Title GBS, General Business

§ 408. Licenses; display; renewal; duplicates. 1. All licenses shall expire four years from the date of issuance. 2. No license shall be assignable or transferrable except pursuant to the provisions of this article. 3. An appearance enhancement business license may be assigned. …

§ 408-a. Trainee. 1. Each applicant for a certificate of registration as a trainee shall make an application which shall include the physician's certificate required by paragraph e of subdivision one of section four hundred six of this article, two recent photographs, and such o…

§ 408-b. Domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education. The department shall ensure that domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education courses are made available to all licensees and applicants for a license or renewal pursuant to this article and that such…

§ 409. Fees. 1. The non-refundable fee for an application for a license to engage in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology, shall be forty dollars initially and for each renewal thereof the fee shall be forty dollars; the fee for …

§ 41. Licenses, how obtained; penalty for carrying on business without license. The mayor or such local licensing authority may from time to time grant, under his or her hand and the official seal of his or her office, to such citizens, or noncitizens lawfully admitted for perma…

§ 41-a. Continuing education requirement. 1. Every person licensed as a collateral loan broker pursuant to this article shall, between June thirtieth, two thousand seven and June twenty-ninth, two thousand nine, and during every two year period thereafter, complete not less than…

§ 410. Administration. 1. Suspension and revocation of licenses or registrations; fines; reprimands. A license or registration issued pursuant to this article may be suspended or revoked, or a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars payable to the department may be imposed for a…

§ 411. Denial of license; complaints; notice of hearing. 1. Denial of license or registration. The department shall, before making a final determination to deny an application for a license or registration, notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for such proposed denial …

§ 412. Penalties. 1. The practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology without a license or while under suspension or revocation, or in violation of an order directing the cessation of unlicensed activity issued by the secretary pursuant to s…

§ 413. Judicial review. The action of the secretary in suspending, revoking or refusing to issue or renew a license, or issuing an order directing the cessation of unlicensed activity or imposing a fine or reprimand may be appealed by a proceeding brought under and pursuant to a…

§ 414. Official acts used as evidence. The official acts of the secretary and the department shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein and shall be entitled to be received as evidence on all actions at law and other legal proceedings in any court or before any board, bo…

§ 415. Disposition of moneys. All moneys derived from the operation of this article shall be deposited to the credit of the business and licensing services account established pursuant to section ninety-seven-y of the state finance law.

§ 416. Application of article. 1. This article shall not apply to or affect the practice of the profession by duly licensed physicians, osteopaths, dentists, optometrists, nurses or physiotherapists. 2. This article shall not apply to, affect or prevent home administration, with…

§ 417. Separability clause. If any part or provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision or application direct…

§ 418. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "coin processor licensing act".

§ 419. Definitions. When used in this article: 1. The term "applicant" means a coin processor who has filed an application with the department for a license. 2. The term "coin processor" means any individual, partnership, association or corporation engaged in the business of pro…

§ 42. Action on bond. If any person shall be aggrieved by the misconduct of any such licensed collateral loan broker, and shall recover judgment against him therefor, such person may, after the return unsatisfied, either in whole or in part, of any execution issued upon said jud…

§ 420. Doing business without license prohibited. No coin processor shall operate in the state except as authorized by this article and without first being licensed by the department. All coin processors operating in the state after the effective date of this article shall becom…

§ 421. Application for licenses. 1. Application for a license required under this article shall be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the secretary, and shall contain the following: a. The exact name and the address of the applicant and its date of incorporati…

§ 422. Conditions precedent to licensing. Upon filing of an application for a license, if the secretary shall be satisfied of the good character, competency and integrity of the applicant, and of the principals and officers thereof are such as to comply with the provisions of th…

§ 423. Licensing. 1. Each license issued under this article shall state the address or addresses at which the business is to be conducted and shall state fully the name of the licensee, and the date and place of its incorporation and the expiration date of the license. A copy of…

§ 424. Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license; procedure. 1. The secretary shall have the power to suspend or revoke a license or, in lieu thereof, to impose a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars payable to the department, or reprimand any licensee or deny a…

§ 425. Insurance. 1. Every coin processor shall obtain a minimum of ten million dollars all risk insurance coverage and such additional amounts as are sufficient to cover the value of coins consigned to such coin processor for counting. In addition, each such coin processor shal…

§ 426. Violations and penalties. 1. Any person, partnership, association or corporation and the several members, principals, officers, directors, agents and employees thereof, who knowingly and willfully makes material misstatements in the application for a renewal of a license …

§ 427. Preemption. 1. The provisions of this article shall exclusively govern all coin processors notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary and further, no local law shall be enacted which shall require any fee or license for the licensure or registration o…

§ 428. Regulations. The secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to make such rules and regulations necessary for the proper conduct of the business authorized under this article, and not inconsistent herewith.

