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Avis n° :
2023-F1
Type :
Formel
Titre du sujet :
Members of Department of Financial Services Arbitrator Screening Committees are eligible for section 17 coverage
Résumé :
Members of the No-Fault Arbitrator Screening Committee and the Supplementary Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists Arbitrator Screening Committee are persons holding a position “by appointment” and are in “the service of the state” and thus are “employees” for purposes of section 17 and are eligible for defense and indemnification pursuant to Public Officers Law § 17.
Statuts connexes :
Insurance Law §§ 3420(f)(2), 5106(b); N.Y.C.R.R §§ 11, 60-2.3(c), 11, 6-2.3(f)(11), 11, 60-2.4(b)(1), 11, 60-2.4(b)(2), 11, 60-2.4(b)(3), 11, 65-4.5(d)(1), 11, 65-4.5(d)(2), 11, 65-4.5(d)(3), 11, 65-4.5(d)(4); Public Officers Law §§ 17, 17(1)(a), 17(2)(a), 17(3)(a)
Avis n° :
2021-2
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Compter un bulletin de vote qui contient deux votes pour la même personne pour des fonctions incompatibles;Compter un bulletin de vote qui contient deux votes pour la même personne pour des fonctions incompatibles.
Résumé :
Un bulletin qui contient deux votes pour la même personne pour des fonctions incompatibles, l'un imprimé et l'autre écrit, doit être compté comme un vote blanc pour ces deux fonctions.
Statuts connexes :
§§ 3-301(4) et 3-312(5) de la loi sur les villages ; §§ 9-112(3), (4), (6) et 6-122 de la loi électorale.
Avis n° :
2021-1
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Si une législation spéciale doit être demandée
Résumé :
La ville d'Islip n'a pas besoin de demander une législation spéciale supplémentaire avant de réviser la taille autorisée de la sous-station d'incendie proposée par le Central Islip Fire Districts.
Statuts connexes :
Home Rule Municipal Law §§ 10(1)(i), 40 ; Legislative Law § 55 ; New York Constitution Article IX, sections 2(c), 2(b)(2) ; Session Laws L. 1982, ch. 719 §§ 1 & 7, loi du 13 nov. 2013, ch. 498 §§ 2 & 9
Avis n° :
2001-03
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Whether federal law preempts the Real Property Law to require 647
Résumé :
There is a substantial possibility that E-SIGN does not preempt Article 9 of the RPL or otherwise obligate county recording officers to accept for recordation a filing that contains only an electronic signature but lacks what you term an "original signature."
Statuts connexes :
E-SIGN §§ 101(a)(1), (b)(2), (c)(1) and (e); 103, 104, 106; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW § 46; REAL PROPERTY LAW, ART. 9, § 291; STATE TECH. LAW §§ 104(2), 107(3); 106 P.L. 229
Avis n° :
2018-1
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
A local law implementing cumulative voting is subject to mandatory referendum;A local law implementing cumulative voting is subject to mandatory referendum;A village can adopt a local law implementing cumulative voting
Résumé :
A village can adopt a local law implementing a cumulative voting system and such local law would be subject to mandatory referendum.
Statuts connexes :
New York Constitution Article 2, § 7, Article 9, § 2(c)(i), Article 9, § 2(c)(ii)(1); Municipal Home Rule Law §§ 10(1)(i), 10(1)(ii)(a)(1), 23(2)(e); Election Law §§ 1-102, 9-112, 9-112(1), 15-100, 15-104, 15-104(1)(d), 15-126(2)(a)
Avis n° :
2017-F1
Type :
Formel
Titre du sujet :
State 683 – inapplicability of Education Law § 2-d to
Résumé :
The State 683 and his designees are not “third party contractors,” as defined in Education Law § 2-d, when auditing the State Education Department under the 683’s constitutional authority.
Statuts connexes :
Education Law §§ 2-d, 2-d(1)(c), 2-d(1)(k), 2116-a(3); Public Law 111-5 § 13402(h)(2); New York Constitution Article V § 1; State Finance Law § 8
Avis n° :
2017-F2
Type :
Formel
Titre du sujet :
Obligation with respect to overseeing local deferred compensation plans
Résumé :
The Deferred Compensation Board is not obligated to investigate, monitor, or enforce compliance by local deferred compensation plans.
Statuts connexes :
State Finance Law §§ 5, 5(2)(a), 5(2)(b), 5(2)(e), 5(2)(h), 5(3), 5(3)(b), 5(3)(c); Internal Revenue Code § 457(b); United States Code §§ 26, § 457(b), 26, § 457(e); N.Y.C.R.R. §§ 9, § 9000.1, 9, § 9003.5(a), 9, § 9005.1; Canal Law § 10; Energy Law § 8-106; General Business Law § 803
Avis n° :
2017-1
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Whether change in use of municipal parking spaces requires alienation legislation
Résumé :
A change in the use of municipal parking spaces on 551 must be authorized by special legislation.
