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N.Y. EPT Law § 5-4.3 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 5 / Part 4 / Section 5-4.3
Amount of recovery
Status: in_force

§ 5-4.3 Amount of recovery\n  (a) The damages awarded to the plaintiff may be such sum as the jury\nor, where issues of fact are tried without a jury, the court or referee\ndeems to be fair and just compensation for the pecuniary injuries\nresulting from the decedent's death to the persons for whose benefit the\naction is brought.  In every such action, in addition to any other\nlawful element of recoverable damages, the reasonable expenses of\nmedical aid, nursing and attention incident to the injury causing death\nand the reasonable funeral expenses of the decedent paid by the\ndistributees, or for the payment of which any distributee is\nresponsible, shall also be proper elements of damage.  Interest upon the\nprincipal sum recovered by the plaintiff from the date of the decedent's\ndeath shall be added to and be a part of the total sum awarded.\n  (b) Where the death of the decedent occurs on or after September\nfirst, nineteen hundred eighty-two, in addition to damages and expenses\nrecoverable under paragraph (a) above, punitive damages may be awarded\nif such damages would have been recoverable had the decedent survived.\n  (c) (i) In any action in which the wrongful conduct is medical\nmalpractice or dental malpractice, evidence shall be admissible to\nestablish the federal, state and local personal income taxes which the\ndecedent would have been obligated by law to pay.\n  (ii) In any such action tried by  a jury, the court shall instruct the\njury to consider the amount of federal, state and local personal income\ntaxes which the jury finds, with reasonable certainty, that the decedent\nwould have been obligated by law to pay in determining the sum that\nwould otherwise be available for the support of persons for whom the\naction is brought.\n  (iii) In any such action tried without a jury, the court shall\nconsider the amount of federal, state and local personal income taxes\nwhich the court finds, with reasonable certainty, that the decedent\nwould have been obligated by law to pay in determining the sum that\nwould otherwise be available for the support of persons for whom the\naction is   brought.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 72-R — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5 / Section 72-R
Adopt-a-beach stewardship program
Status: in_force

§ 72-r. Adopt-a-beach stewardship program. 1. The governing body of\nany municipality may enter into stewardship agreements with any person\nor persons for the purposes of preserving, maintaining, or enhancing its\npublicly-owned beach, shoreline area or portion thereof in accordance\nwith the policies of this section.\n  2. The stewardship agreement shall provide that the beach or shoreline\narea be preserved and maintained in its natural state or managed to\nenhance or restore the natural values they provide.  Activities may\ninclude:  remediating vandalism and storm damage, picking up litter and\ntrash, establishing or maintaining access or nature trails, providing\ninterpretive services for school groups and other citizens, and\notherwise providing positive benefits to the beach or shoreline area.\n  3. Stewardship agreement with any person or persons may provide for\nassistance of personnel, facilities and supplies of the municipality for\nthe purposes of supporting appropriate activities under such stewardship\nagreement.\n  4. The municipality shall establish procedures by which a person or\npersons may apply for a stewardship agreement, and shall be responsible\nfor working with such persons to identify specific sections of a\npublicly-owned beach or shoreline area and specific activities deemed\nappropriate for such stewardship agreement. The municipality may\nconsider factors such as safety, environmental sensitivity, need, cost\nand other factors deemed relevant in determining which beach or\nshoreline area or activities may be eligible or appropriate for a\nstewardship agreement.\n  5. The municipality shall provide recognition of the stewardship\nactivities by appropriate signage on or near the adopted beach or\nshoreline area, and may provide recognition by such other measures as it\nmay determine to be appropriate, including but not limited to press\nreleases, certificates, and newsletters.\n  6. The stewardship agreement may be modified in scope or altered in\nany other manner at the sole discretion of the municipality, not\ninconsistent with the provisions of this section. The person or persons\nshall have the option of renewing the agreement subject to the approval\nof the municipality and the continuation by the municipality of the\nadopt-a-beach stewardship program. The municipality may immediately\nremove the signs and it may terminate the agreement upon thirty days\nnotice, if in its sole judgment it finds and determines that the person\nor persons are not meeting the terms and conditions of the agreement.\n  7. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the municipality\nwhich has entered into a stewardship agreement and its employees shall\nnot be liable for damages suffered by any person resulting from the\nactions or activities of such volunteers.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 409 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 8 / Section 409
Actions and proceedings in official capacity
Status: in_force

