Title CVR, Civil Rights

Section. 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Civil\nRights Law."\n

§ 1-a. Definitions. The term "minor" or "infant", as used in this\nchapter, shall mean a person who has not attained the age of eighteen\nyears.\n

§ 10. Justice to be administered without favor and speedily. Neither\njustice nor right should be sold to any person, nor denied, nor\ndeferred; and writs and process ought to be granted freely and without\ndelay, to all persons requiring the same, on payment of the fees\nestabl…

§ 100. Definitions. For purposes of this article:\n 1. The term "face covering" means any item that is used to conceal,\ndisguise, or obscure the facial identity, including any opaque mask,\ngarment, helmet, headgear, balaclava, ski mask, neck gaiter, or tactical\nmask. The term…

§ 101. Face coverings prohibited. 1. A law enforcement officer shall\nnot wear any face covering that conceals, disguises, or obscures their\nfacial identity while interacting with the public in the performance of\ntheir duties, except as authorized by this article.\n 2. Any per…

§ 102. Identification required. 1. Any uniformed law enforcement\nofficer while interacting with the public in the performance of their\nduties shall visibly display:\n (a) the name of the agency or department employing such officer; and\n (b) at least one form of identification…

§ 11. Fines must be reasonable and imposed only for cause. No citizen\nof this state ought to be fined or amerced without reasonable cause, and\nsuch fine or amercement should always be proportioned to the nature of\nthe offense.\n

§ 12. Rights of persons accused of crime. In all criminal\nprosecutions, the accused has a right to a speedy and public trial, by\nan impartial jury, and is entitled to be informed of the nature and\ncause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him\nor he…

§ 13. Right to serve on juries. No citizen of the state possessing all\nother qualifications which are or may be required or prescribed by law,\nshall be disqualified to serve as a grand or petit juror in any court of\nthis state on account of race, creed, color, national origin…

§ 14. Jurors not to be questioned for verdicts. A juror shall not be\nquestioned, and is not subject to an action, or other liability civil or\ncriminal, for a verdict rendered by him, in an action in a court of\nrecord, or not of record, or in a special proceeding before an off…

§ 15. Right of appeal not to be denied. Notwithstanding the provisions\nof any general or special law to the contrary, a citizen shall not be\ndeprived of the right to appeal to the legislature, or to any public\nofficer, board, commission or other public body, for the redress o…

§ 150. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto\nannexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.\n

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

§ 18-a. Findings and declarations of policy. 1. This article shall be\ndeemed an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection\nof the welfare, health and peace of the people of this state and the\nfulfillment and enforcement of the provisions of the constitution …

§ 18-b. Definitions. When used in this article:\n 1. The term "person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships,\nassociations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in\nbankruptcy and receivers or other fiduciaries.\n 2. The term "housing accommodation" …

§ 18-c. Discrimination prohibited. It shall be unlawful:\n 1. For the owner of any publicly assisted housing accommodation to\nrefuse to rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold from any\nperson or group of persons such housing accommodation because of the\nrace, color,…

§ 18-d. Restraint of discrimination; damages for violations. 1. Any\nperson aggrieved by a violation of section eighteen-c of this chapter\nand any person whose assessment shall amount to more than one thousand\ndollars and who shall be liable to pay taxes on such assessment in …

§ 18-e. Applicability. The provisions of this section shall not apply\nto privately owned housing accommodations which are not publicly\nassisted within the meaning of section eighteen-b (3) of this chapter.\n

§ 19-a. Prohibition against unreasonable withholding of consent. 1.\nNo corporation formed for the purpose of the cooperative ownership of\nreal estate within the state shall withhold its consent to the sale or\nproposed sale of certificates of stock or other evidence of ownersh…

§ 19-b. Restraint of discrimination; damages for violations. Any\nperson aggrieved by a violation of section nineteen-a, including but not\nbe limited to, any person who has made a loan, authorized by law, for\nthe purpose of financing the purchase of certificates of stock or ot…

§ 2. Supreme sovereignty in the people. No authority can, on any\npretence whatsoever, be exercised over the citizens of this state, but\nsuch as is or shall be derived from and granted by the people of this\nstate.\n

§ 20. No imprisonment for non-payment of costs in certain cases. A\nperson shall not be arrested or imprisoned, for the non-payment of\ncosts, awarded otherwise than by a final judgment, or a final order,\nmade in a special proceeding instituted by state writ, except where an\na…

§ 21. No imprisonment for non-payment of money pursuant to judgment or\norder requiring payment of money due upon contract. Except in a case\nwhere it is otherwise specially prescribed by law, a person shall not be\narrested or imprisoned for disobedience to a judgment or order,…

§ 22. Privilege of officers and prisoner from arrest while passing\nthrough another county. A prisoner conveyed to jail through another\ncounty by a sheriff or other officer pursuant to law, or the officer\nhaving him in custody, is not liable to arrest in any civil action or\ns…

§ 23. No person to be arrested in civil proceedings without a\nstatutory provision. A person shall not be arrested in a civil action or\nspecial proceeding, except as prescribed by statute. The writ of ne\nexeat is abolished.\n

§ 24. Privilege from arrest of officers of courts of record. An\nofficer of a court of record, appointed or elected pursuant to law, is\nprivileged from arrest, during the actual sitting, which he is required\nto attend, of a term of the court of which he is an officer, and no\n…

