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N.Y. FIS Law § 601 — New York Code / Act FIS / Article 6 / Section 601
Dispute resolution process established
Status: in_force

§ 601. Dispute resolution process established. The superintendent\nshall establish a dispute resolution process by which a dispute for a\nbill for emergency services or a surprise bill may be resolved. The\nsuperintendent shall have the power to grant and revoke certifications\nof independent dispute resolution entities to conduct the dispute\nresolution process. The superintendent shall promulgate regulations\nestablishing standards for the dispute resolution process, including a\nprocess for certifying and selecting independent dispute resolution\nentities. An independent dispute resolution entity shall use licensed\nphysicians in active practice in the same or similar specialty as the\nphysician providing the service that is subject to the dispute\nresolution process of this article for disputes that involve physician\nservices. To the extent practicable, the physician shall be licensed in\nthis state. Disputes shall be submitted to an independent dispute\nresolution entity within three years of the date the health care plan\nmade the original payment on the claim that is the subject of the\ndispute.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1419 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 14 / Section 1419
Process; renunciation or exclusion of persons having prior or equal right Every eligible person having a right to letters of administrati...
Status: in_force

§ 1419. Process; renunciation or exclusion of persons having prior or\nequal right\n  Every eligible person having a right to letters of administration with\nthe will annexed prior or equal to that of the petitioner including an\ninfant, incompetent or conservatee whose guardian, committee or\nconservator would be entitled to letters, and who has not renounced,\nmust be served.  The proceedings upon the application are the same as\nupon an application for administration upon the estate of an intestate.\nThe court may dispense with the issuance and service of process upon\nnon-domiciliaries.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 290 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 6-C / Section 290
Authorization of the formation of mutual holding companies
Status: in_force

§ 290. Authorization of the formation of mutual holding companies. 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, and in accordance with\ngeneral regulations which the superintendent of financial services shall\npromulgate to facilitate such reorganizations, a mutual savings bank may\nreorganize so as to cause its deposit-taking and one or more other\nactivities to be conducted by a stock savings bank subsidiary of a\nmutual holding company formed for such purpose, upon the payment of a\nfee as prescribed pursuant to section eighteen-a of this chapter.\n  2. Except to the extent that such provisions are inconsistent with\nthis article, the stock savings bank subsidiary of the mutual holding\ncompany shall be subject to the same provisions of this chapter as apply\nto savings banks which have converted to stock form pursuant to sections\nfourteen-e and nine thousand nineteen of this chapter.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 42-A — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 3 / Section 42-A
Establishment of temporary detours when state highways are being maintained or repaired
Status: in_force

§ 42-a. Establishment of temporary detours when state highways are\nbeing maintained or repaired. Notwithstanding the provisions of section\none hundred four of this chapter, whenever in the maintenance or repair\nof a state highway, it is determined by the commissioner that it is\nnecessary to provide for a temporary detour over alternate roads,\nstreets, highways or routes, the commissioner shall have the power and\nauthority to establish such temporary detour over alternate roads,\nstreets, highways or routes as he deems necessary and proper for the\nprotection of the traveling public with the posting of conspicuous\nsigns, or use of flagmen, or a combination thereof, indicating such\ntemporary detour. Such temporary detour shall be adequate to prevent\nunreasonable delay in the movement of traffic on said state highway. As\nused herein "temporary detour" shall be a detour of an anticipated\nduration not to exceed two weeks.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 150.20 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title I / Article 150 / Section 150.20
Arson in the first degree
Status: in_force

§ 150.20 Arson in the first degree.\n  1. A person is guilty of arson in the first degree when he\nintentionally damages a building or motor vehicle by causing an\nexplosion or a fire and when (a) such explosion or fire is caused by an\nincendiary device propelled, thrown or placed inside or near such\nbuilding or motor vehicle; or when such explosion or fire is caused by\nan explosive; or when such explosion or fire either (i) causes serious\nphysical injury to another person other than a participant, or (ii) the\nexplosion or fire was caused with the expectation or receipt of\nfinancial advantage or pecuniary profit by the actor; and when (b)\nanother person who is not a participant in the crime is present in such\nbuilding or motor vehicle at the time; and (c) the defendant knows that\nfact or the circumstances are such as to render the presence of such\nperson therein a reasonable possibility.\n  2. As used in this section, "incendiary device" means a breakable\ncontainer designed to explode or produce uncontained combustion upon\nimpact, containing flammable liquid and having a wick or a similar\ndevice capable of being ignited.\n  Arson in the first degree is a class A-I felony.\n
N.Y. ACG Law § 400 — New York Code / Act ACG / Article 9 / Section 400
Department of purchase
Status: in_force

