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N.Y. NPC Law § 508 — New York Code / Act NPC / Article 5 / Section 508
Income from corporate activities
Status: in_force

§ 508. Income from corporate activities.\n  A corporation whose lawful activities involve among other things the\ncharging of fees or prices for its services or products shall have the\nright to receive such income and, in so doing, may make an incidental\nprofit. All such incidental profits shall be applied to the maintenance,\nexpansion or operation of the lawful activities of the corporation, and\nin no case shall be divided or distributed in any manner whatsoever\namong the members, directors, or officers of the corporation.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 702 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 18 / Section 702
Assistant district attorneys
Status: in_force

§ 702. Assistant district attorneys. 1. The board of supervisors shall\nhave power to authorize the district attorney to appoint one or more\nassistant district attorneys. Every such appointment shall be in a\nwriting filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk. The person\nappointed shall take the prescribed oath of office and furnish any\nrequired official undertaking. Any appointment may be revoked at any\ntime by the district attorney by filing a written revocation in the\noffice of the county clerk.\n  2. The assistant shall perform such duties pertaining to the office as\nmay be directed by the district attorney.\n  3. The assistant during the absence or inability of the district\nattorney shall perform the powers and duties of the office of district\nattorney.\n  4. In the event that more than one assistant is appointed, the\ndistrict attorney shall designate in writing and file in the office of\nthe county clerk and clerk of the board of supervisors the order in\nwhich such assistants shall exercise the powers and duties of the office\nin the event of a vacancy or the absence or inability of such district\nattorney to perform the duties of the office.\n  5. In the event of a vacancy in the office of district attorney, the\nassistant, or if more than one has been appointed, the assistant so\ndesignated, shall perform the powers and duties of the office of\ndistrict attorney until a successor is appointed and has qualified.\n  6. Notwithstanding any provision of law with respect to requirements\nof residence, a district attorney of a county within a city having a\npopulation of one million or more may appoint one or more assistant\ndistrict attorneys who are not residents of such county, but who reside\nwithin the geographical territory of such city.\n  7. Notwithstanding any provision of law with respect to the\nrequirements of residence, a district attorney may appoint one or more\nattorneys employed by the department of taxation and finance as special\nassistant district attorneys with respect to any investigation or\nprosecution concerning, in whole or part, a violation of article\nthirty-seven of the tax law or of the penal law as it applies to the\nenforcement of any provision of the tax law.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 720 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 7 / Part 2 / Section 720
Pre-dispositional placement
Status: in_force

§ 720. Pre-dispositional placement. 1. No child to whom the provisions\nof this article may apply, shall be detained in any prison, jail,\nlockup, or other place used for adults or children convicted of crime or\nunder arrest and charged with a crime.\n  2. The detention of a child in a secure detention or non-secure\nfacility shall not be directed under any of the provisions of this\narticle.\n  3. Pre-dispositional placement of a person alleged to be or\nadjudicated as a person in need of supervision shall be authorized only\nin a foster care program certified by the office of children and family\nservices or a short-term safe house in accordance with section seven\nhundred thirty-nine of this article, or a certified or approved family\nboarding home pursuant to the social services law. The setting of the\nplacement shall take into account:\n  (a) The proximity to the community in which the person alleged to be\nor adjudicated as a person in need of supervision lives with such\nperson's parents or to which such person will be discharged; and\n  (b) The existing educational setting of such person and the proximity\nof such setting to the location of the placement setting.\n  4. (a) The court shall not order or direct pre-dispositional placement\nunder this article, (i) unless the court determines and states in its\nwritten order; (1) that there is no substantial likelihood that the\nyouth and his or her family will continue to benefit from diversion\nservices, including but not limited to, any available respite services;\nand (2) that all available alternatives to detention have been\nexhausted; and (3) that pre-dispositional placement of the respondent is\nin the best interest of the respondent; and (4) that it would be\ncontrary to the welfare of the respondent to continue in their own home;\nor (ii) if the sole basis for the petition is an allegation pursuant to\nparagraph (i) of subdivision (a) of section seven hundred twelve of this\narticle.\n  (b) Where the youth is sixteen years of age or older, the court shall\nnot order or direct pre-dispositional placement under this article,\nunless the court determines and states in its order that special\ncircumstances exist to warrant such placement.\n  (c) If in addition to the provisions of this section, the respondent\nmay be a sexually exploited child as defined in subdivision one of\nsection four hundred forty-seven-a of the social services law, the court\nmay direct the respondent to an available short-term safe house in\naccordance with section seven hundred thirty-nine of this article.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 310.50 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title J / Article 310 / Section 310.50
Verdict; form; reconsideration of defective verdict
Status: in_force

