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N.Y. LAB Law § 861-D — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 25-B / Section 861-D
Notice to persons receiving remuneration from contractors and subcontractors
Status: in_force

§ 861-d. Notice to persons receiving remuneration from contractors and\nsubcontractors. 1. Every contractor shall post in a prominent and\naccessible place on the site where the construction is performed a\nlegible statement, provided by the commissioner, that describes the\nresponsibility of independent contractors to pay taxes required by state\nand federal law, the rights of employees to workers' compensation,\nunemployment benefits, minimum wage, overtime and other federal and\nstate workplace protections, and the protections against retaliation and\nthe penalties in this article if the contractor fails to properly\nclassify an individual as an employee. This notice shall also contain\ncontact information for individuals to file complaints or inquire with\nthe commissioner about employment classification status. This\ninformation shall be provided in English, Spanish or other languages\nrequired by the commissioner. The posted statement shall be constructed\nof materials capable of withstanding adverse weather conditions.\n  2. Within thirty days of the effective date of this article, the\ncommissioner shall create the notice described in subdivision one of\nthis section and post the notice on the department's website for\ndownloading by contractors.\n  3. Contractors who violate this section shall be subject to a civil\npenalty of up to one thousand five hundred dollars for a first\nviolation, and up to five thousand dollars for a subsequent violation\nwithin a five year period.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 614 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 13 / Section 614
Obtaining possession of pleadings, et cetera, in actions against which attorneys' liens are asserted
Status: in_force

§ 614. Obtaining possession of pleadings, et cetera, in actions\nagainst which attorneys' liens are asserted. When the superintendent is\nin possession of any banking organization, and attorneys' liens are\nasserted by attorneys of such banking organization against any causes of\naction to which such banking organization is a party, or against\npleadings or other papers in the possession of such attorneys relating\nto such causes of action, or if such liens are asserted against any\nevidences of title to any assets or against any of the assets of such\nbanking organization then in the possession of such attorneys, the\nsuperintendent may institute special proceedings and petition the court\nto fix and determine the amount of such liens. Such proceedings shall be\ninstituted in the county in which the principal office of such banking\norganization is located. Upon application of the superintendent and upon\nnotice to such attorneys to be prescribed by the court, the court may by\norder prior to final order in such proceeding direct such attorneys to\ndeliver to the superintendent all property of such banking organization,\nagainst which such liens are asserted, together with such consents to\nsubstitution of attorneys as the court may direct, upon the\nsuperintendent furnishing security to such attorneys in the manner and\nto an amount that may be fixed by the court.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 503 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 5 / Section 503
Proceedings upon jury trial 1
Status: in_force

§ 503. Proceedings upon jury trial\n  1.  At any time during trial the court upon motion of any party or on\nits own initiative may direct judgment on one or more issues whenever it\ndetermines as a matter of law that the evidence is insufficient to\ncreate an issue of fact for a jury on such issue.  Whenever judgment is\nso directed the issue shall thereupon be deemed withdrawn from the jury\nand it shall render no verdict or finding thereon.  The direction of the\ncourt shall be entered in the minutes.\n  2.  On consent of the parties any issue may be likewise withdrawn from\na jury and judgment directed thereon.\n  3.  The verdict and any order or decision of the court shall be\nentered in the minutes and if the trial was not held in the surrogate's\ncourt the verdict, order or decision shall be certified by the clerk of\nthe court to the surrogate's court, whereupon that court shall enter a\nfinal decree accordingly.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 110.10 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title H / Article 110 / Section 110.10
Methods of requiring defendant's appearance in local criminal court or youth part of the superior court for arraignment; in general
Status: in_force

§ 110.10 Methods of requiring defendant's appearance in local criminal\n           court or youth part of the superior court for arraignment; in\n           general.\n  1. After a criminal action has been commenced in a local criminal\ncourt or youth part of the superior court by the filing of an accusatory\ninstrument therewith, a defendant who has not been arraigned in the\naction and has not come under the control of the court may under certain\ncircumstances be compelled or required to appear for arraignment upon\nsuch accusatory instrument by:\n  (a) The issuance and execution of a warrant of arrest, as provided in\narticle one hundred twenty; or\n  (b) The issuance and service upon him of a summons, as provided in\narticle one hundred thirty; or\n  (c) Procedures provided in articles five hundred sixty, five hundred\nseventy, five hundred eighty, five hundred ninety and six hundred for\nsecuring attendance of defendants in criminal actions who are not at\nliberty within the state.\n  2. Although no criminal action against a person has been commenced in\nany court, he may under certain circumstances be compelled or required\nto appear in a local criminal court or youth part of a superior court\nfor arraignment upon an accusatory instrument to be filed therewith at\nor before the time of his appearance by:\n  (a) An arrest made without a warrant, as provided in article one\nhundred forty; or\n  (b) The issuance and service upon him of an appearance ticket, as\nprovided in article one hundred fifty.\n
N.Y. CVS Law § 200 — New York Code / Act CVS / Article 14 / Section 200
Statement of policy
Status: in_force