§ 400. Department of purchase. The head of the department of purchase\nshall be the county purchasing agent. Nothing in this article contained\nshall be construed to impair the powers of the county purchasing agent\nin counties adopting the county administrator form of county government,\nand the county purchasing agent of any such county shall continue to\nhave and exercise the functions, powers and duties of his office as now\nor hereafter provided by the county law.\n
N.Y. PML Law § 114 — New York Code / Act PML / Article 1 / Section 114
Practice and procedure
Status: in_force

§ 114. Practice and procedure. The provisions of article twenty-seven\nof the tax law, except sections one thousand eighty-five and one\nthousand ninety-seven, shall apply to the provisions of this chapter in\nthe same manner and with the same force and effect as if the language of\nsuch article had been incorporated in full into this chapter and had\nexpressly referred to the admission taxes, pari-mutuel revenue taxes,\nthe franchise fee on a franchised corporation and unpaid money due on\naccount of pari-mutuel tickets not presented, administered by the\ncommissioner of taxation and finance, under this chapter, with such\nmodifications as may be necessary in order to adapt the language of such\nprovisions to such taxes, fee and unpaid money due, except to the extent\nthat any provision of such article is either inconsistent with a\nprovision of this chapter or is not relevant to this chapter.\n
N.Y. PBG Law § 219-I — New York Code / Act PBG / Article 10-B / Section 219-I
Miscellaneous
Status: in_force

§ 219-i. Miscellaneous.  1. All actions taken, contracts or\ncommitments made, appropriations made, indebtedness incurred, all bonds\nor other obligations heretofore issued, including any guarantees\nthereof, and the proceedings authorizing the issuance thereof, and all\nthings done by or between an authority, city, or government, prior to\nthe enactment of this article and subsequent to January first, nineteen\nhundred forty-six, and for the purposes provided in this article, are\nhereby ratified, confirmed and approved and are hereby validated in all\nrespects.\n  2. To the extent that the provisions of this article are inconsistent\nwith the provisions of any other article of this chapter or with the\nprovisions of any general, special or local law or charter, the\nprovisions of this article shall be controlling.\n  3. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this article\nshall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,\nsuch judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder\nthereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,\nparagraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy\nin which such judgment shall have been rendered.\n  4. Before a city or an authority enters, without public advertisement\nfor sealed bids, into a contract which but for the provisions of this\narticle would be required by general, special or local law to be made on\nsealed bids invited by public advertisement, such city or authority\nshall obtain the approval of the mayor or deputy mayor of the city.\nWithin twenty days after the execution of such contract, it shall cause\nto be published in the official publication of the city a notice that\nsuch contract has been let and the name of the contractor.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 631 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 6 / Part 1 / Section 631
Disposition on adjudication of permanent neglect
Status: in_force

§ 631. Disposition on adjudication of permanent neglect. At the\nconclusion of a dispositional hearing on a petition for the commitment\nof the guardianship and custody of a child, the court shall enter an\norder of disposition:\n  (a) dismissing the petition in accord with section six hundred\nthirty-two; or\n  (b) suspending judgment in accord with section six hundred\nthirty-three; or\n  (c) committing the guardianship and custody of the child in accord\nwith section six hundred thirty-four; provided, however, that an order\nof disposition committing the guardianship and custody of the child may\nnot be entered after the child's eighteenth birthday, unless the child\nconsents.\n  An order of disposition shall be made, pursuant to this section,\nsolely on the basis of the best interests of the child, and there shall\nbe no presumption that such interests will be promoted by any particular\ndisposition.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2475 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 24-B / Section 2475
Special policies with respect to dioxin exposure
Status: in_force

§ 2475. Special policies with respect to dioxin exposure. 1. For the\npurpose of identifying persons who were exposed to an herbicide\ncontaining dioxin and for the purpose of compiling data on the health\neffects of this exposure, the commissioner of health shall:\n  (a) establish, promote and maintain a public information program on\ndioxin. Such program shall include, but may not be limited to, an effort\nto contact Vietnam era veterans and employees of the public and private\nsectors within the state who were exposed to an herbicide containing\ndioxin;\n  (b) initiate an epidemiological study of the health effects of\nexposure to herbicides containing dioxin;\n  (c) maintain a central data bank within the department for information\ncollected on the health effects of exposure to dioxin and for the\ncataloguing of existing scientific and medical literature on the health\neffects of this exposure; and\n  (d) initiate education for health professionals to assist them in\nunderstanding the potential risks and state-of-the-art knowledge with\nregard to detection, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic\nsymptoms associated with dioxin exposure.\n  2. The commissioner may request and shall receive from any department,\ndivision, board, bureau, commission or agency of the state or of any\npolitical subdivision thereof such assistance and data as will enable\nhim to properly carry out his activities hereunder and effectuate the\npurposes herein set forth. The commissioner may also enter into any\ncontract for services as he deems necessary with a private agency or\nconcern upon said terms and conditions as he deems appropriate.\nInformation concerning patient and medical data provided to the\ncommissioner pursuant to this subdivision shall be kept confidential\naccording to the provisions of paragraph (j) of subdivision one of\nsection two hundred six of this chapter.\n
N.Y. UJC Law § 1804 — New York Code / Act UJC / Article 18 / Section 1804
Informal and simplified procedure on small claims
Status: in_force

