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N.Y. RCO Law § 225-B — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 11-A / Section 225-B
Meeting for incorporation
Status: in_force

§ 225-b. Meeting for incorporation. 1. Notice of a meeting for the\npurpose of incorporating an unincorporated free Methodist church shall\nbe in writing and shall state in substance, that a meeting of such\nunincorporated church will be held at its usual place of worship at a\nspecified day and hour, for the purpose of incorporating such a church\nand selecting a name therefor and electing trustees thereof.\n  2. Such notice must be signed by at least six members, either in full\nconnection or on probation, of the local society of full age and in good\nand regular standing. This notice shall be publicly read at a regular\nmeeting of such unincorporated church for public worship, at least ten\ndays, and not more than thirty days, before the date of such meeting\nupon Sunday, if such service be held on Sunday, by the pastor or by one\nof the signers thereof; and a copy of such notice shall be posted\nconspicuously on the outside of the main entrance to such place of\nworship at least fifteen days before the date of such meeting.\n  3. At the meeting for incorporation held in pursuance of such notice,\nthe following persons, and no others, shall be qualified voters, to wit:\nall persons of full age, who are then members of such church, either in\nfull connection or on probation, and in good and regular standing. The\npresence of the majority of such qualified voters, at least six in\nnumber, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of such meeting,\nwithout which no action can be taken. Each action of the meeting upon\nany matter or question shall be decided by a majority of the qualified\nvoters present and voting thereon. At such meeting the pastor shall\npreside, or in the absence of a pastor or in case of his declining to\npreside, any qualified voter may be elected to preside. The presiding\nofficer shall be the judge of the qualifications of voters, subject to\nappeal to the vote of the members present whose qualifications as voters\nare not challenged, and shall receive the votes cast and declare the\nresult of the same.\n  4. If such meeting shall decide to incorporate such unincorporated\nchurch, it shall also decide upon the name of the proposed\nincorporation, the number of trustees thereof, which shall be three, six\nor nine.  Such meeting shall elect by ballot the number of trustees\ndecided upon, at least two-thirds of whom shall be members in full\nconnection of the free Methodist church and in good and regular\nstanding. One-third of these shall hold office until the first annual\nelection of trustees thereafter, one-third until the second annual\nelection, and one-third until the third annual election.\n  5. The first annual meeting for the election of trustees shall be held\nat the date fixed for the annual society meeting which shall be within\nthree months prior to the session of the annual conference.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 191 — New York Code / Act STF / Article 13 / Section 191
Remedies
Status: in_force

§ 191. Remedies. 1. Any current or former employee, contractor, or\nagent of any private or public employer who is discharged, demoted,\nsuspended, threatened, harassed or in any other manner discriminated\nagainst in the terms and conditions of employment, or otherwise harmed\nor penalized by an employer, or a prospective employer, because of\nlawful acts done by the employee, contractor, agent, or associated\nothers in furtherance of an action brought under this article or other\nefforts to stop one or more violations of this article, shall be\nentitled to all relief necessary to make the employee, contractor or\nagent whole. Such relief shall include but not be limited to:\n  (a) an injunction to restrain continued discrimination;\n  (b) hiring, contracting or reinstatement to the position such person\nwould have had but for the discrimination or to an equivalent position;\n  (c) reinstatement of full fringe benefits and seniority rights;\n  (d) payment of two times back pay, plus interest; and\n  (e) compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the\ndiscrimination, including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys'\nfees.\n  2. For purposes of this section, a "lawful act" shall include, but not\nbe limited to, obtaining or transmitting to the state, a local\ngovernment, a qui tam plaintiff, or private counsel solely employed to\ninvestigate, potentially file, or file a cause of action under this\narticle, documents, data, correspondence, electronic mail, or any other\ninformation, even though such act may violate a contract, employment\nterm, or duty owed to the employer or contractor, so long as the\npossession and transmission of such documents are for the sole purpose\nof furthering efforts to stop one or more violations of this article.\nNothing in this subdivision shall be interpreted to prevent any law\nenforcement authority from bringing a civil or criminal action against\nany person for violating any provision of law.\n  3. An employee, contractor or agent described in subdivision one of\nthis section may bring an action in the appropriate supreme court for\nthe relief provided in this section.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 2-505 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-505
Seller's Shipment Under Reservation
Status: in_force