§ 409. Actions and proceedings in official capacity. 1. No officer\nwhose compensation is paid from county funds shall employ an\nattorney-at-law to appear and prosecute or defend any civil action or\nproceeding brought by or against him in an official capacity whenever\nunder the provisions of this chapter or other law it is made the duty of\nthe district attorney or county attorney to prosecute or defend the\nsame.\n  2. All damages recovered against, or costs and expenses lawfully\nincurred by any officer whose compensation is paid from county funds in\nthe prosecution or defense of any civil action or proceeding brought by\nor against him for an official act done or for failure to perform an\nofficial act shall be a county charge and shall be audited and paid in\nthe same manner as other county charges. When the act upon which the\naction or proceeding is based was done in good faith, but without\nauthority of law or authorization of the board of supervisors, the board\nof supervisors may audit and pay the same as other county charges.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 209-E — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 10-B / Section 209-E
Abolition of science and technology foundation
Status: in_force

§ 209-e. Abolition of science and technology foundation. Upon the\ntransfer pursuant to section two hundred nine-d of this article of the\nfunctions and powers possessed by and all of the obligations and duties\nof the science and technology foundation as established pursuant to\narticle ten-A of the public authorities law to the office, the science\nand technology foundation shall be abolished, and sections thirty-one\nhundred, thirty-one hundred three and thirty-one hundred nine of the\npublic authorities law shall be repealed.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 219-A — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 7-A / Section 219-A
The New York state judicial institute
Status: in_force

§ 219-a. The New York state judicial institute. 1. There shall be\nestablished a New York state judicial institute (hereinafter referred to\nin this section as the "institute"). This institute shall serve as a\ncontinuing statewide center for the provision of education, training and\nresearch facilities for all judges and justices of the unified court\nsystem.\n  2. The chief administrator of the courts may enter into an agreement\njointly with the dormitory authority and with any other person, firm,\nassociation, corporation or agency pursuant to which facilities for such\ninstitute shall be constructed or otherwise provided and thereafter\nmaintained. The maximum amount of bonds that may be issued for such\ninstitute is sixteen million one hundred five thousand dollars,\nexclusive of bonds issued to fund any reserve fund or funds, pay costs\nof issuance and refund bonds. Expenses of the unified court system in\nrelation to this agreement shall be paid out of funds appropriated from\nthe court facilities incentive aid fund to the judiciary for that\npurpose.\n  3. Except as otherwise provided in the agreement specified in\nsubdivision two of this section, the institute shall be deemed a\ncourt-related agency of the unified court system and shall be operated\nby nonjudicial employees thereof.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 96-Z-3 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 5-C / Section 96-Z-3
Granting, suspending or revoking licenses
Status: in_force

§ 96-z-3. Granting, suspending or revoking licenses. The commissioner\nmay decline to grant a license or may suspend or revoke a license\nalready granted, after written notice to the applicant or licensee and\nan opportunity to be heard, when (1) any statement in the application or\nupon which it was issued is or was false or misleading, (2) the\napplicant or licensee does not have adequate physical facilities for the\noperation of a disposal plant or transportation service, (3) facilities\nare not maintained in a manner and as required by rules and regulations\nduly promulgated by the commissioner, (4) applicant, an officer,\ndirector, partner, or holder of ten per centum or more of the voting\nstock of an applicant has been convicted of a felony by a court of the\nUnited States or any state or territory thereof, without subsequent\npardon by the governor or other appropriate authority of the state or\njurisdiction in which such conviction occurred, or the receipt of a\ncertificate of relief from disabilities or a certificate of good conduct\npursuant to article twenty-three of the correction law, (5) when\napplicant or licensee is a partnership or corporation, any partner,\nofficer, director, holder or owner of ten percent or more of the stock,\nhas previously been responsible, in whole or in part, for any act on\naccount of which a license may be denied, suspended or revoked pursuant\nto the provisions of this article, or (6) the applicant or licensee has\nfailed to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or rules or\nregulations promulgated pursuant thereto.\n
N.Y. GCN Law § 22 — New York Code / Act GCN / Article 2 / Section 22
Gender
Status: in_force

§ 22. Gender. Whenever words of the masculine or feminine gender\nappear in any law, rule, regulation, or resolution unless the sense of\nthe sentence indicates otherwise, they shall be deemed to refer to\npersons of any gender. This construction shall apply to gender\nindicative suffixes or prefixes as well as to gender indicative words.\nWhenever the reference is to a corporation, board, body, group,\norganization or other entity comprising more than one person or to an\nassemblage of persons or to an inanimate object the reference shall be\nconstrued to be neutral in gender. Hereafter, in any law, rule,\nregulation, or resolution, gendered terms shall not be used and\ngender-neutral terms, including but not limited to "they", "them" and\n"theirs", shall be used in substitution therefor and with the same force\nand effect; provided, however, if any such law, rule, regulation, or\nresolution is in reference to a specific person, the language referring\nto such person shall be gendered in accordance with the gender identity\nof such person.\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 55.09 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title T / Article 55 / Section 55.09
Temporary assignment and transfer of employees
Status: in_force

