Title EXC, Executive

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

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

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

§ 625-b. Standardized victim notification and verification procedures\nfor police officers. 1. The commissioner of the division of criminal\njustice services in cooperation with the office shall develop and\nimplement a standardized procedure to be used by police officers, count…

§ 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\nin accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the director.\nSuch rules and regulations must provide for:\n (a) written notification to an applying victim of their right to\nrepresentation by counsel…

§ 629. Judicial review. 1. Within fifteen days after receipt of the\ncopy of the report containing the final decision of the office, the\ncomptroller shall, if in his judgment the award is illegal or excessive,\nnotify the office of his conclusion, state the reasons for that\nco…

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

§ 63-a. Action by attorney-general for forfeiture of public office.\nThe attorney-general may maintain an action, upon his own information or\nupon the complaint of a private person, against a public officer, civil\nor military, who has done or suffered an act which by law works…

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

§ 63-c. Action by the people for illegal receipt or disposition of\npublic funds or other property. 1. Where any money, funds, credits, or\nother property, held or owned by the state, or held or owned officially\nor otherwise for or in behalf of a governmental or other public\ni…

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

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

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

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

§ 631-a. Crime victim service programs. 1. The office shall make\ngrants, within amounts appropriated for that purpose, for crime victim\nservice programs to provide services to crime victims and witnesses.\nThese programs shall be operated at the community level by\nnot-for-pro…

§ 632. Manner of payment. 1. The award shall be paid in a lump sum,\nexcept that in the case of death or protracted disability the award\nshall provide for periodic payments to compensate for loss of earnings\nor support. No award made pursuant to this article shall be subject t…

§ 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\noffice and proceedings by the office based thereon regarding a claim\nsubmitted by a victim or a claimant shall be deemed confidential and\nshall not be shared with any government or private entity, with the\nfollo…

§ 634. Subrogation. 1. (a) Acceptance of an award made pursuant to\nthis article shall subrogate the state, to the extent of such award, to\nany right or right of action accruing to the claimant or the victim to\nrecover payments on account of losses resulting from the crime wit…

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

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

§ 64. Costs recovered. Costs recovered by the attorney-general may be\napplied by him in payment of the expenses incurred by him in the action\nor proceeding in which they are received, or of any expenditure which he\nis authorized to incur not otherwise provided for. He shall, …

§ 640. Fair treatment standards for crime victims. 1. The commissioner\nof the division of criminal justice services, in consultation with the\ndirector of the office of victim services and other appropriate\nofficials, shall promulgate standards for the treatment of the innocen…

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

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

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

§ 643. Fair treatment standards for crime victims; agencies generally.\n1. As used in this section, "crime victim-related agency" means any\nagency of state government which provides services to or deals directly\nwith crime victims, including (a) the office of children and fami…

§ 644. Implementation. The commissioner of the division of criminal\njustice services and the director of the office of victim services shall\nassist criminal justice agencies in implementing the guidelines\npromulgated by the commissioner.\n

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

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

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

§ 646-a. Information relative to the fair treatment standards;\npamphlet. 1. The district attorney shall provide the victim, parent or\nguardian of a minor, or a surviving family member in the case of\nhomicide, at the time of sentencing or at the earliest time possible,\nwith a…

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

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

§ 649. Miscellaneous. Nothing in this article shall be construed as\ncreating a cause of action for damages or injunctive relief against the\nstate or any of its political subdivisions or officers or any agency\nthereof.\n

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

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

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

§ 652. Office of employee relations; director. There is hereby\ncreated an office of employee relations in the executive department. The\nhead of the office of employee relations shall be the director of\nemployee relations who shall be appointed by, and hold office at the\nplea…

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

§ 654. Actions by other officers, departments, boards, commissions or\nagencies. a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, any\nstate officer, department, board, commission or agency, shall, upon\nwritten request from the director, take such administrative or other\n…

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

§ 67. Additional counsel. The governor or attorney-general may\ndesignate and employ such additional attorneys or counsel as may be\nnecessary to assist in the transaction of any of the legal business\nmentioned in section sixty-three of this chapter and such attorneys or\ncouns…

§ 7. Limited operation of holiday. The governor in issuing any\nproclamation appointing any day as a holiday or as a day of thanksgiving\nor fasting and prayer or other religious observance, under section\ntwenty-four of the general construction law is authorized, in his\ndiscre…

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

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

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

§ 70-c. Task force on social media and violent extremism. 1.\nEstablishment and organization. (a) There is hereby established a task\nforce on social media and violent extremism within the department of\nlaw.\n (b) The attorney general may appoint or assign a deputy attorney\nge…

§ 700. Legislative findings and intent. The Americans with\nDisabilities Act requires New York state to ensure that people of all\nages with disabilities reside and function in the most integrated\nsetting possible. This requirement was recognized and upheld by the\nSupreme Cour…