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NY Gen Bus L § 89-U (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8 - Process Servers 89-U - Process Server Records, Penalties.

§  89-u.  Process  server  records,  penalties. 1. Each process server   shall maintain a legible record of all service made by him as prescribed   in this section.2.  The  record  to  be  maintained  shall   include   the   following   information, where applicable:a. the title of the action;b. the name of the person served, if known;c. the date and approximate time service was effected;d. the address where service was effected;e. the nature of the papers served;f. the court in which the action has been commenced;g. the index number of the action, if known.3.  If service is effected pursuant to subdivisions one, two, or three   of section three hundred eight of the civil practice law and rules,  the   record  shall  also  include  the  description  of  the  person  served,   including,  but  not  limited  to,  sex,  color  of  skin,  hair  color,   approximate age, height and weight and other identifying features.4.  If  service  is  effected  pursuant to subdivision four of section   three hundred eight of the civil practice  law  and  rules,  the  record   shall  also  include  the dates, addresses and time of attempted service   pursuant to subdivisions one, two or three of such section.5. If the process server files an affidavit of service with the court,   his record shall include the date of such filing.6. Process servers shall retain each record required to be kept  under   this article for a period of two years from the date of service. Where a   process  server is employed as a process server by any person, a copy of   such records shall also be maintained by such person  at  his  principal   office in this state for the same period.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-V (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8 - Process Servers 89-V - Enforcement by Attorney General.

§  89-v.  Enforcement  by  attorney  general. In addition to the other   remedies provided, whenever there shall be a violation of this  article,   application  may  be  made  by  the  attorney general in the name of the   people  of  the  state  of  New  York  to  a  court  or  justice  having   jurisdiction  by  a  special proceeding to issue an injunction, and upon   notice to the defendant of not  less  than  five  days,  to  enjoin  and   restrain  the  continuance of such violations; and if it shall appear to   the satisfaction of the court or justice  that  the  defendant  has,  in   fact,  violated  this article, an injunction may be issued by such court   or justice, enjoining and restraining  any  further  violation,  without   requiring  proof  that  any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged   thereby. In any such proceeding, the court may make  allowances  to  the   attorney  general  as  provided  in  paragraph six of subdivision (a) of   section eighty-three hundred three of the civil practice law and  rules.   Whenever  the court shall determine that a violation of this article has   occurred, the court may impose a civil penalty  of  not  more  than  one   thousand dollars for each violation. Provided, however, a process server   or agency may not be held liable for penalty in any action brought under   this  section  for  violation  of this article, if the process server or   agency shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the  violation  was   not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error, notwithstanding the   maintenance  of  procedures  reasonably adopted to avoid any such error.   Examples of a bona fide error include, but are not limited to,  clerical   calculation,  computer  malfunction and programming and printing errors.   In connection with any such proposed application, the  attorney  general   is  authorized  to  take  proof and make a determination of the relevant   facts and to issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil  practice  law   and rules.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-BB (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-A - Process Servers and Process Serving Agencies in Cities Having a Population of One Million or More 89-BB - Definitions.

§ 89-bb. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:1.  A  "process server" is a person, other than an attorney or a party   to an action acting on his own behalf, who: (a) derives income from  the   service  of  papers in an action; or (b) has effected service of process   in five or more actions  or  proceedings  in  the  twelve  month  period   immediately  preceding  the  service  in  question.  A person who serves   interlocutory papers upon an attorney or who serves papers on behalf  of   a  federal,  state  or  local  governmental  agency in the course of his   employment by such agency shall not be deemed a  process  server  within   the meaning of this article by virtue of such service.2.  A  "process  serving  agency"  is  any  person, firm, partnership,   association or corporation, other than an attorney or a law firm located   in this state, who,  as  owner,  manager  or  contractor,  maintains  an   office,  bureau  or  agency for the purpose of assigning or distributing   process to individual process servers for actual service.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-CC (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-A - Process Servers and Process Serving Agencies in Cities Having a Population of One Million or More 89-CC - Process Server Records.