Statuts connexes :
Avis n° :
2017-2
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
County director of emergency services; assistant fire chief of joint fire district;Assistant fire chief of joint fire district; county director of emergency servi
Résumé :
The positions of assistant fire chief of a joint fire district and county director of emergency services are compatible.
Statuts connexes :
TOWN LAW §§176(11), 176-a, 176-a(1), 189-a(2)(d); EXECUTIVE LAW § 23
Avis n° :
2016-5
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Decreasing term of planning board members
Résumé :
A town can decrease the length of the terms of the members of its planning board by local law
Statuts connexes :
TOWN LAW §§ 271, 271(1), 271(4), 271(5), 271(9); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW §§ 10, 10(1), 10(1)(ii)(a), 10(1)(ii)(d)(3), 22(1)
Avis n° :
2016-3
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Use of list of dogs licensed by town to redeem seized dog;Use of list of dogs licensed by town to redeem seized dog
Résumé :
A consistently- and accurately-maintained list of dogs licensed by a town may constitute a valid component of a system whereby owners redeem their seized dogs by producing proof of the identity of the owner and, if necessary, of the dog.
Statuts connexes :
AGRICULTURE & MARKETS LAW §§ 109(1)(a), 109(1)(c), 109(1)(e), 109(1)(f), 111(1), 114, 117(1)(a), 117(4), 117(6); SESSION LAWS L. 1978, CH. 220 § 2
Avis n° :
2016-4
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
522 – Chief investigator for district attorney;Chief investigator for district attorney – 522
Résumé :
The positions of elected county 522 and chief investigator for the district attorney are not compatible.
Statuts connexes :
COUNTY LAW §§ 193, 400(1), 400(2), 400(3-a), 400(3-b), 400(4-a), 400(4-b), 671(1), 671(1)(b), 673, 673(2), 674(2), 674(3)(a), 674(4), 677(4)
Avis n° :
2016-2
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Exercise of power to administer oaths and take affidavits and acknowledgements under city charter;Exercise of power to administer oaths and take affidavits and acknowledgements under city charter
Résumé :
The mayor and members of the council can administer oaths and take affidavits and 636 within the city as authorized by the City’s charter.
Statuts connexes :
Executive Law §§ 73, 135, 139(1), 142; Judiciary Law §117; Session Laws L. 1920, CH. 1099, L. 1920, CH. 1117
Avis n° :
2016-F2
Type :
Formel
Titre du sujet :
Foreign public vessel must take New York-licensed pilot
Résumé :
A foreign public vessel not engaged in commerce is subject to New York’s compulsory pilotage.
Statuts connexes :
Navigation Law §§ 88, 88(3), 89-a, 89-a(3), 89-b, 89-b(3); 28 U.S.C § 1602 et seq; 46 U.S.C. §§ 8501(a), 8502(a), 8503(a), 8503(b)
Avis n° :
2016-F1
Type :
Formel
Titre du sujet :
Interpreting Penal Law § 125.05 in accord with United States Supreme Court precedent;Abortion is constitutionally protected if necessary to save a pregnant woman’s life or health;Abortion of a nonviable fetus is constitutionally protected after 24 weeks
Résumé :
To accord with precedent of the United States Supreme Court, LAW § 125.05 must be read to include an exception to preserve a pregnant woman’s health and to allow an abortion of a nonviable fetus after 24 weeks.
Statuts connexes :
PENAL LAW § 125.05(3
Avis n° :
2016-1
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Signature may be affixed electronically to voter registration
Résumé :
State law governing voter registration does not require a wet signature and thus a signature can be affixed electronically.
Statuts connexes :
Election Law §§ 5-210, 5-210(1), 5-210(5)(k)(xi), 1-104(27), 2-210(5), 8-304(1), 5-500(7), 5-506(3), 5-202, 5-211, 5-212; State Technology Law Article 3 (Electronic Signature and Records Act)
Avis n° :
2015-02
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Removal of tenant-elected board member
Résumé :
The procedure prescribed by Public Housing Law § 34 to remove a member of the Authority’s board applies to the members who sit on the board by virtue of election by the tenants of the Authority.
Statuts connexes :
Public Housing Law §§ 30(2), 30(5), 33, 34; Session Laws L. 1939, CH. 808, L. 1969, CH. 488, L. 1969, CH. 1600, L. 1974, CH. 482; New York Constitution Article XIII, § 13
Avis n° :
2015-03
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Methods of enforcing local laws relating to abatement
Résumé :
Discussion of certain procedures to abate dangerous conditions of abandoned buildings and to recoup costs of such abatement.