Section 2--505. Seller's Shipment Under Reservation.\n  (1) Where the seller has identified goods to the contract by or before\nshipment:\n       (a) his procurement of a negotiable bill of lading to his own\n           order or otherwise reserves in him a security interest in the\n           goods. His procurement of the bill to the order of a\n           financing agency or of the buyer indicates in addition only\n           the seller's expectation of transferring that interest to the\n           person named.\n       (b) a non-negotiable bill of lading to himself or his nominee\n           reserves possession of the goods as security but except in a\n           case of conditional delivery (subsection (2) of Section\n           2--507) a non-negotiable bill of lading naming the buyer as\n           consignee reserves no security interest even though the\n           seller retains possession or control of the bill of lading.\n  (2) When shipment by the seller with reservation of a security\ninterest is in violation of the contract for sale it constitutes an\nimproper contract for transportation within the preceding section but\nimpairs neither the rights given to the buyer by shipment and\nidentification of the goods to the contract nor the seller's powers as a\nholder of a negotiable document of title.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 811 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 38 / Section 811
Repurchase of vessels and parts
Status: in_force

§ 811. Repurchase of vessels and parts. Upon the termination,\ncancellation or non-renewal of any dealer agreement, except as otherwise\nprovided in subdivision one of section eight hundred twelve of this\narticle, by a manufacturer or distributor pursuant to this article the\nnew vessel dealer shall be paid the dealer invoice price plus any\nshipping costs paid by such dealer for:\n  1. new current and previous model year vessels and motors in the\ndealer's inventory which were purchased from the manufacturer or\ndistributor, within twelve months of the delivery date for each vessel\nand motor, and which are unused, and not materially damaged or altered\nwhile in the dealer's possession, and to which the dealer has clear\ntitle and is in position to convey such title to the manufacturer or\ndistributor;\n  2. unused parts which were required from the manufacturer or\ndistributor and which are listed on the current parts price sheet\navailable to the dealer;\n  3. equipment and furnishings required from the manufacturer,\ndistributor, or one of the manufacturer's or distributor's approved\nservices; and\n  4. special tools that are only usable on the specific brand of vessel\nor engine offered by the manufacturer or distributor terminating,\ncanceling or nonrenewing a dealer agreement.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 878 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 39 / Section 878
General functions, powers and duties
Status: in_force

* § 878. General functions, powers and duties. The office of business\npermits, by and through the director or his duly authorized officers and\nemployees, shall have the following functions, powers and duties:\n  1. To provide comprehensive information on permits required for\nbusiness undertakings, projects, and activities in the state and to make\nsuch information available to applicants and generally to any person.\n  2. To develop a master application procedure to expedite the\nidentification and processing of such permits.\n  3. To assist applicants in obtaining timely and efficient permit\nreview and the resolution of issues arising therefrom.\n  4. To consolidate hearings required pursuant to permit applications\nwhen feasible and advantageous.\n  5. To provide the conceptual review of business undertakings at an\nearly stage of planning to provide interested persons with an official\nopinion as to the general acceptability of such undertakings.\n  6. To encourage and facilitate the participation of federal and local\ngovernment agencies in permit coordination.\n  7. To make recommendations for eliminating, consolidating,\nsimplifying, expediting, or otherwise improving permit procedures\naffecting business undertakings.\n  14. To assist any person in the preparation of a petition for a\ndeclaratory ruling to be submitted pursuant to section two hundred six\nof the state administrative procedure act.\n  15. To monitor agency compliance with section two hundred six of the\nstate administrative procedure act and to make recommendations to\nagencies for improving such compliance.\n  17. To adopt such rules and regulations, procedures, instructions, and\nforms as are required to carry out the functions, powers, and duties\nimposed upon the office by this article.\n  * NB Authority of office expired per § 893 December 31, 1995\n
N.Y. WKC Law § 96 — New York Code / Act WKC / Article 6 / Section 96
Penalties for fraudulent practices
Status: in_force