§ 310.50  Verdict; form; reconsideration of defective verdict.\n  1.  The form of the verdict must be in accordance with the court's\ninstructions, as prescribed in article three hundred.\n  2.  If the jury renders a verdict which in form is not in accordance\nwith the court's instructions or which is otherwise legally defective,\nthe court must explain the defect or error and must direct the jury to\nreconsider such verdict, to resume its deliberation for such purpose,\nand to render a proper verdict.  If the jury persists in rendering a\ndefective or improper verdict, the court may in its discretion either\norder that the verdict in its entirety as to any defendant be recorded\nas an acquittal, or discharge the jury and authorize the people to retry\nthe indictment or a specified count or counts thereof as to such\ndefendant; provided that if it is clear that the jury intended to find a\ndefendant not guilty upon any particular count, the court must order\nthat the verdict be recorded as an acquittal of such defendant upon such\ncount.\n  3.  If the court accepts a verdict which is defective or incomplete by\nreason of the jury's failure to render a verdict upon every count upon\nwhich it was instructed to do so, such verdict is deemed to constitute\nan acquittal upon every such count improperly ignored in the verdict.\n  4. In a prosecution involving a charge of enterprise corruption in\nviolation of article four hundred sixty of the penal law, the jury must\nseparately and specifically render a special verdict with regard to each\ncriminal act and any lesser included offense submitted for its\nconsideration as a part of a pattern of criminal activity in addition to\nits verdict on the charge of enterprise corruption. In the absence of a\nunanimous special verdict of guilty with regard to each of at least\nthree criminal acts and/or lesser included offenses submitted for its\nconsideration and legally sufficient to constitute a person's\nparticipation in a pattern of criminal activity within the meaning of\nsubdivision four of section 460.10 of the penal law, the court must\norder that the verdict on the count charging enterprise corruption be\nrecorded as an acquittal.\n
N.Y. CVR Law § 53 — New York Code / Act CVR / Article 5-A / Section 53
Copies of documents and statements to be filed
Status: in_force

§ 53. Copies of documents and statements to be filed. Every existing\nmembership corporation, and every existing unincorporated association\nhaving a membership of twenty or more persons, which corporation or\nassociation requires an oath as a prerequisite or condition of\nmembership, other than a labor union, a fraternity or sorority having\nchapters composed only of students in or alumni of colleges and\nuniversities in this and another state or states, or a chapter of such\nfraternity or sorority, or a benevolent order mentioned in the\nbenevolent orders law, within thirty days after this article takes\neffect, and every such corporation or association hereafter organized,\nwithin ten days after the adoption thereof, shall file with the\nsecretary of state a sworn copy of its constitution, by-laws, rules,\nregulations and oath of membership, together with a roster of its\nmembership and a list of its officers for the current year. Every such\ncorporation and association shall, in case its constitution, by-laws,\nrules, regulations or oath of membership or any part thereof, be\nrevised, changed, or amended, within ten days after such revision or\namendment file with the secretary of state a sworn copy of such revised,\nchanged or amended constitution, by-law, rule, regulation or oath of\nmembership. Every such corporation or association shall within thirty\ndays after a change has been made in its officers file with the\nsecretary of state a sworn statement showing such change. Every such\ncorporation or association shall at intervals of six months file with\nthe secretary of state a sworn statement showing the names and addresses\nof such additional members as have been received in such corporation or\nassociation during such interval.\n
N.Y. DPN Law § 4 — New York Code / Act DPN / Section 4
Manhattan service
Status: in_force

