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NY Legis L § 88 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LEG - Legislative Article 5-B - Legislative Review of Administrative Regulations 88 - Reports.

§ 88. Reports.  The  commission  shall,  from time to time, report its   findings and recommendations to the governor, the temporary president of   the senate and the speaker of the assembly, and to the  members  of  the   legislature, and may at any time make recommendations to an agency based   upon  its  review  of  that  agency's rule making process, or any of the   agency's proposed, revised or adopted rules.
NY Legis L § 89 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LEG - Legislative Article 6 - Internal Control Responsibilities of the State Legislature 89 - Definitions.

§  89. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall   have the following meanings:1. "Internal control".  A  process  that  integrates  the  activities,   plans, attitudes, policies, systems, resources and efforts of the people   of  an  organization  working  together, and that is designed to provide   reasonable assurance that the organization will achieve  its  objectives   and  mission.  The objectives of an internal control system include, but   are not limited to: the safeguarding of assets;  checking  the  accuracy   and  reliability  of  accounting data and financial reporting; promoting   the effectiveness and efficiency of operations; ensuring compliance with   applicable laws and regulations; and encouraging adherence to prescribed   managerial  policies.  Internal  control  review  processes   are   used   periodically  to  evaluate  the  ongoing  internal control system and to   assess and monitor the implementation of necessary corrective actions.2.  "Internal  audit".  An  appraisal  activity  established  by   the   management  of  an  organization  for review of operations as a means of   assuring conformance with management policies and the  effectiveness  of   internal  control,  and conducted in conformance with generally accepted   standards for internal auditing.3. "Legislature". The legislature of the state of New York,  including   all  components thereof as provided in subdivision two of section ninety   of this chapter.
NY Legis L § 90 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LEG - Legislative Article 6 - Internal Control Responsibilities of the State Legislature 90 - Internal Control Responsibilities.

§  90.  Internal  control  responsibilities.  1.  The  senate  and the   assembly shall each:a. establish and maintain by rule guidelines for a system of  internal   control; andb.  establish  and maintain a system of internal control and a program   of internal control review for their respective house.2. In order to identify all the  components  of  the  legislature  and   their  responsibilities  for the purposes of implementing the provisions   of this article, the temporary president of the senate and  the  speaker   of   the   assembly  shall  jointly  issue,  and  at  their  discretion,   periodically revise a schedule which lists all  components  of  each  of   their  respective  houses of the legislature. The temporary president of   the senate and the speaker of the assembly may identify  in  a  schedule   components  for  which  joint  internal  controls  and  internal control   reviews will be established and maintained.
NY Legis L § 91 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LEG - Legislative Article 6 - Internal Control Responsibilities of the State Legislature 91 - Internal Audit Responsibilities.

§  91.  Internal audit responsibilities. 1. The temporary president of   the senate and the speaker of the  assembly  or  their  designees  shall   determine,  and  periodically  review  such determination of, whether an   internal audit function  within  their  respective  house  is  required.   Establishment  of  such  function  shall  be based upon an evaluation of   costs  and  benefits  of  implementation  and  other  factors  that  are   determined  to  be  relevant.  In  the  event  it  is determined that an   internal audit  function  is  required  for  one  or  both  houses,  the   temporary  president  of the senate or the speaker of the assembly shall   establish an internal audit function within the respective  house  which   operates  in  accordance  with generally accepted standards for internal   auditing. Any such internal audit function shall be directed  and  shall   report  in  a  manner  prescribed  by the respective house. The internal   audit function shall evaluate the respective house's internal  controls,   identify  internal  control  weaknesses that have not been corrected and   make recommendations to correct these weaknesses.2. In the event the temporary president of the senate or  the  speaker   of  the  assembly does not establish an internal audit function pursuant   to subdivision  one  of  this  section  he  or  she  shall  nevertheless   establish  and  maintain the program of internal control review required   by section ninety of this article.
NY Legis L § 92 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LEG - Legislative Article 6 - Internal Control Responsibilities of the State Legislature 92 - Independent Audits.

