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N.Y. PML Law § 428 — New York Code / Act PML / Article 4 / Section 428
Construction
Status: in_force

§ 428. Construction. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general,\nspecial, or local law or ordinance, the provisions of sections two\nhundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter and the\nrules and regulations and requirements of the commission relating to the\ntime when and place where or manner in which the quarter horse races\nshall be conducted in this state and the control of the grounds and\nstructures erected or to be erected thereon upon and at which such\nracing is conducted and the activities conducted thereat and thereon in\nconnection with any trial or contest of speed or power of endurance of\nquarter horses shall be construed and deemed to be exclusive of and\nshall supersede any provisions of such other general, special or local\nlaw or ordinance in any wise relating thereto, nor shall the provisions\nof article two hundred twenty-five of the penal law be deemed to apply\nto pari-mutuel betting conducted pursuant to sections two hundred\ntwenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 953 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 45 / Section 953
Independent audits of the executive chamber and the division of the budget
Status: in_force

§ 953. Independent audits of the executive chamber and the division of\nthe budget. 1. At least once every three years, the independent\ncertified public accountant or accountants selected pursuant to this\nsection shall conduct audits of the internal controls of the executive\nchamber and the division of the budget, either as a single audit or\nseparately. Such audits shall be performed in accordance with generally\naccepted government auditing standards and shall include a report on\nwhether the executive chamber and division of the budget's internal\ncontrols are established and functioning in a manner that provides\nreasonable assurance that they meet the objectives of internal control\nas defined in section nine hundred fifty of this article. The report\nshall identify the internal controls both evaluated and not evaluated\nand shall identify internal control weaknesses that have not been\ncorrected and actions that are recommended to correct these weaknesses.\nIf any such internal control weaknesses are significant or material with\nrespect to the entity, the independent auditor shall so state. The\ngovernor and the director of the budget shall make available to the\npublic the results of such audits, including any related management\nletters. The governor and director of the budget and any officer or\nemployee of the executive chamber and the division of the budget shall\nmake available upon request to such independent certified public\naccountants all books and records relevant to such independent audits.\n  2. The governor and the director of the budget, either separately or\njointly, shall request proposals from independent certified public\naccountants for audits of the internal controls of the executive chamber\nand the division of the budget. The requests for proposals shall include\na reference to the requirements for audits conducted pursuant to\nsubdivision one of this section. The governor and the director of the\nbudget shall select such independent auditor or auditors in accordance\nwith a competitive procedure including an evaluation, based on quality\nand price factors, of those proposals received in response to such\nrequests for proposals.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 656 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 13-C / Section 656
Claims against the fund
Status: in_force

§ 656. Claims against the fund. 1. If an uninsured transmitter of\nmoney has defaulted in making payment on any of its New York\ninstruments, the superintendent shall give notice of such default to\npurchasers and holders of such instruments.  Such notice may be given by\nmeans of publication in such newspaper or newspapers as the\nsuperintendent may direct and by such other means, if any, as the\nsuperintendent may determine to be reasonable and necessary under the\ncircumstances.  The determination of the superintendent as to the means\nof notice shall be conclusively presumed reasonable if notice is\npublished in such newspaper or newspapers for five consecutive days.\nSuch notices shall request purchasers and holders of such instruments\nwho wish to file claims against the fund to present such claims to the\nsuperintendent and to file proper proof thereof within the period of\ntime set forth in the notice and at a place specified therein. Such\nnotice may limit the period of time within which claims may be filed to\na period of time no less than ten business days from the final date of\nnotice.  Claimants shall file their claims in the form and manner\nprescribed by the superintendent and shall make proof thereof and of the\nloss actually suffered by such claimants to the satisfaction of the\nsuperintendent. The superintendent shall examine the claims so filed,\ndetermine the amount due upon such claims and certify, in writing, the\namount due each claimant, whereupon payment by the fund to the claimant\nshall be made as provided for in this article. In any case where the\nsuperintendent is not satisfied as to the allowability of a claim or if\nhe has notice of an adverse claim with respect to such New York\ninstrument, he may require the final determination of a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction before certifying such claim. Whoever, for the\npurpose of obtaining payment on any insured New York instrument, or the\npayment of any claim, makes any statement knowing it to be false, or\nwillfully overvalues any claim, shall be guilty of a Class A\nmisdemeanor.\n  2. The payment by the fund to the claimant shall constitute an\nassignment, by operation of law, of all rights which the claimant has\nwith respect to the New York instrument, including all rights, claims\nand interests in property which the claimant could have asserted against\nthe transmitter of money or its property or otherwise, and all\nrecoveries which he would have been entitled to under the provisions of\nsection six hundred forty-three of this chapter, provided that if any\nportion of such New York instrument is uninsured by virtue of the fact\nthat it exceeds the maximum amount of insurance provided for by section\nsix hundred fifty-five of this article or otherwise, the claimant shall\nretain all of his rights with respect to the uninsured portion of such\ninstrument.\n
N.Y. PTR Law § 121-903 — New York Code / Act PTR / Article 8-A / Section 121-903
Certificate of amendment
Status: in_force