§ 89-cc. Process server records. 1. Each process server shall maintain a  legible  record  of  all  service  made  by him as prescribed in this section.  Such records shall be kept in chronological order in a  bound, paginated volume. Corrections in records shall be made only by drawing a straight  line  through  the  inaccurate  entry and clearly printing the accurate information directly above  the  inaccurate  entry.  All  other methods  of  correction, including but not limited to erasing, opaquing, obliterating or redacting, are prohibited.   2.  The  record  to  be  maintained  shall   include   the   following information, where applicable:  (a) the title of the action or a reasonable abbreviation thereof;  (b) the name of the person served, if known;  (c) the date and approximate time service was effected;  (d) the address where service was effected;  (e) the nature of the papers served;  (f) the court in which the action has been commenced;  (g) the index number of the action, if known;  (h)  if service is effectuated pursuant to subdivision four of section three hundred eight of the civil practice law and rules  or  subdivision one  of  section  seven hundred thirty-five of the real property actions and proceedings law, a description of the color of the door to which the summons is affixed;  (i) the process serving  agency  from  whom  the  process  served  was received, if any;  (j)   type  of  service  effected  whether  personal,  substituted  or conspicuous;  (k) if service is effected pursuant to subdivision one, two  or  three of  section three hundred eight of the civil practice law and rules, the record  shall  also  include  the  description  of  the  person  served, including,   but  not  limited  to  sex,  color  of  skin,  hair  color, approximate age, height and weight and other identifying features;  (l) if service is effected pursuant to  subdivision  four  of  section three  hundred  eight  of  the  civil practice law and rules, the record shall also include the dates, addresses and time  of  attempted  service pursuant to subdivision one, two or three of such section;  (m)  if  the  process  server  files  an affidavit of service with the court, his record shall include the date of such filing.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-DD (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-A - Process Servers and Process Serving Agencies in Cities Having a Population of One Million or More 89-DD - Process Serving Agency Records.

§  89-dd.  Process  serving  agency  records.  1. Each process serving agency shall be required to keep  complete  and  accurate  records  with respect  to  each  process  server  to  whom  it distributes, assigns or delivers process to be served. Corrections in records shall be made only by drawing a straight line through  the  inaccurate  entry  and  clearly printing  the  accurate information directly above the inaccurate entry. All other methods of correction, including but not limited to,  erasing, opaquing, obliterating, or redacting, are prohibited.   2. Such records shall include, where applicable:  (a)  The  name  of  the process server to whom process is distributed, assigned or delivered to be served;  (b) The titles or a reasonable abbreviation thereof and index  numbers of each case if filed in court by the agency;  (c)  The date that such papers were assigned for service, and the date that service was effected;  (d) The person from whom such papers were received for service;  (e) The date of filing of papers  with  the  court  if  filed  by  the agency;  (f)  The  type  of  service  effected whether personal, substituted or conspicuous.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-EE (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-A - Process Servers and Process Serving Agencies in Cities Having a Population of One Million or More 89-EE - Responsibility of Process Serving Agency and Process Servers.

§ 89-ee. Responsibility of process serving agency and process servers.   1.  It shall be unlawful for a process server to fail to comply with all   legal requirements for the service of process.2. A process serving agency shall be legally responsible for the  acts   of each process server to whom it has distributed, assigned or delivered   process  for  service if it could reasonably have known that the process   server was acting improperly.3. It shall be unlawful for a process  serving  agency  or  a  process   server  to  fail  to  comply  with  all  laws and regulations respecting   preparation, notarization and filing of affidavits of service of process   and other documents.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-FF (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-A - Process Servers and Process Serving Agencies in Cities Having a Population of One Million or More 89-FF - Affidavits of Service.

§  89-ff.  Affidavits  of  service. It shall be unlawful for a process   server to fail to set forth on  any  affidavit  of  service  or  process   signed  by him his license or registration number if such process server   is required to be licensed or registered pursuant to any state or  local   law  and the name and address of any process serving agency from whom he   obtained the process for service if any.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-GG (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-A - Process Servers and Process Serving Agencies in Cities Having a Population of One Million or More 89-GG - Availability of Records.

§   89-gg.  Availability  of  records.  All  records  required  to  be   maintained by this article shall be retained  by  a  process  server  or   process  serving  agency  for  a  minimum  of  three  years and shall be   available for inspection by the attorney general. The  attorney  general   shall  afford  a  process server or process serving agency at least five   days prior written notice of its desire to make an inspection of records   and shall specify the records to be inspected.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-HH (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-A - Process Servers and Process Serving Agencies in Cities Having a Population of One Million or More 89-HH - Enforcement by Attorney General.