§ 1804. Informal and simplified procedure on small claims.\n  The court shall conduct hearings upon small claims in such manner as\nto do substantial justice between the parties according to the rules of\nsubstantive law and shall not be bound by statutory provisions or rules\nof practice, procedure, pleading or evidence, except statutory\nprovisions relating to privileged communications and personal\ntransactions or communications with a decedent or person with a mental\nillness. An itemized bill or invoice, receipted or marked paid, or two\nitemized estimates for services or repairs, are admissible in evidence\nand are prima facie evidence of the reasonable value and necessity of\nsuch services and repairs. Disclosure shall be unavailable in small\nclaims procedure except upon order of the court on showing of proper\ncircumstances. In every small claims action, where the claim arises out\nof the conduct of the defendant's business at the hearing on the matter,\nthe judge or arbitrator shall determine the appropriate state or local\nlicensing or certifying authority and any business or professional\nassociation of which the defendant is a member. The provisions of this\nact and the rules of this court, together with the statutes and rules\ngoverning supreme court practice, shall apply to claims brought under\nthis article so far as the same can be made applicable and are not in\nconflict with the provisions of this article; in case of conflict, the\nprovisions of this article shall control.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 259 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 22 / Section 259
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

§ 259. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares\nthat farmers' markets provide a vital and highly effective marketing\nmechanism for thousands of New York farmers, improve the access of\nconsumers and wholesalers to New York farm products, and contribute to\nthe economic revitalization of the areas in which the markets are\nlocated. The legislature further declares that farmers' markets provide\nconsumers with access to a wide range of high quality, nutritious, farm\nfresh and processed New York state agricultural and food products;\nfacilitate expanded wholesale distribution of New York state farm\nproducts to retail stores, restaurants, institutions and other wholesale\nfood buyers; provide new and expanded farm and city jobs in agricultural\nproduction, marketing, and sales, and in market facilities development\nand operation; promote consumer awareness of New York state agriculture\nand agricultural products; and foster economic and social interaction\nbetween urban and rural residents of the state.\n  It is therefore the intent of the legislature and the purpose of this\narticle to encourage farmers' markets in the state by providing state\nassistance to municipalities and public and private agencies interested\nin developing new markets or expanding or reconstructing existing farm\nmarket operations.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 1932 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 19 / Section 1932
Discharge of record of ancient mortgage where time of maturity is dependent on contingent event related to use of premises
Status: in_force

§ 1932. Discharge of record of ancient mortgage where time of maturity\nis dependent on contingent event related to use of premises. 1. The lien\nof every mortgage or conveyance of real estate in this state given as\nsecurity for the payment of money, recorded more than seventy-five years\nago, where the time of maturity thereof is dependent solely upon the\noccurrence of a contingent event relating to use of the mortgaged\npremises for religious purposes, and where the reason for such use no\nlonger applies to the mortgaged premises because of changes in the type\nof neighborhood in which the premises are situated, may be discharged of\nrecord by judgment of the supreme court in the county where the\nmortgaged premises are situated, or of the county court of such county,\nin the manner provided in this section.\n  2. The court, upon presentation of a petition, together with an\nofficial search of the recording officer in whose office the mortgage is\nrecorded or a search prepared by a person duly licensed and admitted to\npractice law in this state or by a title company duly incorporated and\nauthorized to transact business in this state showing such recordation\nand assignments of record, if any, the petition showing such contingent\nevent relating to the use of the mortgaged premises for religious\npurposes and that the reason for such use no longer applies to the\nmortgaged premises because of changes in the type of neighborhood in\nwhich the mortgaged premises are situated, and showing that the\npetitioner has made reasonable effort to locate the mortgagee or other\nperson or persons authorized to execute and deliver a satisfaction of\nsuch mortgage or conveyance but has been unable to do so after the\nexercise of reasonable diligence, shall make an order requiring all\npersons interested to show cause at a certain time and place, why such\nmortgage should not be discharged of record. Such order to show cause\nand the publication and service thereof shall comply with the\nrequirements of section 1931 of this chapter, and the proceedings on the\nreturn of such order to show cause shall comply with the requirements of\nsection 1931 of this chapter except as to the allegation of payment and\nevidence to rebut the presumption thereof.\n  3. Any judgment of the court thereon discharging the mortgage of\nrecord shall be made only upon proof of such contingent event relating\nto use of the mortgaged premises for religious purposes, and of the\nchanges in the type of neighborhood in which the mortgaged premises are\nsituated, showing that the reason for such use no longer applies to the\nmortgaged premises, and upon proof of the other matters alleged in the\npetition; and any such judgment shall be made without prejudice to the\nright, if any, of the mortgagee, his representatives or assigns or other\nperson or persons to receive or collect the mortgage debt in any action\nor proceeding not affecting such mortgaged premises.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 357 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 7-A / Section 357
Financing
Status: in_force

