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N.Y. RPA Law § 1044 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 10 / Section 1044
Report thereupon
Status: in_force

§ 1044. Report thereupon. All the commissioners must meet together in\nthe performance of any of their duties; but the acts of a majority so\nmet are valid. The referee, or the commissioners, or a majority of them,\nmust make a full report of their proceedings, specifying therein the\nmanner in which they have discharged their trust, with the items of\ntheir charges, and a particular description of the portion admeasured\nand laid off to the plaintiff; or, if they report that it is not\npracticable, or, in their opinion, it is not for the best interests of\nall the parties concerned, to admeasure and lay off a distinct parcel of\nthe property of which dower is to be admeasured, they must state the\nreasons for that opinion and all the facts relating thereto. The report\nmust be acknowledged or proved, and certified, in like manner as a deed\nto be recorded, and must be filed in the office of the clerk.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 3-406 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 3-406
Negligence Contributing to Alteration or Unauthorized Signature
Status: in_force

Section 3--406. Negligence Contributing to Alteration or Unauthorized\n                  Signature.\n  Any person who by his negligence substantially contributes to a\nmaterial alteration of the instrument or to the making of an\nunauthorized signature is precluded from asserting the alteration or\nlack of authority against a holder in due course or against a drawee or\nother payor who pays the instrument in good faith and in accordance with\nthe reasonable commercial standards of the drawee's or payor's business.\n
N.Y. COM Law § 437 — New York Code / Act COM / Article 21 / Section 437
MWBE and prevailing wage requirements
Status: in_force

§ 437. MWBE and prevailing wage requirements. 1. For prevailing wage\nand minority and women-owned business enterprises requirements\napplicable to tax-free NY areas on state university campuses, city\nuniversity campuses and community colleges, see section three hundred\nsixty-one of the education law.\n  2. Any contract to which a business on a strategic state asset in a\ntax-free NY area is a party, and any contract entered into by a third\nparty acting in place of, on behalf of and for the benefit of the\nbusiness pursuant to any lease, permit or other agreement between such\nthird party and the business, for the construction, reconstruction,\ndemolition, excavation, rehabilitation, repair, renovation, alteration,\nor improvement, of a project, shall be subject to all of the provisions\nof article eight of the labor law, including the enforcement of\nprevailing wage requirements by the fiscal officer as defined in\nparagraph e of subdivision five of section two hundred twenty of the\nlabor law to the same extent as a contract of the state, and shall be\ndeemed a public work for purposes of such article.\n  3. Any individual, public corporation or authority, private\ncorporation, limited liability company or partnership or other entity\nentering into a contract, subcontract, lease, grant, bond, covenant or\nother agreement for a project undertaken on a strategic state asset in a\ntax-free NY area shall be deemed a state agency as that term is defined\nin article fifteen-A of the executive law and such contracts shall be\ndeemed state contracts within the meaning of that term as set forth in\nsuch article.\n  4. A business on a strategic state asset in a tax-free NY area may\nrequire a contractor awarded a contract, subcontract, lease, grant,\nbond, covenant or other agreement for a project to enter into a project\nlabor agreement pursuant to section two hundred twenty-two of the labor\nlaw during and for the work involved with such project when such\nrequirement is part of the business's request for proposals for the\nproject and when the business determines that the record supporting the\ndecision to enter into such an agreement establishes that the interests\nunderlying the competitive bidding laws are best met by requiring a\nproject labor agreement including: obtaining the best work at the lowest\npossible price; preventing favoritism, fraud and corruption; the impact\nof delay; the possibility of cost savings; and any local history of\nlabor unrest.\n  5. For the purposes of this section "project" shall mean capital\nimprovement work on a strategic state asset to be subject to any lease,\ntransfer or conveyance, other than conveyance of title. Such capital\nimprovement work shall include the design, construction, reconstruction,\ndemolition, excavation, rehabilitation, repair, renovation, alteration\nor improvement of a strategic state asset.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 378-D — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 10 / Section 378-D
Preservation of books and records
Status: in_force

