(a)  "person"  shall  mean  one  or  more  individuals,  partnerships,
corporations or associations;
  (b)  "proceeding"  shall  mean  any  quasi-judicial  or administrative
procedure instituted by a written application by a person to a  body  or
officer,  by  a  notice  of  assessment  given by a body or officer to a
person, by a written  complaint  addressed  by  a  body  or  officer  or
transmitted  by  a  body  or  officer to a person, or by a notice of any
hearing before a  body  or  officer  whether  or  not  such  hearing  is
prescribed by statute.
  3. This section shall not apply to preliminary investigations.
Structure New York Laws
Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions
162 - Contracts for Professional Services of State and Municipal Employees.
163 - Contracts for Services of State Agencies.
163-A - Contracts With Green Thumb Environmental Beautification, Incorporated.
164 - Reports by and to the Department.
164-A - Report and Publication Economy Regulations.
164-B - State Aid to Rural Areas: Agency Reports.
164-C - Printing Cost Reduction Notices.
164-D - Availability of Application Forms.
165 - Commission on Uniform State Laws; Object; Membership; Term of Office; Expenses.
167 - Advertising and Publicizing Summer Camps Cited as Subversive.
168 - Notices to Attorneys at Law by State Bodies or Officers.
168-A - Designation of Days of Commemoration.
169 - Salaries of Certain State Officers.
170 - Audit of Agencies by the State Comptroller; Reports of Corrective Action.
170-A - Celebration of Rosa Parks; Bus Companies.
170-B*2 - Racial References Contained in State and Municipal Forms.
170-C - Regulatory Penalties for Small Businesses.
170-D - Disclosure of Disabled Tenants' Rights.
170-E - Disclosure of Lawful Source of Income Rights to Prospective Tenants.
170-E*2 - Collection of Demographic Information.
170-F - Website Accessibility; Contractors and Vendors.
171 - Discovery and Disposition of Human Remains and Funerary Objects.