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N.Y. PVH Law § 14 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 2 / Section 14
Consent of commissioner to incorporation
Status: in_force

§ 14. Consent of commissioner to incorporation. Whenever any such\ncertificate shall be presented to the secretary of state, he shall not\nfile such certificate unless there shall accompany the same a\ncertificate of the commissioner that he consents to the filing of such\ncertificate; nor shall any amendment to the certificate of incorporation\nbe filed unless it is accompanied by a certificate of the commissioner\nconsenting thereto. If a company has entered into a contract with a\nmunicipality for the construction of a municipally aided project, the\ncommissioner shall not issue a certificate consenting to an amendment of\nthe certificate of incorporation of such company, unless the supervising\nagency has given its written consent to such amendment.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 242.10 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title N / Article 242 / Section 242.10
Harming a service animal in the second degree
Status: in_force

§ 242.10 Harming a service animal in the second degree.\n  A person is guilty of harming a service animal in the second degree\nwhen, with the intent to do so, he or she causes physical injury, or\ncauses such injury that results in the death, of a service animal.\n  Harming a service animal in the second degree is a class A\nmisdemeanor.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 980-E — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 19-A / Section 980-E
Notice and hearing
Status: in_force

§ 980-e. Notice and hearing. (a) After the filing of the district plan\nin the office of the municipal clerk, the legislative body may adopt a\nresolution and shall enter the same in the minutes of its proceedings.\nThis resolution shall contain a copy of the district plan, any report of\nthe planning commission or board, the fact that a district plan is on\nfile in the municipal clerk's office for public inspection and the time\nwhen and the place where the legislative body will meet and hold a\npublic hearing to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof.\n  (b) The resolution shall also contain a statement that any owner of\nreal property, deemed benefited and therefore within the district,\nobjecting to the plan must file an objection at the office of the\nmunicipal clerk within thirty days of the conclusion of the hearing on\nforms made available by the clerk, and, further, that if (1) owners of\nat least fifty-one percent of the assessed valuation of all the\nbenefited real property situated within the boundaries of the district\nproposed for establishment or extension, as shown upon the latest\ncompleted assessment roll of the municipality, or (2) at least fifty-one\npercent of the owners of benefited real property within the area\nincluded in the district proposed for establishment or extension, so\nfile their objections, the district will not be established or extended.\n  (c) The legislative body shall cause a copy of the resolution or a\nsummary thereof to be published at least once in the official paper or a\nnewspaper in general circulation in the municipality, the first\npublication to be not less than ten nor more than thirty days before the\nday set for the hearing required by this section. In addition, not less\nthan ten nor more than thirty days before the date set for the hearing,\nthe legislative body shall cause a copy of the resolution or a summary\nthereof to be mailed to each owner of real property within the proposed\ndistrict at the address shown on the latest municipal assessment roll,\nto such other persons as are registered with the municipality to receive\ntax bills concerning real property within the proposed district and to\nthe tenants of each building within the proposed district. If the\nlegislative body publishes or mails a summary of the resolution, such\nsummary shall include the business address of the municipal clerk, a\nstatement that copies of the resolution shall be made available free of\ncharge to the public, the improvements proposed and the maximum cost\nthereof, the total annual amount proposed to be expended for\nimprovements, maintenance and operation, and a statement indicating the\nrights of owners to object pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section.\n  (d) The resolution may further state the place, other than the\nmunicipal clerk's office, where the district plan may be inspected in\nadvance of the hearing, if the legislative body determines that, in the\npublic interest, any additional place of inspection is necessary or\ndesirable.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 170.70 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title H / Article 170 / Section 170.70
Release of defendant upon failure to replace misdemeanor complaint by information
Status: in_force

§ 170.70 Release of defendant upon failure to replace misdemeanor\n        complaint by information.\n  Upon application of a defendant against whom a misdemeanor complaint\nis pending in a local criminal court, and who, either at the time of his\narraignment thereon or subsequent thereto, has been committed to the\ncustody of the sheriff pending disposition of the action, and who has\nbeen confined in such custody for a period of more than five days, not\nincluding Sunday, without any information having been filed in\nreplacement of such misdemeanor complaint, the criminal court must\nrelease the defendant on his own recognizance unless:\n  1.  The defendant has waived prosecution by information and consented\nto be prosecuted upon the misdemeanor complaint, pursuant to subdivision\nthree of section 170.65; or\n  2.  The court is satisfied that there is good cause why such order of\nrelease should not be issued.  Such good cause must consist of some\ncompelling fact or circumstance which precluded replacement of the\nmisdemeanor complaint by an information or a prosecutor's information\nwithin the prescribed period.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2631 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 26-A / Section 2631
Board of visitors; special provision
Status: in_force

