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NY Gen Bus L § 352-L (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 352-L - Coopertive Corporations.

§  352-l.  Cooperative  corporations.  1.  For  the  purposes  of this   section, "non-occupying owner" shall mean  the  owner  of  shares  in  a   cooperative  corporation who does not occupy the dwelling units to which   his or her shares are allocated.2. If a non-occupying owner rents any dwelling unit to  a  tenant  and   then  fails  to  make  payments due for maintenance, assessments or late   fees for such unit within sixty days of  the  expiration  of  any  grace   period  after  they  are due, upon notice in accordance with subdivision   three of this section, all rental payments  from  the  tenant  shall  be   directly payable to the cooperative corporation.3.  If the maintenance, assessments or late fees due for any unit have   not been paid in full within sixty days  after  the  expiration  of  any   grace  period  of  the  earliest  due date, the board of directors shall   provide written notice to the rental tenant and the non-occupying  owner   providing  that,  commencing  immediately  and  until  such  time as all   payments for maintenance, assessments or late fees are made current, all   rental payments due subsequent to the issuance of such notice are to  be   made payable to the cooperative corporation at the address listed on the   notice.  Where  a majority of the board of directors has been elected by   and from among the owners who are in occupancy, the board may elect  not   to  require  that  rental  payments  be  made payable to the cooperative   corporation. At such time as payments for maintenance,  assessments  and   late fees from the non-occupying owner are once again current, notice of   such fact shall be given within three business days to the rental tenant   and  non-occupying  owner.  Thereafter all rental payments for such unit   shall be made payable to the non-occupying  owner  or  to  a  designated   agent.  A non-occupying owner who disputes the cooperative corporation's   claim to rental payments pursuant to this section shall be  entitled  to   present  facts  supporting  such  owner's position at the next scheduled   meeting of the board of directors, which must be held within thirty days   of the date that such board receives notice that  such  owner  seeks  to   dispute such claim.4.  Nothing  in this section shall limit any rights of shareholders or   of the board of directors existing under any other law or agreement.5. Payment by a rental tenant to the cooperative corporation  made  in   connection  with  this section shall relieve that rental tenant from the   obligation to pay such rent to the non-occupying owner and shall  be  an   absolute  defense  in  any  non-payment  proceeding  commenced  by  such   non-occupying owner against such tenant for such rent.
NY Gen Bus L § 353-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 353-A - Receivers.

§  353-a.  Receivers. In any action brought by the attorney-general as   provided in this article, the court at any stage of the proceedings  may   appoint  a  receiver of any and all property derived by the defendant or   defendants or any of them by means of  any  such  fraudulent  practices,   including also all property with which such property has been mingled if   such property can not be identified in kind because of such commingling,   together  with  any  or  all books of account and papers relating to the   same. The judgment entered in such action may provide that such receiver   shall take title to any or all such property and books  of  account  and   papers  relating  to  the  same  and liquidate such property or any part   thereof for the benefit of all persons intervening in  the  said  action   and  establishing  an  interest  in such property. The judgment may also   provide that all such property, the title to or interest  in  which  has   not  been  established in such action by intervenors or otherwise by due   process to be in a person or persons other than defendant or defendants,   shall be returned to the defendant or defendants as their  interest  may   appear.  Such  receiver  shall be subject to all the duties of receivers   appointed in a civil action as  far  as  practicable  except  that  such   provisions  relating  to  commissions or compensation of receivers shall   not be applicable to receivers appointed pursuant to this  section,  but   such  commissions  or  compensation  shall  be fixed by the court in any   amount which it may determine to be just and equitable.  In  any  action   brought  by  the  attorney-general as provided in this article the court   may grant such other and further relief as may be proper.
NY Gen Bus L § 354 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 354 - Examination of Witnesses and Preliminary Injunction.

