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N.Y. RPA Law § 1321 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 13 / Section 1321
Default or admission
Status: in_force

§ 1321. Default or admission. 1. If the defendant fails to answer\nwithin the time allowed or the right of the plaintiff is admitted by the\nanswer, upon motion of the plaintiff, the court shall ascertain and\ndetermine the amount due, or direct a referee to compute the amount due\nto the plaintiff and to such of the defendants as are prior\nincumbrancers of the mortgaged premises, and to examine and report\nwhether the mortgaged premises can be sold in parcels and, if the whole\namount secured by the mortgage has not become due, to report the amount\nthereafter to become due. Where the defendant is an infant, and has put\nin a general answer by his guardian, or if any of the defendants be\nabsentees, the order of reference also shall direct the referee to take\nproof of the facts and circumstances stated in the complaint and to\nexamine the plaintiff or his agent, on oath, as to any payments which\nhave been made. The order of reference shall also include the name and\ntelephone number of the mortgage servicer for a plaintiff involving a\nmortgage foreclosure of a one- to four-family residential property.\n  2. When he moves for judgment, the plaintiff shall show whether any of\nthe defendants who have not appeared are absentees.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 4315 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 43 / Section 4315
Arbitration; judicial review
Status: in_force

§ 4315. Arbitration; judicial review. (a) Any dispute arising between\na hospital service corporation or health service corporation subject to\nthe provisions of this article and any hospital with which such\ncorporation has a contract for hospitalization may, pursuant to an\nagreement to that effect in the contract or by subsequent mutual\nagreement of the parties, be submitted to the commissioner of health for\nhis decision with respect thereto. Any such decision, pursuant to the\nterms of such submission, shall have the effect of an arbitration award\nunder the provisions of the civil practice law and rules.\n  (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, all orders\nof the superintendent and all final orders or decisions of the\ncommissioner of health made under the provisions of this article shall\nbe subject to judicial review as provided in section three hundred eight\nof the financial services law.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 234 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 11 / Section 234
New York state police body-worn cameras program
Status: in_force

§ 234. New York state police body-worn cameras program. 1. There is\nhereby created within the division of state police a New York state\npolice body-worn cameras program. The purpose of the program is to\nincrease accountability and evidence for law enforcement and the\nresidents of the state by providing body-worn cameras to all state\npolice officers while on patrol.\n  2. The division of state police shall provide body-worn cameras, to be\nworn by officers at all times, while on patrol. Such cameras shall\nrecord:\n  (a) immediately before an officer exits a patrol vehicle to interact\nwith a person or situation, even if there is a dash camera inside such\nvehicle which might also be recording the interaction;\n  (b) all uses of force, including any physical aggression and use of a\nnon-lethal or lethal weapon;\n  (c) all arrests and summonses;\n  (d) all interactions with people suspected of criminal activity;\n  (e) all searches of persons and property;\n  (f) any call to a crime in progress;\n  (g) investigative actions where there are interactions with members of\nthe public;\n  (h) any interaction with an emotionally disturbed person; and\n  (i) any instances where officers feel any imminent danger or the need\nto document their time on duty.\n  3. The attorney general may investigate any instance where body\ncameras fail to record an event pursuant to this section.\n  4. At the discretion of the officer, body-worn cameras may not record:\n  (a) sensitive encounters, including but not limited to speaking with a\nconfidential informant, or conducting a strip search; or\n  (b) when a member of the public asks such officer to turn off the\ncamera; provided, however, such officer may continue recording if he or\nshe thinks a record of that interaction should be generated.\n  5. The division of state police shall preserve recordings of such\nbody-worn cameras and perform all upkeep on equipment used in such\nbody-worn cameras. Such duties shall include:\n  (a) creating a secure record of all instances where there is recorded\nvideo or audio footage;\n  (b) ensuring officers have sufficient storage capacity on their\ncameras to allow for the recording of interactions required by this\nsection; and\n  (c) ensuring officers have access to body-worn cameras for the\nrecording of instances required by this section.\n
N.Y. NPC Law § 1514 — New York Code / Act NPC / Article 15 / Section 1514
Misdemeanor; general penalty
Status: in_force

