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N.Y. Public Officers Law § 35-A Removal for treasonable or seditious acts or utterances
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§ 35-a. Removal for treasonable or seditious acts or utterances. A person holding any public office shall be removable therefrom, in the manner provided by law, for the utterance of any treasonable or seditious word or words or the doing of any treasonable or seditious act or ac…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 36 Removal of town, village, improvement district or fire district officer by court
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§ 36. Removal of town, village, improvement district or fire district officer by court. Any town, village, improvement district or fire district officer, except a justice of the peace, may be removed from office by the supreme court for any misconduct, maladministration, malfeas…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 37 Notice of existence of vacancy
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§ 37. Notice of existence of vacancy. When a judgment shall be rendered by any court convicting an officer of a felony, or of a crime involving a violation of his oath of office, or declaring the election or appointment of any officer to be void, or that the office of any office…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 38 Terms of officers chosen to fill vacancies
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§ 38. Terms of officers chosen to fill vacancies. If an appointment of a person to fill a vacancy in an appointive office be made by the officer, or by the officers, body or board of officers, authorized to make appointment to the office for the full term, the person so appointe…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 39 Filling vacancies in office of officer appointed by governor and senate
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§ 39. Filling vacancies in office of officer appointed by governor and senate. A vacancy which shall occur during the session of the senate, in the office of an officer appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall be filled in the same manner…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4 Commencement of term of office
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§ 4. Commencement of term of office. 1. The term of office of an elective officer, unless elected to fill a vacancy then existing, shall commence on the first day of January next after his election, if the commencement thereof be not otherwise fixed by law. 2. All terms of city …
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 40 Vacancy occurring in office of legislative appointee, during legislative recess
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§ 40. Vacancy occurring in office of legislative appointee, during legislative recess. When a vacancy shall occur or exist, otherwise than by expiration of term, during the recess of the legislature, in the office of any officer appointed by the legislature, the governor shall a…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 41 Vacancies filled by legislature
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§ 41. Vacancies filled by legislature. When a vacancy occurs or exists, other than by removal, in the office of comptroller or attorney-general, or a resignation of either such officer to take effect at any future day shall have been made while the legislature is in session, the…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 42 Filling vacancies in elective offices
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§ 42. Filling vacancies in elective offices. 1. A vacancy occurring three months before the general election in any year in any office authorized to be filled at a general election, except in the offices of governor or lieutenant-governor, shall be filled at the general election…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 43 Filling other vacancies
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§ 43. Filling other vacancies. If a vacancy shall occur, otherwise than by expiration of term, with no provision of law for filling the same, if the office be elective, the governor shall appoint a person to execute the duties thereof until the vacancy shall be filled by an elec…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 5 Holding over after expiration of term
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§ 5. Holding over after expiration of term. Every officer except a judicial officer, a notary public, a commissioner of deeds and an officer whose term is fixed by the constitution, having duly entered on the duties of his office, shall, unless the office shall terminate or be a…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 6 Mode of choosing state officers if not otherwise provided
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§ 6. Mode of choosing state officers if not otherwise provided. If the law shall not otherwise provide the mode of choosing a state officer, he shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate.
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 60 Official seals of court of appeals, governor and state departments, divisions and bureaus
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§ 60. Official seals of court of appeals, governor and state departments, divisions and bureaus. 1. Each of the civil departments in the state government shall have an official seal. In addition to the divisions or bureaus required by law to have an official seal, any division o…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 61 Investigations by state officers
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§ 61. Investigations by state officers. Every state officer, in any proceeding held before him, or in any investigation held by him for the purpose of making inquiry as to the official conduct of any subordinate officer or employee, shall have the power to issue subpoenas for an…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 62 Business in public offices on public holidays
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§ 62. Business in public offices on public holidays. 1. Holidays and half holidays shall be considered as Sunday for all purposes relating to the transaction of business in the public offices of each county. On all other days and half days, excepting Sundays, such offices shall …
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 62-A Leave of absence for certain appointive state officers; temporary vacancy
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§ 62-a. Leave of absence for certain appointive state officers; temporary vacancy. A person holding a state office by appointment of the governor, or of the governor by and with the consent of the senate, may be granted by the governor, on the application of such person, a leave…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 63 Leave of absence for veterans on Memorial day and Veterans' day
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§ 63. Leave of absence for veterans on Memorial day and Veterans' day. It shall be the duty of the head of every public department and of every court of the state of New York, of every superintendent or foreperson on the public works of said state, of the county officers of the …
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 64 Payment of expenses of public officers
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§ 64. Payment of expenses of public officers. Every public officer who is not allowed any compensation for his services shall be paid his actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of his official duties.
