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NY Banking L § 7023 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BNK - Banking Article 15 - General Provisions Applicable to Banking Stock Corporations, Limited Liability Investment Companies, and Limited Liability Trust Companies Title 7 - Directors and Officers 7023 - Insurance for Idemnification of Directors and Officers.

§ 7023.  Insurance  for  idemnification of directors and officers. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a corporation shall have power  to  purchase and maintain insurance:  (1) To indemnify the corporation for any obligation which it incurs as a  result  of  the  indemnification  of directors and officers under the provisions of this article, and  (2) To indemnify directors and officers in instances in which they may be indemnified by the corporation under the provisions of this  article, and  (3)  To idemnify directors and officers in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the corporation under the provisions  of this  article provided the contract of insurance covering such directors and officers provides, in a manner acceptable to the  superintendent  of financial services, for a retention amount and for co-insurance.  (b)  No  insurance  under subdivision (a) may provide for any payment, other than cost of defense, to or on behalf of any director or officer:  (1) if a judgement or other final adjudication adverse to the  insured director  or  officer establishes that his acts of active and deliberate dishonesty were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or  that he  personally  gained  in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not legally entitled, or  (2) in relation to any risk the insurance of which is prohibited under the insurance law of this state.  (c) Insurance under any or all paragraphs of subdivision  (a)  may  be included in a single contract or supplement thereto. Retrospective rated contracts are prohibited.  (d) The corporation shall, within the time and to the persons provided in  subdivision  three  of  section  seven  thousand  twenty-two, mail a statement in respect of any insurance it has purchased or renewed  under this  section,  specifying  the insurance carrier, date of the contract, cost of the insurance, corporate  positions  insured,  and  a  statement explaining   all  sums,  not  previously  reported  in  a  statement  to shareholders, paid under any indemnification insurance contract.  (e) This section is the public policy of this state to spread the risk of corporate management, notwithstanding any other  general  or  special law  of  this  state  or of any other jurisdiction including the federal government.
NY Banking L § 8002 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BNK - Banking Article 15 - General Provisions Applicable to Banking Stock Corporations, Limited Liability Investment Companies, and Limited Liability Trust Companies Title 8 - Amendments and Changes 8002 - Reduction of Capital Stock by Amendment.

§ 8002.  Reduction  of  capital  stock by amendment. A corporation may   reduce its capital stock by an amendment of its organization certificate   under section eight thousand one which:1. Reduces the par value of any issued shares.2. Changes issued shares under subdivision two (i)  of  section  eight   thousand one and results in a reduction of capital stock.3. Eliminates from authorized shares, shares that have been issued and   reacquired by the corporation.
NY Banking L § 8003 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BNK - Banking Article 15 - General Provisions Applicable to Banking Stock Corporations, Limited Liability Investment Companies, and Limited Liability Trust Companies Title 8 - Amendments and Changes 8003 - Authorization of Amendment or Change.

§ 8003.  Authorization  of  amendment  or  change. 1. Amendment of the   organization certificate may be authorized by vote of the holders  of  a   majority of all outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon at a meeting   of stockholders.2.  This  section  shall  not  alter  the vote required by section six   thousand sixteen or seven thousand nine for the adoption of an amendment   referred to therein, nor alter the authority of the board  to  authorize   amendments  under  section five thousand two, subdivision six of section   five thousand fourteen, or section five thousand sixteen.
NY Banking L § 8004 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BNK - Banking Article 15 - General Provisions Applicable to Banking Stock Corporations, Limited Liability Investment Companies, and Limited Liability Trust Companies Title 8 - Amendments and Changes 8004 - Class Voting on Amendment.