Statuts connexes :
Municipal Home Rule Law §§ 10(1)(ii)(a)(9-a), 10(1)(ii)(a)(12); Village Law §§ 4-412(1)(a), 4-414, 5-518(5); Real Property Tax Law §§ 1110-1122, 1123-1137, 1136(3), 1442, 1442(1), 1442(3), 1442(4), Article 11
Avis n° :
2015-F1
Type :
Formel
Titre du sujet :
Licensure of entity offering disposal by alkaline hydrolysis for a fee
Résumé :
Alkaline hydrolysis is a permissible means of disposal of pet remains. An entity offering pet disposal by alkaline hydrolysis for a fee must be licensed under General Business Law Article 35-C and such an entity can be licensed as a pet crematorium.
Statuts connexes :
General Business Law §§ 750, 750-a(1), 750-a(3), 750-b, Article 35-C; Public Health Law §4201(1)(a); Not-For-Profit Corporation Law § 1502(h); New York Code, Rules And Regulations 19, § 203.1(a)
Avis n° :
2015-01
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Applicability of General Municipal Law § 360
Résumé :
General Municipal Law § 360 does not apply to the Town’s proposed participation in a pilot Community Choice Aggregation program and thus section 360’s requirement of a referendum likewise does not apply.
Statuts connexes :
General Municipal Law §§ 360, 360(2), 360(3), 360(5), Art. 14-A
Avis n° :
2014-06
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Authority to adopt local law to relating to reproductive alteration of shelter 648;Authority to adopt local law to relating to reproductive alteration of shelter 648
Résumé :
A town may adopt a local law that would allow its animal shelter to spay and neuter dogs and cats after the expiration of the applicable redemption period but before they are selected for adoption.
Statuts connexes :
Agriculture & Markets Law §§ Article 7, 106, 109, 111, 114, 117, 117(7), 117(7-a), 122, 122(1), 377(a), 377-a, 377-a(1), 377-a(2), 377-a(5); Municipal Home Rule Law §§ 10, 10(1)(ii), 10(1)(ii)(a)(12)
Avis n° :
2014-F1
Type :
Formel
Titre du sujet :
May not create subsidiary;May not provide grants or loans from own moneys
Résumé :
An industrial development agency (IDA) is not authorized to create a subsidiary in order to fulfill its designated function or to provide grants or loans from its own moneys to public or private interests.
Statuts connexes :
Not-For-Profit Corporation Law § 1411; General Municipal Law Article 18-A, §§ 852, 854(4), 854(7), 854(14), 854(15), 856(2), 858, 858(4), 858(9), 858(10), 858(11); Public Authorities Law §§ 1020-f(o), 1020-I, 1974(12)
Avis n° :
2014-F2
Type :
Formel
Titre du sujet :
May not seek federal designation as tax-exempt organization;May not solicit donations from public;May not apply for direct funding from state agencies;May not seek federal designation as tax-exempt organization;May not solicit donations from public;May not apply for direct funding from state agencies;May not seek federal designation as tax-exempt organization;May not solicit donations from public;May not apply for direct funding from state agencies
Résumé :
The Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA may not seek federal designation as a tax-exempt organization, solicit donations directly from the public, or apply to state agencies for direct funding.
Statuts connexes :
Public Authorities Law §§ 1204-e, 1204-e(1), 1204-e(2), 1204-e(3), 1204-e(4), 1204(3-b), 1266-d, 1266-d(1), 1266-d(2), 1266-d(3), 1266-d(4), 1266-e, 1266-e(1), 1266-e(2), 1266-e(3), 1266-e(4), 1266-I, 1266(6), 1279-c(1); Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3); Economic Development Law § 241(7); Executive Law § 580(3); Not-For-Profit Corporation Law § 1507-a(e)
Avis n° :
2014-02
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
Local law requiring deposit of security payment in interest-bearing account inconsistent with general state law;Local law requiring deposit of security payment in interest-bearing account inconsistent with general state law
Résumé :
A county is not authorized to adopt a local law requiring that certain residential landlords deposit security payments into an interest bearing account.
Statuts connexes :
General Obligations Law §§ 7-103, 7-103(2), 7-103(2-a); Municipal Home Rule Law §§ 2(5), 10(1)(ii), 10(1)(ii)(a)(12); Session Laws 1970 Ch 1009
Avis n° :
2014-03
Type :
Informel
Titre du sujet :
County attorney’s term when county legislators serve staggered four-year terms;County attorney’s term when county legislators serve staggered four-year terms
Résumé :
When county legislators serve staggered four-year terms, the county attorney’s term of appointment runs during the two-year term of the appointing county legislature.
Statuts connexes :
County Law §§ 210, 500, 500(1); Public Officers Law § 5