§ 4. Manhattan service. The island of Manhattan to be connected with\nNew Jersey by bridge or tunnel, or both, and freight destined to and\nfrom Manhattan to be carried underground, so far as practicable, by such\nsystem, automatic electric as hereinafter described or otherwise, as\nwill furnish the most expeditious, economical and practicable\ntransportation of freight, especially meat, produce, milk and other\ncommodities comprising the daily needs of the people. Suitable markets,\nunion inland terminal stations and warehouses to be laid out at points\nmost convenient to the homes and industries upon the island, the said\nsystem to be connected with all the trans-continental railroads\nterminating in New Jersey and by appropriate connection with the New\nYork Central and Hudson River railroad, the New York, New Haven and\nHartford and the Long Island railroads.\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 628 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 6 / Section 628
Liability of subscribers and shareholders
Status: in_force

§ 628. Liability of subscribers and shareholders.\n  (a) A holder of or subscriber for shares of a corporation shall be\nunder no obligation to the corporation for payment for such shares other\nthan the obligation to pay the unpaid portion of his subscription which\nin no event shall be less than the amount of the consideration for which\nsuch shares could be issued lawfully.\n  (b) Any person becoming an assignee or transferee of shares or of a\nsubscription for shares in good faith and without knowledge or notice\nthat the full consideration therefor has not been paid shall not be\npersonally liable for any unpaid portion of such consideration, but the\ntransferor shall remain liable therefor.\n  (c) No person holding shares in any corporation as collateral security\nshall be personally liable as a shareholder but the person pledging such\nshares shall be considered the holder thereof and shall be so liable.\nNo executor, administrator, guardian, trustee or other fiduciary shall\nbe personally liable as a shareholder, but the estate and funds in the\nhands of such executor, administrator, guardian, trustee or other\nfiduciary shall be liable.\n
N.Y. RRD Law § 77-A — New York Code / Act RRD / Article 3 / Section 77-A
First-aid equipment on locomotives
Status: in_force

§ 77-a. First-aid equipment on locomotives. It shall be unlawful to\noperate a locomotive outside the designated yard limits of any railroad\nin the state of New York unless said locomotive shall be equipped with a\nfirst-aid kit containing necessary emergency medical equipment and\nsupplies.\n  Said kit shall include as minimum supplies:\n  1 roll of 1-inch wide gauze bandage -- minimum of 10 yards.\n  1 roll of 1-inch wide adhesive tape -- minimum of 5 yards.\n  1 package of absorbent gauze compresses, at least 3 inches by 3 inches\n-- minimum of 6 in number.\n  At least 12 -- 1-inch individual sanitary band aids.\n  Bottle of iodine or mercurochrome or tincture of methyolate, or an\nequivalent antiseptic, minimum of 1 ounce bottle.\n  Minimum of 2 ounce bottle of smelling salts or six ampoules of spirits\nof ammonia.\n  Minimum of 3 ounce bottle of a standard eye wash preparation, with\nnecessary eye wash glass.\n  Jar or tube of white petroleum jelly or unguentine for burns.\n  All above material shall be packed in a suitable metal box or\ncontainer and be sealed.\n  Items, as used, should be replaced within twenty-four hours by\nproperly designated railroad personnel and such kit resealed for future\nuse. It shall be unlawful to remove or use any such first-aid kit, or\nany supplies contained in any such kit, for other than first-aid\npurposes. Violation of said provisions shall be punishable by a fine of\nnot more than twenty-five dollars.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 553 — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 29-D / Section 553
Notes given for a speculative consideration
Status: in_force

