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N.Y. UCC Law § 3-417 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 3-417
Warranties on Presentment and Transfer
Status: in_force

Section 3--417. Warranties on Presentment and Transfer.\n  (1) Any person who obtains payment or acceptance and any prior\ntransferor warrants to a person who in good faith pays or accepts that\n       (a) he has a good title to the instrument or is authorized to\n           obtain payment or acceptance on behalf of one who has a good\n           title; and\n       (b) he has no knowledge that the signature of the maker or drawer\n           is unauthorized, except that this warranty is not given by a\n           holder in due course acting in good faith\n           (i) to a maker with respect to the maker's own signature; or\n          (ii) to a drawer with respect to the drawer's own signature,\n               whether or not the drawer is also the drawee; or\n         (iii) to an acceptor of a draft if the holder in due course\n               took the draft after the acceptance or obtained the\n               acceptance without knowledge that the drawer's signature\n               was unauthorized; and\n       (c) the instrument has not been materially altered, except that\n           this warranty is not given by a holder in due course acting\n           in good faith\n           (i) to the maker of a note; or\n          (ii) to the drawer of a draft whether or not the drawer is\n               also the drawee; or\n         (iii) to the acceptor of a draft with respect to an alteration\n               made prior to the acceptance if the holder in due course\n               took the draft after the acceptance, even though the\n               acceptance provided "payable as originally drawn" or\n               equivalent terms; or\n          (iv) to the acceptor of a draft with respect to an alteration\n               made after the acceptance.\n  (2) Any person who transfers an instrument and receives consideration\nwarrants to his transferee and if the transfer is by indorsement to any\nsubsequent holder who takes the instrument in good faith that\n       (a) he has a good title to the instrument or is authorized to\n           obtain payment or acceptance on behalf of one who has a good\n           title and the transfer is otherwise rightful; and\n       (b) all signatures are genuine or authorized; and\n       (c) the instrument has not been materially altered; and\n       (d) no defense of any party is good against him; and\n       (e) he has no knowledge of any insolvency proceeding instituted\n           with respect to the maker or acceptor or the drawer of an\n           unaccepted instrument.\n  (3) By transferring "without recourse" the transferor limits the\nobligation stated in subsection (2) (d) to a warranty that he has no\nknowledge of such a defense.\n  (4) A selling agent or broker who does not disclose the fact that he\nis acting only as such gives the warranties provided in this section,\nbut if he makes such disclosure warrants only his good faith and\nauthority.\n
N.Y. CCO Law § 65 — New York Code / Act CCO / Article 4 / Section 65
Officers and employees to be bonded
Status: in_force

§ 65. Officers and employees to be bonded. Before handling funds or\nsecurities of the corporation, amounting to one thousand dollars or more\nin any one year, the officer or employee shall be covered by an adequate\nbond to be approved by the board of directors.\n
N.Y. CAL Law § 34 — New York Code / Act CAL / Article 4 / Section 34
Exemption of materials or equipment from execution
Status: in_force

§ 34. Exemption of materials or equipment from execution. All\nmaterials or equipment furnished or partly procured on a defaulted\ncontract with the corporation, shall be exempt from execution, but the\ncorporation shall pay the moneys due for such material or equipment to\nany judgment creditor of the contractor under whose execution such\nmaterials or equipment might otherwise have been sold, on production to\nit of due proof that such execution would have so attached, and such\npayments shall be valid payments on the contract.\n
N.Y. TCP Law § 44 — New York Code / Act TCP / Article 4 / Section 44
Survey and map
Status: in_force

§ 44. Survey and map. Before taking or using any land, for its\ncorporate purposes such corporation shall cause a survey and map to be\nmade of the lands intended to be taken designating the land of the\nseveral owners or occupants thereof, which map shall be signed by the\npresident and its secretary, and filed in the office of the county clerk\nof the county in which such lands are situated.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 299-O — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 5-D / Section 299-O
Establishment of a county small watershed protection district
Status: in_force