§ 200. Statement of policy. The legislature of the state of New York\ndeclares that it is the public policy of the state and the purpose of\nthis act to promote harmonious and cooperative relationships between\ngovernment and its employees and to protect the public by assuring, at\nall times, the orderly and uninterrupted operations and functions of\ngovernment.  These policies are best effectuated by (a) granting to\npublic employees the right of organization and representation, (b)\nrequiring the state, local governments and other political subdivisions\nto negotiate with, and enter into written agreements with employee\norganizations representing public employees which have been certified or\nrecognized, (c) encouraging such public employers and such employee\norganizations to agree upon procedures for resolving disputes, (d)\ncreating a public employment relations board to assist in resolving\ndisputes between public employees and public employers, and (e)\ncontinuing the prohibition against strikes by public employees and\nproviding remedies for violations of such prohibition.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 305 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 3 / Section 305
Process, where returnable The process of a surrogate's court, except where otherwise prescribed by law, must be made returnable before th...
Status: in_force

§ 305. Process, where returnable\n  The process of a surrogate's court, except where otherwise prescribed\nby law, must be made returnable before the court from which it was\nissued.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 243 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 9 / Section 243
Duty of town superintendents
Status: in_force

§ 243. Duty of town superintendents. The order for building,\nrebuilding or repairing a bridge being made, and a copy thereof being\nserved on the town superintendent of such adjoining towns respectively\nthe town superintendents of such towns shall forthwith meet and cause\nsuch bridge to be built, rebuilt or repaired in accordance with plans\nand specifications prepared or approved by the county superintendent and\napproved by the commissioner of transportation if such bridge is located\non a state highway, out of any funds in the hands of the supervisors of\nsuch towns applicable thereto or out of funds raised pursuant to the\nlocal finance law; and such town boards shall direct the superintendents\nto enter into a contract, to be approved by such town boards, for\nbuilding, rebuilding or repairing such bridge.\n
N.Y. PBO Law § 32 — New York Code / Act PBO / Article 3 / Section 32
Removals by senate
Status: in_force

§ 32. Removals by senate. The governor before making a recommendation\nto the senate for the removal of any officer may in his discretion take\nproofs, for the purpose of determining whether such recommendation shall\nbe made.\n  The comptroller or attorney-general may be removed by the senate, on\nthe recommendation of the governor, for misconduct or malversation in\noffice, if two-thirds of all the members elected to the senate shall\nconcur therein. No such removal shall be made unless the person who is\nsought to be removed shall have been served with a copy of the charges\nagainst him and have an opportunity of being heard. On the question of\nremoval, the yeas and nays shall be entered on the journal. The governor\nmay convene the senate in extra session for the investigation of such\ncharges. The senate shall have power to make such rules as it may see\nfit for the practice before it. At the time appointed for the\ninvestigation, the senate shall proceed to hear and try the charges\nagainst such officer, and may take proofs in relation thereto.\n  The governor may appoint any suitable person to conduct the trial of\nsuch charges before the senate.\n  An officer appointed by the governor by and with the advice and\nconsent of the senate, except an officer who is or any or either of the\nofficers who are the head of a department, and except as otherwise\nprovided by special provision of law may be removed by the senate upon\nthe recommendation of the governor.\n  If the senate shall reject a recommendation of removal the secretary\nof the senate shall, by a writing signed by him and by the president of\nthe senate, communicate the fact of such rejection to the governor.  If\nthe senate shall concur in such a recommendation the removal shall take\neffect upon the passage of the resolution of concurrence, and duplicate\ncopies of such resolution, certified by the secretary and president of\nthe senate, shall be executed and delivered by such secretary to the\nsecretary of state.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 5-107 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 5 / Section 5-107
Confirmer, nominated person, and advisor
Status: in_force

