Title MIL, Military

§ 242. Rights of public officers and employees absent on military duty\nas members of the organized militia or of reserve forces or reserve\ncomponents of the armed forces of the United States. 1. Definitions. (a)\nPublic officer or employee. The term "public officer or employee…

§ 243. Provisions applicable to public employees who are absent on\nmilitary duty. 1. Definitions. As used in this section:\n (a) The term "public employee" shall mean an officer or employee\nholding a position by appointment or employment in the state of New York\nor in the cit…

§ 243-a. Non-contributory retirement service credit for members of the\nNew York state and local retirement systems or the New York state\nteachers' retirement system called to active military duty on or after\nAugust first, nineteen hundred ninety. Notwithstanding any other\npr…

* § 243-b. Civil service examinations by military personnel. 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other law,\nany member of the armed forces of the United States of America who\nhaving duly filed an application to compete in a scheduled competitive\nexa…

* § 243-b. Payment of certain pension contributions by the city of New\nYork. As used in this section, the term New York city veteran of the\nPersian Gulf emergency means a member of the New York city employees'\nretirement system, the teachers' retirement system of the city of …

§ 243-c. Application period for civil service examinations for\nmilitary personnel. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, any\ngeneral or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a person\nserving on active duty in the armed forces of the United States during\nt…

§ 243-d. Non-contributory retirement service credit for members of the\nNew York state and local retirement systems, the New York city\nretirement systems or the New York state teachers' retirement system\ncalled to active military duty on or after September eleventh, two\nthous…

§ 244. Members of pension system absent on military duty. Where any\nduly elected office holder, or any officer or employee of the state or\nany municipality or political subdivision thereof, who is a member of\nany pension or retirement system, entered or enters the armed force…

§ 244-a. Credit to members of public retirement systems for military\nservice performed during war. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of\nlaw, a member of a public retirement system of the state, as defined in\nsubdivision twenty-three of section five hundred one of the ret…

§ 245. Retirement allowances of certain war veterans. 1. Any member of\na teachers' retirement system to which the city of New York is required\nby law to make contributions on account of such member who (i) is an\nhonorably discharged member of any branch of the armed forces of…

§ 246. Leave of absence for public employees who are war veterans to\ncontinue study. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the\ncontrary, every public officer and employee, who served in the armed\nforces of the United States on or after September sixteenth, nineteen\nhu…

§ 247. Medals and decorations. 1. The governor is hereby authorized to\npresent in the name of the legislature of the state of New York, a\nmilitary cross, to be known as the conspicuous service cross, bearing a\nsuitable inscription and ribbon, all of which shall be of suitable…

§ 248. Oaths. 1. Any officer of any force of the organized militia\nand any officer in the active military service of the United States is\nhereby authorized to administer the oath required for the enlistment of\nany person, the oath required for the appointment of any person to…

§ 249. State and municipal officers and employees granted leaves of\nabsence on July fourth in certain cases. Each officer and employee of\nthe state or of a municipal corporation or of any other political\nsubdivision thereof who was a member of the national guard or naval\nmil…

§ 250. Recording certificates of honorable discharge. Any certificate\nissued after April sixth, nineteen hundred seventeen, of the honorable\nseparation from or service in the armed forces of the United States of\nany veteran, may be recorded in any one county, in the office of…

§ 250-a. Lt. Colonel Todd Clark Memorial Flag Presentment Program. 1.\nThere shall be established within the division of military and naval\naffairs, by the adjutant general, the Lt. Colonel Todd Clark Memorial\nFlag Presentment Program. Pursuant to such program:\n a. The adjuta…

§ 251. Depriving members of organized militia of employment. A person\nwho, either by himself or with another, wilfully deprives a member of\nthe organized militia of his employment, or prevents his being employed\nby himself or another, or obstructs or annoys said member of sai…

§ 252. Discrimination against members of organized militia. No\nassociation or corporation, constituted or organized for the purpose of\npromoting the success of the trade, employment, or business of the\nmembers thereof, shall by any constitution, rule, by-law, resolution,\nvot…

§ 253. Military service by parent; effect on child custody\nproceedings. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the\ncontrary, child custody proceedings filed in a court of competent\njurisdiction in this state, involving a parent who is activated,\ndeployed, or temporar…

§ 254. Video teleconferencing for families of persons ordered to\nactive duty. 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "military\nservice" shall mean military duty in the active military service of the\nUnited States, as defined in section three hundred one of this chap…

§ 255. Benefit information for national guard members and families.\n 1. For the purpose of this section, "military service" shall have the\nsame meaning as defined in section three hundred one of this chapter.\n 2. The division of military and naval affairs shall make available…

§ 256. State military immigrant family legacy program support. The\nadjutant general shall encourage the development of and provide for the\nestablishment of a state military immigrant family legacy program\nliaison, as provided in section twenty-nine-b of the veterans' services…

§ 260. Formation of association; by-laws; inspection and disposition\nof funds. 1. The officers, non-commissioned officers, petty officers or\nmembers of any unit or units of the organized militia may organize\nthemselves into an association or associations of which the senior\n…

§ 261. Formation of state association. The officers of the organized\nmilitia may organize themselves into an association. Such association\nmay adopt by-laws not inconsistent with the statutes of the state and\nregulations issued pursuant to this chapter and may alter and amend…

§ 262. Customs and usage of the armed forces of the United States.\nAll matters relating to the organization, discipline and government of\nthe organized militia, not otherwise provided for in this chapter or in\nregulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be decided by the custo…