§ 299-o. Establishment of a county small watershed protection\ndistrict.  When the agency has the complete final maps, plans,\nspecifications and cost estimates for a project, as provided in section\ntwo hundred ninety-nine-n of this article, the agency shall petition the\nboard of supervisors that a certain area or areas of the county as\ndelineated in the maps, plans and specifications be established as a\nwatershed district.\n  Proceedings shall be taken in the manner prescribed in sections two\nhundred fifty-four through two hundred sixty of this chapter in the case\nof county water districts, as now in effect or as hereafter required,\nand all of the provisions of said sections shall apply, in so far as\napplicable, to proceedings for the establishment of a watershed\ndistrict, except that in relation to the public hearings required by\nsection two hundred fifty-four, only the public hearing by the board of\nsupervisors shall be necessary for the establishment of a watershed\ndistrict.\n  The governing body of any municipality within the county may petition\nthe board of supervisors for the establishment of a watershed district.\nUpon receipt of such petition, the chairman of the board of supervisors\nshall forthwith refer it to the agency for study and recommendations.\n  All other requests for the establishment of a watershed district shall\nbe presented to the agency or to the board of supervisors if no such\nagency exists. The agency or the board of supervisors, as the case may\nbe, shall have authority to prescribe the form, content and manner in\nwhich such requests shall be made. The agency, if one exists, shall\nstudy such requests and make recommendations thereon to the board of\nsupervisors.\n  After a watershed district has been created and a project has been\napproved for construction it shall be the responsibility of the county\nto require the watershed district to construct, operate, repair and\nmaintain the project works and facilities in accordance with the plans\nand specifications and to accomplish and maintain the project and\npurpose for which the watershed district was created.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 3408 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 34 / Section 3408
Fire insurance; appraisal of loss; procedure for selection of umpire on failure to agree
Status: in_force

§ 3408. Fire insurance; appraisal of loss; procedure for selection of\numpire on failure to agree. (a) Whenever application shall be made for\nthe selection of an umpire pursuant to the provisions relating to\nappraisals contained in the standard fire insurance policy of the state\nof New York it shall be made to a justice of the supreme court residing\nin the county or to a county judge of the county in which the lost or\ndamaged property is or was located. The application shall be on five\ndays' notice in writing to the other party. Any such notice in writing,\nwhen served by the insured, may be served upon any local agent of the\ninsurer.\n  (b) The court shall, on proof by affidavit of the failure or neglect\nof the appraisers to agree upon and select an umpire within the time\nprovided in such policy, and of the service of notice pursuant to\nsubsection (a) hereof, forthwith appoint a competent and disinterested\nperson to act as such umpire in the ascertainment of the amount of such\nloss or damage.\n  (c) In the event of a covered loss, whenever an insured or insurer\nfails to proceed with an appraisal upon demand of the other, either\nparty may apply to the court in the manner provided in subsection (a) of\nthis section for an order directing the other to comply with such\ndemand. An appraisal shall determine the actual cash value, the\nreplacement cost, the extent of the loss or damage and the amount of the\nloss or damage which shall be determined as specified in the policy and\nshall proceed pursuant to the terms of the applicable appraisal clause\nof the insurance policy and not as an arbitration. Notwithstanding the\nprovisions of this subsection, an appraisal shall not determine whether\nthe policy actually provides coverage for any portion of the claimed\nloss or damage.\n
N.Y. NPC Law § 1505-A — New York Code / Act NPC / Article 15 / Section 1505-A
Additional requirements for incorporation of crematories
Status: in_force

§ 1505-a. Additional requirements for incorporation of crematories.\n  (a) Approval. A cemetery corporation seeking the approval to operate a\ncrematory must submit for approval by the cemetery board the following:\n(1) a list of the directors, employees, and certificate holders of the\ncemetery corporation; (2) a certified survey of the site and location\nwithin the county it will be situated; (3) a business plan for the\noperation of the crematory to include, but not be limited to, number of\nexpected cremations per year, number of cremation units, manufacture,\ncapital costs, financing, anticipated number of employees, types of\nservices provided, pricing thereof; (4) a description of the impact of\nthe proposed crematory on other crematories within the county or whether\nthe crematory will have an adverse impact on the surrounding community;\n(5) plans, designs, and costs of any structures to be erected or\nretrofitted for the crematory use; (6) a description of any approvals or\npermits required by state or local law. No crematory shall be approved\nuntil such other approvals or permits have been obtained. Any board\napproval of a crematory shall be so conditioned.\n  (b) Further information. Within thirty-five days following receipt of\nthe information required by paragraph (a) of this section, the cemetery\nboard or the division of cemeteries may request from the cemetery\ncorporation any additional information or documentation and technical\nassistance deemed necessary to review such information. Such information\nshall not be deemed complete until the requested additional information\nhas been received. If no such request is made, the submission shall be\ndeemed complete on the thirty-fifth day after its receipt by the\ndivision.\n  (c) Determination. The cemetery board shall approve or deny the\nproposed crematory within ninety days of the completed submission.\n  (d) Notification. The cemetery board shall provide written notice of\nits determination to the cemetery corporation. If a negative\ndetermination is made, such notice shall state the reasons therefor.\nNotice shall be made by registered or certified mail addressed to the\ncorporation at its principal office.\n
N.Y. PAR Law § 11.09 — New York Code / Act PAR / Title B / Article 11 / Section 11.09
Powers, functions and duties
Status: in_force