§ 378-d. Preservation of books and records. Every savings and loan\nassociation shall preserve all its records of final entry, including\ncards used under the card system and deposit tickets, for a period of at\nleast six years from the date of making the same or from the date of the\nlast entry thereon; provided, however, that preservation of photographic\nreproductions thereof or records in photographic form shall constitute\ncompliance with the requirements of this section. Notwithstanding the\nforegoing, the superintendent of financial services may prescribe by\nregulation such period of time longer or shorter than six years during\nwhich all records kept by savings and loan associations as fiduciary\nshall be preserved in original form.\n
N.Y. EDP Law § 604 — New York Code / Act EDP / Article 6 / Section 604
Appeals
Status: in_force

§ 604. Appeals. Any party to an action pursuant to this article may\nappeal on the sole ground that substantial justice has not been\naccomplished between the parties according to the rules and principles\nof substantive law.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 1439-JJJ*2 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 31-A-4*2 / Section 1439-JJJ*2
Refunds
Status: in_force

* § 1439-jjj. Refunds. Whenever the treasurer shall determine that any\nmoneys received under the provisions of the local law enacted pursuant\nto this article were paid in error, the treasurer may cause such moneys\nto be refunded pursuant to such requirements as they may prescribe,\nprovided that any application for such refund is filed with the\ntreasurer within two years from the date the erroneous payment was made.\n  * NB Repealed December 31, 2045\n  * NB There are 2 § 1439-jjj's\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 353-A — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 14 / Section 353-A
Joint airports for counties, cities, towns or villages
Status: in_force

§ 353-a. Joint airports for counties, cities, towns or villages.  Two\nor more adjoining counties or two cities in the same county or adjoining\ncounties, or a city and one or more villages located within the same\ncounty or adjoining counties, or two or more villages, located within\nthe same county, or adjoining counties, or two or more towns in the same\ncounty or adjoining counties, or a city and one or more towns located\nwithin the same county or adjoining counties, or a town and one or more\nvillages (including a village or villages within such town), located\nwithin the same county or adjoining counties, may jointly acquire real\nproperty by purchase, lease or condemnation for the purposes of this\narticle and establish, construct, equip, maintain and operate for such\nmunicipalities jointly an airport or landing field. The ordinance, local\nlaw or resolution providing for such action shall be adopted by the\nlocal legislative body or board of trustees of each municipality and\nshall create a committee to be at all times composed of members of each\nof such bodies or boards to acquire necessary real property, in the name\nof the municipalities jointly, and as their joint agent, and to have\ncharge of the construction, equipment, maintenance and operation of such\nairport or landing field. The ordinance, local law or resolution may\nspecify matters as to which the action of the committee shall require\nthe joint approval of such bodies or boards.  The ordinance, local law\nor resolution also shall prescribe the proportions of the cost of such\nproject to be borne by the municipalities respectively.  The moneys to\npay the share to be borne by each municipality may be provided in the\nmanner prescribed by this article. The ordinance, local law or\nresolution may be amended from time to time with the concurrence of each\nof such bodies or boards, and the boundaries of the airport or landing\nplace may be extended or the project abandoned in like manner at any\ntime. A joint airport or landing place established under this article\nshall be located in one or more of the counties participating in the\njoint undertaking, or within the county in which the cities or one of\nthem is located, or the county in which the villages or towns are\nlocated.  The limitation contained in section three hundred and fifty as\nto distance from the boundaries of any such city, village or town shall\nnot apply to such a joint airport or landing place.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 1 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 1 / Section 1
Short title
Status: in_force

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "General\nMunicipal Law."\n
N.Y. GCN Law § 55 — New York Code / Act GCN / Article 2 / Section 55
Women
Status: in_force