§ 1514. Misdemeanor; general penalty.\n  Wherever under the provisions of this article a person violating any\npart thereof is deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor and no specific\npenalty is provided, the penalty for each separate violation shall be\nimprisonment for not more than six months or a fine of not more than\nfive hundred dollars, or both.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 1131 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 21 / Section 1131
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 1131. Definitions. 1. "Eligible applicant" shall mean a public\nbenefit corporation, not-for-profit corporation or charitable\norganization whose purpose includes the construction or rehabilitation\nof affordable housing or a municipality.\n  2. "Infrastructure improvements" shall mean the installation or\nupgrading of water and sewer lines to a public connection, the\ninstallation or upgrading of private wells and sanitary systems, storm\nsewers and road and sidewalk construction where required by local zoning\nordinances and the installation of gas and electric lines and other site\nimprovements or site preparation which is necessary for the creation of\naffordable housing.\n  3. "Affordable housing project" shall mean residential housing being\nrehabilitated or constructed in conjunction with a state, federal or\nlocal program to produce affordable housing.\n  4. "Agency" shall mean the New York state housing finance agency.\n  5. "Municipality" shall mean a county, city, town or village.\n
N.Y. REL Law § 27 — New York Code / Act REL / Article 2 / Section 27
Indemnification of directors and officers by a court
Status: in_force

§ 27. Indemnification of directors and officers by a court.  (a)\nNotwithstanding the failure of a cooperative to provide indemnification,\nand despite any contrary resolution of the board or of the members in\nthe specific case under section twenty-six of this article,\nindemnification shall be awarded by a court to the extent authorized\nunder section twenty-five of this article, and subdivision (a) of\nsection twenty-six of this article. Application therefor may be made, in\nevery case, either:\n  (1) in the civil action or proceeding in which the expenses were\nincurred or other amounts were paid, or\n  (2) to the supreme court in a separate proceeding, in which case the\napplication shall set forth the disposition of any previous application\nmade to any court for the same or similar relief and also reasonable\ncause for the failure to make application for such relief in the action\nor proceeding in which the expenses were incurred or other amounts were\npaid.\n  (b) The application shall be made in such manner and form as may be\nrequired by the applicable rules of court or, in the absence thereof, by\ndirection of a court to which it is made.  Such application shall be\nupon notice to the corporation. The court may also direct that notice be\ngiven at the expense of the cooperative to the members and such other\npersons as it may designate in such manner as it may require.\n  (c) Where indemnification is sought by judicial action, the court may\nallow a person such reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees,\nduring the pendency of the litigation as are necessary in connection\nwith his or her defense therein, if the court shall find that the\ndefendant has by his or her pleadings or during the course of the\nlitigation raised genuine issues of fact or law.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 390-BB — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 26 / Section 390-BB
Cramming prohibited
Status: in_force