§ 11.09 Powers, functions and duties.  The board shall:\n  1. Advise the commissioner and the council on policy matters affecting\nhistoric preservation and the historic sites system and on priorities\namong historic preservation opportunities.\n  2. Provide expert consultation to the commissioner on historic site\nmanagement, development and interpretation.\n  3. Review and make recommendations to the commissioner on the\nnomination of properties of national, state or local significance for\ninclusion in the national register or state register.\n  4. Review and advise the commissioner on the statewide comprehensive\nsurvey and plan for historic preservation.\n  4-a. Review and make recommendations to the commissioner on grant\napplications and use of federal and state grants-in-aid in the state.\n  4-b. Consult with the commissioner and review and comment in writing\nupon projects that they select, reviewed pursuant to section one hundred\nsix of the national historic preservation act of 1966 and section 14.09\nof this chapter, upon environmental impact assessments or statements or\nas otherwise provided by law on actions where it appears that any aspect\nof the action may or will cause any change, beneficial or adverse, in\nthe quality of the historic, architectural, archeological or cultural\ncharacter that qualifies an historic or cultural place for listing on\nthe state register.\n  5. Adopt such by-laws as may be required for the organization of the\nboard and the conduct of its affairs.\n  6. Perform such other functions relating to historic preservation and\nhistoric sites as may be requested by the commissioner.\n  9-a. To effectuate the purposes of this section, the board may request\nfrom any department, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the\nstate, and the same are authorized and directed to provide, such\ncooperation and assistance, services and data as will enable the board\nproperly to carry out its powers and duties thereunder.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 343 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 18 / Section 343
Time, place and notice of corporate meetings
Status: in_force

§ 343. Time, place and notice of corporate meetings. 1. The annual\ncorporate meeting of every church incorporated under this article shall\nbe held at the time and place fixed by its by-laws, or if no time and\nplace be so fixed, then at a time and place to be first fixed by its\ntrustees, but to be changed only by a by-law adopted at an annual\nmeeting.\n  2. A special corporate meeting of any such church may be called by the\nboard of trustees thereof, on its own motion, and shall be called on the\nwritten request of at least ten qualified voters of such church.\n  3. The trustees shall cause notice of the time and place of such\nannual corporate meeting, therein specifying the names of any trustees,\nwhose successors are to be elected thereat and the business to be\ntransacted thereat, and, if a special meeting, specifying business to be\ntransacted thereat, to be publicly read at two successive regular\nmeetings for public worship or at special meetings of such church on the\ntwo Sundays immediately preceding the annual or special corporate\nmeeting, by the rector of such church or if there be none or he be\nnecessarily absent, by the officiating minister thereof, if there be\none, or if not, or if any such minister refuse to give such notice, by\nany officer of such church. If no public worship be held during said\nperiod, or if it be the notice of special corporate meeting, a copy of\nsuch notice shall be posted conspicuously on the outside of the main\nentrance to the usual or principal place of worship at least fifteen\ndays before such meeting and a copy of such notice shall be sent by mail\npostpaid at least ten days prior to the date set for such meeting to\neach member of such church in good and regular standing by admission\ninto full communion and membership therewith, in accordance with the\nrules and regulations thereof, and of the governing ecclesiastical body\nof the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church, and who has been\nstated attendant at divine worship in such church and has regularly\ncontributed to the financial support thereof during the year next\npreceding such meeting, at his last known address as same appears in the\nrecords of the church.\n
N.Y. CVS Law § 83 — New York Code / Act CVS / Article 5 / Title E / Section 83
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

§ 83. Legislative intent. In the event that municipalities propose a\nmerger of all or part of existing police agencies within counties in\nestablishing a countywide, a part-county or combinations of municipal\npolice agencies, orderly transitional procedures will be required.  In\nsuch consolidations of the police functions within a county it is\nnecessary to provide a uniform and equitable method for transferring the\nmembers of existing police departments into the combined agency\nstructure.  Such methods should protect the rights held by present\nemployees in their existing organization.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 141 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 7 / Section 141
Trustees a corporation
Status: in_force

§ 141. Trustees a corporation. Whenever any grant, gift, devise or\nbequest shall have been made, under the provisions of this article, such\ntrustees shall thereupon become and be a body politic and corporate with\nthe name which shall have been specified by the donor in making the\ndonation, and with the number of trustees, within the foregoing limits,\nnamed by the donor; and such corporation shall have full power to take\nand hold all property which shall have been and also which shall\nthereafter be granted, given, devised or bequeathed to it as aforesaid\nfor said uses and purposes, and shall possess the powers and be subject\nto the provisions and restrictions contained in general corporation law.\nIf no name shall have been specified by the donor as aforesaid, the name\nof the corporation shall be such as the said trustees shall adopt,\ncertify and file in the county clerk's office of the county in which the\ninterested city, village or town is located.\n
N.Y. YTS Law § 15-112 — New York Code / Act YTS / Article 9 / Section 15-112
(Reserved)
Status: in_force