§ 121-903. Certificate of amendment.  (a) A foreign limited\npartnership may amend its application for authority from time to time if\nthe amendments contain only such provisions as might be lawfully\ncontained in an application for authority at the time of making such\namendment.  To accomplish such amendment, a certificate, entitled\n"Certificate of amendment of...(name of limited partnership) under\nsection 121-903 of the Revised Limited Partnership Act," shall be signed\nand delivered to the department of state. It shall set forth:\n  (1) the name of the foreign organization as it appears on the index of\nnames of existing domestic and authorized foreign limited partnerships\nof any type or kind in the department of state, and the fictitious name,\nif any, the foreign limited partnership has agreed to use in this state\npursuant to section 121-902 of this article;\n  (2) the jurisdiction of its organization;\n  (3) the date it was authorized to do business in this state;\n  (4) each amendment effected thereby; and\n  (5) if the true name of the foreign limited partnership is to be\nchanged, a statement that the change of name has been effected under the\nlaws of the jurisdiction of its organization and the date the change was\nso effected.\n  (b) Every foreign limited partnership which has received a filing\nreceipt evidencing authority as provided herein, shall, within ninety\ndays after it has changed its name in the jurisdiction of its formation\nfile an amendment to its application with the department of state under\nsubdivision (a) of this section.\n
N.Y. PML Law § 103 — New York Code / Act PML / Article 1 / Section 103
Organization and divisions
Status: in_force

§ 103. Organization and divisions. 1. The commission shall establish a\nplan of organization and may incur expenses within the limits of funds\navailable to it. An executive director shall be appointed by the\ngovernor, with the advice and consent of the senate, who shall serve at\nhis or her pleasure. The executive director shall be responsible for the\nconduct of the administrative affairs of the commission.\n  2. The commission shall establish and supervise four divisions to\nrespectively carry out responsibilities relating to the regulation and\nenforcement of the following: lottery, charitable gaming, gaming, and\nhorse racing and pari-mutuel wagering. Each such division shall be\nsupervised by a division director, each to serve in such capacity at the\npleasure of the governor.\n  (a) Division of lottery. The division of lottery shall be responsible\nto operate and administer the state lottery for education, as prescribed\nby article thirty-four of the tax law, excepting responsibilities for\nvideo lottery gaming. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the division shall\nretain the responsibility for all aspects of promotional activities\nrelated to video lottery gaming.\n  (b) Charitable gaming. The division of charitable gaming shall be\nresponsible for the supervision and administration of the games of\nchance licensing law, bingo licensing law and bingo control law as\nprescribed by articles nine-A and fourteen-H of the general municipal\nlaw and nineteen-B of the executive law.\n  (c) Gaming. The division of gaming shall be responsible for the\nappropriate administration, regulation or oversight of Indian gaming as\ndefined by tribal-state compacts in effect pursuant to the Indian Gaming\nRegulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq., and operation and\nadministration of video lottery gaming, as prescribed by article\nthirty-four of the tax law.\n  (d) Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering. The division of horse\nracing and pari-mutuel wagering shall be responsible for the\nsupervision, regulation and administration of all horse racing and\npari-mutuel wagering activities, as prescribed by articles two through\neleven of this chapter.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1423 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 14 / Section 1423
Record of wills in former courts of probate; evidence The exemplification of the record of a will proved before the judge of the former c...
Status: in_force