§ 96. Penalties for fraudulent practices.  1. Any person who knowingly\nmakes a false statement or representation, conceals any material fact,\nor engages in any other fraudulent scheme or device for the purpose of\nobtaining, maintaining or renewing insurance in the state insurance fund\nat less than the proper rate for such insurance, whether for himself or\nherself or any other person or entity, or for the purpose of evading the\nrequirements of section fifty of this chapter or for the purpose of\nobtaining any benefit or payment out of such fund, whether for himself\nor herself or any other person or entity, shall be guilty of a class E\nfelony. If a violation of this subdivision is alleged and such act could\nalso constitute a violation of the penal law or any other law, the\nprosecuting official may charge such person pursuant to the provisions\nof this section and charge such person in accordance with such other law\nor laws. In addition to any other remedy, the state insurance fund shall\nbe entitled to restitution for any amount obtained or withheld as a\nresult of a violation of this subdivision.\n  2. For violations of subdivision one of this section, the state\ninsurance fund shall have a right of action to recover civil damages\nequal to three times the amount wrongfully obtained, or five thousand\ndollars, whichever is greater. The remedy provided in this section shall\nbe in addition to any other remedy provided by law.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 282-B — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 12-A / Section 282-B
Additional Diesel motor fuel tax
Status: in_force

§ 282-b. Additional Diesel motor fuel tax. In addition to the tax\nimposed by section two hundred eighty-two-a of this chapter, a like tax\nshall be imposed at the rate of three cents per gallon upon sale or use\nwithin the state of Diesel motor fuel or upon the delivery of Diesel\nmotor fuel to a filling station or into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle\nfor use in the operation thereof. Except as otherwise provided in this\nsection, all of the provisions of this article shall apply with respect\nto the additional tax imposed by this section to the same extent as if\nit were imposed by said section two hundred eighty-two-a. Beginning on\nApril first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, four and one-sixth per centum\nof the moneys received by the department pursuant to the provisions of\nthis section shall be deposited to the credit of the emergency highway\nreconditioning and preservation fund reserve account established\npursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision two of\nsection eighty-nine of the state finance law. Beginning on April first,\nnineteen hundred ninety-one, four and one-sixth per centum of the moneys\nreceived by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section\nshall be deposited to the credit of the emergency highway construction\nand reconstruction fund reserve account established pursuant to the\nprovisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section eighty-nine-a\nof the state finance law. Beginning on April first, nineteen hundred\nninety-two, an additional eight and one-third per centum of the moneys\nreceived by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section\nshall be deposited to the credit of the emergency highway reconditioning\nand preservation fund reserve account established pursuant to the\nprovisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section eighty-nine of\nthe state finance law. Beginning on April first, nineteen hundred\nninety-two, an additional eight and one-third per centum of the moneys\nreceived by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section\nshall be deposited to the credit of the emergency highway construction\nand reconstruction fund reserve account established pursuant to the\nprovisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section eighty-nine-a\nof the state finance law. Beginning on April first, two thousand one,\nseventy-five per centum of the moneys received by the department\npursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the\ndedicated fund accounts pursuant to subdivision (d) of section three\nhundred one-j of this chapter. Beginning on April first, two thousand\nthree, all of the moneys received by the department pursuant to the\nprovisions of this section shall be deposited in the dedicated fund\naccounts pursuant to subdivision (d) of section three hundred one-j of\nthis chapter.\n
N.Y. GCM Law § 127-A — New York Code / Act GCM / Section 127-A
Reporting of changes or corrections in sales and compensating use tax liability
Status: in_force