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 64-A Patent policy
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§ 64-a. Patent policy. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred thirty-five of the civil service law, the participation in royalty or other arrangements may be extended or the payment of additional compensation may be made to an employee of a state department or …
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 66 Interchangeable use of gender neutral and gender specific titles of public offices
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§ 66. Interchangeable use of gender neutral and gender specific titles of public offices. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, local law, charter, code or ordinance, a public officer may, in official documents or otherwise, refer to the name of her or his public office: (…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 66-A Accident reports kept by police authorities to be open to the inspection of persons interested
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§ 66-a. Accident reports kept by police authorities to be open to the\ninspection of persons interested. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent\nprovisions of law, general, special or local, or any limitation\ncontained in the provision of any city charter, all reports and records\…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 67 Fees of public officers
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§ 67. Fees of public officers. 1. Each public officer upon whom a duty is expressly imposed by law, must execute the same without fee or reward, except where a fee or other compensation therefor is expressly allowed by law. 2. An officer or other person, to whom a fee or other c…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 67-A Fees for certification or exemplification
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§ 67-a. Fees for certification or exemplification. Whenever there shall be presented to any public officer for certification or exemplification, a previously prepared legibly typewritten or printed copy of any document, paper, book or record in such officer's custody, the fees i…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 68 Allowance of additional fees and expenses
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§ 68. Allowance of additional fees and expenses. Where an officer or other person is required, in the course of a duty imposed upon him by law, to take an oath, to acknowledge an instrument, to cause an instrument to be filed or recorded, or to transmit a paper to another office…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 68-A Fees for oath or acknowledgment
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§ 68-a. Fees for oath or acknowledgment. Any officer, authorized to perform the services specified in this section, and to receive fees therefor, is entitled to the following fees: 1. For administering an oath or affirmation, and certifying the same when required, except where a…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 69 Fee for administering certain official oaths prohibited
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§ 69. Fee for administering certain official oaths prohibited. An officer is not entitled to a fee, for administering the oath of office to a member of the legislature, to any military officer, to an inspector of election, clerk of the poll, or to any other public officer or pub…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 69-A Interest to be paid and collected on all deposits of public moneys amounting to one thousand dollars or more
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§ 69-a. Interest to be paid and collected on all deposits of public moneys amounting to one thousand dollars or more. Within twenty days of the taking effect of this section, interest shall be required to be paid, if not already so provided by law, on all deposits of public mone…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 7 Appointment by the governor and senate
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§ 7. Appointment by the governor and senate. An appointment to an office by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall be made by communicating to the senate, while in session, a written nomination of a person for the office, designating the residence o…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 70 Accounting for fees
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§ 70. Accounting for fees. Where a public officer is required, by law, to keep an account of, or to pay over, the fees or other moneys, received by him for official services, he must include therein all sums, received by him, to which he was entitled, by reason of any act, perfo…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 70-A Fees to be paid by public officers for public advertisements
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§ 70-a. Fees to be paid by public officers for public advertisements. The charge for the publication of concurrent resolutions, proposed constitutional amendments, propositions or questions to be submitted to the voters of the state, tax sales and official notices required to be…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 70-B Certificate on printed copies of laws
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§ 70-b. Certificate on printed copies of laws. 1. A published or printed copy of a law shall be entitled to be read into evidence if it is: (a) Contained in a book or pamphlet published under the direction of the temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly purs…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 71 Vacations for employees of the state
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§ 71. Vacations for employees of the state. The executive officers of every public department, bureau, commission, or board of the state are authorized and empowered to grant to every employee under their supervision, who shall have been in such employ for at least one year, a v…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 72 Notices and reports of claims, suits or causes of action to be given to the attorney-general
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§ 72. Notices and reports of claims, suits or causes of action to be given to the attorney-general. 1. Every officer, clerk, agent or employee of any department of the state government, who shall have knowledge of any accident or injury to the person or property of any person or…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 72-A Penalty of officer for failure to execute mandate and make return