§ 2631. Board of visitors; special provision.  The board of visitors\nof each such home shall consist of nine members appointed from the\nmembers of the New York departments of the major organizations of war\nveterans to which charters have been issued by Acts of Congress or of\ntheir women's auxiliaries. The terms of office of such visitors\nhereafter appointed shall be five years, and they shall be so appointed\nthat the terms of two of the members shall expire on the first day of\nFebruary of each year, except that the term of but one member shall so\nexpire every fifth year. Appointments shall be so made that there will\nbe at all times four women and five men members of such board.\n
N.Y. RSS Law § 473 — New York Code / Act RSS / Article 12 / Section 473
Impasses in coalition negotiations
Status: in_force

§ 473. Impasses in coalition negotiations. (a) In the event of an\nimpasse occurring during the course of coalition negotiations either the\nemployer coalition or the employee organization coalition may declare\nimpasse no earlier than September fifteenth or later than October first\nin any year. Notice of impasse shall be filed with the public employment\nrelations board created pursuant to article fourteen of the civil\nservice law.\n  (b) Forthwith after receipt of the notice of impasse the public\nemployment relations board shall appoint a fact finding board of not\nmore than three members, each representative of the public, from a list\nof qualified persons maintained by the board, which fact finding board\nshall have, in addition to the powers delegated to it by the public\nemployment relations board, the power to make public recommendations for\nthe resolution of the dispute.\n  (c) If the dispute is not resolved by November fifteenth prior to the\nlegislative session at which implementation of any changes described by\nsection four hundred seventy-one of this article will be sought, the\nfact finding board shall transmit its findings of fact and\nrecommendations to the coalition parties and to the public employment\nrelations board.\n  (d) In the event either of the coalition parties to the impasse does\nnot accept the recommendations of the fact finding board, such coalition\nparty may submit its position with respect to such recommendations of\nthe fact finding board to the public employment relations board and to\nthe other coalition party to the impasse.\n  (e) The public employment relations board shall cause such\nrecommendation of the fact finding board and the positions of the\nparties to be made public prior to December first and shall hold public\nhearings thereon. In addition to the powers vested in the public\nemployment relations board by law, it may require the assistance of\nrepresentatives of any public retirement system or any public employer\nor employee organization as defined in article fourteen of the civil\nservice law and may request or permit, in its discretion, the testimony\nof any person or organization whose testimony would assist in the\nresolution of the dispute in the public interest.\n  (f) On or before January fifteenth following such notice of impasse or\nthirty days following the close of such hearings whichever first occurs,\nthe public employment relations board shall present its recommendations\nwith respect to the impasse to the governor, the legislature and the\nparties to the impasse.\n  (g) The legislature or a duly authorized committee thereof shall\nforthwith conduct a public hearing at which the parties shall be\nrequired to explain their positions with respect to the issues and the\nrecommendations of the fact finding board and the public employment\nrelations board; thereafter, the legislature shall take such action as\nit deems to be in the public interest, including the interest of the\npublic employees involved.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 45 — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 2 / Section 45
Payment agencies
Status: in_force

§ 45. Payment agencies. A utility corporation or municipality may\npermit its customers to pay their bills to a payment agent. The date of\npayment to any such agent shall be regarded as the date of payment to\nthe utility or municipality.\n
N.Y. UDC Law § 2421 — New York Code / Act UDC / Article 23 / Section 2421
Appellate division to compel renewal of marshal's bond
Status: in_force

§ 2421. Appellate division to compel renewal of marshal's bond.\nWhenever judgment shall be rendered on the bond of a marshal or the bond\nshall be reduced as provided in the last preceding section, the county\nclerk shall report the fact to the appellate division. If any bond is\ncancelled or the amount of such judgment is equal to or greater than the\namount of the bond, the appellate division shall direct the marshal to\nfurnish a new bond; or, if the amount of such judgment is less than the\namount of the bond, or in case of a reduction thereof, the appellate\ndivision shall direct the marshal to furnish an additional bond in the\npenal sum of double the amount of the judgment or the reduction.  If the\nmarshal fails to comply with such direction within ten days after notice\nthereof, his office shall be vacated.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 1573 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 33-B / Section 1573
Returns to be confidential
Status: in_force

