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Opinión #:
2023-F1
Tipo:
Formal
Título de la materia:
Members of Department of Financial Services Arbitrator Screening Committees are eligible for section 17 coverage
Resumen:
Members of the No-Fault Arbitrator Screening Committee and the Supplementary Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists Arbitrator Screening Committee are persons holding a position “by appointment” and are in “the service of the state” and thus are “employees” for purposes of section 17 and are eligible for defense and indemnification pursuant to Public Officers Law § 17.
Estatutos relacionados:
Insurance Law §§ 3420(f)(2), 5106(b); N.Y.C.R.R §§ 11, 60-2.3(c), 11, 6-2.3(f)(11), 11, 60-2.4(b)(1), 11, 60-2.4(b)(2), 11, 60-2.4(b)(3), 11, 65-4.5(d)(1), 11, 65-4.5(d)(2), 11, 65-4.5(d)(3), 11, 65-4.5(d)(4); Public Officers Law §§ 17, 17(1)(a), 17(2)(a), 17(3)(a)
Opinión #:
2021-2
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Contar una boleta que contenga dos votos para la misma persona para cargos incompatibles; Contar una boleta que contenga dos votos para la misma persona para cargos incompatibles
Resumen:
Una boleta que contenga dos votos para una misma persona para cargos incompatibles, uno impreso y otro escrito en, deberá contabilizarse como voto en blanco para ambas oficinas.
Estatutos relacionados:
Ley de Aldea §§ 3-301 (4) y 3-312 (5); Ley Electoral §§ 9-112 (3), (4), (6) y 6-122
Opinión #:
2021-1
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Si se debe buscar legislación especial
Resumen:
La localidad de Islip no necesita buscar legislación especial adicional antes de revisar el tamaño permitido de la subestación de bomberos propuesta por los Distritos Centrales de Bomberos de Islip.
Estatutos relacionados:
Regla de origen Ley municipal §§ 10 (1) (i), 40; Ley Legislativa § 55; Constitución de Nueva York Artículo IX, fracciones 2 (c), 2 (b) (2); Leyes de Sesión L. 1982, ch. 719 §§ 1& 7, Ley del 13 de noviembre de 2013, ch. 498 §§ 2& 9
Opinión #:
2001-03
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Whether federal law preempts the Real Property Law to require 647
Resumen:
There is a substantial possibility that E-SIGN does not preempt Article 9 of the RPL or otherwise obligate county recording officers to accept for recordation a filing that contains only an electronic signature but lacks what you term an "original signature."
Estatutos relacionados:
E-SIGN §§ 101(a)(1), (b)(2), (c)(1) and (e); 103, 104, 106; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW § 46; REAL PROPERTY LAW, ART. 9, § 291; STATE TECH. LAW §§ 104(2), 107(3); 106 P.L. 229
Opinión #:
2018-1
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
A local law implementing cumulative voting is subject to mandatory referendum;A local law implementing cumulative voting is subject to mandatory referendum;A village can adopt a local law implementing cumulative voting
Resumen:
A village can adopt a local law implementing a cumulative voting system and such local law would be subject to mandatory referendum.
Estatutos relacionados:
New York Constitution Article 2, § 7, Article 9, § 2(c)(i), Article 9, § 2(c)(ii)(1); Municipal Home Rule Law §§ 10(1)(i), 10(1)(ii)(a)(1), 23(2)(e); Election Law §§ 1-102, 9-112, 9-112(1), 15-100, 15-104, 15-104(1)(d), 15-126(2)(a)
Opinión #:
2017-F1
Tipo:
Formal
Título de la materia:
State 683 – inapplicability of Education Law § 2-d to
Resumen:
The State 683 and his designees are not “third party contractors,” as defined in Education Law § 2-d, when auditing the State Education Department under the 683’s constitutional authority.
Estatutos relacionados:
Education Law §§ 2-d, 2-d(1)(c), 2-d(1)(k), 2116-a(3); Public Law 111-5 § 13402(h)(2); New York Constitution Article V § 1; State Finance Law § 8
Opinión #:
2017-F2
Tipo:
Formal
Título de la materia:
Obligation with respect to overseeing local deferred compensation plans
Resumen:
The Deferred Compensation Board is not obligated to investigate, monitor, or enforce compliance by local deferred compensation plans.
Estatutos relacionados:
State Finance Law §§ 5, 5(2)(a), 5(2)(b), 5(2)(e), 5(2)(h), 5(3), 5(3)(b), 5(3)(c); Internal Revenue Code § 457(b); United States Code §§ 26, § 457(b), 26, § 457(e); N.Y.C.R.R. §§ 9, § 9000.1, 9, § 9003.5(a), 9, § 9005.1; Canal Law § 10; Energy Law § 8-106; General Business Law § 803
Opinión #:
2017-1
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Whether change in use of municipal parking spaces requires alienation legislation
Resumen:
A change in the use of municipal parking spaces on 551 must be authorized by special legislation.