§ 390-bb. Cramming prohibited. 1. For the purposes of this section,\n"cramming" means the inclusion and imposition of charges on the invoice\nor bill for telephone service to a customer from a cable television\ncompany, as defined in section two hundred twelve of the public service\nlaw, that provides telephone service to customers in New York, at the\nrequest of a third party or billing aggregator that (a) were not\nauthorized by the customer, or (b) if authorized, were obtained through\nmisleading or deceptive means.\n  2. A customer shall not be liable for charges appearing on the invoice\nor bill of a cable television company for telephone service that are the\nresult of cramming. No charges for any products or services, other than\nthose provided by the cable television company, its affiliates, a third\nparty video provider with whom a cable television company or its\naffiliate jointly market services, or otherwise permitted by law, shall\nbe included on any bill or invoice for telephone service, unless the\nthird party requesting the payment of such charges retains and provides\nupon request valid proof that:\n  (a) the customer was provided with clear and conspicuous disclosure of\nall material terms and conditions of the product or service being\noffered, including but not limited to all initial and recurring charges\nand the fact that such charges shall appear on the customer's telephone\nservice bill;\n  (b) after receiving clear and conspicuous disclosure as provided in\nparagraph (a) of this subdivision, the customer explicitly consented to\nthe nature and amount of such charges; and\n  (c) the third party offering the product or service or an agent of\nsuch third party provided the customer with a toll-free telephone number\nthe customer may call and an address to which the customer may write to\nresolve any billing dispute.\n  3. Any charges for third party products or services that are included\non a bill or invoice for telephone service by a cable television company\nwithout the consent of the customer having been obtained as provided in\nsubdivision two of this section shall be void and unenforceable, and\nshall be removed from the bill or invoice upon notice from such\ncustomer.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 270.20 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title P / Article 270 / Section 270.20
Unlawful wearing of body armor
Status: in_force

§ 270.20 Unlawful wearing of body armor.\n  1. A person is guilty of the unlawful wearing of body armor when\nacting either alone or with one or more other persons he commits any\nviolent felony offense defined in section 70.02 while possessing a\nfirearm, rifle or shotgun and in the course of and in furtherance of\nsuch crime he or she wears body armor.\n  2. For the purposes of this section "body armor" means any product\nthat is a personal protective body covering intended to protect against\ngunfire, regardless of whether such product is to be worn alone or is\nsold as a complement to another product or garment.\n  The unlawful wearing of body armor is a class E felony.\n
N.Y. COR Law § 658 — New York Code / Act COR / Article 22-B / Section 658
Death penalty inflicted by lethal injection
Status: in_force

§ 658. Death penalty inflicted by lethal injection. The punishment of\ndeath shall be inflicted by lethal injection; that is, by the\nintravenous injection of a substance or substances in a lethal quantity\ninto the body of a person convicted until such person is dead.\n
N.Y. PBG Law § 480 — New York Code / Act PBG / Article 13 / Title 77 / Section 480
Town of Oyster Bay housing authority
Status: in_force

§ 480. Town of Oyster Bay housing authority.  A municipal housing\nauthority, to be known as the town of Oyster Bay housing authority, is\nhereby created and established for the town of Oyster Bay in the county\nof Nassau for the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified\nin article eighteen of the constitution of the state of New York. It\nshall constitute a body corporate and politic, be perpetual in duration\nand consist of five members. It shall have the powers and duties now or\nhereafter conferred by this chapter upon municipal housing authorities.\nIt shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and subject to the\nprovisions of this chapter, and the authority, its members, officers and\nemployees and its operations and activities shall in all respects be\ngoverned by the provisions of this chapter.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 343-AA — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 343-AA
Portion of the state highway system in the county of Erie to be designated as the "Staff Sergeant William R
Status: in_force

* § 343-aa. Portion of the state highway system in the county of Erie\nto be designated as the "Staff Sergeant William R. Wilson III Memorial\nHighway". All that portion of the state highway system in the county of\nErie constituting Interstate 990 (Lockport Expressway) shall be\ndesignated and known as the "Staff Sergeant William R. Wilson III\nMemorial Highway".\n  * NB There are 5 § 343-aa's\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 921 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 9 / Section 921
Actual partition
Status: in_force

