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N.Y. MHR Law § 55 — New York Code / Act MHR / Article 6 / Section 55
Effect of unconstitutionality in part
Status: in_force

§ 55. Effect of unconstitutionality in part. If any clause, sentence,\nparagraph, section or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any\ncourt of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not\naffect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be\nconfined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section,\nor part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such\njudgment shall have been rendered.\n
N.Y. PML Law § 202-A — New York Code / Act PML / Article 2 / Section 202-A
Liability of the directors of a franchised corporation
Status: in_force

§ 202-a. Liability of the directors of a franchised corporation. The\ndirectors of a franchised corporation, and any person or persons acting\non their behalf, while acting within the scope of their authority, shall\nbe exempt from any personal liability resulting from carrying out any of\nthe powers expressly given in this chapter, except for acts of\nmalfeasance or gross negligence.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 3-6.4 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 3-6.4
Choice of law regarding execution
Status: in_force

* § 3-6.4 Choice of law regarding execution\n  A will executed electronically but not in compliance with paragraph\n(a) of section 3-6.6 is an electronic will under this act and is\nformally valid and admissible to probate if executed in compliance with\nthe law of the jurisdiction where the testator is:\n  (a) physically located when the will is executed; or\n  (b) domiciled when the will is executed or when the testator dies.\n  * NB Effective December 12, 2027\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 176.30 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title K / Article 176 / Section 176.30
Insurance fraud in the first degree
Status: in_force

§ 176.30 Insurance fraud in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of insurance fraud in the first degree when he\ncommits a fraudulent insurance act and thereby wrongfully takes, obtains\nor withholds, or attempts to wrongfully take, obtain or withhold\nproperty with a value in excess of one million dollars.\n  Insurance fraud in the first degree is a class B felony.\n
N.Y. PBG Law § 71 — New York Code / Act PBG / Article 4 / Section 71
Conditions precedent to state loans
Status: in_force

§ 71. Conditions precedent to state loans.  1. No loan shall be made\nunless the commissioner finds that: (a) the project is in conformity\nwith a plan or undertaking for the clearance, replanning, reconstruction\nor rehabilitation of a substandard and insanitary area or areas and for\nrecreational and other facilities incidental or appurtenant thereto;\n  (b) The municipality in which such project is to be located has\nenacted or will enact zoning regulations, or other restrictions\nadequately protecting the area or areas in which the project is to be\nundertaken, against future uses likely to depreciate unduly the value of\nsuch project;\n  (c) The estimated revenues, including any governmental grants, of the\nproject or part for which such loan is to be made will be sufficient to\ncover all probable costs of operation and maintenance, of fixed charges\nand operating and depreciation reserves;\n  (d) The plans and specifications conform or will conform to the\nrequirements of this and all other laws applicable thereto, assuring\nadequate light, air, sanitation and fire protection;\n  (e) Adequate open spaces for recreation are provided within the\nproject or provision therefor has been made conveniently near the\nproject; stating the manner in which such spaces are provided or are\nproposed to be within the project or near thereto;\n  (f) Adequate school facilities are near the project or provision\ntherefor has been made, listing such facilities;\n  (g) The occupants of the proposed housing accommodations will have\nconvenient access to probable places of employment;\n  (h) That an adequate number of dwelling units especially designed for\nthe convenience and safety of aged persons as may be defined by the\ncommissioner shall be provided where a survey of the community in which\nthe project is located indicates a need therefor, and that provision\nwill be made to insure that such aged persons shall have priority in the\nrental thereof. Where all, or substantially all of the dwelling units in\na project have been especially designed for the convenience and safety\nof aged persons, the finding required under paragraph (f) of this\nsubdivision need not be made.\n  (i) an adequate number of dwelling units especially designed for the\nconvenience and safety of handicapped persons as may be defined by the\ncommissioner shall be provided where a survey of the community in which\nthe project is located indicates a need therefor, that provision will be\nmade to insure that such handicapped persons shall have priority in the\nrental thereof, and that a project is designed to facilitate\nunobstructed ingress to and egress from a project.\n  2. Such findings shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein\ncontained except upon proof of fraud or wilful misfeasance by the\ncommissioner.\n
N.Y. STL Law § 52-C — New York Code / Act STL / Article 4 / Section 52-C
Governor may execute deed or release with sundry reservations; Stony Lonesome and range areas, West Point Military Reservation
Status: in_force