§  89-hh.  Enforcement  by  attorney general. In addition to the other   remedies provided, whenever there shall be a violation of this  article,   application  may  be  made  by  the  attorney general in the name of the   people  of  the  state  of  New  York  to  a  court  or  justice  having   jurisdiction  by  a  special proceeding to issue an injunction, and upon   notice to the defendant of not  less  than  five  days,  to  enjoin  and   restrain  the  continuance of such violations; and if it shall appear to   the satisfaction of the court or justice  that  the  defendant  has,  in   fact,  violated  this article, an injunction may be issued by such court   or justice, enjoining and restraining  any  further  violation,  without   requiring  proof  that  any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged   thereby. In any such proceeding, the court may make  allowances  to  the   attorney  general  as  provided  in  paragraph six of subdivision (a) of   section eighty-three hundred three of the civil practice law and  rules.   Whenever  the court shall determine that a violation of this article has   occurred, the court may impose a civil penalty  of  not  more  than  one   thousand dollars for each violation. Provided, however, a process server   or agency may not be held liable for penalty in any action brought under   this  section  for  violation  of this article, if the process server or   agency shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the  violation  was   not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error, notwithstanding the   maintenance  of  procedures  reasonably adopted to avoid any such error.   Examples of a bona fide error include, but are not limited to,  clerical   calculation,  computer  malfunction and programming and printing errors.   In connection with any such proposed application, the  attorney  general   is  authorized  to  take  proof and make a determination of the relevant   facts and to issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil  practice  law   and rules.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-II (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-A - Process Servers and Process Serving Agencies in Cities Having a Population of One Million or More 89-II - Preservation of Private Remedies.

§  89-ii.  Preservation  of  private remedies. Nothing in this article   shall be construed to nullify or impair any right  or  rights  which  an   individual  may  have against a process server or process serving agency   at common law, by statute or otherwise.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-JJ (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-A - Process Servers and Process Serving Agencies in Cities Having a Population of One Million or More 89-JJ - Preemption.

§  89-jj.  Preemption.  This  article does not annul, alter, affect or   exempt any person or business entity subject to the provisions  of  this   article  from complying with any local law, ordinance or regulation with   respect to process servers or process serving  agencies  except  to  the   extent  that  those  laws  are  inconsistent  with any provision of this   article, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency. For  purposes   of   this   section,  a  local  law,  ordinance  or  regulation  is  not   inconsistent with this article if the protection such law or  regulation   affords  a  consumer  is  greater  than  the protection provided by this   article.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-KK (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-A - Process Servers and Process Serving Agencies in Cities Having a Population of One Million or More 89-KK - Severability.

§  89-kk.  Severability.  If  any  provision of this article or if any   application thereof to any person or circumstance is held  invalid,  the   remainder  of this article and the application of the provision to other   persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-LL (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-A - Process Servers and Process Serving Agencies in Cities Having a Population of One Million or More 89-LL - Applicability.

§ 89-ll. Applicability. This article shall apply only in cities having   a population of one million or more.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-AAA (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-B - Licensing of Armored Car Carriers 89-AAA - Short Title.

§ 89-aaa. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as   the "armored car carrier act."
NY Gen Bus L § 89-BBB (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-B - Licensing of Armored Car Carriers 89-BBB - Definitions.

§  89-bbb. Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms   shall have the following meanings:1. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the division  of  criminal   justice services.2. "Division" means the division of criminal justice services.3. "Secretary" means the secretary of state.4. "Department" means the department of state.6.   "Armored   car   carrier"   means  any  individual,  partnership,   association,  limited  liability  company,  corporation,  or  any  other   entity,  engaging  in the business of providing armored car services for   hire.7. "Armored car services" means engaging in the business of  providing   secured  transportation,  protection  and safeguarding of valuable cargo   from one place or point to another,  including  the  provision  of  cash   services  for  automated teller machines, by means of specially designed   and  constructed  bullet-resistant  armored  vehicles  and  armored  car   guards.8.  "Armored  car  guard"  has  the  meaning  ascribed to that term by   subdivision eight of section eighty-nine-ppp of this chapter.9. "Valuable  cargo"  means  money,  cash,  currency,  coin,  bullion,   precious   metals   and  articles  made  therefrom,  gems  and  jewelry,   negotiable and non-negotiable securities, bonds, notes, checks,  drafts,   coupons,  or  other  valuable  instruments,  documents  or certificates,   including tapes, computer disks, or other electronic or magnetic  media,   U.S. Postage Stamps, food stamps, and other articles of unusual value.10.  "Licensee"  means  an  armored car carrier that has been issued a   license in accordance with the provisions of this article.11. "Principal" means any person controlling an interest greater  than   ten percent of an armored car carrier.12.  "Officer"  means  the  four  primary  officers  of a corporation,   normally defined as president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer.13. "Serious offense"  has  the  meaning  ascribed  to  that  term  by   subdivision thirteen of section eighty-nine-f of this chapter.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-CCC (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-B - Licensing of Armored Car Carriers 89-CCC - Doing Business Without a License Prohibited.