§ 921. Actual partition. 1. The commissioners designated by the\ninterlocutory judgment shall forthwith proceed to make partition as\ndirected by such judgment, unless it appears to them that partition\nthereof, or of a particular lot, tract or other portion thereof, cannot\nbe made without great prejudice to the owners; in which case, they shall\nmake a written report of that fact to the court.\n  2. The commissioners shall divide the property into distinct parcels\nand allot the several parcels to the respective parties, quality and\nquantity being relatively considered, according to the respective rights\nand interest of the parties as fixed by the interlocutory judgment.\nThey shall designate the several parcels by suitable monuments. They may\nemploy a surveyor, with the necessary assistants, to aid them.\n  3. Where a party has a right of dower in the property, or a part\nthereof, which has not been admeasured, or has an estate by the curtesy\nor for life or for years in an undivided share of the property, the\ncommissioners may allot to that party his share without reference to the\nduration of the estate. They may make partition of the share so allotted\nto that party, among the parties who are entitled to the remainder or\nreversion thereof, to be enjoyed by them upon the determination of the\nparticular estate, where, in the opinion of the commissioners, such a\npartition can be made without prejudice to the rights of the parties.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 270.22 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title P / Article 270 / Section 270.22
Unlawful sale of body armor
Status: in_force

§ 270.22 Unlawful sale of body armor.\n  A person is guilty of the unlawful sale of body armor when they sell,\nexchange, give or dispose of body armor, as such term is defined in\nsubdivision two of section 270.20 of this article, to an individual whom\nthey know or reasonably should have known is not engaged or employed in\nan eligible profession, as such term is defined in section 270.21 of\nthis article.\n  Unlawful sale of body armor is a class A misdemeanor for the first\noffense and a class E felony for any subsequent offense.\n
N.Y. CAN Law § 97 — New York Code / Act CAN / Article 5 / Section 97
Selection criteria
Status: in_force

§ 97. Selection criteria. 1. The applicant, if an individual or\nindividuals, shall furnish evidence of the individual's good moral\ncharacter, and if an entity, the applicant shall furnish evidence of the\ngood moral character of the individuals who have or will have\nsubstantial responsibility for the licensed or authorized activity and\nthose in control of the entity, including principals, officers, or\nothers with such control.\n  2. The applicant shall furnish evidence of the applicant's experience\nand competency, and that the applicant has or will have adequate\nfacilities, equipment, process controls, and security to undertake those\nactivities for which licensure is sought.\n  3. The applicant shall furnish evidence of his, her or its ability to\ncomply with all applicable state and local laws, rules and regulations.\n  4. If the board is not satisfied that the applicant should be issued a\nlicense, the board shall notify the applicant in writing of the specific\nreason or reasons for denial.\n  5. No license pursuant to this article may be issued to an individual\nunder the age of eighteen years.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 1703 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 17 / Section 1703
Standard of care for investments in subsidiaries
Status: in_force

§ 1703. Standard of care for investments in subsidiaries. In addition\nto other requirements of law (statutory or otherwise) that affect the\nstandard of care of directors and officers of corporations, directors\nand officers shall perform their duties in connection with investments\nin, or other acquisitions of, subsidiaries in good faith and with that\ndegree of care that an ordinarily prudent individual in a like position\nwould use under similar circumstances.\n
N.Y. NPC Law § 1009 — New York Code / Act NPC / Article 10 / Section 1009
Applicability to dissolution under other provisions
Status: in_force

§ 1009. Applicability to dissolution under other provisions.\n  The provisions of paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of section 1002-a of\nthis article (Carrying out the plan of dissolution and distribution of\nassets), sections 1006 (Corporate action and survival of remedies after\ndissolution), 1007 (Notice to creditors; filing or barring claims) and\n1008 (Jurisdiction of supreme court to supervise dissolution and\nliquidation) shall apply to a corporation dissolved by proclamation\npursuant to section 1014 (Dissolution of domestic corporations by\nproclamation), by expiration of its period of duration or under section\n203-a of the tax law, or to an incorporated firemen's benevolent\nassociation created by act of the legislature if such act is\nsubsequently repealed.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 2101 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 21 / Section 2101
General provisions Unless otherwise indicated 1
Status: in_force