§ 52-c. Governor may execute deed or release with sundry reservations;\nStony Lonesome and range areas, West Point Military Reservation. 1.\nNotwithstanding section fifty-seven of this article, the governor is\nhereby authorized to cede to the United States full concurrent\njurisdiction over the tracts of land comprising the Stony Lonesome and\nrange areas outside the Stony Lonesome and Thayer gates, United States\nMilitary Academy, West Point Military Reservation, excluding U.S. route\n9W and state routes 218 and 293, acquired by the United States for\nmilitary purposes upon conditions that the jurisdiction so ceded should\nnot prevent the execution on such tracts of any process, civil or\ncriminal, issued under the authority of this state, nor prevent from\noperating within the bounds of such tracts any of the laws or\nregulations of the state, not incompatible with the free use and\nenjoyment of the premises by the United States or the purposes for which\nsuch cession is made, nor prevent from operating within the same tracts\nor parcels of land the laws or ordinances of the county of Orange, town\nof Highlands, or the village of Highland Falls, not incompatible with\nthe free use and enjoyment of the premises by the United States or the\npurposes for which such cession is made; and that the United States\nshall retain such jurisdiction so long only as such tracts or parcels of\nland shall be used for military purposes.\n  2. Sections fifty-two, fifty-three, fifty-five and fifty-six of this\narticle shall not apply to the provisions of this section.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 331.5 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 331.5
Discovery; protective orders, continuing duty to disclose
Status: in_force

§ 331.5. Discovery; protective orders, continuing duty to disclose. 1.\nThe court may, upon motion of either party, or of any affected person,\nor upon determination of a motion of either party for an order of\ndiscovery, or upon its own initiative, issue a protective order denying,\nlimiting, conditioning, delaying or regulating discovery for good cause,\nincluding constitutional limitations, danger to the integrity of\nphysical evidence or a substantial risk of physical harm, intimidation,\neconomic reprisal, bribery or unjustified annoyance or embarrassment to\nany person or an adverse effect upon the legitimate needs of law\nenforcement, including the protection of the confidentiality of\ninformants, or any other factor or set of factors which outweighs the\nusefulness of the discovery.\n  2. An order limiting, conditioning, delaying or regulating discovery\nmay, among other things, require that any material copied or derived\ntherefrom be maintained in the exclusive possession of the attorney for\nthe discovering party and be used for the exclusive purpose of preparing\nfor the defense or presentment of the action.\n  3. A motion for a protective order shall suspend discovery of the\nparticular matter in dispute.\n  4. If, after complying with the provisions of sections 331.2 through\n331.7 or an order pursuant thereto, a party finds, either before or\nduring the fact-finding hearing, additional material subject to\ndiscovery or covered by such order, he shall promptly comply with the\ndemand or order, refuse to comply with the demand where refusal is\nauthorized, or apply for a protective order pursuant to this section.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 6 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 2 / Section 6
Adjournment of term of court of record to future day
Status: in_force

§ 6. Adjournment of term of court of record to future day.  Any term\nof a court of record may be adjourned from day to day, or to a specified\nfuture day, by an entry in the minutes. Any judge of the court may so\nadjourn a term thereof, in the absence of a sufficient number of judges\nto hold the term.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 6344 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 63-A / Section 6344
Surrender and removal of firearms, rifles and shotguns pursuant to an extreme risk protection order
Status: in_force

§ 6344. Surrender and removal of firearms, rifles and shotguns\npursuant to an extreme risk protection order. 1. When a law enforcement\nofficer takes any firearm, rifle or shotgun pursuant to a temporary\nextreme risk protection order or a final extreme risk protection order,\nthe officer shall give to the person from whom such firearm, rifle or\nshotgun is taken a receipt or voucher for the property taken, describing\nthe property in detail. In the absence of a person, the officer shall\nleave the receipt or voucher in the place where the property was found,\nmail a copy of the receipt or voucher, retaining proof of mailing, to\nthe last known address of the respondent and, if different, the owner of\nthe firearm, rifle or shotgun, and file a copy of such receipt or\nvoucher with the court. All firearms, rifles and shotguns in the\npossession of a law enforcement official pursuant to this article shall\nbe subject to the provisions of applicable law, including but not\nlimited to subdivision six of section 400.05 of the penal law; provided,\nhowever, that any such firearm, rifle or shotgun shall be retained and\nnot disposed of by the law enforcement agency for at least two years\nunless legally transferred by the respondent to an individual permitted\nby law to own and possess such firearm, rifle or shotgun.\n  2. If the location to be searched during the execution of a temporary\nextreme risk protection order or extreme risk protection order is\njointly occupied by two or more parties, and a firearm, rifle or shotgun\nlocated during the execution of such order is owned by a person other\nthan the respondent, the court shall, upon a written finding that there\nis no legal impediment to the person other than the respondent's\npossession of such firearm, rifle or shotgun, order the return of such\nfirearm, rifle or shotgun to such lawful owner and inform such person of\ntheir obligation to safely store their firearm, rifle, or shotgun in\naccordance with section 265.45 of the penal law.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 60.44 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 1 / Title D / Article 60 / Section 60.44
Use of anatomically correct dolls
Status: in_force