§ 1573. Returns to be confidential. 1. Except in accordance with\nproper judicial order or as otherwise provided by law, it shall be\nunlawful for the treasurer or any officer or employee of the county or\ndesignated community, including any person engaged or retained on an\nindependent contract basis, to divulge or make known in any manner the\nparticulars set forth or disclosed in any return required under a local\nlaw enacted pursuant to this article. Provided, however, that nothing in\nthis section shall prohibit the recording officer from making a notation\non an instrument effecting a conveyance indicating the amount of tax\npaid.  No recorded instrument effecting a conveyance shall be considered\na return for purposes of this section.\n  2. The officers charged with the custody of such returns shall not be\nrequired to produce any of them or evidence of anything contained in\nthem in any action or proceeding in any court, except on behalf of the\ncounty or designated community in any action or proceeding involving the\ncollection of a tax due under a local law enacted pursuant to this\narticle to which such county or designated community is a party, or a\nclaimant, or on behalf of any party to any action or proceeding under\nthe provisions of a local law enacted pursuant to this article when the\nreturns or facts shown thereby are directly involved in such action or\nproceeding, in any of which events the court may require the production\nof, and may admit in evidence, so much of said returns or of the facts\nshown thereby, as are pertinent to the action or proceeding and no more.\n  3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the delivery\nto a seller or buyer of an instrument effecting a conveyance or the duly\nauthorized representative of a seller or buyer of a certified copy of\nany return filed in connection with such instrument or to prohibit the\npublication of statistics so classified as to prevent the identification\nof particular returns and the items thereof, or the inspection by the\nlegal representatives of such county or designated community of the\nreturn of any taxpayer who shall bring action to set aside or review the\ntax based thereon.\n
N.Y. GCT Law § 14 — New York Code / Act GCT / Article 2 / Section 14
Permits for erection of booths and arches
Status: in_force

§ 14. Permits for erection of booths and arches. The mayor of any city\nof the first class or the commissioner of transportation in the city of\nNew York, may, in his discretion, grant temporary permits for the\nerection of booths, stands, arches, overhead passageways, or flagstaffs\nfor the stringing of flags or banners, upon or over the sidewalks or\nstreets of such city for the purpose of a public celebration,\nexposition, fair, political demonstration or any charitable or patriotic\ndrive, function or celebration; provided, however, that no such permit\nshall be granted for the erection of any such structure or device which\nis to be used in whole or in part for business or commercial advertising\npurposes. No such permit shall be granted by virtue of this section\nwithout the consent of the owners of the abutting property constituting\nmore than one-half of the foot frontage upon both sides of such street\nin the block formed by the nearest cross-streets on each side of such\nstructure or erection.\n
N.Y. PBG Law § 502 — New York Code / Act PBG / Article 13 / Title 99 / Section 502
City of Lockport housing authority
Status: in_force

§ 502. City of Lockport housing authority.  A municipal housing\nauthority, to be known as the city of Lockport housing authority, is\nhereby created and established for the city of Lockport in the county of\nNiagara, 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. GBS Law § 753-E — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 35-D / Section 753-E
Prohibited contracts
Status: in_force

§ 753-e. Prohibited contracts. No contract for the purchase of a dog\nor a cat or the financing of such purchase shall include any provisions\nwhich authorize the use of a dog or a cat as security where such dog or\ncat may be repossessed by the seller or lender contingent on the\npurchaser making payments under such contract. Provided, however,\nnothing in this section shall prohibit the purchase of a dog or cat\nthrough an unsecured personal loan, nor be construed to limit the\nenforcement of other provisions of this article, article twenty-six-A of\nthe agriculture and markets law or other rights or remedies which are\notherwise available to all parties under any other law. The provisions\nof this section shall also apply to the sale of a dog or cat through an\nonline website.\n
N.Y. TWN Law § 132 — New York Code / Act TWN / Article 9 / Section 132
Effect of town ordinances limited
Status: in_force

§ 132. Effect of town ordinances limited. A rule, regulation or\nordinance of a town shall be effective and operative only in that\nportion of such town outside of any incorporated village or city\ntherein, except as otherwise specifically provided by statute.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 139 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 4 / Section 139
Physical examination of employed minors; cancellation of employment certificate
Status: in_force

* § 139. Physical examination of employed minors; cancellation of\nemployment certificate. 1. A medical inspector of the department of\nlabor shall require any minor sixteen or seventeen years of age employed\nin or in connection with any trade, business, or service, to submit to a\nphysical examination by him if in his judgment such minor is physically\nunfit for the work at which he is employed. The result shall be recorded\non a form filed with the commissioner.\n  2. If such minor fails to submit to such examination or if on\nexamination the inspector finds the minor physically unfit to be so\nemployed, he shall so report to the commissioner with his reasons\ntherefor and the commissioner, if he approves the report, shall then\ncause the employment certificate issued in accordance with the education\nlaw to be taken from the office of the employer and shall return the\nsame to the superintendent of schools recommending its cancellation.\n  * NB Repealed May 9, 2027\n
N.Y. PBO Law § 9 — New York Code / Act PBO / Article 2 / Section 9
Deputies, their appointment, number and duties
Status: in_force