§ 55. Women. The term women includes girls.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 5305 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 53 / Section 5305
Personal jurisdiction
Status: in_force

§ 5305. Personal jurisdiction. (a) A foreign country judgment may not\nbe refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:\n  1. the defendant was served with process personally in the foreign\ncountry;\n  2. the defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than\nfor the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure\nin the proceeding or of contesting the jurisdiction of the court over\nthe defendant;\n  3. the defendant prior to the commencement of the proceeding had\nagreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect\nto the subject matter involved;\n  4. the defendant was domiciled in the foreign country when the\nproceeding was instituted or was a corporation or other form of business\norganization that had its principal place of business in, or was\norganized under the laws of, or had otherwise acquired corporate status,\nin the foreign country;\n  5. the defendant had a business office in the foreign country and the\nproceeding in the foreign court involved a cause of action arising out\nof business done by the defendant through that office in the foreign\ncountry; or\n  6. the defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign\ncountry and the proceeding involved a cause of action arising out of\nsuch operation.\n  (b) The courts of this state may recognize bases of personal\njurisdiction other than those listed in subdivision (a) of this section\nas sufficient to support a foreign country judgment.\n
N.Y. SCC Law § 156 — New York Code / Act SCC / Article 9 / Section 156
Duties of superintendent
Status: in_force

§ 156. Duties of superintendent. In addition to the duties of the\nsuperintendent of buildings prescribed herein, or otherwise by law, the\ncommon council shall by ordinance prescribe his duties, and he shall\nhave such power and authority in regard to the supervision and\ninspection of the erection, construction or alteration of buildings and\nother structures as shall be conferred by ordinance, not inconsistent\nwith the other laws of the state. The common council shall also have\npower to establish by ordinance, and from time to time amend, a\n"building code," providing for all matters concerning, affecting or\nrelating to the construction, alteration, repair or removal of buildings\nand structures heretofore or hereafter erected; but no ordinance\namending, repealing or modifying such building code or any provision\nthereof shall be passed by the common council until notice shall have\nbeen published for at least ten days in the official paper or papers of\nthe city that on a day stated in such notice, the common council will\nconsider the adoption of a proposed ordinance amending, repealing or\nmodifying the building code, or a part thereof, generally or in respect\nof a specified subject, and that a copy of such proposed ordinance is on\nfile in the office of the city clerk.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 380-G — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 25 / Section 380-G
Public record information
Status: in_force

§ 380-g. Public record information. A consumer reporting agency which\ncompiles and reports items of information on consumers which are matters\nof public record shall:\n  (a) at the time such public record information is reported to the user\nof such consumer report, notify the consumer of the fact that public\nrecord information is being reported by the consumer reporting agency,\ntogether with the name and address of the person to whom such\ninformation is being reported; or\n  (b) maintain reasonable procedures designed to insure that whenever\npublic record information is reported it is complete and up to date to\nthe extent practicable. It shall be deemed a reasonable procedure for a\nconsumer reporting agency to accurately report the status of public\nrecord information as of the date recorded in its files provided such\ninformation is updated on a regular basis.\n  (c) When conducting a reinvestigation as required by subdivision (a)\nof section three hundred eighty-f of this article, a consumer reporting\nagency shall promptly record and report the current status of the public\nrecord.\n  (d) When a consumer reporting agency provides a consumer report that\ncontains criminal conviction information, permitted by paragraph one of\nsubdivision (a) of section three hundred eighty-j of this article, to a\nuser, the person, firm, corporation or other entity requesting such\nreport shall provide the subject of such report a printed or electronic\ncopy of article twenty-three-A of the correction law governing the\nlicensure and employment of persons previously convicted of one or more\ncriminal offenses.\n
N.Y. ENV Law § 28-0111 — New York Code / Act ENV / Article 28 / Section 28-0111
Pollution prevention and environmental compliance coordinating council
Status: in_force

