New York Laws
Article 13 - Actions by the State
1301 - Actions in Behalf of the People to Be Brought in the Name of the State.

§ 1301. Actions in behalf of the people to be brought in the name of
the state. An action brought in behalf of the people, except an action
to recover a penalty or forfeiture expressly given by law to a
particular officer, shall be brought in the name of the state.