§ 8004. Class voting on amendment. 1. Notwithstanding any provision in the  organization  certificate,  the  holders  of  shares  of a class or series, shall be entitled to vote and  to  vote  as  a  class  upon  the authorization  of  an amendment and, in addition to the authorization of the amendment by vote of the holders of a majority  of  all  outstanding shares  entitled  to  vote thereon, the amendment shall be authorized by vote of the holders of a majority of all outstanding shares of the class or series when a proposed amendment would:  (a) Exclude or limit their right to vote on any matter, except as such right may be limited by voting rights given to  new  shares  then  being authorized of any existing or new class or series;  (b)  Change  their  shares  under  subdivision  two (h), (i) or (j) of section eight thousand one or provide that their shares may be converted into shares of any other class or into shares of any other series of the same class, or alter the terms or conditions upon which their shares are convertible or change the  shares  issuable  upon  conversion  of  their shares, if such action would adversely affect such holders; or  (c) Subordinate their rights, by authorizing shares having preferences which would be in any respect superior to their rights.   2.  If  any  proposed  amendment  referred to in subdivision one would adversely affect or subordinate the rights of the holders of  shares  of only  one  or  more  series of any class, but not the entire class, then only the holders of each series whose rights would be adversely affected or subordinated shall be considered a separate class for the purposes of this section.
NY Banking L § 8005 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BNK - Banking Article 15 - General Provisions Applicable to Banking Stock Corporations, Limited Liability Investment Companies, and Limited Liability Trust Companies Title 8 - Amendments and Changes 8005 - Certificate of Amendment or of Change; Contents.

§ 8005.  Certificate  of  amendment  or  of  change;  contents.  1. To accomplish any amendment or change, a certificate of amendment, entitled "Certificate of amendment of the organization certificate of ........... (name of corporation) under section 8005 of the Banking  Law"  shall  be signed, verified and filed as provided in section one thousand three. It shall set forth:  (a)  The name of the corporation and, if it has been changed, the name under which it was formed.  (b)  The  date  its  organization  certificate  was   filed   by   the superintendent.  (c) Each amendment effected thereby.  (d)  If  any  such  amendment  provides for a change or elimination of issued shares, and if the manner in which the same shall be effected  is not set forth in such amendment, then a statement of the manner in which the same shall be effected.  (e)  If  any  amendment reduces capital stock, then a statement of the manner in which the same is effected and the amounts from which  and  to which capital stock is reduced.  (f)  The manner in which the amendment of the organization certificate was authorized.   2. Any number  of  amendments  or  changes  may  be  included  in  one certificate  under  this  section. Such certificate may also include any amendments or changes permitted by other sections and in that  case  the certificate  shall  set  forth  any additional statement required by any other section specifying the contents of a certificate  to  effect  such amendment or change.   3.  In  the case of a change of shares, the shares resulting from such change shall, upon the filing of the certificate of amendment under this section, be deemed substituted for the  shares  changed,  in  accordance with the stated terms of the change.
NY Banking L § 8006 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BNK - Banking Article 15 - General Provisions Applicable to Banking Stock Corporations, Limited Liability Investment Companies, and Limited Liability Trust Companies Title 8 - Amendments and Changes 8006 - Provisions as to Certain Proceedings.

§ 8006.  Provisions  as  to certain proceedings. 1. The superintendent shall not file a certificate of amendment reviving the  existence  of  a corporation  unless  the  consent  of  the  state  tax commission to the revival  is  delivered  to  the  superintendent.  If  the  name  of  the corporation  being revived is not available under section three thousand one for use by a corporation then being formed under this  chapter,  the certificate of amendment shall change the name to one which is available for such use.   2.  The  following  provisions  shall  apply to amendments and changes under this title:  (a) Any changes that may be made in the relative  rights,  preferences and limitations of the authorized shares of any class by any certificate of amendment which does not eliminate such shares from authorized shares or  change  them into shares of another class, shall not for the purpose of any statute or rule of law effect an issue of a new class of shares.  (b) No amendment or change shall affect any existing cause  of  action in  favor of or against the corporation, or any pending suit to which it shall be  a  party,  or  the  existing  rights  of  persons  other  than stockholders;  and  in the event the corporate name shall be changed, no suit brought by or against the corporation under its former  name  shall abate for that reason.  (c) A holder of any adversely affected shares who does not vote for or consent in writing to the taking of such action shall, subject to and by complying  with  the provisions of section six thousand twenty-two, have the right to dissent and to receive payment  for  such  shares,  if  the certificate  of amendment (1) alters or abolishes any preferential right of any outstanding shares having preferences; or (2) creates, alters  or abolishes  any  provision  or  right in respect of the redemption of any outstanding shares; or (3) alters or abolishes any preemptive  right  of such  holder  to  acquire shares or other securities; or (4) excludes or limits the right of such holder to vote on any matter,  except  as  such right may be limited by the voting rights given to new shares then being authorized of any existing or new class.
NY Dom Rel L § 75 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DOM - Domestic Relations Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Title 1 - General Provisions 75 - Short Title and Statement of Legislative Intent.