§ 25. Witness exempt from arrest. A person duly and in good faith\nsubpoenaed or ordered to attend, for the purpose of being examined, in a\ncase where his attendance may lawfully be enforced by attachment or by\ncommitment, is privileged from arrest in a civil action or special…

§ 26. Action against officer making arrest of exempt person. An action\nmay be maintained, by the person arrested, against the officer or other\nperson making an arrest contrary to the provisions of the last section,\nin which the plaintiff is entitled to recover treble damages.…

§ 27. Discharge of exempt witness. Where a person has been arrested in\nviolation of section twenty-five, a justice of the supreme court, a\ncounty judge or the court, if any, from which the subpoena was issued or\nwhich ordered the witness to attend, or a judge thereof, shall o…

* § 28. Medical attention for persons under arrest. When a person is\nunder arrest or otherwise in the custody of a police officer, peace\nofficer or other law enforcement representative or entity, such officer,\nrepresentative or entity shall have a duty to provide attention to…

* § 28. Civil arrest; certain locations. 1. A person duly and in good\nfaith attending a court proceeding in which such person is a party or\npotential witness, or a family or household member is a party or\npotential witness, is privileged from civil arrest while going to,\nrem…

§ 29. Sensitive locations. 1. Definitions. For purposes of this\nsection, the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Sensitive location" means a privately owned or operated:\n (i) location of any program licensed, regulated, certified, funded, or\napproved by …

§ 3. Levying taxes and charges. No tax, duty, aid or imposition\nwhatsoever, except such as may be laid by a law of the United States,\ncan be taken or levied within this state, without the grant and assent\nof the people of this state, by their representatives in senate and\nas…

§ 4. Right to keep and bear arms. A well regulated militia being\nnecessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to\nkeep and bear arms cannot be infringed.\n

§ 40. Equal rights in places of public accommodation, resort or\namusement. All persons within the jurisdiction of this state shall be\nentitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities\nand privileges of any places of public accommodations, resort or\namusem…

§ 40-a. Inquiry concerning religion or religious affiliations of\nperson seeking employment or official position in public schools\nprohibited. No person, agency, bureau, corporation or association\nemployed or maintained to obtain or aid in obtaining positions for\nteachers, pr…

§ 40-b. Wrongful refusal of admission to and ejection from places of\npublic entertainment and amusement. No person, agency, bureau,\ncorporation or association, being the owner, lessee, proprietor,\nmanager, superintendent, agent or employee of any place of public\nentertainmen…

§ 40-c. Discrimination. 1. All persons within the jurisdiction of this\nstate shall be entitled to the equal protection of the laws of this\nstate or any subdivision thereof.\n 2. No person shall, because of race, creed, color, national origin,\nsex, marital status, sexual orien…

§ 40-d. Penalty for violation. Any person who shall violate any of the\nprovisions of the foregoing section, or subdivision three of section\n240.30 or section 240.31 of the penal law, or who shall aid or incite\nthe violation of any of said provisions shall for each and every\n…

§ 40-e. Innkeepers and carriers refusing to receive guests and\npassengers. A person, who, either on his own account or as agent or\nofficer of a corporation, carries on business as innkeeper, or as common\ncarrier of passengers, and refuses, without just cause or excuse, to\nre…

§ 40-f. Discrimination against person or class in price for admission.\nIf a person who owns, occupies, manages or controls a building, park,\ninclosure or other place, opens the same to the public generally at\nstated periods or otherwise, he shall not discriminate against any\…

§ 40-g. Discrimination against United States uniform. A person who\nexcludes from the equal enjoyment of any accommodation, facility or\nprivilege furnished by innkeepers or common carriers, amusement or\nresort, any person lawfully wearing the uniform of the army, navy,\nmarine…

§ 41. Penalty for violation. Any person who or any agency, bureau,\ncorporation or association which shall violate any of the provisions of\nsections forty, forty-a, forty-b or forty-two or who or which shall aid\nor incite the violation of any of said provisions and any officer…

§ 42. Discrimination by utility companies. It shall be unlawful for\nany public utility company, as defined in the public service law, to\nrefuse to employ any person in any capacity in the operation or\nmaintenance of a public service on account of the race, creed, color or\nna…

§ 43. Discrimination by labor organizations prohibited. As used in\nthis section, the term "labor organization" means any organization which\nexists and is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of\ncollective bargaining, or of dealing with employers concerning\ngriev…

§ 44. Discrimination by industries involved in defense contracts. It\nshall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation engaged to any\nextent whatsoever in the production, manufacture or distribution of\nmilitary or naval material, equipment or supplies for the state of New…

§ 44-a. Protecting civil and public rights. A person who: 1.\nExcludes a citizen of this state, by reason of race, color, creed,\nnational origin or previous condition of servitude, from any public\nemployment or employment in any capacity in industries engaged in\ndefense contr…

§ 45. Powers of administration vested in industrial commissioner. The\nindustrial commissioner may enforce the provisions of sections\nforty-two, forty-three and forty-four of this chapter. For this purpose\nhe may use the powers of administration, investigation, inquiry,\nsubpo…

§ 47. Use of public facilities by persons with a disability. 1. No\nperson shall be denied admittance to and/or the equal use of and\nenjoyment of any public facility solely because said person is a person\nwith a disability and is accompanied by a guide dog, hearing dog or\nser…

§ 47-a. Employment of persons with a disability. Unless it can be\nclearly shown that a person's disability would prevent such person from\nperforming the particular job no person who is otherwise qualified shall\nbe denied equal opportunities to obtain and/or maintain employmen…