§ 127-A. Reporting of changes or corrections in sales and compensating\nuse tax liability.--Where the state tax commission changes or corrects a\ntaxpayer's sales and compensating use tax liability with respect to the\npurchase or use of items for which a sales or compensating use tax\ncredit against the tax imposed by this title was claimed, the taxpayer\nshall report such change or correction to the commissioner of finance\nwithin ninety days of the final determination of such change or\ncorrection, or as required by the commissioner of finance, and shall\nconcede the accuracy of such determination or state wherein it is\nerroneous. Any taxpayer filing an amended return or report relating to\nthe purchase or use of such items shall also file within ninety days\nthereafter a copy of such amended return or report with the commissioner\nof finance.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2741 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 27-CC / Section 2741
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 2741. Definitions. As used in this article:\n  1. "Traumatic brain injury" means an acquired injury to the brain\ncaused by an external physical force resulting in total or partial\ndisability or impairment and shall include but not be limited to damage\nto the central nervous system from anoxic/hypoxic episodes or damage to\nthe central nervous system from allergic conditions, toxic substances\nand other acute medical/clinical incidents. Such term shall include, but\nnot be limited to, open and closed brain injuries that may result in\nmild, moderate or severe impairments in one or more areas, including\ncognition, language, memory, attention, reasoning, abstract thinking,\njudgment, problem-solving, sensory perceptual and motor abilities,\npsycho-social behavior, physical functions, information processing and\nspeech. Such term shall not include progressive dementias and other\nmentally impairing conditions, depression and psychiatric disorders in\nwhich there is no known or obvious central nervous system damage,\nneurological, metabolic and other medical conditions of chronic,\ncongenital or degenerative nature or brain injuries induced by birth\ntrauma.\n  2. "Concussion" means a mild traumatic injury to the brain that is\ncharacterized by immediate and transient alteration of mental status and\nlevel of consciousness, resulting from mechanical force or trauma.\n
N.Y. UDC Law § 1813-A — New York Code / Act UDC / Article 18-A / Section 1813-A
Duty to pay judgments
Status: in_force

§ 1813-A. Duty to pay judgments.\n  (a) Any person, partnership, firm or corporation which is sued in a\ncommercial claims part for any cause of action arising out of its\nbusiness activities, shall pay any judgment rendered against it in its\ntrue name or in any name in which it conducts business. "True name"\nincludes the legal name of a natural person and the name under which a\npartnership, firm or corporation is licensed, registered, incorporated\nor otherwise authorized to do business.  "Conducting business" as used\nin this section shall include, but not be limited to, maintaining signs\nat business premises or on business vehicles; advertising; entering into\ncontracts; and printing or using sales slips, checks, invoices or\nreceipts.  Whenever a judgment has been rendered against a person,\npartnership, firm or corporation in other than its true name and the\njudgment has remained unpaid for thirty-five days after receipt by the\njudgment debtor of notice of its entry, the aggrieved judgment creditor\nshall be entitled to commence an action in commercial claims part\nagainst such judgment debtor, notwithstanding the jurisdictional limit\nof the court, for the sum of the original judgment, costs, reasonable\nattorney's fees, and one hundred dollars.\n  (b) Whenever a judgment which relates to activities for which a\nlicense is required has been rendered against a business which is\nlicensed by a state or local licensing authority and which remains\nunpaid for thirty-five days after receipt by the judgment debtor of\nnotice of its entry and the judgment has not been stayed or appealed,\nthe state or local licensing authority shall consider such failure to\npay, if deliberate or part of a pattern of similar conduct indicating\nrecklessness, as a basis for the revocation, suspension, conditioning or\nrefusal to grant or renew such license. Nothing herein shall be\nconstrued to preempt an authority's existing policy if it is more\nrestrictive.\n  (c) The clerk shall attach to the notice of suit required under this\narticle a notice of the duty imposed by this section.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 7103 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 71 / Section 7103
Content of merger or consolidation agreement, and of charter of surviving or consolidated company
Status: in_force