§ 15-112. (Reserved)\n
N.Y. PBL Law § 141 — New York Code / Act PBL / Article 17 / Section 141
Laws repealed
Status: in_force

§ 141. Laws repealed.  Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto\nannexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 310.85 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title J / Article 310 / Section 310.85
Verdict of guilty where defendant not criminally responsible
Status: in_force

§ 310.85  Verdict of guilty where defendant not criminally responsible.\n  1.  Where a verdict of guilty is rendered with respect to a crime, but\nthe defendant is not criminally responsible for such crime by reason of\ninfancy, the court shall proceed as provided in this section.\n  2.  If a verdict of guilty also is rendered with respect to a crime\nfor which the defendant is criminally responsible, or if the defendant\nis awaiting sentence upon another criminal conviction or is under a\nsentence of imprisonment on another criminal conviction, the verdict\nrendered with respect to a crime for which he is not criminally\nresponsible must be set aside and shall be deemed a nullity.\n  3.  In any case where the verdict is not set aside pursuant to\nsubdivision two of this section, the court must order that the verdict\nbe deemed vacated and replaced by a juvenile delinquency fact\ndetermination.  Upon so ordering, the court must direct that the action\nbe removed to the family court in accordance with the provisions of\narticle seven hundred twenty-five of this chapter.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 9-522 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 9 / Part 5 / Subpart 2 / Section 9-522
Maintenance and Destruction of Records
Status: in_force

Section 9--522. Maintenance and Destruction of Records.\n  (a) Post-lapse maintenance and retrieval of information. The filing\noffice shall maintain a record of the information provided in a filed\nfinancing statement for at least one year after the effectiveness of the\nfinancing statement has lapsed under Section 9--515 with respect to all\nsecured parties of record. The record must be retrievable by using the\nname of the debtor and:\n       (1) if the record was filed in the filing office described in\n           Section 9--501(a)(1), by using:\n           (A) the file number assigned to the initial financing\n               statement to which the record relates and the date and\n               time that the record was filed; and\n           (B) in the case of collateral which is a cooperative\n               interest, the real property tax designation associated\n               with the real property in which the cooperative unit is\n               located as assigned by the local real property tax\n               assessing authority; or\n       (2) if the record was filed in the filing office described in\n           Section 9--501(a)(2), by using the file number assigned to\n           the initial financing statement to which the record relates.\n  (b) Destruction of written records. Except to the extent that a\nstatute governing disposition of public records provides otherwise, the\nfiling office immediately may destroy any written record evidencing a\nfinancing statement. However, if the filing office destroys a written\nrecord, it shall maintain another record of the financing statement\nwhich complies with subsection (a).\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 908 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 9 / Section 908
Dismissal, discontinuance or compromise
Status: in_force

Rule 908.  Dismissal, discontinuance or compromise.  A class action\nshall not be dismissed, discontinued, or compromised without the\napproval of the court.  Notice of the proposed dismissal,\ndiscontinuance, or compromise shall be given to all members of the class\nin such manner as the court directs.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 929 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 24 / Section 929
Official undertaking of district attorneys
Status: in_force

§ 929. Official undertaking of district attorneys. Every person\nelected or appointed to the office of district attorney, shall, before\nhe enters upon the duties of his office, and if appointed, within\nfifteen days after notice thereof, execute and deliver, to the county\nclerk of his county, an official undertaking with surety or sureties in\nan amount fixed by the comptroller approved by a justice of the supreme\ncourt in the county in which he has been elected or is serving. Such\nundertaking shall be to the effect that he will faithfully account for\nand pay over according to law, or as the court may direct, all moneys\nthat may come into his hands as such district attorney.\n
N.Y. WKC Law § 326 — New York Code / Act WKC / Article 10 / Section 326
Penalties
Status: in_force

§ 326. Penalties. 1. If for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or\npayment under the provisions of this article or for the purpose of\ninfluencing any determination regarding any benefit payment, either for\nhimself or another, any person shall wilfully make a false statement or\nrepresentation or fail to disclose a material fact, he shall be guilty\nof a misdemeanor.\n  2. In addition to other penalties provided in this chapter, any person\nwho for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or payment under this\narticle, or for the purpose of influencing any determination regarding\nany benefit payment, knowingly makes a false statement with regard to a\nmaterial fact, shall not be entitled to receive any benefits, cash or\nmedical, for the disability claimed.\n