§ 553. Notes given for a speculative consideration. A person who\ntakes, sells or transfers a negotiable promissory note within article\nthree of the uniform commercial code, knowing the consideration of such\nnote to consist in whole or in part of the purchase price of any farm\nproduct at a price greater by four or more times than the fair market\nvalue of the same product at the time in the locality, or in which the\nconsideration shall be in whole or in part, membership of and rights in\nan association, company or combination to produce or sell any farm\nproduct at a fictitious rate, or of a contract or bond to purchase or\nsell any farm product at such rate, without having the words "given for\na speculative consideration" or other words clearly showing the nature\nof the consideration prominently and legibly written or printed on the\nface of such note above the signature thereof, is guilty of a\nmisdemeanor.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 380-A — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 10 / Section 380-A
Power to purchase mortgage, loan or investment
Status: in_force

§ 380-a. Power to purchase mortgage, loan or investment. Subject to\nsuch regulations and restrictions as the superintendent of financial\nservices may prescribe therefor, an association may acquire by purchase\nany mortgage, loan or invetsment which by the provisions of this article\nit is authorized to make and hold.\n
N.Y. IND Law § 6 — New York Code / Act IND / Article 2 / Section 6
Exemption of reservation lands from taxation
Status: in_force

§ 6. Exemption of reservation lands from taxation.  No taxes shall be\nassessed, for any purpose whatever, upon any Indian reservation in this\nstate, so long as the land of such reservation shall remain the property\nof the nation, tribe or band occupying the same.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 1336 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 13-A / Section 1336
Vacating or modifying preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order
Status: in_force

§ 1336. Vacating or modifying preliminary injunction or temporary\nrestraining order. A defendant enjoined by a preliminary injunction may\nmove at any time, on notice to the claiming authority, to vacate or\nmodify it. On motion, without notice, made by a defendant enjoined by a\ntemporary restraining order, the judge who granted it, or in his or her\nabsence or disability, another judge, may vacate or modify the order. An\norder granted without notice and vacating or modifying a temporary\nrestraining order shall be effective when, together with the papers upon\nwhich it is based, it is filed with the clerk and served upon the\nclaiming authority. As a condition to granting an order vacating or\nmodifying a preliminary injunction or a temporary restraining order, a\ncourt may require the defendant to give an undertaking, in an amount to\nbe fixed by the court, that the defendant shall pay to the claiming\nauthority any loss sustained by reason of the vacating or modifying\norder.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 103-H — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5-A / Section 103-H
Restriction on purchasing certain technology which poses a security threat
Status: in_force

* § 103-h. Restriction on purchasing certain technology which poses a\nsecurity threat. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of\nlaw a political subdivision shall not enter into or renew any contract\nor agreement to procure technology, including hardware, systems,\ndevices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental\ninformation technology, which are prohibited from federal procurement\npursuant to section 889 of Public Law 115-232 of 2018, or which are\nincluded on the list created pursuant to subdivision two of section one\nhundred sixty-three-e of the state finance law.\n  (b) The term "technology" shall have the same meaning as such term is\ndefined in subdivision ten of section one hundred sixty of the state\nfinance law.\n  2. The office of information technology services, in collaboration\nwith the division of homeland security and emergency services, the\noffice of general services, the division of military and naval affairs,\nand the chief cyber officer, may provide a waiver from this section if:\n  (a) any such entity determines the waiver is in the interest of the\npolitical subdivision;\n  (b) no compliant product or service is available to be procured as,\nand when, needed at United States market prices or a price that is not\nconsidered prohibitively expensive; and\n  (c) such waiver could not reasonably be expected to compromise the\nsecurity or integrity of a computer network operated by an\ninstrumentality of the state.\n  (d) Any political subdivision seeking a waiver from any federal agency\nauthorized under section 889 of Public Law 115-232 of 2018 must provide\nnotice of any such waiver granted to the office of information\ntechnology services within thirty days of waiver approval.\n  3. Nothing in this section shall be construed:\n  (a) to require any technology resident in equipment, systems, or\nservices as of the day before the effective date of this section to be\nremoved or replaced;\n  (b) to prohibit or limit the utilization of such technology throughout\nthe lifecycle of such existing equipment; or\n  (c) to require the recipient of a state contract, grant, loan, or loan\nguarantee to replace technology resident in equipment, systems, or\nservices before the effective date of this section.\n  * NB Effective December 19, 2027\n
N.Y. GCT Law § 2 — New York Code / Act GCT / Article 2-D / Part 1-6 / Part 1 / Section 25-A-2
Persons subject to tax
Status: in_force

