New York Laws
MHR - Municipal Home Rule

Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions

1 - Short Title. - § 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known, cited...

2 - Definitions. - § 2. Definitions. As used in this chapter the following...

Article 2 - General Powers of Local Governments to Adopt and Amend Local Laws; Restrictions

10 - General Powers of Local Governments to Adopt and Amend Local Laws. - (i) every local government shall have power to adopt and...

11 - Restrictions on the Adoption of Local Laws. - § 11. Restrictions on the adoption of local laws. 1....

Article 3 - Procedure for Adoption of Local Laws; Referenda; Filing and Publication

20 - Procedure for Adoption of Local Laws by Legislative Body. - § 20. Procedure for adoption of local laws by legislative...

21 - Approval of Local Laws by Elective Chief Executive Officer. - § 21. Approval of local laws by elective chief executive...

22 - Effect of Local Laws on Acts of Legislature or Prior Local Laws or Ordinances. - § 22. Effect of local laws on acts of legislature...

23 - Local Laws Subject to Mandatory Referendum. - § 23. Local laws subject to mandatory referendum. 1. A...

24 - Local Laws Subject to Referendum on Petition. - (1) A petition signed and authenticated in number equal to...

25 - Propositions for the Submission of Local Laws. - § 25. Propositions for the submission of local laws. A...

26 - Reconsideration of Local Law Before Submission to Referendum. - § 26. Reconsideration of local law before submission to referendum....

27 - Filing and Publication of Local Laws. - § 27. Filing and publication of local laws. 1. Within...

28 - Law Applicable to Conduct of Elections at Which Ballot Questions Are Submitted to All the Voters of a City. - § 28. Law applicable to conduct of elections at which...

Article 4 - Powers of Counties and Cities to Adopt Charters

Part 1 - The County Charter Law

30 - Short Title. - § 30. Short title. This part shall be known and...

31 - Application. - § 31. Application. This part shall apply to each county...

32 - Definitions. - § 32. Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the...

33 - Power to Adopt, Amend and Repeal County Charters. - (a) providing a county charter, or (b) proposing an amendment...

33-A - Transfer of Functions or Duties of Local Governments and Districts. - § 33-a. Transfer of functions or duties of local governments...

34 - Limitations and Restrictions. - § 34. Limitations and restrictions. 1. The legislature hereby imposes...

35 - Legislative Intent; Construction. - § 35. Legislative intent; construction. 1. It is the intention...

35-A - County Websites. - * § 35-a. County websites. Any county operating under a...

Part 2 - City Charter Revision

36 - Provisions for Adoption of New or Revised City Charter Proposed by a Charter Commission. - (b) Such new charter or amendments shall be completed and...

37 - Provisions for Adoption of City Charter Amendments or New City Charters Initiated by Petition. - § 37. Provisions for adoption of city charter amendments or...

Part 3 - State Assistance--County--City

38 - Provisions for Obtaining State Reimbursement for County and City Charter Creation and Revision. - (a) Up to forty per centum of the cost of...

Article 5 - Requests of Local Governments for Enactment of Special Laws Relating to Their Property, Affairs or Government

40 - Requests of Local Governments for Enactment of Special Laws Relating to Their Property, Affairs or Government. - § 40. Requests of local governments for enactment of special...

Article 6 - Legislative Intent; Construction; Effective Date

50 - Legislative Intent. - § 50. Legislative intent. 1. It is the intention of...

51 - Liberal Construction. - § 51. Liberal construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed....

52 - Judicial Notice. - § 52. Judicial notice. Courts shall take judicial notice of...

53 - No Repeal by Implication. - § 53. No repeal by implication. It is not intended...

54 - Grants of Specific Powers Not Restrictive. - § 54. Grants of specific powers not restrictive. A grant...

55 - Effect of Unconstitutionality in Part. - § 55. Effect of unconstitutionality in part. If any clause,...

56 - Existing Charters and Other Laws Continued. - § 56. Existing charters and other laws continued. 1. All...

57 - Effectiveness of Certain Acts of the Legislature. - § 57. Effectiveness of certain acts of the legislature. 1....

58 - Laws Repealed. - § 58. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the...

59 - Time of Taking Effect. - § 59. Time of taking effect. This chapter shall take...