§ 263. Amendatory and repealing statutes. No section or provision of\nthis chapter or any part thereof shall be deemed to be repealed, altered\nor amended by any statute passed by the legislature unless such statute\nexplicitly refers to this chapter as the military law, or by i…

§ 265. Name of this chapter. This chapter shall be known as the\n"Military Law".\n

§ 266. When to take effect. This chapter shall take effect\nimmediately.\n

§ 3. Commander-in-chief; regulations; registration. 1. The governor\nof the state shall be the commander-in-chief of the militia of the\nstate. The governor is hereby authorized to issue regulations for the\ngovernment of the militia. Regulations issued by the governor shall hav…

§ 300. Findings and declaration of emergency. It has been nationally\nrecognized that because of the emergent conditions which are threatening\nthe peace and imperiling the security of the nation, there is imperative\nneed to augment and strengthen the national defense. It is fu…

§ 301. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. The term "military service" means duty by a person, male or female,\nin the active military service of the United States as defined in\nsection one of this chapter; active duty in the military service of the\nstate pursuant to an…

§ 301-a. Notice of benefits to persons in and persons enlisting in the\nstate organized militia. The adjutant general shall ensure the giving of\nnotice of the benefits accorded by this article and accorded by the laws\nof this state to persons in and to persons enlisting in the…

§ 301-b. Extension of benefits to dependents. 1. Dependents of a\nperson in military service shall be entitled to the benefits accorded to\npersons in military service under the provisions of this article upon\napplication to a court therefor, unless in the opinion of the court …

§ 301-c. Accident prevention course information. The division of\nmilitary and naval affairs shall provide returning servicemen and women\nwho have returned from a combat theater or combat zone of operations\nwith information about accident prevention courses approved by the\nco…

§ 302. Stay, et cetera, to persons secondarily liable. 1. Whenever,\npursuant to any of the provisions of this article, the enforcement of\nany obligation or liability, the prosecution of any suit or proceeding,\nthe entry or enforcement of any order, writ, judgment or decree, o…

§ 303. Representation; opening judgment; default. 1. In any action or\nproceeding in which a person in military service is a party, if such\nparty does not personally appear therein or is not represented by an\nauthorized attorney, the court may appoint an attorney to represent …

§ 304. Proceedings to be stayed unless interest unaffected by military\nservice. At any stage thereof, any action or proceeding in any court or\nin any adjudicatory or licensing proceeding before any state agency,\nincluding any public benefit corporation or public authority, or…

§ 305. Relief against fines and penalties, et cetera. When an action\nfor compliance with the terms of any contract is stayed pursuant to this\nact no fine or penalty shall accrue by reason of failure to comply with\nthe terms of such contract during the period of such stay, and…

§ 306. Actions against persons in service. In any action or\nproceeding commenced in any court or in any adjudicatory or licensing\nproceeding before any state agency, including any public benefit\ncorporation or public authority, or any political subdivision of the\nstate, agai…

§ 307. Continuance of stay, et cetera. Any stay of any action,\nproceeding, attachment, or execution ordered by any court or\nadjudicatory or licensing agency under the provisions of this act may,\nexcept as otherwise provided, be ordered for the period of military\nservice and …

§ 308. Statutes of limitations and statutes of a similar nature; time\nof military service not included. The period of military service shall\nnot be included in computing any period now or hereafter to be limited\nby any law, regulation or order for the bringing of any action o…

§ 308-a. Waiver of professional continuing education requirements.\nNotwithstanding any provision of general, special or local law, code or\nordinance, or rule or regulation to the contrary, no person in military\nservice, as defined in section three hundred one of this article,…

§ 308-b. Extension of license, certificate or registration.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of general, special or local law,\ncode or ordinance, or rule or regulation to the contrary, military\npersonnel serving on active duty, who were licensed, certified or\nregistered t…

§ 309. Evictions; restraint. 1. No eviction or distress shall be made\nduring the period of military service in respect of any premises\noccupied chiefly for dwelling purposes by a person in military service\nor the spouse, children, or other dependents of a person in military\n…

§ 310. Liability for rent accruing after induction; termination of\nlease. 1. The provisions of this section shall apply to any lease\ncovering premises occupied for dwelling, professional, business,\nagricultural, or similar purposes in any case in which (a) such lease\nwas exe…

§ 311. Installment purchases. 1. No person who has received, or whose\nassignor has received, under a contract for the purchase of real or\npersonal property, or of lease or bailment with a view to purchase of\nsuch property, a deposit or installment of the purchase price or a\n…

§ 311-a. Termination of motor vehicle lease contracts. 1. The\nprovisions of this section shall apply to every lease of a motor vehicle\nfor personal, professional, business, agricultural or similar purposes\nin any case in which (a) such lease was executed by or on behalf of a\…

§ 311-b. Cancellation without penalty of certain additional rental\ncontracts. 1. The provision of this section shall apply to any rental\ncontracts in which (a) such a contract was executed by or on the behalf\nof a person, who, after the execution of such contract, entered act…

§ 311-c. Termination without penalty of certain service contracts. 1.\nThe provisions of this section shall apply to every contract for\nservices from a telecommunications service provider, an internet service\nprovider, a health club as defined in section six hundred twenty-one…

§ 312. Mortgages. 1. The provisions of this section shall apply only\nto obligation and secured by mortgage, trust deed, or other security in\nthe nature of a mortgage upon real or personal property owned by a\nperson in military service at the commencement of the period of his\…