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N.Y. CVP Law § 3012 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 30 / Section 3012
Service of pleadings and demand for complaint
Status: in_force

§ 3012. Service of pleadings and demand for complaint. (a) Service of\npleadings. The complaint may be served with the summons, except that in\nan action arising out of a consumer credit transaction, the complaint\nshall be served with the summons. A subsequent pleading asserting new or\nadditional claims for relief shall be served upon a party who has not\nappeared in the manner provided for service of a summons. In any other\ncase, a pleading shall be served in the manner provided for service of\npapers generally. Service of an answer or reply shall be made within\ntwenty days after service of the pleading to which it responds.\n  (b) Service of complaint where summons served without complaint. If\nthe complaint is not served with the summons, the defendant may serve a\nwritten demand for the complaint within the time provided in subdivision\n(a) of rule 320 for an appearance. Service of the complaint shall be\nmade within twenty days after service of the demand. Service of the\ndemand shall extend the time to appear until twenty days after service\nof the complaint. If no demand is made, the complaint shall be served\nwithin twenty days after service of the notice of appearance. The court\nupon motion may dismiss the action if service of the complaint is not\nmade as provided in this subdivision. A demand or motion under this\nsubdivision does not of itself constitute an appearance in the action.\n  (c) Additional time to serve answer where summons and complaint not\npersonally delivered to person to be served within the state. If the\ncomplaint is served with the summons and the service is made on the\ndefendant by delivering the summons and complaint to an official of the\nstate authorized to receive service in his behalf or if service of the\nsummons and complaint is made pursuant to section 303, paragraphs two,\nthree, four or five of section 308, or sections 313, 314 or 315, service\nof an answer shall be made within thirty days after service is complete.\n  (d) Extension of time to appear or plead. Upon the application of a\nparty, the court may extend the time to appear or plead, or compel the\nacceptance of a pleading untimely served, upon such terms as may be just\nand upon a showing of reasonable excuse for delay or default.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 148 — New York Code / Act STF / Article 9 / Section 148
Certain contracts involving personal protective equipment and medical supplies
Status: in_force

§ 148. Certain contracts involving personal protective equipment and\nmedical supplies. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all\ncontracts over fifty thousand dollars in value made and awarded by any\ndepartment or agency of the state for the purchase of personal\nprotective equipment or medical supplies shall require that the personal\nprotective equipment or medical supply items be produced or made in\nwhole or substantial part in the United States.\n  2. For purposes of this section:\n  (a) "personal protective equipment" means all equipment worn to\nminimize exposure to medical hazards, including gloves, masks, face\nshields, eye protection, respirators, medical hair and shoe coverings,\nand disposable gowns and aprons.\n  (b) "medical supplies" means materials necessary to respond to health\nemergencies or pandemics, including and without limitation ventilators,\nmedical test kits, and vaccines.\n  (c) "United States" means the United States, its territories, or\npossessions.\n  3. The provisions of this section shall not apply if the head of the\ndepartment or agency purchasing the personal protective equipment or\nmedical supplies, in his or her sole discretion, determines that such\nprovisions would not be in the public interest; that obtaining such\npersonal protective equipment or medical supplies in the United States\nwould increase the cost of the contract by an unreasonable amount; that\nsuch personal protective equipment or medical supplies cannot be\nproduced or made in the United States in sufficient and reasonably\navailable quantities and of satisfactory quality or design to meet the\ndepartment's or agency's requirements; or that purchasing personal\nprotective equipment or medical supplies manufactured outside of the\nUnited States is necessary to avoid a delay in the delivery of critical\nservices that could compromise the public welfare.\n  4. Nothing in this section is intended to contravene any existing\ntreaties, laws, trade agreements, or regulations of the United States or\nsubsequent trade agreements entered into between any foreign countries\nand the state or the United States.\n  5. Subject to the provisions of this section, the department of\neconomic development, in consultation with the office of general\nservices and the division of the budget, shall be authorized to\nestablish rules and regulations for the effective administration of this\nsection.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 678 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 19-A / Section 678
Commissioner's powers of investigation
Status: in_force

§ 678. Commissioner's powers of investigation.  The commissioner or\nhis authorized representative shall have power: (a) to investigate the\nwages of persons employed on a farm; (b) to enter the place of business\nor employment of any employer for the purpose of (1) examining and\ninspecting any and all books, registers, payrolls and other records that\nin any way relate to or have a bearing upon the wages paid to, or the\nhours worked by any employee, (2) ascertaining whether the provisions of\nthis article and the regulations promulgated hereunder are being\ncomplied with; and (c) to require from any employer full and correct\nstatements and reports in writing of the records required by this\narticle, at such times as the commissioner may deem necessary.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 5251 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 52 / Section 5251
Disobedience of subpoena, restraining notice or order; false swearing; destroying notice of sale
Status: in_force

