Title EXC, Executive

§ 622. Office of victim services. There is hereby created in the executive department the office of victim services, hereinafter in this article referred to as the "office". The office shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the governor for a term of three year…

§ 623. Powers and duties of the office. The office shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To establish and maintain a principal office and such other offices within the state as it may deem necessary. 2. To appoint a secretary, counsel, clerks and such other employees an…

§ 624. Eligibility. 1. Except as provided in subdivision two of this section, the following persons shall be eligible for awards pursuant to this article: (a) a victim of a crime; (b) a surviving spouse, domestic partner, grandparent, parent, stepparent, guardian, brother, siste…

§ 625. Filing of claims. 1. A claim may be filed by a person eligible to receive an award, as provided in section six hundred twenty-four of this article, or, if such person is under the age of eighteen years, an incompetent, or a conservatee, by his relative, guardian, committe…

§ 625-a. Information relative to claims; application forms. 1. Every police station, precinct house, any appropriate location where a crime may be reported and any location required by the rules and regulations of the office shall have available informative booklets, pamphlets a…

§ 625-b. Standardized victim notification and verification procedures for police officers. 1. The commissioner of the division of criminal justice services in cooperation with the office shall develop and implement a standardized procedure to be used by police officers, county s…

§ 626. Out-of-pocket loss; definition. 1. Out-of-pocket loss shall\nmean unreimbursed and unreimbursable expenses or indebtedness reasonably\nincurred for medical care or other services necessary as a result of the\ninjury upon which such claim is based, including such expenses …

§ 627. Determination of claims. 1. The office shall determine claims in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the director. Such rules and regulations must provide for: (a) written notification to an applying victim of their right to representation by counsel, as …

§ 629. Judicial review. 1. Within fifteen days after receipt of the copy of the report containing the final decision of the office, the comptroller shall, if in his judgment the award is illegal or excessive, notify the office of his conclusion, state the reasons for that conclu…

§ 63. General duties. The attorney-general shall: 1. Prosecute and defend all actions and proceedings in which the state is interested, and have charge and control of all the legal business of the departments and bureaus of the state, or of any office thereof which requires the …

§ 63-a. Action by attorney-general for forfeiture of public office. The attorney-general may maintain an action, upon his own information or upon the complaint of a private person, against a public officer, civil or military, who has done or suffered an act which by law works a …

§ 63-b. Action by attorney-general against usurper of office or franchise. 1. The attorney-general may maintain an action, upon his own information or upon the complaint of a private person, against a person who usurps, intrudes into, or unlawfully holds or exercises within the …

§ 63-c. Action by the people for illegal receipt or disposition of public funds or other property. 1. Where any money, funds, credits, or other property, held or owned by the state, or held or owned officially or otherwise for or in behalf of a governmental or other public inter…

§ 63-d. Attorney-general; death penalty prosecutions. 1. The attorney-general shall, whenever required by the governor or his designee after a request of the governor by a district attorney, direct that the resources and personnel of the department of law be used to provide assi…

§ 63-e. Office of immigrant trust. 1. (a) There is hereby established an immigrant trust office in the department of law. The head of the unit shall be appointed by the attorney general. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the att…

§ 630. Emergency awards. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section six hundred twenty-seven of this article, if it appears to the office, that such claim is one with respect to which an award probably will be made, and undue hardship will result to the claimant if immediate p…

§ 631. Awards. 1. (a) No award shall be made unless the office finds that: (i) a crime was indicated by the records of a support agency for survivors of crime or the records of a criminal justice agency; (ii) such crime directly resulted in personal physical injury to or the exa…

§ 631-a. Crime victim service programs. 1. The office shall make grants, within amounts appropriated for that purpose, for crime victim service programs to provide services to crime victims and witnesses. These programs shall be operated at the community level by not-for-profit …

§ 632. Manner of payment. 1. The award shall be paid in a lump sum, except that in the case of death or protracted disability the award shall provide for periodic payments to compensate for loss of earnings or support. No award made pursuant to this article shall be subject to e…

§ 632-a. Crime victims. 1. For the purposes of this section:\n (a) "Crime" means (i) any felony defined in the laws of the state; or\n(ii) an offense in any jurisdiction which includes all of the essential\nelements of any felony defined in the laws of this state and: (A) the\nc…

§ 633. Confidentiality of records. 1. Records maintained by the office and proceedings by the office based thereon regarding a claim submitted by a victim or a claimant shall be deemed confidential and shall not be shared with any government or private entity, with the following…

§ 634. Subrogation. 1. (a) Acceptance of an award made pursuant to this article shall subrogate the state, to the extent of such award, to any right or right of action accruing to the claimant or the victim to recover payments on account of losses resulting from the crime with r…

§ 635. Severability of provisions. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this article and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

§ 636. Community violence intervention act. 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that gun violence and other forms of violence constitute a crisis that poses a serious threat to the health and quality of life of all residents of the state of New Yor…

