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NY Civ Rights L § 82 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 8 - Causes of Action for Alienation of Affections, Criminal Conversation, Seduction and Breach of Contract to Marry Abolished 82 - Causing Payment, Satisfaction, Settlement or Compromise Unlawful; Instruments Void.

§   82.   Causing  payment,  satisfaction,  settlement  or  compromise   unlawful; instruments void. Any contract or  instrument  executed  after   March  twenty-ninth,  nineteen hundred thirty-five, within this state in   payment, satisfaction, settlement or compromise of any claim or cause of   action abolished by this article, whether such claim or cause of  action   arose  within or without this state, is contrary to the public policy of   this state and absolutely void. It shall be unlawful to cause, induce or   procure any person to execute such  a  contract  or  instrument;  or  to   receive, take or accept any money or thing of value, or cause, induce or   procure  any person to give, pay, transfer or deliver any money or thing   of value, in payment, satisfaction, settlement or compromise of any such   claim or cause of action. It shall be unlawful to commence or  cause  to   be  commenced,  either  as party or attorney, or in behalf of either, in   any court of this state, any proceeding or action seeking to enforce  or   recover  upon  any  such  contract or instrument, knowing it to be such,   whether it was executed within or without this state.
NY Civ Rights L § 83 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 8 - Causes of Action for Alienation of Affections, Criminal Conversation, Seduction and Breach of Contract to Marry Abolished 83 - Penalties.

§ 83. Penalties. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this   article  shall be guilty of a felony which shall be punishable by a fine   of not less than one  thousand  dollars  nor  more  than  five  thousand   dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  for a term of not less than one year nor   more than five years, or by both such  fine  and  imprisonment,  in  the   discretion of the court.
NY Civ Rights L § 84 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 8 - Causes of Action for Alienation of Affections, Criminal Conversation, Seduction and Breach of Contract to Marry Abolished 84 - Construction; Inconsistent Laws.

§ 84. Construction; inconsistent laws. This article shall be liberally   construed  to  effectuate its objects and purposes and the public policy   of the state as hereby declared.  If any part of this  article,  or  its   application  to  any persons or circumstances, is adjudged by a court to   be invalid or ineffectual, such judgment shall not affect the  remainder   of  the article or its application to any other person or circumstances.   This article shall supersede all laws inconsistent with it to the extent   of such inconsistency,  but  in  all  other  respects  shall  be  deemed   supplemental  to  such laws.  Nothing contained in this article shall be   construed as a repeal of any provision of the penal law or the  criminal   procedure  law  or  any other law relating to criminal or quasi-criminal   actions or proceedings.
NY Civ Rights L § 91 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 9 - Right to Call Police and Emergency Assistance/victim Protections 91 - Right to Call for Police and Emergency Assistance; Victim Protections.

§  91.  Right  to  call  for  police  and emergency assistance; victim   protections. 1. Any person who is a  victim  of  domestic  violence,  as   defined in section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services law,   or  who  otherwise  believes  they  are  in  need of police or emergency   assistance has the right to request such assistance and to  be  free  of   any  direct or indirect penalty or reprisal for accessing assistance, or   because they reside at a property where domestic violence or  other  law   enforcement  or  emergency  response  activity  occurred.  Other than as   provided in section ninety-two of this article,  no  victim  of  conduct   which has been used as the grounds for the application of a local law or   ordinance  established  for the purpose of regulating nuisances shall be   directly or indirectly penalized, or otherwise subject  to  reprisal  by   application  of  such  local law, including by termination or refusal to   renew a tenancy or by eviction. These protections shall also  extend  to   any  residential occupant upon whose behalf a third party has called for   police or emergency assistance.2. No residential occupant shall be  required,  either  orally  or  in   writing,  to  waive rights under this article, and any such waiver shall   be void and unenforceable.
NY Civ Rights L § 92 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 9 - Right to Call Police and Emergency Assistance/victim Protections 92 - Protections Not Applicable to Breaches of Lease, Illicit Activities or Other Violations of Law.

§  92.  Protections  not  applicable  to  breaches  of  lease, illicit   activities or other violations of law. The protections of  this  article   shall  not  be  deemed  to  prohibit  a  municipality  from enforcing an   ordinance or local  law,  nor  restrict  a  landlord  from  terminating,   evicting  or  refusing  to renew a tenancy, when such action is premised   upon grounds other than access of police or emergency assistance  or  is   otherwise  premised  on  conduct unrelated to the residential occupant's   status as a target or victim of violence or harm.
NY Civ Rights L § 93 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 9 - Right to Call Police and Emergency Assistance/victim Protections 93 - Right of Property Owners to Be Free of Penalty for Respecting the Rights of an Occupant to Request Police or Emergency Assistance.