§ 5251. Disobedience of subpoena, restraining notice or order; false\nswearing; destroying notice of sale.  Refusal or willful neglect of any\nperson to obey a subpoena or restraining notice issued, or order\ngranted, pursuant to this title; false swearing upon an examination or\nin answering written questions; and willful defacing or removal of a\nposted notice of sale before the time fixed for the sale, shall each be\npunishable as a contempt of court.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 1111 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 11 / Section 1111
Dismissal of petition when order complied with
Status: in_force

§ 1111. Dismissal of petition when order complied with. If it appears\nto the satisfaction of the court, upon the referee's report and the\nproofs thereto appended or, where a referee is not appointed, upon the\nallegations and proofs of the parties before the court, that the party\nrequired to produce the tenant for life, or to prove his existence, has\nfully complied with the order, the court must make an order dismissing\nthe petition and requiring the petitioner to pay the costs of the\nproceedings.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 13-A-5.1 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 13-A / Part 5 / Section 13-A-5.1
Relation to electronic signature in global and national
Status: in_force

§ 13-A-5.1 Relation to electronic signature in global and national\n              commerce act\n  This article modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures\nin Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. section 7001 et seq., but\ndoes not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of such act, 15\nU.S.C. section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the\nnotices described in section 103(b) of such act, 15 U.S.C. section\n7003(b).\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 467 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 4-A / Section 467
Single use tattoo and body piercing equipment
Status: in_force

§ 467. Single use tattoo and body piercing equipment.\n  1. All tattoo studios and body piercing studios shall use only single\nuse needles and approved ink handling procedures in all tattoo and body\npiercing procedures performed in such establishments.\n  2. Prior to a person receiving a tattoo or body piercing from a\nlicensed tattooist or body piercing specialist, such person and licensed\ntattooist or body piercing specialist must sign a form confirming that\nthe tattooist or body piercing specialist:\n  (a) Presented all single use needles in a sterile and sealed package,\nthat are to be used during the tattoo or body piercing procedure, to the\nperson receiving such tattoo or body piercing, and explained that only\napproved ink handling procedures would be used; and\n  (b) Opened all single use needles that are to be used during the\ntattoo or body piercing procedure in the presence of the person\nreceiving such tattoo or body piercing.\n  3. A copy of the confirmation form shall be given to the person\nreceiving a tattoo or body piercing. The tattoo studio or body piercing\nstudio shall retain a copy of such confirmation form for a period not\nless than seven years.\n  4. The commissioner shall make regulations under this section.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 149 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 7 / Section 149
Drainage, sewer and water pipes, cattle passes or other crossings in highways
Status: in_force

§ 149. Drainage, sewer and water pipes, cattle passes or other\ncrossings in highways. The town superintendent may, with the consent of\nthe town board, upon the written application of any resident or taxpayer\nof his town or a corporation, grant permission for an overhead or\nunderground crossing, or to lay and maintain drainage, sewer and water\npipes under ground within the portion therein described of a town\nhighway.  Permission shall not be granted for the laying and maintaining\nof such pipes under the travelled part of the highway, except across the\nsame, for the purposes of sewerage and draining swamps or other lands,\nand supplying premises with water. Such permission shall be granted upon\nthe condition that such pipes and hydrants or crossings shall be so\nlaid, set or constructed as not to interrupt or interfere with public\ntravel upon the highway, and upon the further condition that the\napplicant will replace the earth removed and leave the highway in all\nrespects in as good condition as before the laying of said pipes, or\nconstruction of such crossings, and that such applicant will keep such\npipes and hydrants or crossing in repair and save the town harmless from\nall damages which may accrue by reason of their location in the highway,\nand that upon notice by the town superintendent the applicant will make\nthe repairs required for the protection or preservation of the highway.\nThe permit of the town superintendent, with the consent of the town\nboard or county superintendent, and the acceptance of the applicant,\nshall be executed in duplicate, one of which shall be filed in the\noffice of the town clerk and the other in the office of the county\nsuperintendent.  In case the applicant shall fail to make any of the\nrepairs required to be made under the permit, they may be made by the\ntown superintendent at the expense of the applicant, and such expenses\nshall be a lien, prior to any other lien, upon the land benefited by the\nuse of the highway for such pipes, hydrants or structures. The town\nsuperintendent may revoke such permit upon the applicant's failure to\ncomply with any of the conditions contained therein.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 322 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 3 / Section 322
Prohibited referral payment to licensees by motor vehicle repairers
Status: in_force