§ 7103. Content of merger or consolidation agreement, and of charter\nof surviving or consolidated company. (a) Any agreement for merger or\nconsolidation shall contain the proposed charter of the surviving or\nconsolidated company and such other particulars as may be necessary to\nexplain and make manifest the objects and purposes of the surviving or\nconsolidated company and the manner in which it is to be conducted. Such\ncompany may be given the name of one or more of the constituent\ncompanies, which name shall, however, comply with subsection (g) of\nsection one thousand one hundred two of this chapter. The approval of\nsuch agreement by the superintendent shall constitute an approval of\nsuch proposed charter.\n  (b) The proposed charter shall conform to all requirements of\nparagraph five of subsection (a) of section one thousand two hundred one\nof this chapter.\n  (c) If the surviving or consolidated company shall be a stock company,\nits charter shall provide that its capital shall be no larger than the\nsum of the capital of the constituent companies.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 165.73 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title J / Article 165 / Section 165.73
Trademark counterfeiting in the first degree
Status: in_force

§ 165.73 Trademark counterfeiting in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of trademark counterfeiting in the first degree\nwhen, with the intent to deceive or defraud some other person, or with\nthe intent to evade a lawful restriction on the sale, resale, offering\nfor sale, or distribution of goods, he or she manufactures, distributes,\nsells, or offers for sale goods which bear a counterfeit trademark, or\npossesses a trademark knowing it to be counterfeit for the purpose of\naffixing it to any goods, and the retail value of all such goods bearing\ncounterfeit trademarks exceeds one hundred thousand dollars.\n  Trademark counterfeiting in the first degree is a class C felony.\n
N.Y. RCO Law § 53 — New York Code / Act RCO / Article 3-A / Section 53
Resolution to be adopted at incorporation meeting
Status: in_force

§ 53. Resolution to be adopted at incorporation meeting. At such\nmeeting held for the incorporation of such parish, church or\ncongregation as an Apostolic Episcopal Church, by whatever corporate\nname said church shall take, the following resolution shall be passed by\na majority of the qualified voters of such meeting, to wit:\n  "Resolved, that whereas, it has been decided by a majority vote to\nincorporate said church under the name of (here give the corporate name\nby which such church is to be known) as a congregation of the Apostolic\nEpiscopal Church and under the spiritual jurisdiction of metropolitan\nsynod of such denomination; we likewise, by a majority vote of the duly\nqualified voters at this meeting, held for the incorporation of said\nchurch, now decide that the clergymen trustees of this said church shall\nbe the bishop who is the ecclesiastical administrator, the vicar-general\nand the chancellor of the aforesaid metropolitan synod and the rector or\nvicar of this church, and their successors in office, shall by virtue of\ntheir offices, be the clergymen trustees of this church, which said four\nofficers together with the ............ laymen trustees elected at this\nincorporation meeting, shall constitute the trustees thereof. Said\nclergymen trustees' term of office shall continue until their successors\nin said office are elected by the Metropolitan Synod Apostolic Episcopal\nChurch, and said laymen trustees term of office shall be that fixed by\nstatute."\n
N.Y. DEA Law § 32 — New York Code / Act DEA / Article 3 / Section 32
Privileges and immunities
Status: in_force

§ 32. Privileges and immunities. Notwithstanding any inconsistent\nprovision of law, members of civil defense forces in the state and\nmembers of the civil defense forces of other states or of the federal\ngovernment or of the dominion of Canada or of a province or subdivision\nthereof performing civil defense services at any place in this state\npursuant to any law, any rule, regulation or order duly promulgated or\nissued pursuant to this act, any federal law, or any agreement, compact,\nor arrangement for mutual aid and assistance, to which the state or a\npolitical subdivision thereof is a party, shall possess the same powers,\nduties, immunities and privileges they would ordinarily possess if\nperforming their duties in the jurisdiction in which normally employed\nor rendering services.\n