§  92.  Independent  audits.  1.  At least once every three years, the   independent certified  public  accountants  selected  pursuant  to  this   section  shall  conduct audits of the internal controls of each house of   the legislature. Such audits  shall  be  performed  in  accordance  with   generally  accepted  government  auditing  standards and shall include a   report  on  whether  the  respective  house's  internal   controls   are   established  and  functioning  in  a  manner  that  provides  reasonable   assurance that they meet the objectives of internal control  as  defined   in  section  eighty-nine  of this article. The report shall identify the   internal controls both evaluated and not evaluated  and  shall  identify   internal  control  weaknesses  that  have not been corrected and actions   that are recommended to correct these weaknesses. If any  such  internal   control  weaknesses  are  significant  or  material with respect to each   house, the independent auditor shall so state. The  temporary  president   of  the  senate  and the speaker of the assembly shall make available to   the public the results of such audits, including any related  management   letters.  The  temporary  president  and  the speaker and any officer or   employee of each  house  shall  make  available  upon  request  to  such   independent  certified public accountants all books and records relevant   to such independent audits.2. The temporary president of  the  senate  and  the  speaker  of  the   assembly  shall  request  proposals  from  independent  certified public   accountants for audits of the  internal  controls  of  their  respective   house.  The  requests  for  proposals  shall  include a reference to the   requirements for audits conducted pursuant to subdivision  one  of  this   section.  The  temporary  president  and  the  speaker shall select such   independent  auditors  in  accordance  with  a   competitive   procedure   including  an  evaluation,  based on quality and price factors, of those   proposals received in response to such requests for proposals.
NY Legis L § 100 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LEG - Legislative Article 7 - 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 Legis L § 101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LEG - Legislative Article 7 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect 101 - When to Take Effect.

§ 101. When   to   take   effect.   This  chapter  shall  take  effect   immediately.
NY Lien L § 1 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LIE - Lien Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions 1 - Short Title.

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "lien law."
NY Lien L § 3 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LIE - Lien Article 2 - Mechanics' Liens 3 - Mechanic's Lien on Real Property.

§  3.  Mechanic's  lien on real property. A contractor, subcontractor,   laborer,  materialman,  landscape  gardener,  nurseryman  or  person  or   corporation  selling  fruit or ornamental trees, roses, shrubbery, vines   and small fruits, who performs labor  or  furnishes  materials  for  the   improvement  of  real property with the consent or at the request of the   owner thereof, or of his agent, contractor  or  subcontractor,  and  any   trust fund to which benefits and wage supplements are due or payable for   the  benefit  of  such laborers, shall have a lien for the principal and   interest, of the value, or the agreed price, of  such  labor,  including   benefits  and  wage  supplements  due  or payable for the benefit of any   laborer, or materials upon the real property improved or to be  improved   and upon such improvement, from the time of filing a notice of such lien   as  prescribed in this chapter. Where the contract for an improvement is   made with a husband or wife and the property belongs  to  the  other  or   both,  the  husband or wife contracting shall also be presumed to be the   agent  of  the  other,  unless  such  other  having  knowledge  of   the   improvement  shall,  within ten days after learning of the contract give   the contractor written notice of his or her refusal to  consent  to  the   improvement.  Within  the  meaning  of  the  provisions of this chapter,   materials actually manufactured  for  but  not  delivered  to  the  real   property, shall also be deemed to be materials furnished.
NY Lien L § 4 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LIE - Lien Article 2 - Mechanics' Liens 4 - Extent of Lien.

§  4. Extent of lien. (1) Such lien shall extend to the owner's right, title or interest in the real property and improvements, existing at the time of filing the notice of lien, or  thereafter  acquired,  except  as hereinafter  in  this article provided. If an owner assigns his interest in such real property  by  a  general  assignment  for  the  benefit  of creditors,  within  thirty  days  prior  to  such filing, the lien shall extend to the interest thus assigned. If any part of the  real  property subjected  to  such lien be removed by the owner or by any other person, at any time before the discharge thereof, such removal shall not  affect the  rights  of  the  lienor,  either  in  respect to the remaining real property, or the  part  so  removed.  If  labor  is  performed  for,  or materials   furnished   to,   a   contractor  or  subcontractor  for  an improvement, the lien shall not be for a sum greater than the sum earned and unpaid on the contract at the time of filing the notice of lien, and any sum subsequently earned thereon. In  no  case  shall  the  owner  be liable  to pay by reason of all liens created pursuant to this article a sum greater than the value or agreed price of the  labor  and  materials remaining unpaid, at the time of filing notices of such liens, except as hereinafter provided.  (2) Such lien shall not extend to the owner's right, title or interest in  real  property  and improvements, existing at the time of filing the notice of lien if such lien arises from the failure of a lessee  of  the right  to  explore,  develop  or produce natural gas or oil, to pay for, compensate or render value for improvements made with the consent or  at the  request of such lessee by a contractor, subcontractor, materialman, equipment operator  or  owner,  landscaper,  nurseryman,  or  person  or corporation   who   performs   labor  or  furnishes  materials  for  the exploration, development,  or  production  of  oil  or  natural  gas  or otherwise  improves  such leased property. Such lien shall extend to the improvements made for the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas, and the working interest held by a lessee of the  right to explore, develop or produce oil and natural gas.  (3)  Notwithstanding  subdivision  two  if  a property owner is also a developer of oil and gas resources and is a party to an agreement with a person or firm authorized to perfect a lien arising out of  the  failure of  such developer to compensate or render value for improvements to the property upon which an oil or gas well is drilled  or  established,  the lien  shall  extend  to  the  owners'  right  or  interest  in such real property.
NY Lien L § 4-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws LIE - Lien Article 2 - Mechanics' Liens 4-A - Insurance Proceeds Liable for Demands.