§  354.  Examination of witnesses and preliminary injunction. Whenever   the attorney-general has determined to commence  an  action  under  this   article,  he  may  present  to  any justice of the supreme court, before   beginning such action, an application in writing for an order  directing   the  person or persons mentioned in the application to appear before the   justice of the supreme court or referee designated  in  such  order  and   answer  such  questions  as  may be put to them or to any of them, or to   produce  such  papers,  documents  and  books  concerning  the   alleged   fraudulent  practices  to  which  the  action which he has determined to   bring relates, and it shall be the duty of the justice  of  the  supreme   court  to  whom  such  application  for  the order is made to grant such   application. The application for such order made by the attorney-general   may simply show upon his information and belief that  the  testimony  of   such  person or persons is material and necessary. The provisions of the   civil practice law and rules, relating to an application  for  an  order   for  the  examination  of witnesses before the commencement of an action   and the method of proceeding on such examination, shall not apply except   as herein prescribed. The order shall be granted by the justice  of  the   supreme   court  to  whom  the  application  has  been  made  with  such   preliminary injunction or stay as may  appear  to  such  justice  to  be   proper and expedient and shall specify the time when and place where the   witnesses  are  required  to  appear. The justice or referee may adjourn   such  examination  from  time  to  time  and   witnesses   must   attend   accordingly. The testimony of each witness must be subscribed by him and   all must be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which such   order for examination is filed.
NY Gen Bus L § 355 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 355 - Procedure on Hearing.

§  355.  Procedure  on hearing. The order for such examination must be   signed by the justice making it and service of a copy  thereof  with  an   endorsement  by the attorney-general signed by him or his deputy, to the   effect that the person named  therein  is  required  to  appear  and  be   examined  at  the  time  and  place  and  before  the justice or referee   specified in such  endorsement,  shall  be  sufficient  notice  for  the   attendance of witnesses. Such endorsement may contain a clause requiring   such  person  to  produce  at  such  examination  all  books, papers and   documents in his possession or under his control relating to the subject   of such examination. The order shall be served upon the person named  in   the  endorsement  aforesaid  by  delivering  to  and  leaving with him a   certified copy thereof, endorsed  as  above  provided,  subject  to  the   payment  of  witness fees and mileage as and when provided to be paid by   section three hundred fifty-two, subdivision three of  this  article  in   connection with attendance pursuant to subpoenas authorized to be issued   under said action. Service of an order pursuant to section three hundred   fifty-four  of  this  article  may  be  made under section three hundred   fifty-two-b of this article in cases falling thereunder.
NY Gen Bus L § 356 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 356 - Powers of Referee.

§  356.  Powers  of referee. The referee appointed as provided in this   article possesses all the powers and is subject to all the duties  of  a   referee  appointed  in  a  civil  action, so far as practicable, and may   punish for contempt a witness duly served with the papers as  prescribed   in  this article for non-attendance or refusal to be sworn or to testify   or to produce books, papers and documents according to the direction  of   the  endorsement aforesaid, in the same manner and to the same extent as   a referee to hear, try and determine an issue of fact or of law.
NY Gen Bus L § 357 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 357 - Application of Provisions of Civil Practice Law and Rules.

§  357. Application of provisions of civil practice law and rules. The   provisions of the civil practice  law  and  rules  shall  apply  to  all   actions brought under this article except as herein otherwise provided.
NY Gen Bus L § 358 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 358 - Criminal Prosecution.

§  358. Criminal prosecution. The attorney-general may prosecute every   person charged with the commission of a criminal offense in violation of   the laws of this state, applicable to or in respect of the practices  or   transactions  which  in  this  article  are  referred  to  as fraudulent   practices. In all such proceedings, the attorney-general may  appear  in   person or by his deputy before any court of record or any grand jury and   exercise  all  the  powers and perform all the duties in respect of such   actions or proceedings which the district attorney  would  otherwise  be   authorized  or  required to exercise or perform; or the attorney-general   may in his discretion transmit evidence, proof  and  information  as  to   such offense to the district attorney of the county or counties in which   the  alleged violation has occurred, and every district attorney to whom   such evidence, proof and information is so transmitted  shall  forthwith   proceed  to prosecute any corporation, company, association, or officer,   manager or agent thereof, or  any  firm  or  person  charged  with  such   violation.  In  any  such  proceeding,  wherein the attorney-general has   appeared either in person or by deputy, the district attorney shall only   exercise such powers and perform such duties as are required of  him  by   the attorney-general or the deputy attorney-general so appearing.
NY Gen Bus L § 359 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 359 - Immunity.

§ 359. Immunity. Upon any investigation before the attorney-general or   his  deputy  or  other  officer  designated  by  him, or in any criminal   proceeding before any  court  or  grand  jury,  pursuant  to  or  for  a   violation   of   any   of   the   provisions   of   this   article,  the   attorney-general, his deputy or other officer designated by him, or  the   court  or  grand  jury,  may  confer  immunity  in  accordance  with the   provisions of section 50.20 or 190.40 of the criminal procedure law.
NY Gen Bus L § 359-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 359-A - Appointment of Deputies.