§ 28-0111. Pollution prevention and environmental compliance\n             coordinating council.\n  1. There is hereby established a pollution prevention and\nenvironmental compliance coordinating council which shall:\n  a. provide guidance to the department on the development and\nimplementation of pollution prevention programs, including the small\nbusiness pollution prevention and environmental compliance assistance\nprogram and the identification of alternative compliance approaches that\nincorporate pollution prevention;\n  b. coordinate the activities of the department, the environmental\nfacilities corporation, the department of economic development, the New\nYork state energy research and development authority and the New York\nfoundation for science, technology and innovation to promote pollution\nprevention and environmental compliance;\n  c. make periodic reports to the governor and the legislature\nconcerning the effectiveness of pollution prevention programs, including\nthe adequacy of funding available, and difficulties encountered; and\n  d. make recommendations for the development of programs to further\npromote pollution prevention and assist small businesses, including\ntechnical and financial assistance programs.\n  2. The pollution prevention and environmental compliance coordinating\ncouncil shall include the commissioner, the president of the\nenvironmental facilities corporation, the commissioner of economic\ndevelopment, the chairperson of the New York state energy research and\ndevelopment authority, and the executive director of the New York\nfoundation for science, technology and innovation; or their designees.\nThe council shall consult with representatives of businesses;\norganizations whose prime function is the enhancement of the\nenvironmental quality of the state; municipalities, not-for-profit\norganizations and private contractors which provide pollution prevention\nand compliance assistance; and any other parties the coordinating\ncouncil deems appropriate.\n  3. The coordinating council shall meet at least quarterly and shall\ndesignate one of its members to serve as chairperson and one of its\nmembers to serve as secretary for the development and dissemination of\nreports and advisory opinions. For the first year of its existence, the\ncoordinating council shall designate the commissioner or his or her\ndesignee to serve as chairperson.\n
N.Y. UCT Law § 1501 — New York Code / Act UCT / Article 15 / Section 1501
Execution; when and how issued
Status: in_force

§ 1501. Execution; when and how issued.\n  An execution upon a judgment may be issued by the judgment-creditor's\nattorney or, if he does not appear by attorney, by the clerk of the\ncourt. It shall be issued within the time prescribed by law applicable\nin the supreme court. But no execution shall issue out of this court\nafter a transcript has been issued.\n  A "judgment", as used in this article, shall be deemed to include an\norder directing the payment of money.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 8-114 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 8 / Part 1 / Section 8-114
Evidentiary Rules Concerning Certificated Securities
Status: in_force

Section 8--114. Evidentiary Rules Concerning Certificated Securities.\n  The following rules apply in an action on a certificated security\nagainst the issuer:\n  (1) Unless specifically denied in the pleadings, each signature on a\nsecurity certificate or in a necessary indorsement is admitted.\n  (2) If the effectiveness of a signature is put in issue, the burden of\nestablishing effectiveness is on the party claiming under the signature,\nbut the signature is presumed to be genuine or authorized.\n  (3) If signatures on a security certificate are admitted or\nestablished, production of the certificate entitles a holder to recover\non it unless the defendant establishes a defense or a defect going to\nthe validity of the security.\n  (4) If it is shown that a defense or defect exists, the plaintiff has\nthe burden of establishing that the plaintiff or some person under whom\nthe plaintiff claims is a person against whom the defense or defect\ncannot be asserted.\n
N.Y. COM Law § 145 — New York Code / Act COM / Article 4-C / Section 145
Study and report
Status: in_force