§ 1423. Record of wills in former courts of probate; evidence\n  The exemplification of the record of a will proved before the judge of\nthe former court of probate and recorded in his office before January 1,\n1785, certified under the seal of the officer having custody of the\nrecord, shall be admitted in evidence in any case after it has been made\nto appear that diligent and fruitless search has been made for the\noriginal will.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 662 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 17 / Section 662
Appointment of private college campus security officers at independent non-profit colleges
Status: in_force

§ 662. Appointment of private college campus security officers at\nindependent non-profit colleges. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision\nof law to the contrary, the sheriff of any county, any part or all of\nwhich falls outside the limits of a city having a population of one\nmillion or more, may appoint as private college campus security officers\nsecurity guards employed by an independent non-profit college upon the\nrequest of such independent non-profit college in accordance with the\nprovisions of subdivision five of section sixty-four hundred fifty of\nthe education law. The sheriff may appoint such campus security officers\npursuant to this section only if more than fifty percent of the total\nacreage of real property owned by or under the control of such\nindependent non-profit college is located within such sheriff's county\nof jurisdiction and outside the geographic boundaries of any city within\nsuch county and the county legislature or board of supervisors, pursuant\nto local law or resolution duly adopted, has authorized the sheriff to\nmake such appointments. Any such security guards appointed as campus\nsecurity officers shall be employees of the independent non-profit\ncollege requesting such appointment and shall not be officers, agents,\nservants or employees of the appointing sheriff or his county of\njurisdiction nor be considered public officers, agents, servants or\nemployees.  Such campus security officers shall have only those powers\nset forth in subdivision five of section sixty-four hundred fifty of the\neducation law.\n  2. The sheriff may condition appointment as private college campus\nsecurity officers upon compliance by such campus security officers with\nwritten procedures established by the sheriff in order to ensure a\ncoordinated and cooperative law enforcement effort and the payment of an\nadministrative fee not to exceed fifty dollars per year per campus\nsecurity officer and may revoke such appointments at any time for\nmaterial non-compliance with the requirements of such written procedures\nor subdivision five of section sixty-four hundred fifty of the education\nlaw or for any other reason that shall disqualify a security guard from\nbeing such a campus security officer pursuant to the provisions of such\nsubdivision.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 460-K — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 28-C / Section 460-K
Additional civil penalty for consumer frauds committed against users of immigrant assistance services
Status: in_force