§  4-a.  Insurance  proceeds  liable for demands. Owner, contractor or   subcontractor diverting proceeds, guilty of larceny. The proceeds of any   insurance which by the terms of the policy are payable to the  owner  of   real  property  improved, and actually received or to be received by him   because of the destruction or removal by fire or other  casualty  of  an   improvement  on  which  lienors  have performed labor or services or for   which they have furnished materials, shall  after  the  owner  has  been   reimbursed  therefrom  for  premiums  paid  by  him,  if  any,  for such   insurance, be subject to liens provided by this act to the  same  extent   and  in  the same order of priority as the real property would have been   had such improvement not been so destroyed or removed.The proceeds of any insurance which by the terms  of  the  policy  are   payable to a contractor or subcontractor, and actually received or to be   received  by  him because of the destruction or removal by fire or other   casualty of an improvement on which he has performed labor  or  services   or for which he has furnished materials, shall, after such contractor or   subcontractor has been reimbursed therefrom for premiums paid by him, if   any,  for such insurance, be liable for the payment of demands for labor   or services performed or materials furnished by his order and for  which   he  is  liable,  in  the  same  manner  and under the same conditions as   payments to him under his contract would have been had such  improvement   not been so destroyed or removed.
NY Lien L § 5 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LIE - Lien Article 2 - Mechanics' Liens 5 - Liens Under Contracts for Public Improvements.

§   5.  Liens  under  contracts  for  public  improvements.  A  person   performing labor for or furnishing materials to a contractor, his or her   subcontractor  or  legal  representative,  for   the   construction   or   demolition  of  a  public  improvement  pursuant  to  a contract by such   contractor with the state or a public corporation, and any trust fund to   which benefits and wage supplements are due or payable for  the  benefit   of such person performing labor, shall have a lien for the principal and   interest  of the value or agreed price of such labor, including benefits   and wage supplements due or  payable  for  the  benefit  of  any  person   performing  labor,  or materials upon the moneys of the state or of such   corporation  applicable  to  the  construction  or  demolition  of  such   improvement,  to  the  extent of the amount due or to become due on such   contract, and under a judgment of the court of  claims  awarded  to  the   contractor  for  damages arising from the breach of such contract by the   state, or awarded for furnishing labor or materials not contemplated  by   the  provisions  of  said  contract,  upon  filing  a  notice of lien as   prescribed in this  article,  except  as  hereinafter  in  this  article   provided. Where no public fund has been established for the financing of   a  public improvement with estimated cost in excess of two hundred fifty   thousand dollars, the chief financial officer of the public owner  shall   require the private entity for whom the public improvement is being made   to  post,  or  cause  to  be posted, a bond or other form of undertaking   guaranteeing prompt payment of moneys due to the contractor, his or  her   subcontractors  and  to all persons furnishing labor or materials to the   contractor or his or her subcontractors in the prosecution of  the  work   on the public improvement.
NY Lien L § 6 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LIE - Lien Article 2 - Mechanics' Liens 6 - Liens for Labor on Railroads.

§  6.  Liens  for  labor  on railroads. Any person who shall hereafter   perform any labor for a railroad corporation shall have a lien  for  the   value   of  such  labor  upon  the  railroad  track,  rolling-stock  and   appurtenances of such railroad corporation and upon the land upon  which   such  railroad  track and appurtenances are situated, by filing a notice   of such lien in the office of the clerk of any county wherein  any  part   of  such  railroad  is  situated,  to the extent of the right, title and   interest of such corporation in such property, existing at the  time  of   such  filing.  The  provisions of this article relating to the contents,   filing and entry of a notice of a mechanic's lien, and the priority  and   duration  thereof,  shall  apply  to such liens. A copy of the notice of   such lien shall be personally served upon such  corporation  within  ten   days  after  the  filing thereof in the manner prescribed by the justice   court act for the service of summons  in  actions  in  justices'  courts   against domestic railroad corporations.
NY Lien L § 7 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LIE - Lien Article 2 - Mechanics' Liens 7 - Liability for Advance Payments, Collusive Mortgages and Incumbrances.