§ 64. Costs recovered. Costs recovered by the attorney-general may be applied by him in payment of the expenses incurred by him in the action or proceeding in which they are received, or of any expenditure which he is authorized to incur not otherwise provided for. He shall, at …

§ 640. Fair treatment standards for crime victims. 1. The commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, in consultation with the director of the office of victim services and other appropriate officials, shall promulgate standards for the treatment of the innocent v…

§ 641. Objectives of fair treatment standards. The object of such fair treatment standards shall be to: 1. Ensure that crime victims routinely receive emergency social and medical services as soon as possible and are given information pursuant to section six hundred twenty-five-…

§ 642. Criteria for fair treatment standards. Such fair treatment standards shall provide that: 1. The victim of a violent felony offense, a felony involving physical injury to the victim, a felony involving property loss or damage in excess of two hundred fifty dollars, a felon…

§ 642-a. Fair treatment of child victims as witnesses. To the extent permitted by law, criminal justice agencies, crime victim-related agencies, social services agencies and the courts shall comply with the following guidelines in their treatment of child victims: 1. To minimize…

§ 643. Fair treatment standards for crime victims; agencies generally. 1. As used in this section, "crime victim-related agency" means any agency of state government which provides services to or deals directly with crime victims, including (a) the office of children and family …

§ 644. Implementation. The commissioner of the division of criminal justice services and the director of the office of victim services shall assist criminal justice agencies in implementing the guidelines promulgated by the commissioner.

§ 645. Fair treatment standards for crime victims in the courts. The chief administrator of the courts, in consultation with the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, the director of the office of victim services and other appropriate officials, shall promul…

* § 646. Police reports. 1. A victim of crime shall be entitled, regardless of physical injury, without charge to a copy of a police report of the crime. 2. An individual whose identity was assumed or whose personal identifying information, as defined in section 190.77 of the pe…

* § 646. Objectives. The object of these fair treatment standards shall be to: 1. Ensure that crime victims are given information on the following: (a) the role of the victims in the criminal justice process, including what they can expect from the system as well as what the sys…

§ 646-a. Information relative to the fair treatment standards; pamphlet. 1. The district attorney shall provide the victim, parent or guardian of a minor, or a surviving family member in the case of homicide, at the time of sentencing or at the earliest time possible, with an in…

§ 647. Criteria. Fair treatment standards for crime victims in the courts shall provide that: 1. The court shall consider the views of the victim of a violent felony offense, a felony involving physical injury to the victim, a felony involving property loss or damage in excess o…

§ 648. Review; report and implementation. 1. The chief administrator of the unified court system shall review court practices, procedures, services, regulations and laws to determine the adequacy and appropriateness of its services with respect to crime victims, including victim…

§ 649. Miscellaneous. Nothing in this article shall be construed as creating a cause of action for damages or injunctive relief against the state or any of its political subdivisions or officers or any agency thereof.

§ 65. Register. The attorney-general shall keep a register of all actions and proceedings prosecuted or defended by him, and of all proceedings in relation thereto, and shall deliver the same to his successor.

§ 650. Statement of policy. The legislature hereby reaffirms its policy to promote harmonious and cooperative relationships between the state and its employees to protect the public by assuring, at all times, the orderly and uninterrupted operations and functions of state govern…

§ 651. Definition. For the purposes of this article, "director" shall mean the director of employee relations.

§ 652. Office of employee relations; director. There is hereby created an office of employee relations in the executive department. The head of the office of employee relations shall be the director of employee relations who shall be appointed by, and hold office at the pleasure…

§ 653. Powers and duties. The director shall assist the governor with regard to relations between the state and its employees. Such assistance may include acting as the governor's agent in discharging the powers and duties conferred on the governor by the public employees' fair …

§ 654. Actions by other officers, departments, boards, commissions or agencies. a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, any state officer, department, board, commission or agency, shall, upon written request from the director, take such administrative or other acti…

§ 66. Destruction of certain records, books and other data by the attorney-general. In any action or proceeding or by other process of law, in which a money judgment or award shall have been procured in favor of the people of the state of New York, any department of the state of…

§ 67. Additional counsel. The governor or attorney-general may designate and employ such additional attorneys or counsel as may be necessary to assist in the transaction of any of the legal business mentioned in section sixty-three of this chapter and such attorneys or counsel s…

§ 7. Limited operation of holiday. The governor in issuing any proclamation appointing any day as a holiday or as a day of thanksgiving or fasting and prayer or other religious observance, under section twenty-four of the general construction law is authorized, in his discretion…

§ 70. Deputy attorney-general to act as special district attorney. Whenever the governor shall advise the attorney-general that he has reason to doubt whether in any county the law relating to crimes against the elective franchise is properly enforced, the attorney-general shall…

§ 70-a. Statewide organized crime task force. 1. There shall be established within the department of law a statewide organized crime task force which, pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall have the duty and power: (a) To conduct investigations and prosecutions of org…

§ 70-b. Office of special investigation. 1. There shall be established within the office of the attorney general an office of special investigation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the office of special investigation shall investigate and, if warranted, prosecute any…