Estatutos relacionados:
Opinión #:
2017-2
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
County director of emergency services; assistant fire chief of joint fire district;Assistant fire chief of joint fire district; county director of emergency servi
Resumen:
The positions of assistant fire chief of a joint fire district and county director of emergency services are compatible.
Estatutos relacionados:
TOWN LAW §§176(11), 176-a, 176-a(1), 189-a(2)(d); EXECUTIVE LAW § 23
Opinión #:
2016-5
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Decreasing term of planning board members
Resumen:
A town can decrease the length of the terms of the members of its planning board by local law
Estatutos relacionados:
TOWN LAW §§ 271, 271(1), 271(4), 271(5), 271(9); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW §§ 10, 10(1), 10(1)(ii)(a), 10(1)(ii)(d)(3), 22(1)
Opinión #:
2016-3
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Use of list of dogs licensed by town to redeem seized dog;Use of list of dogs licensed by town to redeem seized dog
Resumen:
A consistently- and accurately-maintained list of dogs licensed by a town may constitute a valid component of a system whereby owners redeem their seized dogs by producing proof of the identity of the owner and, if necessary, of the dog.
Estatutos relacionados:
AGRICULTURE & MARKETS LAW §§ 109(1)(a), 109(1)(c), 109(1)(e), 109(1)(f), 111(1), 114, 117(1)(a), 117(4), 117(6); SESSION LAWS L. 1978, CH. 220 § 2
Opinión #:
2016-4
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
522 – Chief investigator for district attorney;Chief investigator for district attorney – 522
Resumen:
The positions of elected county 522 and chief investigator for the district attorney are not compatible.
Estatutos relacionados:
COUNTY LAW §§ 193, 400(1), 400(2), 400(3-a), 400(3-b), 400(4-a), 400(4-b), 671(1), 671(1)(b), 673, 673(2), 674(2), 674(3)(a), 674(4), 677(4)
Opinión #:
2016-2
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Exercise of power to administer oaths and take affidavits and acknowledgements under city charter;Exercise of power to administer oaths and take affidavits and acknowledgements under city charter
Resumen:
The mayor and members of the council can administer oaths and take affidavits and 636 within the city as authorized by the City’s charter.
Estatutos relacionados:
Executive Law §§ 73, 135, 139(1), 142; Judiciary Law §117; Session Laws L. 1920, CH. 1099, L. 1920, CH. 1117
Opinión #:
2016-F2
Tipo:
Formal
Título de la materia:
Foreign public vessel must take New York-licensed pilot
Resumen:
A foreign public vessel not engaged in commerce is subject to New York’s compulsory pilotage.
Estatutos relacionados:
Navigation Law §§ 88, 88(3), 89-a, 89-a(3), 89-b, 89-b(3); 28 U.S.C § 1602 et seq; 46 U.S.C. §§ 8501(a), 8502(a), 8503(a), 8503(b)
Opinión #:
2016-F1
Tipo:
Formal
Título de la materia:
Interpreting Penal Law § 125.05 in accord with United States Supreme Court precedent;Abortion is constitutionally protected if necessary to save a pregnant woman’s life or health;Abortion of a nonviable fetus is constitutionally protected after 24 weeks
Resumen:
To accord with precedent of the United States Supreme Court, LAW § 125.05 must be read to include an exception to preserve a pregnant woman’s health and to allow an abortion of a nonviable fetus after 24 weeks.
Estatutos relacionados:
PENAL LAW § 125.05(3
Opinión #:
2016-1
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Signature may be affixed electronically to voter registration
Resumen:
State law governing voter registration does not require a wet signature and thus a signature can be affixed electronically.
Estatutos relacionados:
Election Law §§ 5-210, 5-210(1), 5-210(5)(k)(xi), 1-104(27), 2-210(5), 8-304(1), 5-500(7), 5-506(3), 5-202, 5-211, 5-212; State Technology Law Article 3 (Electronic Signature and Records Act)
Opinión #:
2015-02
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Removal of tenant-elected board member
Resumen:
The procedure prescribed by Public Housing Law § 34 to remove a member of the Authority’s board applies to the members who sit on the board by virtue of election by the tenants of the Authority.
Estatutos relacionados:
Public Housing Law §§ 30(2), 30(5), 33, 34; Session Laws L. 1939, CH. 808, L. 1969, CH. 488, L. 1969, CH. 1600, L. 1974, CH. 482; New York Constitution Article XIII, § 13
Opinión #:
2015-03
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Methods of enforcing local laws relating to abatement
Resumen:
Discussion of certain procedures to abate dangerous conditions of abandoned buildings and to recoup costs of such abatement.