§ 55.09. Temporary assignment and transfer of employees. Whenever in\nthe opinion of the trust it would be in the public interest, it may,\nafter prior approval of the director of the budget, request the\ntemporary assignment and transfer of certain employees of any board,\ncommission, agency or department of the state or its political\nsubdivisions, and said board, commission, agency or department, if in\nits opinion such transfer will not interfere with the performance of its\nduties and functions may make such assignment and transfer of said\nemployees to the trust. Such assignment and transfer or extension\nthereof shall not in any way affect the civil service status, continuity\nof service, retirement plan status, right to compensation, grade or\ncompensation or other rights or privileges of any employee so\ntransferred.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 171-Z — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 8 / Section 171-Z
Information sharing with the comptroller regarding unclaimed funds
Status: in_force

§ 171-z. Information sharing with the comptroller regarding unclaimed\nfunds. 1. Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner is authorized\nto release to the comptroller information regarding fixed and final\nunwarranted debts of taxpayers for purposes of collecting unclaimed\nfunds from the comptroller to satisfy fixed and final unwarranted debts\nowed by taxpayers. For purposes of this section, the term "unwarranted\ndebt" shall mean past-due tax liabilities, including unpaid tax,\ninterest and penalty, that the commissioner is required by law to\ncollect and that have become fixed and final such that the taxpayer no\nlonger has any right to administrative or judicial review and a warrant\nhas not been filed; and the term "taxpayer" shall mean any individual,\ncorporation, partnership, limited liability partnership or company,\npartner, member, manager, sole proprietorship, estate, trust, fiduciary\nor entity, who or which has been identified as owing taxes to the state.\nThis section shall not be deemed to abrogate or limit in any way the\npowers and authority of the comptroller to set off debts owed the state\nfrom unclaimed funds, under the constitution of the state or any other\nlaw.\n  2. The comptroller shall keep all information he or she obtains from\nthe commissioner confidential, and any employee, agent or representative\nof the comptroller is prohibited from disclosing any taxpayer\ninformation received under this section to anyone other than the\ncommissioner or staff of the department or staff of the department of\naudit and control for the purposes described in this section.\n
N.Y. STL Law § 73 — New York Code / Act STL / Article 6 / Section 73
Great seal of the state
Status: in_force

§ 73. Great seal of the state. The secretary of state shall cause to\nbe engraved upon metal two and one-half inches in diameter the device of\narms of this state, accurately conformed to the description thereof\ngiven in this article, surrounded with the legend, "The great seal of\nthe state of New York." It alone shall be used as the great seal of the\nstate, and the secretary of state shall have the custody thereof.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 253 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 15 / Section 253
Consumer defenses
Status: in_force

§ 253. Consumer defenses. A creditor, who made a consumer loan the\nproceeds of which were primarily used in a consumer sale, shall be\nsubject to all of the defenses of a consumer arising from such consumer\nsale, provided that the creditor knowingly participated in or was\ndirectly connected with such consumer sale. The creditor's liability\nunder this article shall not exceed the amount owing to the creditor at\nthe time the defenses of the consumer are asserted against the creditor.\nRights of the consumer under this article can only be asserted as a\nmatter of defense to or set-off against a claim by the creditor.  The\ncreditor shall be subrogated to the rights of the consumer arising from\nthe consumer sale and shall have recourse against the seller to the\nextent of any liability incurred by the creditor pursuant to this\narticle.\n
N.Y. ENV Law § 43-0109 — New York Code / Act ENV / Article 43 / Section 43-0109
Expenses; employees
Status: in_force

§ 43-0109. Expenses; employees.\n  The commission may appoint employees and agents and fix their\ncompensation within moneys available therefor. Such compensation and the\nother necessary expenses of the commission shall be paid from moneys\nreceived by the commission from appropriations from the state including\nfrom the Lake George park trust fund pursuant to section ninety-seven-h\nof the state finance law or one or more municipalities in the counties\nof Essex, Warren or Washington, or from gifts or contributions, which\nthe commission is hereby authorized to accept.  Moneys appropriated for\nuse of the commission by the state shall be paid out of the state\ntreasury on the audit and warrant of the Comptroller on vouchers\ncertified or approved by the chairman of the commission or by an officer\nor employee of the commission designated in writing by the chairman.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 464 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 14-G / Section 464
Appointment of members of interlocal advisory boards
Status: in_force

