official memorandum of\nunderstanding with the United States Coast Guard regarding the planned\nuses of dispersants, burning agents, sinking agents, biological\nadditives, surface collecting agents or other chemical additives in the\nevent of a petroleum discharge. Such memorandum of understanding should\nbe reflective of any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this\nsection.\n  3. No person shall supervise, aid or participate in any use of\ndispersants, burning agents, sinking agents, biological additives,\nsurface collecting agents or other chemical additives which is\ninconsistent with any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this\nsection.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 818 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 23 / Section 818
Separability
Status: in_force

§ 818. Separability.  If any provision of this article or the\napplication thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the\nremainder of the article, and the application of such provision to other\npersons and circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 97-UUU — New York Code / Act STF / Article 6 / Section 97-UUU
Tax revenue arrearage account
Status: in_force

* § 97-uuu. Tax revenue arrearage account. 1. There is hereby\nestablished in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the\ncommissioner of taxation and finance an account of the miscellaneous\nspecial revenue fund to be known as the tax revenue arrearage account.\n  2. Such account shall consist of all moneys collected by any private\ncontractor to whom an outstanding tax liability owed by a taxpayer has\nbeen referred for collection.\n  3. Moneys of the fund, following appropriation by the legislature, may\nbe expended to make payments to private contractors which have provided\ncollection services. After the payment of such contractor services the\nstate comptroller is authorized and directed to transfer the remaining\nmoneys in such account to the general fund or to any other fund of the\nstate to which tax payments are directed to be deposited pursuant to\nstatute, on the last day of each month. The commissioner of taxation and\nfinance shall certify to the state comptroller the amounts from such\naccount which are to be paid to the private contractors, from\nappropriations provided therefore, and the amounts from such account\nwhich are to be paid to the general fund or any other fund of the state\nto which tax payments are directed to be deposited pursuant to statute.\n  4. Moneys shall be paid out of the fund upon audit and warrant of the\nstate comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner.\n  * NB There are 2 § 97-uuu's\n
N.Y. CAL Law § 60 — New York Code / Act CAL / Article 7 / Section 60
Alteration of county roads or town highways
Status: in_force

§ 60. Alteration of county roads or town highways. Whenever the\ncommissioner of transportation shall deem it necessary to discontinue or\nalter any part of a county road or town highway because of its\ninterference with the proper location or construction of any work on the\ncanal system either of improvment, maintance, or repair he shall direct\nsuch discontinuance or alteration to be made and file in the office of\nthe clerk of the county or town in which such road or highway is\nsituate, an accurate description of the part of such road or highway so\ndiscontinued and of the one laid out anew. From the time of filing such\ndescription such road or highway shall be considered so altered. The use\nof such old road or highway shall not be discontinued until the new road\nor highway is declared open for public use by the commissioner of\ntransportation, and a certificate to such effect filed in the office of\nthe clerk of the county or town in which said road or highway is\nlocated. Every alteration made on any public road located upon the canal\nsystem before the first day of January, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine\nshall be deemed valid in law from the time of such alteration.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 288-A — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 12-A / Section 288-A
Jeopardy assessments
Status: in_force

§ 288-a. Jeopardy assessments. If the tax commission believes that the\ncollection of any tax will be jeopardized by delay it may determine the\namount of such tax and assess the same, together with all interest and\npenalties provided by law, against any person liable therefor prior to\nthe filing of his return and prior to the date when his return is\nrequired to be filed. The amount so determined shall become due and\npayable to the tax commission by the person against whom such a jeopardy\nassessment is made, as soon as notice thereof is given to him personally\nor by registered or certified mail. The provisions of section two\nhundred eighty-eight of this article shall apply to any such\ndetermination except to the extent that they may be inconsistent with\nthe provisions of this section. The tax commission shall abate any\njeopardy assessment if it finds that jeopardy does not exist. The\ncollection of any jeopardy assessment may be stayed by filing with the\ntax commission a bond issued by a surety company authorized to transact\nbusiness in this state and approved by the superintendent of financial\nservices as to solvency and responsibility, or such other security\nacceptable to the tax commission, conditioned upon payment of the amount\nassessed and interest thereon, or any lesser amount to which such\nassessment may be reduced by the tax commission or by a proceeding under\narticle seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules as provided in\nsection two hundred eighty-eight of this article, such payment to be\nmade when the assessment or any such reduction thereof shall have become\nfinal and not subject to further review. If such a bond is filed and\nthereafter a proceeding under article seventy-eight is commenced as\nprovided in subdivision five of section two hundred eighty-eight of this\narticle, deposit of the taxes, penalties and interest assessed shall not\nbe required as a condition precedent to the commencement of such\nproceeding. Where a jeopardy assessment is made, any property seized for\nthe collection of the tax shall not be sold (1) until expiration of the\ntime to apply for a hearing as provided in section two hundred\neighty-eight of this article, and (2) if such application is timely\nfiled, until the expiration of four months after the tax commission has\ngiven notice of its determination to the person against whom the\nassessment is made; provided, however, such property may be sold at any\ntime if such person has failed to attend a hearing of which he has been\nduly notified, or if he consents to the sale, or if the tax commission\ndetermines that the expenses of conservation and maintenance will\ngreatly reduce the net proceeds, or if the property is perishable.\n
N.Y. COM Law § 146 — New York Code / Act COM / Article 4-C / Section 146
Approval of comptroller
Status: in_force

§ 146. Approval of comptroller. The comptroller shall not approve or\nfile any procurement contract for the acquisition of goods or services\nin the amount of one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more unless\nnotice as provided in section one hundred forty-two of this article\nshall first have been published in the procurement opportunities\nnewsletter at least fifteen business days prior to the date on which a\nbid or proposal was due. Provided, however, such requirement of\npublication of advance notice shall not apply to contracts exempt from\nsuch requirement under section one hundred forty-four of this article;\nprovided further, that the comptroller shall not be required to\ndisapprove a contract if such comptroller determines that there has been\nsubstantial compliance with the requirements of section one hundred\nforty-two and section one hundred forty-three of this article. The\nforegoing provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit, in\nany manner, the right of the comptroller to demand evidence of adequate\ncompetition or such other proofs as such comptroller may require in the\ndischarge of such comptroller's responsibilities pursuant to section one\nhundred twelve of the state finance law or any other provision of law.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 154 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 4 / Section 154
Committees
Status: in_force

§ 154. Committees. 1. The board of supervisors may create standing\ncommittees for the purpose of aiding and assisting the board in the\ntransaction of its business. Any local law or resolution creating any\nsuch committee shall specify the powers, duties and number of its\nmembers. A member of any standing committee shall serve until the end of\nthe calendar year in which he shall have been selected, unless the board\nshall have fixed a different period, but in any event not longer than\nthe term for which he shall have been elected as a supervisor.\n  2. The board may from time to time create special committees.  Any\nresolution creating a special committee shall specify the powers and\nduties of the committee and the number of its members. Each member of\nany special committee shall serve for the period specified in such\nresolution but in any event not longer than the term for which he shall\nhave been elected as a supervisor.\n  3. Members of all standing and special committees shall be appointed\nby the chairman of the board from its membership.\n  4. Vacancies in standing and special committees shall be filled by the\nchairman of the board from its membership.\n  5. The board may authorize committees to accept advice and counsel of\ncitizens not members of the board.\n  6. Nothing herein shall be deemed to authorize the delegation of any\nof the powers, duties or responsibilities of the board of supervisors or\nof any officer except as otherwise expressly authorized by law.\n