§ 2101. General provisions\n  Unless otherwise indicated\n  1. All proceedings under this article and all proceedings within the\njurisdiction of the court under 202\n  (a) May be commenced by a fiduciary, creditor or person interested.\n  (b) May be entertained by the court or may be reserved for\ndetermination in an accounting or other proceeding or the court may\ndecline to entertain the proceeding. All proceedings shall be deemed\nentertained unless rejected by the court in writing within 15 days of\nsubmission.\n  (c) Shall be commenced by petition, or any other pleading directed by\nthe court, stating the jurisdictional facts and the facts applicable to\nthe particular relief sought.\n  2. The jurisdiction of the court over the proceeding shall be deemed\nto continue until a decree or order therein is fully satisfied.\n  3. If the petition or other pleading is entertained service of process\nshall be made upon all persons interested in the proceeding and upon\nsuch other persons as directed by the court except that in any\nproceeding against a fiduciary under 2102 service shall be made only\nupon the fiduciary unless the court otherwise directs.\n  4. In any such proceeding the court may grant appropriate relief,\ngrant or deny the relief in whole or in part upon such terms as it deems\nproper and make such decree or order as justice shall require and may\nrequire a refunding bond.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 2-501 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-501
Insurable Interest in Goods; Manner of Identification of Goods
Status: in_force

Section 2--501. Insurable Interest in Goods; Manner of Identification of\n                  Goods.\n  (1) The buyer obtains a special property and an insurable interest in\ngoods by identification of existing goods as goods to which the contract\nrefers even though the goods so identified are non-conforming and he has\nan option to return or reject them. Such identification can be made at\nany time and in any manner explicitly agreed to by the parties. In the\nabsence of explicit agreement identification occurs\n       (a) when the contract is made if it is for the sale of goods\n           already existing and identified;\n       (b) if the contract is for the sale of future goods other than\n           those described in paragraph (c), when goods are shipped,\n           marked or otherwise designated by the seller as goods to\n           which the contract refers;\n       (c) when the crops are planted or otherwise become growing crops\n           or the young are conceived if the contract is for the sale of\n           unborn young to be born within twelve months after\n           contracting or for the sale of crops to be harvested within\n           twelve months or the next normal harvest season after\n           contracting whichever is longer.\n  (2) The seller retains an insurable interest in goods so long as title\nto or any security interest in the goods remains in him and where the\nidentification is by the seller alone he may until default or insolvency\nor notification to the buyer that the identification is final substitute\nother goods for those identified.\n  (3) Nothing in this section impairs any insurable interest recognized\nunder any other statute or rule of law.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 22.03 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title D / Article 22 / Section 22.03
Patient rights; notice to all patients of their rights
Status: in_force

§ 22.03 Patient rights; notice to all patients of their rights.\n  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law including but not\nlimited to the election law, no person's rights as a citizen of the\nUnited States or of the state of New York shall be forfeited or abridged\nbecause of such person's participation in chemical dependence programs,\ntreatment facilities or services. Such participation shall include but\nis not limited to the certification as substance dependent of a person\nto the care and custody of the office under previously existing\nprovisions of law. The fact, proceedings, application, or treatment\nrelating to a person's participation in chemical dependence programs,\ntreatment facilities, or services shall not be used against such person\nin any action or proceeding in any court.\n  (b) Immediately upon the admission of any patient to a chemical\ndependence program, service, or treatment facility, the director of such\nprogram, service, or facility, or his or her designee, shall inform the\npatient in writing of his or her status, including the section of this\nchapter under which he or she is admitted, and of his or her rights\nunder this article.\n  (c) The director of every chemical dependence program, service, or\ntreatment facility shall post copies of a notice in a form and manner to\nbe determined by the commissioner, at places throughout the facility or\nprogram where such notice shall be conspicuous and visible to all\npatients, stating the following:\n  1. a general statement of the rights of patients under the various\nadmission or retention provisions of this article; and\n  2. the right of the patient to communicate with the director, the\nboard of visitors, if any, and the commissioner.\n