§  359-a.  Appointment  of deputies. For the purposes of this article,   the attorney-general may in his discretion, and  without  civil  service   examination,  appoint and employ, and at pleasure remove, such deputies,   officers and other persons as he deems necessary,  and  determine  their   duties and fix their compensation.
NY Gen Bus L § 359-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 359-B - Effect of Unconstitutionality of Part of Article.

§  359-b. Effect of unconstitutionality of part of article. Should any   section or provision of this article be  declared  unconstitutional,  by   the  decision  of  any  court, such decision shall affect the section or   provision so declared unconstitutional and shall not  affect  any  other   section or provision of the article.
NY Gen Bus L § 359-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 359-C - Publication of State Notices.

§  359-c. Publication of state notices. 1. Every state notice filed in   the department of state pursuant to this article shall be  published  by   such  department  in  the next issue of the state bulletin following the   receipt thereof, except that a notice received by  the  department  less   than  five  days  before  the next issue may be published either in such   next issue or the next issue but one, at  the  convenience  and  in  the   discretion of such department.2. The department of state shall collect a fee of seventy-five dollars   for  filing  and  publishing  each  state  notice and each further state   notice.
NY Gen Bus L § 359-FFF (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 359-FFF - Chain Distributor Schemes Prohibited.

§  359-fff.  Chain  distributor  schemes  prohibited.  1.  It shall be   illegal and prohibited for any person, partnership,  corporation,  trust   or  association,  or any agent or employee thereof, to promote, offer or   grant participation in a chain distributor scheme.2. As used herein a "chain  distributor  scheme"  is  a  sales  device   whereby  a person, upon condition that he make an investment, is granted   a license or right to solicit or recruit for profit or economic gain one   or more additional persons who are also granted such  license  or  right   upon  condition  of  making an investment and may further perpetuate the   chain of persons who  are  granted  such  license  or  right  upon  such   condition. A limitation as to the number of persons who may participate,   or  the presence of additional conditions affecting eligibility for such   license or right to  recruit  or  solicit  or  the  receipt  of  profits   therefrom,  does  not  change  the  identity  of  the  scheme as a chain   distributor scheme. As used herein, "investment" means any  acquisition,   for  a consideration other than personal services, of property, tangible   or intangible, and includes  without  limitation,  franchises,  business   opportunities and services, and any other means, medium, form or channel   for  the transferring of funds, whether or not related to the production   or distribution  of  goods  or  services.  It  does  not  include  sales   demonstration  equipment  and  materials  furnished  at  cost for use in   making sales and not for resale.3. A chain distributor scheme shall constitute a security  within  the   meaning of this article and shall be subject to all of the provisions of   this article.
NY Gen Bus L § 359-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-A - Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 359-H - Destruction of Certain Records, Books and Other Data by the Attorney-General.

§  359-h.  Destruction of certain records, books and other data by the   attorney-general. Any and all books, registers, cards,  indices,  office   records and other documentary evidence seized and held by the department   of  law  under a subpoena or order of the court in proceedings commenced   under article  twenty-three-a  of  the  general  business  law,  may  be   destroyed after a period of six years from the date of closing said case   on  its office records, when no proceeding shall have been instituted to   compel the return of such records by the defendants.
NY Gen Bus L § 359-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-B - Transactions With or by Fiduciaries 359-I - Definitions.

§ 359-i. Definitions. 1. In this article unless the context or subject   matter otherwise requires:"Bank"   includes  any  person  or  association  of  persons,  whether   incorporated or not, carrying on the business of banking."Fiduciary" includes a trustee under any  trust,  expressed,  implied,   resulting    or   constructive,   executor,   administrator,   guardian,   conservator,  curator,  committee,  receiver,  trustee  in   bankruptcy,   assignee  for  the  benefit  of  creditors, partner, agent, officer of a   corporation, public or private, public  officer,  or  any  other  person   acting in a fiduciary capacity for any person, trust or estate."Person" includes a corporation, partnership, or other association, or   two or more persons having a joint or common interest."Principal"  includes  any  person to whom a fiduciary as such owes an   obligation.2. An act is done "in good faith" when it is done  in  fact  honestly,   whether it be done negligently or not.
NY Gen Bus L § 359-L (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 23-B - Transactions With or by Fiduciaries 359-L - Deposit of Moneys by Fiduciary.