§ 9. Deputies, their appointment, number and duties.  Every deputy,\nassistant, or other subordinate officer, whose appointment or election\nis not otherwise provided for, shall be appointed by his principal\nofficer, board or other body, and the number thereof, if not otherwise\nprescribed by law, shall be limited in the discretion of the appointing\npower. If there is but one deputy, he shall, unless otherwise prescribed\nby law, possess the powers and perform the duties of his principal\nduring the absence or inability to act of his principal, or during a\nvacancy in his principal's office. If there be two or more deputies of\nthe same officer, such officer may designate, in writing, the order in\nwhich the deputies shall act, in case of his absence from the office or\nhis inability to act, or in case of a vacancy in the office, and if he\nshall fail to make such designation, the deputy longest in office\npresent shall so act. If two or more deputies present shall have held\nthe office for the same period, the senior deputy in age shall so act.\nSuch written designation by a state officer shall be filed in the office\nof the secretary of state; and by any other officer, in the office of\nthe clerk of the county in which the principal has his office. If a\nvacancy in a public office shall be caused by the death of the\nincumbent, the deputies shall, unless otherwise provided by law,\ncontinue to hold office until the vacancy shall have been filled in\naccordance with law.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 222.40 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title M / Article 222 / Section 222.40
Criminal possession of cannabis in the first degree
Status: in_force

§ 222.40 Criminal possession of cannabis in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal possession of cannabis in the first\ndegree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses:\n  1. cannabis and such cannabis weighs more than ten pounds; or\n  2. concentrated cannabis and such concentrated cannabis weighs more\nthan four pounds.\n  Criminal possession of cannabis in the first degree is a class D\nfelony.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 4110 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 41 / Section 4110
Domestic mutual companies; expense limits
Status: in_force

§ 4110. Domestic mutual companies; expense limits. (a) No domestic\nmutual property/casualty insurance company licensed to write a kind of\ninsurance specified in paragraph seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,\nthirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen or seventeen of subsection (a) of\nsection one thousand one hundred thirteen of this chapter shall expend\nin any one calendar year for management expenses a greater amount than\nthirty percent of the sum of its net premium income and seventy-five\npercent of its investment income for such year; provided that any\ninsurer whose principal line of business is medical malpractice\nliability insurance or any insurer who is the subject of a proceeding\npursuant to article seventy-four of this chapter shall not expend in any\none calendar year for management expenses, a greater amount than thirty\npercent of its net premium income for such year. Management expenses\nshall be held to include all expenses of the company except expenses\nincurred in the investigation, adjustment and settlement of claims,\ntaxes, fees and expenses of examination, and taxes, repairs and expenses\non real estate. In applying the provisions of this section the net\npremium income of, and expenses of, boiler and machinery insurance or\nelevator insurance shall not be included. In the event expenses incurred\nin making a new system upgrade result in this subsection's management\nexpenses limit being exceeded, then the insurer shall inform the\nsuperintendent sixty days in advance of the expense limit being\nexceeded. Subject to approval by the superintendent, the limit shall be\ntemporarily raised to the amount necessary to encompass the aforestated\nnew system upgrade, provided that in no event shall the limit be raised\nmore than five percentage points and shall not be in effect for more\nthan three years, and provided further that an insurer may submit to the\nsuperintendent, for the superintendent's prior approval, a written\nrequest to temporarily raise the limit for up to an additional three\nyears, for a total of no more than six years. An insurer shall submit\nsuch written request to the superintendent at least sixty days but not\nmore than one hundred twenty days before the expiration of the initial\nperiod during which the limit was raised. The insurer shall not increase\npremiums solely as a result of the management expenses cap limit being\nexceeded. For purposes of this subsection, a new system upgrade is\ndefined as the acquisition of electronic data processing apparatus and\nrelated equipment constituting a data processing, record keeping or\naccounting system and operating and non-operating software.\n  (b) Subsection (a) hereof shall not apply to a mutual company\norganized before the effective date of this chapter as a domestic mutual\nfire or marine or marine protection and indemnity company.\n
N.Y. SCC Law § 30 — New York Code / Act SCC / Article 4 / Section 30
Legislative power
Status: in_force

§ 30. Legislative power. The legislative power of the city is vested\nin the common council thereof, and it has authority to enact ordinances,\nnot inconsistent with law, for the government of the city and the\nmanagement of its business, for the preservation of good order, peace\nand health, for the safety and welfare of its inhabitants and the\nprotection and security of their property; and its authority, except as\notherwise provided in this chapter, or by law, is legislative only.\n