§  93.  Right  of property owners to be free of penalty for respecting   the rights of an occupant to request police or emergency assistance.  No   landlord  or  other  property owner shall be subject to fines or loss of   permits or licenses by a municipality for failing to  penalize  or  take   steps to remove an occupant who has exercised rights under this article.
NY Civ Rights L § 94 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 9 - Right to Call Police and Emergency Assistance/victim Protections 94 - Limitation on Right to Request Police or Emergency Assistance Prohibited.

§  94.  Limitation  on right to request police or emergency assistance   prohibited. A municipality, municipal authority,  landlord  or  property   owner  shall  not  prohibit,  restrict,  penalize  or  in  any other way   directly or indirectly limit any person's exercise of rights under  this   article  and  any  such  limitation  shall be void as contrary to public   policy.  The  protections  of  this  prohibition  shall  extend  to  any   residential  occupant  upon  whose  behalf  a third party has called for   police or emergency assistance.
NY Civ Rights L § 95 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 9 - Right to Call Police and Emergency Assistance/victim Protections 95 - Defenses.

§  95.  Defenses. 1. It is a defense to any judicial or administrative   action or proceeding taken by any municipality  or  municipal  authority   enforcing  any  local  law  or  ordinance  that  the  enforcement action   directly or indirectly penalizes  a  residential  occupant  or  property   owner for the exercise of rights under this article. Prior to initiation   of  any  such  enforcement  action  or  proceeding  all  parties and any   residential occupant that may be so  impacted  shall  be  given  written   notice  by the municipality of the protections of this article and shall   have the right to be heard in the action or proceeding  to  advance  the   defenses provided by this article.2.  It is a defense in any action or proceeding by a landlord or other   owner of real property to regain possession of that  property  that  the   action  or  proceeding  directly  or  indirectly penalizes a residential   occupant for the exercise of rights under this article. Any  residential   occupant  whose  right  to  continued  occupancy  may be impacted by the   action or proceeding shall be given written  notice  of  the  action  or   proceeding  and  the protections of this article by the party initiating   the action or proceeding. The residential occupant shall have the  right   to  appear as a necessary party in accordance with the provisions of the   civil  practice  law  and  rules  and  the  real  property  actions  and   proceedings  law  in  order  to  advance  the  defenses provided by this   article.
NY Civ Rights L § 96 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 9 - Right to Call Police and Emergency Assistance/victim Protections 96 - Removal of the Perpetrator of Violence While Assuring Continued Occupancy by Victim.

§  96. Removal of the perpetrator of violence while assuring continued   occupancy by victim. Actions including termination, eviction or  refusal   to renew a leasehold interest or termination of any other form of lawful   occupancy  through  a judicial proceeding may be carried out against the   perpetrator of such violence or harm. Notwithstanding the  terms  of  an   existing  lease,  written or oral, or other form of occupancy agreement,   any person with rights described in section ninety-one of  this  article   shall  have  the  right  to  continue in occupancy, and the court may so   order, for a term equivalent to the balance of  the  original  term  and   under the same terms and conditions as provided in the original lease or   occupancy agreement.
NY Civ Rights L § 97 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 9 - Right to Call Police and Emergency Assistance/victim Protections 97 - Remedies.

§  97.  Remedies. Any person or entity aggrieved by a violation of the   protections created by this article shall have the  right  to  bring  an   action  or  special proceeding in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to   seek damages and/or declaratory  and  injunctive  relief  or  any  other   remedies as provided by law with respect to such violation. A prevailing   plaintiff may be entitled to an award of costs and attorney's fees.
NY Civ Rights L § 98 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 9 - Right to Call Police and Emergency Assistance/victim Protections 98 - Availability of Remedies.

§ 98. Availability of remedies. Seeking legal remedies or relief under   this  article shall not diminish or impair the right of a person to seek   or  receive  any  other  relief,  remedy  or  benefit  under  any  other   applicable law or legal process.
NY Civ Rights L § 100 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 10 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect 100 - Laws Repealed.

§  100.  Laws  repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto   annexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.
NY Civ Rights L § 101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVR - Civil Rights Article 10 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect 101 - When to Take Effect.

§   101.   When  to  take  effect.  This  chapter  shall  take  effect   immediately.
NY Civ Serv L § 1 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions 1 - Short Title.

Section 1. Short  title.  This  chapter  shall  be known as the "Civil   Service Law. "
NY Civ Serv L § 2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions 2 - Definitions.