§ 460-k. Additional civil penalty for consumer frauds committed\nagainst users of immigrant assistance services. 1. (a) In addition to\nany liability for damages or a civil penalty imposed pursuant to\nsections three hundred forty-nine, three hundred fifty-c and three\nhundred fifty-d of this chapter, regarding deceptive practices and false\nadvertising, and subdivision twelve of section sixty-three of the\nexecutive law, regarding proceedings by the attorney general for\nequitable relief against fraudulent or illegal consumer fraud, a person\nor entity who engages in any conduct prohibited by said provisions of\nlaw, and whose conduct is perpetrated against one or more persons\nseeking or using immigrant assistance services, may be liable for an\nadditional civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars, in\naccordance with paragraph (b) of this subdivision.\n  (b) In determining whether to impose a supplemental civil penalty\npursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision, and the amount of any\nsuch penalty, the court shall consider, in addition to other appropriate\nfactors, the extent to which the following factors are present:\n  (1) Whether the defendant knew that his or her conduct was directed to\none or more persons seeking or using immigrant assistance services or\nwhether the defendant knowingly acted with disregard for the rights of a\nperson seeking or using immigrant assistance services;\n  (2) Whether the defendant's conduct: (i) caused a person seeking or\nusing immigrant assistance services to suffer loss or encumbrance of a\nprimary residence, loss of employment or source of income, substantial\nloss of property or assets essential to the health or welfare of the\nperson seeking or using immigrant assistance services; or (ii) whether\none or more persons seeking or using immigrant assistance services were\nsubstantially more vulnerable to the defendant's conduct because of\nimpaired understanding, or any other perceived disadvantage, and\nactually suffered physical or economic damage resulting from the\ndefendant's conduct.\n  2. Restitution ordered pursuant to the provisions of law listed in\nsubdivision one of this section or pursuant to any other section of law\nshall be given priority over the imposition of civil penalties ordered\nby the court under this section.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 388 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 25-A / Section 388
Suspension and revocation of registrations
Status: in_force

§ 388. Suspension and revocation of registrations. The secretary of\nstate shall have the power to revoke or suspend any registration or deny\nany registration upon proof (a) that the applicant or registrant has\nviolated any of the provisions of this article or the rules and\nregulations promulgated hereunder; (b) that the applicant or registrant\nhas practiced fraud, deceit or misrepresentation; or (c) that the\napplicant or registrant has made a false statement in the notice of\nregistration.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 6908 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 69 / Section 6908
Applicability of other laws
Status: in_force

§ 6908. Applicability of other laws. An insurer issuing policies of\nfinancial guaranty insurance shall be subject to all of the provisions\nof this chapter applicable to property/casualty insurers to the extent\nthat such provisions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this\narticle.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 870-F — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 27 / Section 870-F
Liability insurance
Status: in_force

§ 870-f. Liability insurance. Before the commissioner may issue a\npermit to the owner or lessee of an amusement device, viewing stand or\ntent, the owner or lessee of such device, viewing stand or tent shall\nfurnish the commissioner with proof that he has purchased insurance or\nposted cash or other security in an amount not less than one million\ndollars per occurrence or a bond in an amount not less than two million\nfive hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate against liability for\ninjury to persons arising out of the use of the amusement device,\nviewing stand or tent. In the event such liability insurance is\ncancelled, the insurer shall give thirty days' prior notice of such\ncancellation to the commissioner.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 70-A — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 7 / Section 70-A
Bail enforcement agents and watch, guard or patrol agencies
Status: in_force

§ 70-a. Bail enforcement agents and watch, guard or patrol agencies.\n1. The department of state shall have the power to issue separate\nlicenses to bail enforcement agents and to watch, guard or patrol\nagencies. Nothing in this article shall prevent a private investigator\nlicensed hereunder from performing the services of a watch, guard or\npatrol agency or bail enforcement agent as defined in this article;\nhowever, a watch, guard or patrol agency or bail enforcement agent may\nnot perform the services of a private investigator as defined in this\narticle.\n  2. No person, firm, company, partnership, limited liability company or\ncorporation shall engage in the business of bail enforcement agents or\nthe business of watch, guard or patrol agency, or advertise his, their\nor its business to be that of bail enforcement agent or watch, guard or\npatrol agency, notwithstanding the name or title used in describing such\nagency or notwithstanding the fact that other functions and services may\nalso be performed for fee, hire or reward, without having first obtained\nfrom the department of state a license so to do, as hereinafter\nprovided, for each bureau, agency, sub-agency, office and branch office\nto be owned, conducted, managed or maintained by such person, firm,\ncompany, partnership, limited liability company or corporation for the\nconduct of such business.\n  3. Any person, firm, company, partnership or corporation who violates\nany provision of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 696-F — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 16 / Section 696-F
Servicing
Status: in_force