§ 464. Appointment of members of interlocal advisory boards.  Each\ncontracting public agency of this state shall be represented on any\ninterlocal advisory board established by an interlocal agreement to\nwhich it is a party. Its representatives shall be appointed by the\ngoverning board of the contracting public agency of this state, or in\nsuch other manner as shall be prescribed by such governing board.  The\nqualifications, terms of office and compensation, if any, of such\nrepresentatives shall be prescribed by such governing board, subject to\nany applicable provisions of the interlocal agreement.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1922 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 19 / Section 1922
Conclusive presumption after 10 years
Status: in_force

§ 1922. Conclusive presumption after 10 years.\n  An action or proceeding to set aside any disposition of the real\nproperty of a decedent pursuant to an order granted under this article\nor under article 13 of the surrogate's court act by reason of lack of\njurisdiction over any person interested in the estate or by reason of\nany other defect in the procedure must be brought within 10 years after\nthe date of the order or within 1 year after the effective date of this\narticle, whichever date is later.  After the lapse of such period the\npresumption that the order was regular in all respects and that the\ncourt had jurisdiction of all persons interested in the estate becomes\nconclusive.\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 21.01 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title E / Article 21 / Section 21.01
Special definitions
Status: in_force

§ 21.01. Special definitions. As used or referred to in this article,\nall terms shall have the meanings set forth in section 20.03 of this\nchapter, except that the following terms shall have the following\nmeanings:\n  1. "City" shall mean the city of New York.\n  2. "Mayor" shall mean the mayor of the city.\n  3. "Participating cultural institution" shall mean any person formed\nother than for profit which operates or makes available a cultural\nfacility in the city, including but not limited to museums, performing\narts centers, public television and radio stations, theaters,\nauditoriums, libraries, exhibition, performance and rehearsal space,\ngalleries, artists' and dancers' studios, recording studios, and\nrecreational, educational, office, living, parking, restaurant, retail\nor storage space related to any of the foregoing. The decision of the\ntrust in determining that a person is a participating cultural\ninstitution shall be final and conclusive. The annual average admissions\nof each person which would itself qualify as a participating cultural\ninstitution and which leases or licenses space in a performing arts\ncenter from another participating cultural institution (the "lessor")\nshall be attributed to the lessor for purposes of this article and\narticle twenty of this chapter.\n  4. "Trust for cultural resources" or "trust" shall mean the trust for\ncultural resources of the city of New York created by this article.\n
N.Y. EPT Law § 7-1.3 — New York Code / Act EPT / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 7-1.3
Purchase-money resulting trust abolished
Status: in_force

§ 7-1.3 Purchase-money resulting trust abolished\n  (a) A disposition of property to one person for a valuable\nconsideration paid, in whole or in part, by another is presumed\nfraudulent as against the creditors of the payor at the time of such\ndisposition and, unless the presumption is rebutted, a trust results in\nfavor of such creditors to the extent necessary to satisfy their claims;\nbut title to the property vests in the transferee and no trust results\nto the payor unless the transferee either:\n  (1) Takes such property, in his own name, as an absolute transfer\nwithout the consent or knowledge of the payor; or\n  (2) In violation of some trust, purchases the property so transferred\nwith money or property belonging to another.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 204 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 6 / Section 204
Appointment of supervising agency
Status: in_force

§ 204. Appointment of supervising agency. The local legislative body\nof a city is hereby authorized by general ordinance or local law to\nappoint, establish or designate the chief financial officer of the city\nor some other official or bureau, commission or agency as the person or\nbody to exercise the powers and perform the duties held by or incumbent\nupon a supervising agency pursuant to this article, except that if there\nis a board of estimate in the city no such appointment, establishment or\ndesignation shall be made and the board of estimate shall exercise such\npowers and perform such duties or may delegate one or more of them to\nthe chief financial officer of the city or to some other official,\nbureau, commission or agency.\n
N.Y. CCA Law § 205 — New York Code / Act CCA / Article 2 / Section 205
Interpleader
Status: in_force

§ 205. Interpleader. The court shall have jurisdiction of an action of\ninterpleader and defensive interpleader as defined and governed by the\nCPLR, provided that the amount in controversy or the value of the\nproperty involved does not exceed $50,000.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 265.61 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title P / Article 265 / Section 265.61
Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree
Status: in_force

§ 265.61 Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree.\n  1. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first\ndegree when, knowing or having reason to know they are ghost guns, he or\nshe sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of ten or more ghost guns to\nanother person or persons.\n  2. Notwithstanding subdivision one of this section, a person shall not\nbe guilty of criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree if he or\nshe: (a) voluntarily surrenders such ghost guns to any law enforcement\nofficial designated pursuant to subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of\nsubdivision (a) of section 265.20 of this article; or (b) within a\nperiod of six months after the effective date of this section sells,\nexchanges, gives, or disposes of such ghost guns to a gunsmith licensed\npursuant to section 400.00 of this chapter.\n  Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree is a class D felony.\n