Estatutos relacionados:
Municipal Home Rule Law §§ 10(1)(ii)(a)(9-a), 10(1)(ii)(a)(12); Village Law §§ 4-412(1)(a), 4-414, 5-518(5); Real Property Tax Law §§ 1110-1122, 1123-1137, 1136(3), 1442, 1442(1), 1442(3), 1442(4), Article 11
Opinión #:
2015-F1
Tipo:
Formal
Título de la materia:
Licensure of entity offering disposal by alkaline hydrolysis for a fee
Resumen:
Alkaline hydrolysis is a permissible means of disposal of pet remains. An entity offering pet disposal by alkaline hydrolysis for a fee must be licensed under General Business Law Article 35-C and such an entity can be licensed as a pet crematorium.
Estatutos relacionados:
General Business Law §§ 750, 750-a(1), 750-a(3), 750-b, Article 35-C; Public Health Law §4201(1)(a); Not-For-Profit Corporation Law § 1502(h); New York Code, Rules And Regulations 19, § 203.1(a)
Opinión #:
2015-01
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Applicability of General Municipal Law § 360
Resumen:
General Municipal Law § 360 does not apply to the Town’s proposed participation in a pilot Community Choice Aggregation program and thus section 360’s requirement of a referendum likewise does not apply.
Estatutos relacionados:
General Municipal Law §§ 360, 360(2), 360(3), 360(5), Art. 14-A
Opinión #:
2014-06
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Authority to adopt local law to relating to reproductive alteration of shelter 648;Authority to adopt local law to relating to reproductive alteration of shelter 648
Resumen:
A town may adopt a local law that would allow its animal shelter to spay and neuter dogs and cats after the expiration of the applicable redemption period but before they are selected for adoption.
Estatutos relacionados:
Agriculture & Markets Law §§ Article 7, 106, 109, 111, 114, 117, 117(7), 117(7-a), 122, 122(1), 377(a), 377-a, 377-a(1), 377-a(2), 377-a(5); Municipal Home Rule Law §§ 10, 10(1)(ii), 10(1)(ii)(a)(12)
Opinión #:
2014-F1
Tipo:
Formal
Título de la materia:
May not create subsidiary;May not provide grants or loans from own moneys
Resumen:
An industrial development agency (IDA) is not authorized to create a subsidiary in order to fulfill its designated function or to provide grants or loans from its own moneys to public or private interests.
Estatutos relacionados:
Not-For-Profit Corporation Law § 1411; General Municipal Law Article 18-A, §§ 852, 854(4), 854(7), 854(14), 854(15), 856(2), 858, 858(4), 858(9), 858(10), 858(11); Public Authorities Law §§ 1020-f(o), 1020-I, 1974(12)
Opinión #:
2014-F2
Tipo:
Formal
Título de la materia:
May not seek federal designation as tax-exempt organization;May not solicit donations from public;May not apply for direct funding from state agencies;May not seek federal designation as tax-exempt organization;May not solicit donations from public;May not apply for direct funding from state agencies;May not seek federal designation as tax-exempt organization;May not solicit donations from public;May not apply for direct funding from state agencies
Resumen:
The Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA may not seek federal designation as a tax-exempt organization, solicit donations directly from the public, or apply to state agencies for direct funding.
Estatutos relacionados:
Public Authorities Law §§ 1204-e, 1204-e(1), 1204-e(2), 1204-e(3), 1204-e(4), 1204(3-b), 1266-d, 1266-d(1), 1266-d(2), 1266-d(3), 1266-d(4), 1266-e, 1266-e(1), 1266-e(2), 1266-e(3), 1266-e(4), 1266-I, 1266(6), 1279-c(1); Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3); Economic Development Law § 241(7); Executive Law § 580(3); Not-For-Profit Corporation Law § 1507-a(e)
Opinión #:
2014-02
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
Local law requiring deposit of security payment in interest-bearing account inconsistent with general state law;Local law requiring deposit of security payment in interest-bearing account inconsistent with general state law
Resumen:
A county is not authorized to adopt a local law requiring that certain residential landlords deposit security payments into an interest bearing account.
Estatutos relacionados:
General Obligations Law §§ 7-103, 7-103(2), 7-103(2-a); Municipal Home Rule Law §§ 2(5), 10(1)(ii), 10(1)(ii)(a)(12); Session Laws 1970 Ch 1009
Opinión #:
2014-03
Tipo:
Informal
Título de la materia:
County attorney’s term when county legislators serve staggered four-year terms;County attorney’s term when county legislators serve staggered four-year terms
Resumen:
When county legislators serve staggered four-year terms, the county attorney’s term of appointment runs during the two-year term of the appointing county legislature.
Estatutos relacionados:
County Law §§ 210, 500, 500(1); Public Officers Law § 5