§ 696-f. Servicing. An agency may make provision in a note and loan\nagreement or by separate agreement for the performance of loan or grant\nservicing functions, including, but not limited to, functions related to\nlending or providing a grant for construction, as may generally be\nperformed by an institutional lender. Such agency may act in such\ncapacity or appoint or consent to the appointment of a financial\ninstitution or other qualified entity, as determined by such agency, to\nact in such capacity on behalf of such agency. Such agency may pay a\nreasonable and customary fee to such financial institution or other\nqualified entity appointed by such agency, or to whose appointment such\nagency provided consent, for the performance of such loan or grant\nservicing functions.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 966 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-B / Section 966
Special provisions relating to empire zones and zone equivalent areas
Status: in_force

§ 966. Special provisions relating to empire zones and zone equivalent\nareas. In addition to the benefits provided for in this article, other\nbenefits applicable to empire zones are provided elsewhere in the\nconsolidated laws, and benefits are provided in the case of zone\nequivalent areas, as follows:\n  (a) For real property tax increase exemption, see section four hundred\neighty-five-e of the real property tax law;\n  (b) For reduction in utility costs of non-retail business customers in\nan empire zone, and a correlative tax credit, see subdivision eight of\nsection one hundred eighty-six-a of the tax law;\n  (c) For credits against the tax imposed under article nine-A of the\ntax law, based on investments in certain eligible property in an empire\nzone, see subdivisions twelve-B and twelve-C of section two hundred ten\nof the tax law;\n  (d) For a credit against the tax imposed under article twenty-two of\nthe tax law, based on investments in certain eligible property in an\nempire zone, see subsection (j) of section six hundred six of the tax\nlaw;\n  (e) For credits against the taxes imposed under articles nine-A,\ntwenty-two, thirty-two and thirty-three of the tax law, based on wages\npaid to certain employees employed by a business located in an empire\nzone or in a zone equivalent area, see subdivision nineteen of section\ntwo hundred ten, subsection (k) of section six hundred six, subsection\n(e) of section fourteen hundred fifty-six and subdivision (g) of section\nfifteen hundred eleven, respectively, of the tax law;\n  (f) For credits against the tax imposed under articles nine-A,\ntwenty-two, thirty-two and thirty-three of the tax law, based on\nqualified investments in or contributions to empire zone capital\ncorporations, qualified investments in certified zone businesses and\ncontributions to community development projects, see subdivision twenty\nof section two hundred ten, subsection (l) of section six hundred six,\nsubsection (d) of section fourteen hundred fifty-six, and subdivision\n(h) of section fifteen hundred eleven of the tax law;\n  (g) For refund or credit of payments of certain of the taxes imposed\nunder article twenty-eight and, at local option, pursuant to the\nauthority of article twenty-nine of the tax law, with respect to\npurchases of materials used in constructing, expanding or rehabilitating\ncertain business property located in an empire zone, see subdivision (a)\nof section eleven hundred nineteen of the tax law; and\n  (h) For availability of special empire zone rates governing the\nprovision of gas or electric service, see subdivision twelve-c of\nsection sixty-six of the public service law. Such special empire zone\nrates may remain available to business enterprises certified pursuant to\nthis article for a period of up to ten years following initial\ncertification, unless such certification is revoked, notwithstanding the\nexpiration of the designation of an empire zone.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 1031 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 10 / Section 1031
Complaint
Status: in_force

§ 1031. Complaint. The complaint in an action for dower must describe\nthe property claimed with common certainty, by setting forth the name of\nthe township or tract and the number of the lot, if there is any, or in\nsome other appropriate manner, so that from the description, possession\nof the property claimed may be delivered where the plaintiff is entitled\nthereto, and must set forth the name of the plaintiff's husband.\n