§ 2. Definitions. When used in this chapter.1. The  term  "commission" or "state commission" means the state civil   service commission;2. The term "president" means the president of the state civil service   commission;3. The term "department" or "civil service department" means the state   department of civil service, unless otherwise expressly stated or unless   the context requires a different meaning;4.  The  term  "municipal  commission"  or  "municipal  civil  service   commission"  means  the civil service commission of a city, of a county,   or of a suburban town governed pursuant to article three-A of  the  town   law  and  having a population of at least fifty thousand as shown in the   most recent decennial federal census or special population census  taken   pursuant  to  section  twenty  of  the  general  municipal  law,  or the   personnel officer of a city, of a county, or of such a suburban town, or   a regional civil service commission or a regional personnel officer,  as   the case may be, unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context   requires a different meaning;5.  The  "civil  service" of the state of New York or any of its civil   divisions includes all offices and positions in the service of the state   or of such civil divisions, except such offices  and  positions  in  the   militia  and the military departments as are or may be created under the   provisions of article twelve of the constitution;6. The "state service" shall include all offices and positions in  the   civil service of the state;7.  The  "city service" shall include all offices and positions in the   civil service of any city;8. The "service of a civil division" shall  include  all  offices  and   positions  in the civil service of any subdivision of the state; and the   term "civil division" shall include within its meaning a city;9. The term "appointing authority" or "appointing officer"  means  the   officer,   commission  or  body  having  the  power  of  appointment  to   subordinate positions;10. The term "jurisdictional classification" means the  assignment  of   positions in the classified service to the competitive, non-competitive,   exempt or labor classes;11.  The  term  "position  classification"  means a grouping together,   under common and descriptive titles, of positions that are substantially   similar in the  essential  character  and  scope  of  their  duties  and   responsibilities and in the qualification requirements therefor;12.  The  term "board of supervisors" shall include within its meaning   the  elective  governing  body  of  a  county  which  has  no  board  of   supervisors.
NY Civ Serv L § 5 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 2 - Civil Service Administration Title A - Organization and Functions of State Civil Service Department 5 - Department of Civil Service; State Civil Service Commission.

§ 5. Department  of  civil service; state civil service commission. 1. The department. There shall continue to be in  the  state  government  a department  of  civil  service.  The head of the department shall be the president of the state civil service commission who shall be responsible for the discharge of the duties and functions of the department.   2. The commission. (a) Appointment. The state civil service commission is continued and shall consist  of  three  commissioners  who  shall  be appointed  by  the  governor,  by and with the advice and consent of the senate, not more than two  of  whom  shall  be  adherents  of  the  same political  party. The governor shall designate one of the members of the commission to be president of the commission and such member shall serve in the capacity of president during the pleasure of  the  governor.  The members  shall not hold any other public office or public employment for which they shall receive compensation other than  necessary  travel  and other  expenses  incurred in the performance of the duties of such other office or employment, or engage in private employment or in a profession or business which interferes with the performance  of  their  duties  or requires  their  disqualification  from  the  performance of such duties because of a conflict of interests  caused  thereby.  The  commissioners other  than  the  president of the commission shall, when performing the work of the commission, be compensated at the rate of two hundred  fifty dollars  per  day,  together  with an allowance for actual and necessary expenses incurred in  the  discharge  of  their  duties  hereunder.  The president  of  the commission shall receive an annual salary established in section one hundred sixty-nine of the executive law. No member  shall serve  as an officer of any political party or political organization or engage in partisan political activities.  (b) Term of office. The term of office of each  member  shall  be  six years  from  the  first day of February of the year in which the term of his predecessor expired. A vacancy in the membership of  the  commission shall  be  filled by appointment by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, for the unexpired term.  (c) Expenses. The president and each of the  other  members  shall  be paid the necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties.
NY Civ Serv L § 8 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 2 - Civil Service Administration Title A - Organization and Functions of State Civil Service Department 8 - Offices of Department; Rooms and Accommodations.

§ 8. Offices  of  department;  rooms and accommodations. The principal   office of the department shall be in the city of Albany. It shall be the   duty of the officers of the state of New York or of any  civil  division   thereof,  at  any  place  where examinations are directed to be held, to   heat, light and allow the reasonable use  of  public  buildings  in  all   proper ways to facilitate the holding of such examinations.
NY Civ Serv L § 9 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 2 - Civil Service Administration Title A - Organization and Functions of State Civil Service Department 9 - Attendance of Witnesses; Fees.