§ 357. Financing. 1. Any company formed under this article may,\nsubject to the approval of the commissioner, borrow funds from the New\nYork state housing finance agency and secure the repayment thereof by\nbond or note and mortgage which shall contain such terms and conditions\nas may be deemed necessary or desirable by the New York state housing\nfinance agency or required by any agreement between the New York state\nhousing finance agency and the holders of its notes and bonds with\nrespect to such companies, including the right to assignment of rates\nand fees and entry into possession in case of default, but the operation\nof such project, in the event of such entry, shall be subject to\nregulations promulgated by the department.\n  2. The New York state housing finance agency may make a contract to\nmake loans to companies not to exceed the total project cost. Any such\nloan shall be secured by a first mortgage lien upon all the real\nproperty and improvements of which the project consists and upon all\nfixtures and articles of personal property attached to or used in\nconnection with the construction, acquisition, reconstruction,\nrehabilitation, improvement or operation of the project.\n  3. Any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding,\nmortgages of a company shall be exempt from the mortgage recording taxes\nimposed by article eleven of the tax law.\n  4. The provision of community centers for senior citizens and of\nprograms and services for senior citizens is hereby declared to be a\nproper public and municipal purpose for which the moneys of the state\nand of its political subdivisions and of all public corporations may be\nraised and expended. The state, and each political subdivision of the\nstate, and each public corporation of the state or a political\nsubdivision thereof, and individuals, foundations and all other private\norganizations and corporations may make capital grants to any company\norganized pursuant to this article and such company may accept and\nreceive the same and apply the same in payment or reduction of the\nproject cost.\n
N.Y. NAV Law § 104 — New York Code / Act NAV / Article 7 / Section 104
Defacing or removing serial numbers or identification marks on outboard motors
Status: in_force

§ 104. Defacing or removing serial numbers or identification marks on\noutboard motors. Any person who: 1. Wilfully, removes, defaces, covers,\nalters or destroys the manufacturer's serial number or any other\ndistinguishing number or identification mark on any outboard motor, or\n  2. Knowingly buys, sells, receives, disposes of, conceals or knowingly\nhas in his possession any outboard motor, from which the manufacturer's\nserial number or any other distinguishing mark or identification mark\nhas been removed, defaced, covered, altered or destroyed for the purpose\nof concealment or misrepresenting the identity of the said outboard\nmotor is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. FIS Law § 812 — New York Code / Act FIS / Article 8 / Section 812
Penalties
Status: in_force

§ 812. Penalties. (a) Upon a finding by the superintendent that a\nprovider has violated the provisions of this article or the rules or\nregulations promulgated hereunder, the provider shall be ordered to pay\nto the people of this state a civil penalty for each violation of this\narticle or any regulation or policy promulgated hereunder a sum not to\nexceed two thousand dollars for each violation or where such violation\nis willful ten thousand dollars for each violation.\n  (b) In addition to any penalty imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) of\nthis section, upon a finding by the superintendent that a provider has\nknowingly violated this article, the superintendent may order additional\nrelief, including, but not limited to, restitution or a permanent or\npreliminary injunction on behalf of any recipient affected by the\nviolation.\n
N.Y. STL Law § 57 — New York Code / Act STL / Article 4 / Section 57
Article not to apply to Orange county; exception
Status: in_force

§ 57. Article not to apply to Orange county; exception. This article\nshall not apply to the county of Orange, except with respect to a\ncertain tract, piece or parcel of land in the town of Newburgh in such\ncounty containing two hundred twenty-one and eight-tenths acres more or\nless, commonly known and designated both as Newburgh airport and as\nStewart field, and except with respect to additional lands adjoining and\ncontiguous to such airport and field, as now constituted, aggregating\nnot more than one thousand acres, and also except with respect to lands\nin the town of Cornwall adjoining and contiguous to lands in such town\nnow owned by the United States and to state highway number eighty-five\nhundred, part one, aggregating not more than two and one-half acres, and\nexcept with respect to Otisville federal correctional institute, in the\ntown of Mount Hope, aggregating not more than two hundred seventy-six\nand one-half acres.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 280-O — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 5-B / Section 280-O
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

§ 280-o. Rules and regulations. The governing body shall have power to\nadopt, amend and repeal, from time to time, rules and regulations for\nthe operation of a county district including regulation of the manner of\nthe construction of the county district and all facilities and\nappurtenances.\n