§ 60.44 Use of anatomically correct dolls.\n  Any person who is less than sixteen years old may in the discretion of\nthe court and where helpful and appropriate, use an anatomically correct\ndoll in testifying in a criminal proceeding based upon conduct\nprohibited by article one hundred thirty, article two hundred sixty or\nsection 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal law.\n
N.Y. NPC Law § 554 — New York Code / Act NPC / Article 5-A / Section 554
Delegation of management and investment functions
Status: in_force

§ 554. Delegation of management and investment functions.\n  (a) Subject to any specific limitation set forth in a gift instrument\nor in law other than this article, an institution may delegate to an\nexternal agent the management and investment of an institutional fund to\nthe extent that an institution could prudently delegate under the\ncircumstances. An institution shall act in good faith, with the care\nthat an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise\nunder similar circumstances as required by section seven hundred\nseventeen of this chapter, in:\n  (1) selecting, continuing or terminating an agent, including assessing\nthe agent's independence including any conflicts of interest such agent\nhas or may have;\n  (2) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, including the\npayment of compensation, consistent with the purposes of the institution\nand the institutional fund; and\n  (3) monitoring the agent's performance and compliance with the scope\nand terms of the delegation.\n  (b) In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the\ninstitution to exercise reasonable care, skill and caution to comply\nwith the scope and terms of the delegation.\n  (c) An institution that complies with paragraph (a) of this section is\nnot liable for the decisions or actions of an agent to which the\nfunction was delegated.\n  (d) By accepting delegation of a management or investment function\nfrom an institution that is subject to the laws of this state, an agent\nsubmits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in all\nproceedings arising from or related to the delegation or the performance\nof the delegated function.\n  (e) Each contract, if any, pursuant to which authority is so delegated\nshall provide that it may be terminated by the institution at any time,\nwithout penalty, upon not more than sixty days notice.\n  (f) An institution may delegate management and investment functions to\nits committees, officers, or employees as authorized by the laws of this\nstate other than this article, as set forth in, inter alia, section 514\n(Delegation of investment management).\n  (g) Nothing in this article shall impair the operation of section 717\n(Duty of directors and officers).\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 96-Z-28 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 5-D / Section 96-Z-28
Inspection legend required
Status: in_force

§ 96-z-28. Inspection legend required. Except as exempted by the\nprovisions of the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act, no poultry or\npoultry product for human consumption, shall be sold, exposed for sale,\nexchanged or transported within the state unless the same shall bear an\nofficial inspection mark affixed pursuant to a federal inspection.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 9-605 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 9 / Part 6 / Subpart 1 / Section 9-605
Unknown Debtor or Secondary Obligor
Status: in_force

Section 9--605. Unknown Debtor or Secondary Obligor.\n  (a) In general: No duty owed by secured party. Except as provided in\nsubsection (b), a secured party does not owe a duty based on its status\nas secured party:\n  (1) to a person that is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party\nknows:\n       (A) that the person is a debtor or obligor;\n       (B) the identity of the person; and\n       (C)  how to communicate with the person; or\n  (2) to a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing\nstatement against a person, unless the secured party knows:\n       (A) that the person is a debtor; and\n       (B) the identity of the person.\n  (b) Exception: Secured party owes duty to debtor or obligor. A secured\nparty owes a duty based on its status as a secured party to a person if,\nat the time the secured party obtains control of collateral that is a\ncontrollable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable\npayment intangible or at the time the security interest attaches to the\ncollateral, whichever is later:\n  (1) the person is a debtor or obligor; and\n  (2) the secured party knows that the information in subsection\n(a)(1)(A), (B), or (C) relating to the person is not provided by the\ncollateral, a record attached to or logically associated with the\ncollateral, or the system in which the collateral is recorded.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 265.05 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title P / Article 265 / Section 265.05
Unlawful possession of weapons by persons under sixteen
Status: in_force

§ 265.05 Unlawful possession of weapons by persons under sixteen.\n  It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of sixteen to\npossess any air-gun, spring-gun or other instrument or weapon in which\nthe propelling force is a spring or air, or any gun or any instrument or\nweapon in or upon which any loaded or blank cartridges may be used, or\nany loaded or blank cartridges or ammunition therefor, or any dangerous\nknife; provided that the possession of rifle or shotgun or ammunition\ntherefor by the holder of a hunting license or permit issued pursuant to\narticle eleven of the environmental conservation law and used in\naccordance with said law shall not be governed by this section.\n  A person who violates the provisions of this section shall be adjudged\na juvenile delinquent.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 89-U — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 8 / Section 89-U
Process server records, penalties
Status: in_force