Section 5--107. Confirmer, nominated person, and advisor.\n  (a) A confirmer is directly obligated on a letter of credit and has\nthe rights and obligations of an issuer to the extent of its\nconfirmation.  The confirmer also has rights against and obligations to\nthe issuer as if the issuer were an applicant and the confirmer had\nissued the letter of credit at the request and for the account of the\nissuer.\n  (b) A nominated person who is not a confirmer is not obligated to\nhonor or otherwise give value for a presentation.\n  (c) A person requested to advise may decline to act as an adviser. An\nadviser that is not a confirmer is not obligated to honor or give value\nfor a presentation. An adviser undertakes to the issuer and to the\nbeneficiary accurately to advise the terms of the letter of credit,\nconfirmation, amendment, or advice received by that person and\nundertakes to the beneficiary to check the apparent authenticity of the\nrequest to advise. Even if the advice is inaccurate, the letter of\ncredit, confirmation, or amendment is enforceable as issued.\n  (d) A person who notifies a transferee beneficiary of the terms of a\nletter of credit, confirmation, amendment, or advice has the rights and\nobligations of an adviser under subsection (c) of this section. The\nterms in the notice to the transferee beneficiary may differ from the\nterms in any notice to the transferor beneficiary to the extent\npermitted by the letter of credit, confirmation, amendment, or advice\nreceived by the person who so notifies.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 41.42 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title E / Article 41 / Section 41.42
Family support programs
Status: in_force

§ 41.42 Family support programs.\n  The commissioner of mental health, directly or through contract, and\nwithin amounts made available therefor, shall establish a family support\nprogram. The purpose of the program shall be to examine the impact of\nthe provision of educational and support services on the incidence of\nhospitalization. Such services shall be provided to family members\ncaring for chronically, mentally ill relatives at home and shall include\nbut not be limited to ongoing psychoeducational training which will\nenhance the family's ability to care for disabled relatives at home by\nassisting them in understanding the nature and cause of the mental\nillness and providing them with the knowledge of strategies for handling\nthe symptoms and behavior of disabled family members. The commissioner\nmay authorize the development of a training curriculum, and a staff\ntraining program to implement this program and to design and carry out\nan evaluation of this program.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1301 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 13 / Section 1301
Definitions In this article: 1
Status: in_force

§ 1301. Definitions\n  In this article:\n  1. A small estate is the estate of a domiciliary or a non-domiciliary\nwho dies leaving personal property having a gross value of $50,000 or\nless exclusive of property required to be set off under EPTL 5-3.1 (a).\n  2. A voluntary administrator is a person who qualifies and undertakes\nto settle the estate of the decedent without the formality of court\nadministration as hereinafter provided.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 57-A — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 4 / Section 57-A
Licensing of persons making bacterial counts of milk and/or cream or making tests of milk and/or cream to detect certain abnormalities
Status: in_force

§ 57-a. Licensing of persons making bacterial counts of milk and/or\ncream or making tests of milk and/or cream to detect certain\nabnormalities. No person shall test milk and/or cream in order to\ndetermine the bacterial or leucocyte count or make other tests to\ndetermine the presence or absence of abnormal milk, where the results of\nsuch test affects the rate of payment to the producer for such milk\nand/or cream, the classification of milk and/or cream as received from\nthe producer, or the acceptance or rejection of such milk and/or cream\nby the operator of a milk-receiving or manufacturing plant, unless\nlicensed by the commissioner. Application for such license shall be made\nupon a form prescribed by the commissioner. The applicant shall furnish\nsatisfactory evidence of good moral character, and shall demonstrate his\nability to make such tests by an examination under the direction of the\ncommissioner. A license shall be for a period not exceeding five years.\nA license may be renewed in the discretion of the commissioner, without\nan examination, for successive periods of not exceeding five years each.\n  Each license shall be kept at the place where the licensee is engaged\nin testing milk and/or cream and shall be open to inspection.\n  A license may be revoked by the commissioner, after a hearing upon due\nnotice to the licensee, for dishonesty, incompetency, inaccuracy or a\nviolation of the provisions of this article.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 1449-MMMMMMM — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 31-I / Section 1449-MMMMMMM
Apportionment
Status: in_force

* § 1449-mmmmmmm. Apportionment. The local law adopted by the\nlegislative body of the county of Cortland shall provide for a method of\napportionment for determining the amount of tax due whenever the real\nproperty or interest therein is situated within and without the county\nof Cortland.\n  * NB Repealed October 25, 2030\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 36 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 3 / Section 36
Orders and service thereof
Status: in_force