§ 9. Attendance  of witnesses; fees. 1. Witnesses shall be entitled to   the same fees as are allowed in civil cases in courts of record.    Such   fees need not be pre-paid, and shall be paid; (a) in the case of persons   subpoenaed  by  the  state  civil  service  commission,  from  the state   treasury on the audit and  warrant  of  the  comptroller  upon  vouchers   approved  by  the  president  of  the  commission, or (b) in the case of   persons subpoenaed by a municipal commission, in the manner provided  by   law for the payment of the lawful expenses of such municipal commission.2. All  public  officers and their deputies and employees shall afford   the state civil service  commission  and  any  municipal  civil  service   commission   all  reasonable  facilities  in  conducting  the  inquiries   authorized by this chapter, give inspection to such  commission  of  all   books,  papers  and  documents  belonging  or in any way appertaining to   their respective offices, produce said books and papers, and attend  and   testify when required to do so by such commission.
NY Civ Serv L § 12 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 2 - Civil Service Administration Title A - Organization and Functions of State Civil Service Department 12 - Recruitment of Women to State Civil Service Iniative

§  12.  Recruitment  of women to state civil service initiative 1. The department, through existing programs, shall provide information to both women and men  about  high  paying  jobs  and  careers,  including  jobs traditionally dominated by men. Such information shall be distributed as part  of  any  recruitment  efforts  as  well  as  be  available  on the department's website.   2. The president  shall  prepare  and  submit  to  the  governor,  the temporary  president  of  the senate, and the speaker of the assembly an annual evaluation report of the initiative no later than January  first, two  thousand  eighteen,  and  every  year  thereafter. The report shall include:  (a) how many women were referred to examinations for jobs and  careers that   offer   high  earning  potential,  including  jobs  traditionally dominated by men;  (b) the ratio of women to men in traditionally  high  paying  jobs  in state civil service and any change in that ratio from the previous year;  (c)  The  president's  recommendations  and  plans  for increasing the number of women in traditionally high paying jobs; and  (d) any other information the president deems relevant.
NY Civ Serv L § 17 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 2 - Civil Service Administration Title B - Organization and Functions of Municipal Civil Service Commissions 17 - Jurisdiction.

§ 17. Jurisdiction.  1.  County  civil service commission or personnel   officer. The civil service commission or personnel officer of  a  county   shall  administer  the  provisions  of  this chapter with respect to the   offices and employments in the classified service of such county and the   civil divisions therein including school districts, except cities  which   are  operating  under  one  of  the  optional  forms  of  civil  service   administration provided in section fifteen of this chapter and the  city   school districts of such cities.2.  City  or  suburban  town  civil  service  commission  or personnel   officer.  Except as otherwise provided by special  law  enacted  by  the   legislature, the civil service commission or personnel officer of a city   or  suburban  town  described in subdivision four of section two of this   chapter shall administer the provisions of this chapter with respect  to   the  offices  and employments in the classified service of such suburban   town or city, including the city school districts of such city.3. Regional civil service commission or regional personnel officer.  A   regional  civil  service  commission or regional personnel officer shall   administer the provisions of this chapter with respect  to  the  offices   and  employments which would otherwise be subject to the jurisdiction of   the civil service commissions or personnel officers  of  the  respective   counties  and  cities  under  the  jurisdiction  of  such regional civil   service commission or regional personnel officer.4. Each municipal commission and personnel officer shall have power at   its own expense to conduct examinations and establish eligible lists for   any position within its jurisdiction.5.  Administration  of  certain  director   of   facility   positions.   Notwithstanding   the   provisions  of  this  section,  chapter  or  any   provisions to the contrary contained in any general, special,  or  local   laws, the department shall develop a statewide exam for the positions of   director  of  facilities I, II, & III in school districts throughout the   state. Such administration shall include the development of  eligibility   criteria  for  examination  of potential candidates for the positions of   director of  facilities  I,  II,  &  III  based  on  qualifications  and   experience  in  accordance  with  section  fifty  of  this chapter. Such   statewide examinations shall not affect the ability of  municipal  civil   service  commissions  to  determine  promotion  qualifications, announce   promotion examinations and establish promotion eligible lists for  these   positions,  consistent with statewide eligibility criteria as determined   by  the  department.  Any  such  promotion  examination  shall  use  the   statewide examination developed by the department.
NY Civ Serv L § 18 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 2 - Civil Service Administration Title B - Organization and Functions of Municipal Civil Service Commissions 18 - Administration of Civil Service in Jointly Established Agency.

§ 18. Administration  of  civil service in jointly established agency.   1.  Except where otherwise expressly provided by statute, when a  public   agency  is  established  and  maintained  jointly  by  two or more civil   divisions,  including  school  districts,  in  the  same   county,   the   provisions  of this chapter shall be administered for such agency by the   municipal commission of such county, unless the appointing authority  of   such  agency  shall elect, within sixty days following the establishment   thereof and with the approval of the civil service commission of a city,   if there be one, participating in the establishment and  maintenance  of   such  agency,  to  come  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the civil service   commission of such city.