§ 2. Persons subject to tax.--(a) Imposition of tax.--A tax determined\nin accordance with the rates set forth in this local law is hereby\nimposed for each taxable year, ending on or after July first, nineteen\nhundred sixty-six, but commencing prior to January first, nineteen\nhundred seventy-six, on the city taxable income of every resident\nindividual, resident estate and trust.\n  (b) Partners and partnerships.-- A partnership as such shall not be\nsubject to tax under this local law. Persons carrying on business as\npartners shall be liable for tax under this local law only in their\nseparate or individual capacities.\n  (c) Associations taxable as corporations.-- An association, trust or\nother unincorporated organization which is taxable as a corporation for\nfederal income tax purposes shall not be subject to tax under this local\nlaw.\n  (d) Exempt trusts and organizations.-- A trust or other unincorporated\norganization which by reason of its purposes or activities is exempt\nfrom federal income tax shall be exempt from tax under this local law\n(regardless of whether subject to federal income tax on unrelated\nbusiness taxable income).\n  (e) Cross references.-- For definitions of city taxable income of:\n  (1) Resident individual, see section eleven.\n  (2) Resident estate or trust, see section eighteen.\n
N.Y. RSS Law § 432 — New York Code / Act RSS / Article 10 / Section 432
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 432. Definitions.  The definitions in section two of this chapter\nshall be applicable to this article.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 215.00 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title L / Article 215 / Section 215.00
Bribing a witness
Status: in_force

§ 215.00 Bribing a witness.\n  A person is guilty of bribing a witness when he confers, or offers or\nagrees to confer, any benefit upon a witness or a person about to be\ncalled as a witness in any action or proceeding upon an agreement or\nunderstanding that (a) the testimony of such witness will thereby be\ninfluenced, or (b) such witness will absent himself from, or otherwise\navoid or seek to avoid appearing or testifying at, such action or\nproceeding.\n  Bribing a witness is a class D felony.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 519 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 519
Effect of death, absence or mental illness of putative father
Status: in_force

§ 519. Effect of death, absence or mental illness of putative father.\nIf, at any time before or after a petition if filed, the putative father\ndies, or becomes mentally ill or cannot be found within the state,\nneither the proceeding nor the right to commence the proceeding shall\nnecessarily abate but may be commenced or continued by any of the\npersons authorized by this article to commence a paternity proceeding\nwhere:\n  (a) the putative father was the petitioner in the paternity\nproceeding; or,\n  (b) the putative father acknowledged paternity of the child in open\ncourt; or,\n  (c) a genetic marker or DNA test had been administered to the putative\nfather prior to his death; or,\n  (d) the putative father has openly and notoriously acknowledged the\nchild as his own.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 88 — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 4-A / Section 88
Defense in case of excessive charges for steam heat
Status: in_force

§ 88. Defense in case of excessive charges for steam heat.  If it be\nalleged and established in an action brought in any court for the\ncollection of any charge for steam for heat or power, that a price has\nbeen demanded in excess of that fixed by the commission or by statute in\nthe municipality wherein the action arose, no recovery shall be had\ntherein, but the fact that such excessive charges have been made shall\nbe a complete defense to such action.\n