§ 145. Study and report. The state procurement council established\npursuant to section one hundred sixty-one of the state finance law, in\nconsultation with the council on contracting agencies established\npursuant to executive order 4.125 dated May twenty-second, nineteen\nhundred eighty-nine, shall study and report by September first, two\nthousand nine to the governor, the legislature and the director of the\nbudget with recommendations on implementation of a statewide electronic\nprocurement opportunity notification system, including, but not limited\nto:\n  1. plans and a timetable for further integration of existing agency\nsystems of bidder registration and procurement opportunity notification\nwith the procurement opportunities newsletter established pursuant to\nthis article;\n  2. electronic submission of bids and proposals; auctions and reverse\nauctions; electronic availability of plans and specifications;\n  3. feasibility of using open standards software applications for a\nstatewide electronic procurement opportunity notification system;\n  4. costs and funding models for a statewide electronic procurement\nopportunity notification system;\n  5. additional information to be included to increase the transparency\nand utility of the system, including without limitation, notices by the\ncomptroller of progress payments made to prime contractors, and minority\nand women-owned business enterprises utilization plans and waivers\ngranted pursuant to article fifteen-A of the executive law.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 7-307 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 7 / Part 3 / Section 7-307
Lien of Carrier
Status: in_force

Section 7--307. Lien of Carrier.\n  (a) A carrier has a lien on the goods covered by a bill of lading or\non the proceeds thereof in its possession for charges after the date of\nthe carrier's receipt of the goods for storage or transportation,\nincluding demurrage and terminal charges, and for expenses necessary for\npreservation of the goods incident to their transportation or reasonably\nincurred in their sale pursuant to law. However, against a purchaser for\nvalue of a negotiable bill of lading, a carrier's lien is limited to\ncharges stated in the bill or the applicable tariffs or, if no charges\nare stated, a reasonable charge.\n  (b) A lien for charges and expenses under subsection (a) on goods that\nthe carrier was required by law to receive for transportation is\neffective against the consignor or any person entitled to the goods\nunless the carrier had notice that the consignor lacked authority to\nsubject the goods to those charges and expenses. Any other lien under\nsubsection (a) is effective against the consignor and any person that\npermitted the bailor to have control or possession of the goods unless\nthe carrier had notice that the bailor lacked authority.\n  (c) A carrier loses its lien on any goods that it voluntarily delivers\nor unjustifiably refuses to deliver.\n
N.Y. TRA Law § 118 — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 5 / Section 118
Investigations by commissioner
Status: in_force

§ 118. Investigations by commissioner. 1. The commissioner may, of his\nown motion, investigate or make inquiry, in a manner to be determined by\nhim as to any act or thing done or omitted to be done by any common\ncarrier, subject to his supervision, and the commissioner must make such\ninquiry in regard to any act or thing done or omitted to be done by any\nsuch common carrier in violation of law or an order of the commissioner.\n  2. Complaints may be made to the commissioner by any person or\ncorporation aggrieved, by petition or complaint in writing setting forth\nany thing or act done or omitted to be done by any common carrier in\nviolation, or claimed to be in violation, or of the terms and conditions\nof its franchise or charter or of any order of the commissioner. Upon\nthe presentation of such a complaint the commissioner shall cause a copy\nthereof to be forwarded to the person or carrier complained of, which\nmay be accompanied by an order, directed to such person or carrier,\nrequiring that the matters complained of be satisfied, or that the\ncharges be answered in writing within a time to be specified by the\ncommissioner. If the person or carrier complained of shall make\nreparation for any injury alleged and shall cease to commit, or to\npermit, the violation of law, franchise or order charged in the\ncomplaint, and shall notify the commissioner of that fact before the\ntime allowed for answer, the commissioner need take no further action\nupon the charges. If, however, the charges contained in such petition be\nnot thus satisfied, and it shall appear to the commissioner that there\nare reasonable grounds therefor, he shall investigate such charges in\nsuch manner and by such means as he shall deem proper, and take such\naction within his powers as the facts justify.\n  3. Whenever the commissioner shall investigate any matter complained\nof by any person or corporation aggrieved by any act or omission of a\ncommon carrier under this section it shall be his duty to make and file\nan order either dismissing the petition or complaint or directing the\ncommon carrier complained of to satisfy the cause of complaint in whole\nor to the extent which the commissioner may specify and require.\n