§ 75. Short title and statement of legislative intent. 1. This article   may  be cited as the "uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement   act".2. It is the intent of the legislature in  enacting  this  article  to   provide  an  effective mechanism to obtain and enforce orders of custody   and visitation across state lines and to do so in a manner that  ensures   that  the  safety  of  the  children  is  paramount  and that victims of   domestic violence and child abuse  are  protected.  It  is  further  the   intent of the legislature that this article be construed so as to ensure   that  custody  and  visitation  by  perpetrators of domestic violence or   homicide  of  a  parent,  legal  custodian,  legal  guardian,   sibling,   half-sibling  or  step-sibling  of  a  child  is  restricted pursuant to   subdivision one-c of section two  hundred  forty  of  this  chapter  and   section one thousand eighty-five of the family court act.
NY Dom Rel L § 75-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws DOM - Domestic Relations Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Title 1 - General Provisions 75-B - Proceedings Governed by Other Laws.

§  75-b.  Proceedings  governed  by  other laws. This article does not   govern  an  adoption  proceeding  or  a  proceeding  pertaining  to  the   authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
NY Dom Rel L § 75-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws DOM - Domestic Relations Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Title 1 - General Provisions 75-C - Application to Indian Tribes.

§  75-c.  Application  to Indian tribes. 1. A child custody proceeding   that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child  Welfare   Act,  25  U.S.C.  §  1901 et seq., is not subject to this article to the   extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.2. A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state  of   the  United  States for the purpose of applying this title and title two   of this article.3. A child  custody  determination  made  by  a  tribe  under  factual   circumstances   in   substantial   conformity  with  the  jurisdictional   standards of this article must be recognized and  enforced  under  title   three of this article.
NY Dom Rel L § 75-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws DOM - Domestic Relations Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Title 1 - General Provisions 75-D - International Application of Article.

§ 75-d. International application of article. 1. A court of this state   shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States   for the purpose of applying this title and title two of this article.2.  Except as otherwise provided in subdivision three of this section,   a child custody determination made in a foreign  country  under  factual   circumstances   in   substantial   conformity  with  the  jurisdictional   standards of this article must be recognized and  enforced  under  title   three of this article.3.  A  court  of  this  state need not apply this article if the child   custody law of a foreign country  as  written  or  as  applied  violates   fundamental principles of human rights.
NY Dom Rel L § 75-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws DOM - Domestic Relations Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Title 1 - General Provisions 75-E - Effect of Child Custody Determination.

§  75-e.  Effect  of  child  custody  determination.  A  child custody   determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction  under   this  article  binds all persons who have been served in accordance with   the  laws  of  this  state  or  notified  in  accordance  with   section   seventy-five-g  of  this title or who have submitted to the jurisdiction   of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As  to   those  persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues   of law and fact except to the extent the determination  is  modified  or   except  to  the  extent  that  enforcement  of  an  order  would violate   subdivision one-c of section  two  hundred  forty  of  this  chapter  or   section one thousand eighty-five of the family court act.
NY Dom Rel L § 75-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws DOM - Domestic Relations Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Title 1 - General Provisions 75-F - Priority.

§   75-f.  Priority.  If  a  question  of  existence  or  exercise  of   jurisdiction under this article is raised in a child custody proceeding,   the question, upon request of a party, child or child's attorney must be   given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.
NY Dom Rel L § 75-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws DOM - Domestic Relations Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Title 1 - General Provisions 75-G - Notice to Persons Outside State.

§  75-g.  Notice to persons outside state.  1. Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this  state  shall  be given  in  a  manner  prescribed by the law of this state for service of process, as provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of  this  subdivision, or  by the law of the state in which the service is made, as provided in paragraph (d) of this subdivision. Notice must  be  given  in  a  manner reasonably  calculated  to  give  actual  notice.  If a person cannot be served with notice within the state, the court shall require  that  such person  be  served  in  a  manner  reasonably  calculated to give actual notice, as follows:  (a) by personal delivery outside the state in the manner prescribed by section three hundred thirteen of the civil practice law and rules; or  (b) by any form of mail requesting a receipt; or  (c) in such manner as  the  court,  upon  motion,  directs,  including publication,  if  service is impracticable under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subdivision; or  (d) in such manner as prescribed by the law  of  the  state  in  which service is made.   2.  Proof  of  service  outside the state shall be by affidavit of the individual who made the service, or in  the  manner  prescribed  by  the order  pursuant  to  which  service is made. If service is made by mail, proof may be by a receipt signed by the addressee or other  evidence  of delivery  to  the  addressee. Proof of service may also be in the manner prescribed by the law of the state in which the service is made.   3. Notice is not  required  for  the  exercise  of  jurisdiction  with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
NY Dom Rel L § 75-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws DOM - Domestic Relations Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Title 1 - General Provisions 75-H - Appearance and Limited Immunity.