§   89-ccc.  Doing  business  without  a  license  prohibited.  1.  No   individual,  partnership,  association,   limited   liability   company,   corporation,  or  any  other  entity,  shall  operate in the state as an   armored car carrier or provide armored car services, or hold  themselves   out  as  an  armored  car  carrier  or provider of armored car services,   except as authorized by this article and without first being licensed by   the department. No armored car carrier  shall  employ  any  armored  car   guard  who does not possess a conditional letter of authority or a valid   registration card in accordance with the provisions of  article  eight-C   of this chapter.2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,   each armored car carrier engaging in the business of  providing  armored   car  services in the state as of the effective date of this section, may   continue to provide such services until the one  hundred  eightieth  day   after this section shall have taken effect. No armored car carrier shall   provide armored car services after such date which has not complied with   the provisions of this article and article eight-C of this chapter.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-DDD (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-B - Licensing of Armored Car Carriers 89-DDD - Application for Licenses.

§  89-ddd.  Application  for  licenses.  1.  Application for a license   required under this article shall  be  in  writing,  subscribed  by  the   applicant  under  oath, and in the form prescribed by the secretary, and   shall contain the following:a. The exact name and the address of the applicant  and  its  date  of   incorporation or organization, as applicable;b. The name and the business and residential address of each principal   and officer of the applicant;c.  The  complete address where the business of the applicant is to be   conducted, showing the street  and  number,  if  any,  post  office  and   building  and  room number, if any, the office building and room number,   if any, and the municipality and county;d. If  the  applicant  has  one  or  more  branches,  subsidiaries  or   affiliates  operating  in  the  state, the complete address of each such   place of business; ande. A complete set of two fingerprint  cards  for  each  principal  and   officer  of the applicant on a standard fingerprint card approved by the   division and a fee pursuant to  subdivision  eight-a  of  section  eight   hundred  thirty-seven  of the executive law, and amendments thereto, for   the cost of the division's full search and retain procedures, which  fee   shall  be  remitted by the department to the division for deposit by the   comptroller into the general fund.   Before approving  such  application   the  secretary,  or  his or her designee, shall forward one copy of such   fingerprint card and the processing fee to the division upon receipt  of   such  fingerprints. The division shall forward to the secretary a report   with respect to the applicant's previous criminal history, if any, or  a   statement  that the applicant has no previous criminal history according   to its files. Upon the written request of an armored  car  carrier,  the   secretary  shall  require each principal and officer of the applicant to   submit to an additional fingerprint  check  by  the  Federal  Bureau  of   Investigation,  and to remit the appropriate fee therefor. If additional   copies of fingerprints are required the  applicant  shall  furnish  them   upon request.2.  Upon  original  application for a license to operate as an armored   car carrier, the applicant shall pay an application fee in the amount of   three hundred dollars. Upon  application  for  a  license  renewal,  the   licensee  shall  pay  a  renewal  processing  fee in the amount of three   hundred dollars.
NY Gen Bus L § 89-EEE (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 8-B - Licensing of Armored Car Carriers 89-EEE - Conditions Precedent to Licensing.

§  89-eee.  Conditions  precedent  to  licensing.  Upon  filing  of an   application for a license, if the secretary shall be satisfied that  the   good  character,  competency  and integrity of the applicant, and of the   principals and  officers  thereof,  are  such  as  to  comply  with  the   provisions of this article, he or she shall thereupon issue a license to   operate  as  an armored car carrier in accordance with the provisions of   this article. Such license shall remain in full force and effect  for  a   period  of  three  years  unless  it  is  surrendered by the licensee or   revoked or suspended as hereinafter provided; if the secretary shall not   so find, the secretary shall not issue such license  and  the  secretary   shall  notify  the  applicant  of the denial in writing.   The secretary   shall approve or deny every application  for  license  hereunder  within   ninety  days  from the filing thereof.  No license shall be issued to an   applicant who  has  been  convicted  of  a  serious  offense,  or  of  a   misdemeanor,  where such conviction, in the discretion of the secretary,   bears such a relationship to providing armored car  services  so  as  to   constitute a bar to licensure.