§ 322. Prohibited referral payment to licensees by motor vehicle\nrepairers. No licensed insurance agent, licensed insurance broker,\nlicensed adjuster, authorized insurer or representative of such insurer\nshall directly or indirectly request, procure or accept any payment from\na motor vehicle repairer for referring any motor vehicle repair business\nto such repairer.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 9-B — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 1 / Section 9-B
Actions or special proceedings by superintendent or attorney-general
Status: in_force

§ 9-b. Actions or special proceedings by superintendent or\n         attorney-general.\n  1. In addition to any action or special proceeding which may be\nmaintained by either of them under any other section of this chapter,\nthe superintendent or the attorney-general may maintain an action or\nspecial proceeding:\n  (a) To annul the corporate existence or dissolve a corporation formed\nunder any article of this chapter or formed under any other statute or\nspecial act having as its purpose or among its purposes a purpose for\nwhich a corporation may be formed under this chapter that has acted\nbeyond its capacity or power or to restrain it from the doing of\nunauthorized business.\n  (b) To annul the corporate existence or dissolve any such corporation\nthat has not been duly formed.\n  (c) To restrain any person or persons from acting as such a\ncorporation within this state without being duly incorporated or from\nexercising in this state any corporate rights, privileges or franchises\nnot granted to them by the law of the state.\n  (d) To dissolve a corporation under section nine-c.\n  2. In any action or special proceeding brought under this section:\n  (a) If an action, it is triable by jury as a matter of right.\n  (b) The court may confer immunity in accordance with the provisions of\nsection 50.20 of the criminal procedure law.\n  (c) A temporary restraining order to restrain the commission or\ncontinuance of the unlawful acts which form the basis of the action or\nspecial proceeding may be granted upon proof, by affidavit, that the\ndefendant or defendants have committed or are about to commit such acts.\nApplication for such restraining order may be made ex parte or upon such\nnotice as the court may direct.\n  (d) When final judgment in such action or special proceeding is\nrendered against the defendant or defendants, the court may direct the\ncosts to be collected by execution against any or all of the defendants\nor by order of attachment or other process against the person of any\ndirector or officer of a corporate defendant.\n  (e) In connection with any such proposed action or special proceeding\nthe superintendent or the attorney-general may take proof and issue\nsubpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and rules.\n
N.Y. PML Law § 121 — New York Code / Act PML / Article 1 / Section 121
Completion of unfinished business
Status: in_force

§ 121. Completion of unfinished business. Any business or other matter\nundertaken or commenced by the former division of the lottery and the\nformer racing and wagering board pertaining to or connected with the\nfunctions, powers, duties and obligations transferred and assigned to\nthe state gaming commission and pending on the effective date of this\narticle shall be conducted and completed by the appropriate successor\noffices within the commission in the same manner and under the same\nterms and conditions and with the same effect as if conducted and\ncompleted by the former division of the lottery and former racing and\nwagering board.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1605 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 16 / Section 1605
Original probate 1
Status: in_force

§ 1605.  Original probate\n  1.  A will of a non-domiciliary which upon probate may operate upon\nany property in this state and is deemed by the laws of this state to\nhave been validly executed for probate in this state, may be admitted to\nprobate in the same manner as any other will may be admitted to probate\nunder this act, except as herein otherwise prescribed.\n  2.  A will which has been admitted to probate or established in the\ntestator's domicile shall not thereafter be admitted to original probate\nin this state except\n  (a)  in a case where the court is satisfied that ancillary probate\nwould be unduly expensive, inconvenient or impossible under the\ncircumstances,\n  (b)  where the testator has directed in such will that it shall be\noffered for probate in this state or\n  (c)  where the laws of testator's domicile discriminate against\ndomiciliaries of New York either as a beneficiary or a fiduciary.\n  3.  A will which by judgment or decree of a competent court in the\ntestator's domicile has been denied probate or establishment shall not\nbe admitted to probate in this state except where the denial of probate\nor establishment is solely for a cause which is not ground for rejection\nof a will of a domiciliary testator.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 389-C — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 25-A / Section 389-C
Special application of section three hundred forty-nine of this chapter
Status: in_force

§ 389-c. Special application of section three hundred forty-nine of\nthis chapter. In addition to the power set forth in subdivision (b) of\nsection three hundred forty-nine of this chapter, the attorney general\nshall have the power to assess a fine of up to one thousand dollars for\neach violation of this article; and the defense under subdivision (d) of\nsection three hundred forty-nine of this chapter shall not be available\nin connection with any violation of this article.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 6-6.6 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 6 / Part 6 / Section 6-6.6
Effect and construction of part
Status: in_force

§ 6-6.6 Effect and construction of part\n  This part does not effect rights of creditors nor prevent married\npersons from severing or altering their interests in property nor\nauthorize testamentary dispositions of property otherwise limited or\nprohibited by law, and shall be so applied and construed as to\neffectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to\nthe subject of this part among those states which enact similar\nlegislation.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 4-A-507 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 4-A / Part 5 / Section 4-A-507
Choice of Law
Status: in_force