§ 75-h. Appearance and limited immunity. 1. A party to a child custody   proceeding,  including  a  modification  proceeding,  or a petitioner or   respondent in a proceeding  to  enforce  or  register  a  child  custody   determination, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for   another  proceeding  or purpose solely by reason of having participated,   or of having been physically present for the purpose  of  participating,   in the proceeding.2. A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a   basis other than physical presence is not immune from service of process   in  this  state.  A  party  present  in this state who is subject to the   jurisdiction of another state is not  immune  from  service  of  process   allowable under the laws of that state.3.  The  immunity  granted by subdivision one of this section does not   extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to the  participation   in  a  proceeding  under  this  article committed by an individual while   present in this state.
NY Dom Rel L § 75-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws DOM - Domestic Relations Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Title 1 - General Provisions 75-I - Communication Between Courts.

§  75-i.  Communication between courts.   1. A court of this state may   communicate and, pursuant to subdivision four of section  seventy-six-c,   subdivision  two of section seventy-six-e and section seventy-seven-f of   this article, must communicate, with a court in another state concerning   a proceeding arising under this article.2.  The  court  may  allow  the  parties   to   participate   in   the   communication.    If  the  parties  are  not  able to participate in the   communication, they must be given the opportunity to present  facts  and   legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.3.   Communication  between  courts  on  schedules,  calendars,  court   records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties.  A   record need not be made of the communication.4.  Except as otherwise provided in subdivision three of this section,   a record must be made of a communication under this section. The parties   must be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the   record.5. For the purposes of this section, "record" means  information  that   is  inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or   other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
NY Dom Rel L § 75-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws DOM - Domestic Relations Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Title 1 - General Provisions 75-J - Taking Testimony in Another State.

§  75-j.  Taking  testimony  in another state. 1. In addition to other   procedures available to a party, a party to a child  custody  proceeding   may  offer  testimony  of  witnesses  who  are located in another state,   including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other   means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state.  The   court  on  its  own  motion  may order that the testimony of a person be   taken in another state and may prescribe the manner  in  which  and  the   terms upon which the testimony is taken.2.  A court of this state may permit an individual residing in another   state to be deposed or to testify by telephone,  audiovisual  means,  or   other  electronic means before a designated court or at another location   in that state. A court of this state  shall  cooperate  with  courts  of   other  states  in designating an appropriate location for the deposition   or testimony and the procedures to be followed  by  the  persons  taking   such  deposition or testimony. Any such testimony or deposition shall be   recorded and preserved for transcription.3. Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a  court  of   this  state  by  technological  means  that  do  not produce an original   writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based  on  the   means of transmission.
NY Dom Rel L § 75-K (2021)
2021 New York Laws DOM - Domestic Relations Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Title 1 - General Provisions 75-K - Cooperation Between Courts; Preservation of Records.

§  75-k.  Cooperation  between  courts;  preservation of records. 1. A court of this state may request the appropriate court of  another  state to:  (a) hold an evidentiary hearing;  (b)  order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;  (c) order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of  a child involved in a pending proceeding;  (d)  forward  to  the  court  of  this  state  a certified copy of the transcript  of  the  record  of  the  hearing,  the  evidence  otherwise presented,  and  any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and  (e) order a party to a child custody proceeding or any  person  having physical  custody  of  the  child  to  appear  in the proceeding with or without the child.   2. Upon the request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described  in  subdivision  one  of this section.   3.  Travel  and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subdivisions one and two of this section may  be  assessed  against  the parties according to the law of this state.   4.  A  court  of  this  state  shall  preserve  the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other  pertinent  records with  respect  to  a  child  custody proceeding at least until the child attains eighteen years of age. Upon appropriate request by  a  court  or law  enforcement  official  of  another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.