§  359-l.  Deposit  of  moneys  by  fiduciary.  If a fiduciary makes a   deposit in a bank to his personal credit of checks drawn by him upon  an   account  against  which  he  is  empowered to sign as a fiduciary, or of   checks drawn by him upon an account in the name of his principal  if  he   is empowered to draw checks thereon, the bank receiving such deposit may   assume,  if  acting  in  good  faith and without actual knowledge to the   contrary, that the funds so deposited by  the  fiduciary  are  funds  to   which  the  fiduciary  is personally entitled. Nothing contained in this   section shall be deemed to modify or otherwise affect any  provision  of   section  ninety-five  of  the negotiable instruments law, nor to relieve   such bank from any liability imposed upon it by law to the extent of any   payment or amount which such bank may receive for its benefit  from  any   withdrawal or application of such funds so deposited.
NY Gen Bus L § 360-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 24 - Trademarks 360-A - Registrability.

§  360-a. Registrability. A mark by which the goods or services of any applicant for registration  may  be  distinguished  from  the  goods  or services of others shall not be registered if it:  (a)  consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter; or  (b) consists of or comprises matter which  may  disparage  or  falsely suggest  a  connection  with  persons,  living  or  dead,  institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute; or  (c) consists of or comprises  the  flag  or  coat  of  arms  or  other insignia  of  the  United States, or of any state or municipality, or of any foreign nation, or any simulation thereof; or  (d)  consists  of  or  comprises  the  name,  signature  or   portrait identifying  a  particular living individual, except by the individual's written consent; or  (e) consists of a mark which, (1) when used on or in  connection  with the  goods  or  services  of  the  applicant,  is  merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (2) when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant is primarily  geographically descriptive  or  deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (3) is primarily merely a surname, provided, however, that nothing  in  this  subdivision shall prevent the registration of a mark used by the applicant which has become  distinctive  of the applicant's goods or services. The secretary may accept as evidence that the mark has become distinctive, as used  on or  in  connection  with  the  applicant's  goods  or services, proof of continuous use thereof as a mark by, the applicant in this state for the five years before the date on which  the  claim  of  distinctiveness  is made; or  (f)  consists  of  or  comprises  a  mark  which  so  resembles a mark registered in this state or a mark or  trade  name  previously  used  by another  and  not  abandoned,  as  to  be  likely,  when  used  on or in connection with the  goods  or  services  of  the  applicant,  to  cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.
NY Gen Bus L § 360-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 24 - Trademarks 360-B - Application for Registration.

§  360-b. Application for registration. Subject to the limitations set forth in this article, any person who uses a mark may file in the office of the secretary, in a manner complying with  the  requirements  of  the secretary,  an  application for registration of that mark setting forth, but not limited to, the following information:  (a) the name and business address of  the  person  applying  for  such registration; and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation, or if a partnership,  the  state  in  which the partnership is organized and the names of the general partners, as specified by the secretary,  (b) the goods or services on or in connection with which the  mark  is used  and  the  mode  or  manner  in  which  the  mark  is used on or in connection with such goods or services and the class in which such goods or services fall,  (c) the date when the mark was first used anywhere and the  date  when it  was  first  used  in this state by the applicant or a predecessor in interest, and  (d) a statement that the applicant is the owner of the mark, that  the mark  is  in use, and that, to the knowledge of the person verifying the application, no other person has registered, either federally or in this state, or has the right to use such mark either in  the  identical  form thereof  or  in  such  near  resemblance  thereto  as to be likely, when applied to the  goods  or  services  of  such  other  person,  to  cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive.   The   secretary  may  also  require  a  statement  as  to  whether  an application to register the mark, or portions or  a  composite  thereof, has  been  filed  by  the  applicant or a predecessor in interest in the United States Patent and Trademark Office; and,  if  so,  the  applicant shall provide full particulars with respect thereto including the filing date  and  serial number of each application, the status thereof and, if any application was finally refused registration or  has  otherwise  not resulted in a registration, the reasons therefor.   The  secretary  may also require that a drawing of the mark, complying with such requirements as  the  secretary  may  specify,  accompany  the application.   The  application  shall be signed and verified by oath, affirmation or declaration subject to perjury laws by the applicant or by a  member  of the firm or an officer of the corporation or association applying.   The  application  shall  be accompanied by three specimens showing the mark as actually used.   The application shall be accompanied by the application fee payable to the secretary of state.