§   7.   Liability  for  advance  payments,  collusive  mortgages  and   incumbrances. Any payment by the owner, contractor or subcontractor upon   a contract for the improvement of real property, made prior to the  time   when,  by  the  terms of the contract, such payment becomes due, for the   purpose of avoiding the provisions of  this  article,  shall  be  of  no   effect  as  against the lien of a subcontractor, laborer, or materialman   under such contract, created before such payment actually becomes due. A   conveyance, mortgage, lien or incumbrance  made  by  an  owner  of  real   property,  for  the  purpose of avoiding the provisions of this article,   with the knowledge or privity of the person to whom  the  conveyance  is   made  or  in  whose  favor the mortgage, lien or incumbrance is created,   shall be void and of no effect as against a  claim  on  account  of  the   improvement of such real property, existing at the time of the making of   the conveyance or the creation of such mortgage, lien or incumbrance.Nothing in this chapter shall subject the title of a purchaser of real   property for value whose conveyance is recorded prior to the filing of a   lien  pursuant to this chapter to any such lien, provided the instrument   of conveyance contains the provisions mentioned in subdivision  five  of   section thirteen.
NY Lien L § 8 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LIE - Lien Article 2 - Mechanics' Liens 8 - Terms of Contract May Be Demanded.

§  8. Terms of contract may be demanded. A statement of the terms of a   contract made between an owner and a contractor, pursuant  to  which  an   improvement of real property is being made, and, of the amount due or to   become  due  thereon  shall  be  furnished upon demand in writing by the   owner, or his duly authorized agent,  to  a  subcontractor,  laborer  or   material   man  performing  labor  for  or  furnishing  materials  to  a   contractor, or subcontractor, under such  contract.  If,  within  thirty   days  of  such  demand  the  owner  refuses  or neglects to furnish such   statement or falsely states the terms of such contract or the amount due   or to become due thereon, and a subcontractor, laborer or  material  man   has  not  been  paid  the  amount  of  his claim against a contractor or   subcontractor, under such contract, and a judgment has been obtained and   execution issued against such contractor or subcontractor  and  returned   wholly  or  partly  unsatisfied,  the owner shall be liable for the loss   sustained by reason of such refusal, neglect or false statement, and the   lien of such subcontractor, laborer or material man, filed as prescribed   in this article, against  the  real  property  improved  for  the  labor   performed  or  materials furnished after such demand, shall exist to the   same extent and be enforced in the same manner  as  if  such  labor  and   materials had been directly performed for and furnished to such owner.
NY Lien L § 9 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LIE - Lien Article 2 - Mechanics' Liens 9 - Contents of Notice of Lien.

§ 9. Contents of notice of lien. The notice of lien shall state:1.  The  name  and  residence  of  the  lienor; and if the lienor is a   partnership or a corporation, the business  address  of  such  firm,  or   corporation,  the names of partners and principal place of business, and   if a foreign corporation, its principal place  of  business  within  the   state.1-a. The name and address of the lienor's attorney, if any.2.  The  name of the owner of the real property against whose interest   therein a lien is claimed, and the interest of the owner as far as known   to the lienor.3. The name of the person by whom the lienor was employed, or to  whom   he  furnished  or  is  to  furnish  materials;  or,  if  the lienor is a   contractor or subcontractor, the person with whom the contract was made.4. The labor performed or materials furnished and the agreed price  or   value  thereof, or materials actually manufactured for but not delivered   to the real property and the agreed price or value thereof.5. The amount unpaid to the lienor for such labor or materials.6. The time when the first and last items of work were  performed  and   materials were furnished.7.  The  property  subject  to  the  lien,  with a description thereof   sufficient for identification; and if in a city or village, its location   by street and number, if known; whether the property subject to the lien   is real property improved  or  to  be  improved  with  a  single  family   dwelling  or  not.  A  failure  to  state  the name of the true owner or   contractor, or a misdescription of the true owner, shall not affect  the   validity  of  the lien. The notice must be verified by the lienor or his   agent, to the effect that the statements therein contained are  true  to   his  knowledge  except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on   information and belief, and that as to those matters he believes  it  to   be true.