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§ 72-a. Penalty of officer for failure to execute mandate and make return. An officer who fails to execute a mandate according to its command and make a return thereon of his proceedings is liable to the party aggrieved for the damages sustained by him, in addition to any other …
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 73 Business or professional activities by state officers and employees and party officers
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§ 73. Business or professional activities by state officers and employees and party officers. 1. As used in this section: (a) The term "compensation" shall mean any money, thing of value or financial benefit conferred in return for services rendered or to be rendered. With regar…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 73-A Financial disclosure
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§ 73-a. Financial disclosure. 1. As used in this section:\n (a) The term "statewide elected official" shall mean the governor,\nlieutenant governor, comptroller, or attorney general.\n (b) The term "state agency" shall mean any state department, or\ndivision, board, commission, …
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 73-B Advertisements by elected government officials and candidates made with public funds; prohibited
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§ 73-b. Advertisements by elected government officials and candidates made with public funds; prohibited. 1. As used in this section: (a) "Political subdivision" shall mean a county, city, town, village or district within the state. (b) "Public authority" shall mean a public aut…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 74 Code of ethics
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§ 74. Code of ethics. 1. Definition. As used in this section: The term "state agency" shall mean any state department, or division, board, commission, or bureau of any state department or any public benefit corporation or public authority at least one of whose members is appoint…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 74-A Duty of public officers regarding the physically handicapped
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§ 74-a. Duty of public officers regarding the physically handicapped. It shall be the duty of each public officer responsible for the scheduling or siting of any public hearing to make reasonable efforts to ensure that such hearings are held in facilities that permit barrier-fre…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 75 Bribery of members of the legislature
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§ 75. Bribery of members of the legislature. A person who gives or offers, or causes to be given or offered, a bribe, or any money, property, or value of any kind, or any promise or agreement therefor, to a member of the legislature, or to a person who has been elected a member …
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 75-A Appearance by a person convicted of a crime of corruption
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§ 75-a. Appearance by a person convicted of a crime of corruption. Upon conviction for any of the following crimes: bribery in the first degree, bribery in the second degree, bribery in the third degree, rewarding official misconduct in the first degree, rewarding official misco…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 76 Receiving bribes by members of legislature
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§ 76. Receiving bribes by members of legislature. A member of either of the houses composing the legislature of this state, or a person elected to become a member thereof, who asks, receives, or agrees to receive any bribe upon any understanding that his official vote, opinion, …
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 77 Unlawful fees and payments
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§ 77. Unlawful fees and payments. A member of the legislature or any officer or employee of the legislature who asks or receives or consents or agrees to receive any emolument, gratuity or reward or any promise of emolument, gratuity or reward or any money, property or thing of …
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 77-A Members of the legislature liable to forfeiture of office
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§ 77-a. Members of the legislature liable to forfeiture of office. The conviction of a member of the legislature or any officer or employee of the legislature of any of the crimes defined in sections seventy-five, seventy-six or seventy-seven of this chapter, shall involve as a …
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 78 Certification of members, officers and employees
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§ 78. Certification of members, officers and employees. On or before the tenth day after any member, officer or employee commences the performance of his duties as such, he shall file, with the secretary of the senate, if a member, officer or employee of that house, or with the …
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 79 Fine in certain cases
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§ 79. Fine in certain cases. Where an officer or a member of a board or other body has without just cause refused or neglected to perform a public duty enjoined upon him by a special provision of law, a court may impose a fine, not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars, upon the o…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 8 Commissions of officers
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§ 8. Commissions of officers. The commission of every officer appointed by the governor, or by the governor by and with the consent of the senate, shall be signed by the governor and attested under the seal of this state, by the secretary of state, who shall make and record in h…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 80 Delivery of books and papers, money and property
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§ 80. Delivery of books and papers, money and property. A public officer shall demand from his predecessor in office or any person in whose possession they may be, a delivery to such officer of all books and papers, money and property belonging or appertaining to such office. If…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 84 Legislative declaration
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§ 84. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby finds that a free society is maintained when government is responsive and responsible to the public, and when the public is aware of governmental actions. The more open a government is with its citizenry, the greater the unde…
N.Y. Public Officers Law § 85 Short title
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§ 85. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Freedom of Information Law."