Section 4-A-507. Choice of Law.\n  (1) The following rules apply unless the affected parties otherwise\nagree or subsection (3) applies:\n       (a) The rights and obligations between the sender of a payment\n           order and the receiving bank are governed by the law of the\n           jurisdiction in which the receiving bank is located.\n       (b) The rights and obligations between the beneficiary's bank and\n           the beneficiary are governed by the law of the jurisdiction\n           in which the beneficiary's bank is located.\n       (c) The issue of when payment is made pursuant to a funds\n           transfer by the originator to the beneficiary is governed by\n           the law of the jurisdiction in which the beneficiary's bank\n           is located.\n  (2) If the parties described in each paragraph of subsection (1) have\nmade an agreement selecting the law of a particular jurisdiction to\ngovern rights and obligations between each other, the law of that\njurisdiction governs those rights and obligations, whether or not the\npayment order or the funds transfer bears a reasonable relation to that\njurisdiction.\n  (3) A funds-transfer system rule may select the law of a particular\njurisdiction to govern (i) rights and obligations between participating\nbanks with respect to payment orders transmitted or processed through\nthe system, or (ii) the rights and obligations of some or all parties to\na funds transfer any part of which is carried out by means of the\nsystem. A choice of law made pursuant to clause (i) is binding on\nparticipating banks. A choice of law made pursuant to clause (ii) is\nbinding on the originator, other sender, or a receiving bank having\nnotice that the funds-transfer system might be used in the funds\ntransfer and of the choice of law by the system when the originator,\nother sender, or receiving bank issued or accepted a payment order. The\nbeneficiary of a funds transfer is bound by the choice of law if, when\nthe funds transfer is initiated, the beneficiary has notice that the\nfunds-transfer system might be used in the funds transfer and of the\nchoice of law by the system. The law of a jurisdiction selected pursuant\nto this subsection may govern, whether or not that law bears a\nreasonable relation to the matter in issue.\n  (4) In the event of inconsistency between an agreement under\nsubsection (2) and a choice-of-law rule under subsection (3), the\nagreement under subsection (2) prevails.\n  (5) If a funds transfer is made by use of more than one funds-transfer\nsystem and there is inconsistency between choice-of-law rules of the\nsystems, the matter in issue is governed by the law of the selected\njurisdiction that has the most significant relationship to the matter in\nissue.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 7.19 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title B / Article 7 / Section 7.19
Personnel of the office
Status: in_force

§ 7.19 Personnel of the office.\n  (a) The commissioner or his or her designee may, within the amounts\nappropriated therefor, appoint and remove in accordance with law and\napplicable rules of the state civil service commission, such officers\nand employees of the office of mental health as are necessary for\nefficient administration and shall administer the office's personnel\nsystem in accordance with such law and rules. In exercising the\nappointing authority, the commissioner shall take all reasonable and\nnecessary steps, consistent with article twenty-three-A of the\ncorrection law, to ensure that any such person so appointed has not\npreviously engaged in any act in violation of any law which could\ncompromise the health and safety of patients.\n  (b) The director of a hospital or institute in the office shall have\nprofessional qualifications and experience to be prescribed by the\ncommissioner.\n  (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the positions of\npsychiatrist III and deputy director in any office facility, in\nMatteawan state hospital, or in Dannemora state hospital may be filled\nby promotion open to employees of all such facilities who possess the\nminimum qualifications for the respective positions. Promotion lists\nwhich are established for those positions shall be general eligible\npromotion lists from which names are certified in the order of final\nearned ratings and from which certification shall not be subdivided by\nthe facility or department in which such persons are employed. Nothing\nin this subdivision shall prevent the use of open competitive\nexaminations.\n  (d) The commissioner shall establish regulations governing the\npersonnel administration of the department and its facilities.\n  (e) The use of volunteers at facilities in the office of mental health\nshall be encouraged. The commissioner may establish regulations\ngoverning such volunteer services.\n  (f) Where, and to the extent that, an agreement between the state and\nan employee organization entered into pursuant to article fourteen of\nthe civil service law so provides, the commissioner is authorized to\nimplement the provisions of such agreement relating to discipline\nconsistent with the terms thereof.\n
N.Y. PBG Law § 39 — New York Code / Act PBG / Article 3 / Section 39
Projects financed solely by authorities
Status: in_force

§ 39. Projects financed solely by authorities.  An authority may\nundertake projects with funds obtained solely from sale of its bonds to\npersons, firms or corporations other than governments, provided that the\nmunicipality approves such projects in the manner provided for approval\nof projects involving municipal aid.\n