§ 36. Orders and service thereof.  1. If it be ascertained after an\ninvestigation or hearing conducted as herein provided, that any person,\nassociation or corporation has failed to comply with or is guilty of a\nviolation of the provisions of this chapter or of a rule of the\ndepartment, or of any other general or special law relative to any\nmatter within the jurisdiction of the department, an order may be made\nby the commissioner, under the seal of the department, compelling a\ncompliance with such law or rule.\n  2. Every such order shall be served upon every person, association or\ncorporation affected thereby, either by personal delivery of a certified\ncopy thereof, or by mailing a certified copy thereof with postage\nprepaid to the person affected thereby, or in case of a corporation or\nassociation, to an officer or agent thereof, upon whom a summons may be\nserved in accordance with the provisions of the civil practice act.\n  3. It shall be the duty of the person, association or corporation upon\nwhom such order is so served to notify the department forthwith, in\nwriting, of the receipt of such order, and in the case of an association\nor corporation such notification must be signed and acknowledged by a\nperson or officer duly authorized by such association or corporation to\nadmit service. Within a time specified in the order, every person,\nassociation or corporation upon whom it is served must, if so required\nin the order, notify the department in like manner whether the terms of\nthe order are accepted and will be obeyed.\n  4. Every such order shall take effect at a time therein specified, and\nshall continue in force either for a period to be designated therein or\nuntil changed or abrogated by the commissioner.\n  5. If such hearing is held before a deputy commissioner, a report\nshall be made upon the termination of the hearing to the commissioner,\nwith recommendation as to the determination which should be made as to\nthe issues raised on such hearing. If the commissioner find upon such\nreport or upon a hearing conducted by him, that the rule or order\ncomplained of is reasonable and valid he shall render his decision\nratifying or confirming such rule or order; if he find that such rule or\norder is unreasonable or invalid, he shall revoke or modify it, or\nsubstitute a new rule or order in its place. If such modified or new\nrule or order is substantially different from the rule or order\ncomplained of, the parties affected thereby may bring before the\ncommissioner, by a new petition, in the manner above provided,\nobjections to its reasonableness or validity.\n  6. The decision of the commissioner shall be final, unless within\nthirty days after its issuance one of the parties shall institute a\nproceeding for the review thereof, as provided in section thirty-seven.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 206 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 6 / Section 206
Limitations of redevelopment corporations
Status: in_force

§ 206. Limitations of redevelopment corporations. No redevelopment\ncorporation shall:\n  1. Undertake any clearance, reconstruction, improvement, alteration or\nconstruction in connection with any development until the certificates\nof approval required by section two hundred three of this article have\nbeen issued;\n  2. Change, alter, amend, add to or depart from the development plan\nuntil the planning commission or the supervising agency, as the case may\nbe, has issued a certificate of approval of that portion of such change,\nalteration, amendment, addition or departure relevant to the\ndetermination required to be made by it as set forth in section two\nhundred three of this article;\n  3. After a development has been commenced, sell, transfer or assign\nany real property in the development area without first obtaining the\nconsent of the supervising agency;\n  4. Undertake more than one development;\n  5. Pay interest on its income debentures, if any, except out of net\nearnings which would have been applicable to the payment of dividends on\nits capital stock if there were no such income debentures;\n  6. Pay as compensation for services to, or enter into contracts for\nthe payment of compensation for services to, its officers or employees\nin an amount greater than the limit thereon contained in the development\nplan, or in default thereof, then in an amount greater than the\nreasonable value of the services performed or to be performed by such\nofficers or employees;\n  7. Lease an entire building or improvement in the development area to\nany person or corporation without obtaining the approval of the\nsupervising agency, which may be withheld only if the lease is being\nmade for the purpose of evading the provisions of this article;\n  8. Mortgage any of its real property without obtaining the approval of\nthe supervising agency;\n  9. Make any guarantee without obtaining the approval of the\nsupervising agency;\n  10. Dissolve without obtaining the approval of the supervising agency,\nwhich may be given upon such conditions as the supervising agency may\ndeem necessary or appropriate to the protection of the interest of the\ncity in the proceeds of the sale of the real property acquired by\ncondemnation as provided in subdivision two of section two hundred five\nof this article, such approval to be endorsed on the certificate of\ndissolution and such certificate not to be filed in the department of\nstate in the absence of such endorsement;\n  11. Reorganize without obtaining the approval of the supervising\nagency.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 7008 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 70 / Section 7008
Return
Status: in_force

§ 7008. Return. (a) When filed and served. The return shall consist of\nan affidavit to be served in the same manner as an answer in a special\nproceeding and filed at the time and place specified in the writ, or,\nwhere the writ is returnable forthwith, within twenty-four hours after\nits service.\n  (b) Content. The affidavit shall fully and explicitly state whether\nthe person detained is or has been in the custody of the person to whom\nthe writ is directed, the authority and cause of the detention, whether\ncustody has been transferred to another, and the facts of and authority\nfor any such transfer. A copy of any mandate by virtue of which the\nperson is detained shall be annexed to the affidavit, and the original\nmandate shall be produced at the hearing; where the mandate has been\ndelivered to the person to whom the person detained was transferred, or\na copy of it cannot be obtained, the reason for failure to produce it\nand the substance of the mandate shall be stated in the affidavit.\n