§ 89-u. Process server records, penalties. 1. Each process server\nshall maintain a legible record of all service made by him as prescribed\nin this section.\n  2. The record to be maintained shall include the following\ninformation, where applicable:\n  a. the title of the action;\n  b. the name of the person served, if known;\n  c. the date and approximate time service was effected;\n  d. the address where service was effected;\n  e. the nature of the papers served;\n  f. the court in which the action has been commenced;\n  g. the index number of the action, if known.\n  3. If service is effected pursuant to subdivisions one, two, or three\nof section three hundred eight of the civil practice law and rules, the\nrecord shall also include the description of the person served,\nincluding, but not limited to, sex, color of skin, hair color,\napproximate age, height and weight and other identifying features.\n  4. If service is effected pursuant to subdivision four of section\nthree hundred eight of the civil practice law and rules, the record\nshall also include the dates, addresses and time of attempted service\npursuant to subdivisions one, two or three of such section.\n  5. If the process server files an affidavit of service with the court,\nhis record shall include the date of such filing.\n  6. Process servers shall retain each record required to be kept under\nthis article for a period of two years from the date of service. Where a\nprocess server is employed as a process server by any person, a copy of\nsuch records shall also be maintained by such person at his principal\noffice in this state for the same period.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 163-B — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 14 / Section 163-B
Registration to sell
Status: in_force

§ 163-b. Registration to sell.  1. The commissioner after a nursery\nhas been found to be apparently free from injurious insects and plant\ndiseases shall register each nursery grower desiring to sell, or\nselling, or handling for sale, or otherwise disposing of nursery stock\nin this state in accordance with the intent disclosed in the application\nand shall issue a certificate, upon a form to be prescribed by the\ncommissioner, declaring that such nursery grower is duly registered and\nauthorized to do business in this state. If such nursery grower is\nmaintaining or operating premises in connection with his or her business\nin more than one place within the state then he or she shall obtain an\nadditional registration for each place of business, provided there shall\nbe no additional fee for such additional registrations.\n  2. The commissioner shall register each nursery dealer desiring to\nsell or selling, or handling for sale, or otherwise disposing of nursery\nstock in this state in accordance with the intent disclosed in his or\nher application and shall issue a certificate, upon a form prescribed by\nthe commissioner, declaring that such nursery dealer is duly registered\nand authorized to do business in this state. If such nursery dealer is\nmaintaining or operating premises in connection with his or her business\nin more than one place within the state, he or she shall obtain a\nseparate registration, upon proper application, for each location.\n  3. Such certificates shall be conspicuously posted at each place of\nbusiness, maintained by such nursery grower or nursery dealer.\n  4. Each person doing a mail order business in nursery stock from an\naddress in this state is required to register as a nursery grower or\nnursery dealer whether or not the nursery stock sold or offered for sale\nis within the state.\n  5. It shall be unlawful to affix a reproduction or facsimile of a\nnursery dealer's registration on plant materials which have not been\ninspected by the commissioner.\n
N.Y. WKC Law § 401 — New York Code / Act WKC / Article 11 / Section 401
When to take effect
Status: in_force

§ 401. When to take effect. This chapter as amended shall take effect\nJuly first, nineteen hundred and twenty-two.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 1503 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 45 / Section 1503
Parental control
Status: in_force

* § 1503. Parental control. Nothing in this article shall be construed\nas requiring the operator of an addictive social media platform to give\na parent any additional or special access to or control over the data or\naccounts of their child.\n  * NB Effective on the 180th day after the office of the attorney\ngeneral promulgates rules and regulations necessary (see chapter 120 of\n2024 § 5)\n
N.Y. RSS Law § 137 — New York Code / Act RSS / Article 3 / Section 137
Termination of agreements with political subdivisions
Status: in_force

§ 137. Termination of agreements with political subdivisions.  1. Upon\nthe failure of any political subdivision to comply substantially with\nany provision of its agreement or any modification thereof, this\narticle, or the regulations of the director, such agreement may be\nterminated by the director, consistent with the provisions of the\nfederal social security act. No such termination, except where such\ntermination has been made by the federal secretary, shall be made by the\ndirector until after a public hearing upon not less than sixty days'\nwritten notice to the political subdivision.\n  2. Any political subdivision, upon giving such advance written notice\nas shall be required in its agreement, may terminate the agreement, but\nsuch termination shall take effect only after the agreement shall have\nbeen in effect for a period of at least seven years and after notice\nshall have been given to the federal secretary.\n  3. If any agreement is terminated, either by the director or by the\npolitical subdivision, such political subdivision may not again submit\nan agreement pursuant to this article.\n