§ 429. Separability. In the event it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that any phrase, clause, part, subdivision, paragraph or section, or any of the provisions of this article is unconstitutional or otherwise invalid or inoperative, such determination shall no…

§ 43. Certain entries to be made in book. Every such collateral loan broker shall keep a book in which shall be fairly written, at the time of such loan, an account and description of the goods, articles or things pawned or pledged, the amount of money loaned thereon, the time o…

§ 430. Purpose of article. The need for technical skill, training and\nexperience, good health, good moral character and other fundamental\nqualities and qualifications in persons engaged in the practice of\nbarbering, as herein defined, having been unquestionably established an…

§ 431. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context\nrequires otherwise:\n 1. "Department" means the department of state.\n 2. "Person" means an individual, firm, company, partnership or\ncorporation.\n 3. "Barber" means a person who engages in the practice of barber…

§ 432. Practice of barbering; license required; apprentices. No\nperson shall engage for compensation in the practice of barbering and no\nperson shall maintain or operate a barber shop after October first,\nnineteen hundred forty-seven, or hold himself out as being able so to d…

§ 433. Powers of the secretary of state. In addition to the powers and\nduties elsewhere prescribed in this article, the secretary of state\nshall have power: 1. To appoint an adequate number of assistants,\ninspectors and other employees as may be necessary to carry out the\npr…

§ 434. License after examination; application to take. 1. Any person\nover the age of seventeen years, desiring a license to engage in the\npractice of barbering under this article, may make application to the\nsecretary of state therefor. The application shall be subscribed and…

§ 435. License without examination; temporary licenses. 1. Any person\nover the age of seventeen years who shall present to the secretary of\nstate satisfactory evidence that he has been actually engaged in the\npractice of barbering in this state for at least one year within th…

§ 436. Sanitary rules. All barber shops shall be maintained and\noperated in accordance with the provisions of the state sanitary code,\nexcept in the city of New York where the city health code shall apply,\nand all licensees or persons employed or engaged therein or in\nconnec…

§ 437. Apprentices. 1. Each applicant for a certificate of\nregistration as an apprentice shall make an application which shall\ninclude the physician's certificate required by paragraph (c) and the\ncertificate of completion required by paragraph (e-1) of subdivision one\nof se…

§ 438. Barber shop owners' license; requirements. 1. On and after\nOctober first, nineteen hundred forty-seven no person shall own or\noperate a barber shop unless a barber shop owners' license is first\nobtained from the secretary of state for each barber shop owned or\noperate…

§ 439. Licenses; display; renewal; duplicates.\n 1. All licenses, except temporary licenses, shall be for a period of\nfour years.\n 2. No license or certificate shall be assignable or transferable\nexcept as hereinafter provided.\n 2-a. A license to conduct a barber shop issued…

§ 44. Memorandum to be given. 1. Every such collateral loan broker shall at the time of each loan deliver to the person pawning or pledging any goods, article or thing, a memorandum or note signed by him containing the substance of the entry required to be made in his book by th…

§ 440. Fees. 1. The fee for a license to engage in the practice of\nbarbering shall be forty dollars and for each renewal thereof the fee\nshall be forty dollars.\n 2. The fee for a license to conduct a barber shop shall be sixty\ndollars and for each renewal thereof the fee sha…

§ 441. Suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates. (a) A\nlicense to engage in the practice of barbering or to conduct a barber\nshop or a certificate of an apprentice may be suspended or revoked or in\nlieu thereof a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars payable t…

§ 442. Hearing on charges; decision. No license or certificate shall\nbe suspended or revoked or any fine or reprimand imposed upon the holder\nthereof until after a hearing had before an officer or employee of the\ndepartment designated for such purpose by the secretary of stat…

§ 443. Judicial review. The action of the secretary of state in\nsuspending, revoking or refusing to issue or renew a license or\ncertificate or imposing any fine or reprimand upon the holder thereof\nmay be reviewed by a proceeding brought under and pursuant to article\nseventy…

§ 444. Violations and penalties. Any person who shall directly or\nindirectly engage in the practice of barbering or hold himself out to\nthe public as being able so to do, or conduct a barber shop without a\nlicense therefor, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this\n…

§ 444-a. Official acts used as evidence. The official acts of the\nsecretary of state and department, shall be prima facie evidence of the\nfacts therein and shall be entitled to be received in evidence in all\nactions at law and other legal proceedings in any court or before an…

§ 445. Disposition of moneys derived from operation of article. All\nmoneys derived from the operation of this article shall be deposited to\nthe credit of the business and licensing services account established\npursuant to section ninety-seven-y of the state finance law.\n

§ 446. Application of article. 1. This article shall not apply to or\naffect the practice of their professions by duly licensed physicians,\nosteopaths, dentists, optometrists, nurses or physiotherapists, or to\nthe practice of their vocations by hairdressers or cosmetologists, …

§ 447. Separability clause. If any part or provision of this article\nor the application thereof to any person or circumstances be adjudged\ninvalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be\nconfined in its operation to the part, provision or application di…

§ 45. Book to be open to inspection. The said book and any and all other books and records regularly kept by such collateral loan broker shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of the attorney general, the state comptroller, the mayor or local licensing authority…

§ 450. Unlawful acts relating to sales of cemetery property. The sale or procuring any agreement for sale of cemetery lots or plots, or of crypts or niches in a community mausoleum, or niches in a columbarium or crematorium, upon the promise, representation or inducement of re-s…