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Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions
1 - Short Title. - § 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...
2 - Definitions. - § 2. Definitions. The term "state officer" includes every officer...
Article 2 - Appointment and Qualification of Public Officers
3 - Qualifications for Holding Office. - (ii) Any individual who stands convicted of a misdemeanor defined...
3-A - Restrictions Upon Holding Public Office or Employment of Persons Removed From Office for Certain Reasons. - § 3-a. Restrictions upon holding public office or employment of...
3-B - Special Peace Officers to Be Citizens; Other Residency Requirements. - § 3-b. Special peace officers to be citizens; other residency...
3-C - Restrictions Upon Nomination or Election to Compensated Federal, State or Local Office. - § 3-c. Restrictions upon nomination or election to compensated federal,...
4 - Commencement of Term of Office. - § 4. Commencement of term of office. 1. The term...
5 - Holding Over After Expiration of Term. - § 5. Holding over after expiration of term. Every officer...
6 - Mode of Choosing State Officers if Not Otherwise Provided. - § 6. Mode of choosing state officers if not otherwise...
7 - Appointment by the Governor and Senate. - § 7. Appointment by the governor and senate. An appointment...
8 - Commissions of Officers. - § 8. Commissions of officers. The commission of every officer...
9 - Deputies, Their Appointment, Number and Duties. - § 9. Deputies, their appointment, number and duties. Every deputy,...
10 - Official Oaths. - § 10. Official oaths. Every officer shall take and file...
11 - Official Undertakings. - (a) through the failure of the officers, clerks and employees...
12 - Force and Effect of Official Undertaking. - § 12. Force and effect of official undertaking. An officer...
13 - Notice of Neglect to File Oath or Undertaking. - § 13. Notice of neglect to file oath or undertaking....
14 - Effect of Consolidation on Terms of Office. - § 14. Effect of consolidation on terms of office. If...
15 - Validation of Official Acts Performed Before Filing Official Oath or Undertaking. - § 15. Validation of official acts performed before filing official...
16 - Qualifications of Certain Judicial Officers in Cities of the First Class. - § 16. Qualifications of certain judicial officers in cities of...
17 - Defense and Indemnification of State Officers and Employees. - (b) For the purposes of this section, the term "employee"...
17-A - Reimbursement of Funds Paid by State Agencies and State Entities for the Payment of Awards Adjudicated in Sexual Harassment Claims. - § 17-a. Reimbursement of funds paid by state agencies and...
18 - Defense and Indemnification of Officers and Employees of Public Entities. - (a) The term "public entity" shall mean (i) a county,...
18-A - Reimbursement of Funds Paid by a Public Entity for the Payment of Awards Adjudicated in Sexual Harassment Claims. - (a) The term "public entity" shall mean (i) a county,...
19 - Reimbursement of Defense Costs Incurred by or on Behalf of State Employees. - (b) For the purposes of this section, the term "employee"...
Article 2-A - Actions on Official Bonds or Undertakings
20 - Action Upon Official Bond or Undertaking. - § 20. Action upon official bond or undertaking. Where a...
21 - Application May Be Made Ex Parte. - § 21. Application may be made ex parte. Such application...
22 - Proof to Accompany Application. - § 22. Proof to accompany application. The application must be...
23 - Order Granting Leave; Action Thereupon. - § 23. Order granting leave; action thereupon. Upon such an...
24 - Successive Actions. - § 24. Successive actions. The same, or any other applicant,...
25 - Indorsement Upon Execution. - § 25. Indorsement upon execution. Where an execution is issued...
26 - Collection of Execution; When a Defence to Subsequent Action. - § 26. Collection of execution; when a defence to subsequent...
27 - When Claimants Entitled to Ratable Distribution. - § 27. When claimants entitled to ratable distribution. If the...
28 - Receivers, Assignees and Trustees Deemed Public Officers. - § 28. Receivers, assignees and trustees deemed public officers. A...
Article 3 - Creation and Filling of Vacancies
30 - Creation of Vacancies. - (1) If such person was appointed as a member of...
31 - Resignations. - § 31. Resignations. 1. Public officers may resign their offices...
32 - Removals by Senate. - § 32. Removals by senate. The governor before making a...
33 - Removals by Governor. - § 33. Removals by governor. 1. An officer appointed by...
33-A - Removal of Heads of Departments. - § 33-a. Removal of heads of departments. Any officer who...
34 - Proceedings for Removal by Governor. - § 34. Proceedings for removal by governor. 1. In any...
35 - Removals From Office. - § 35. Removals from office. Every removal of an officer...
35-A - Removal for Treasonable or Seditious Acts or Utterances. - § 35-a. Removal for treasonable or seditious acts or utterances....
36 - Removal of Town, Village, Improvement District or Fire District Officer by Court. - § 36. Removal of town, village, improvement district or fire...
37 - Notice of Existence of Vacancy. - § 37. Notice of existence of vacancy. When a judgment...
38 - Terms of Officers Chosen to Fill Vacancies. - § 38. Terms of officers chosen to fill vacancies. If...
39 - Filling Vacancies in Office of Officer Appointed by Governor and Senate. - § 39. Filling vacancies in office of officer appointed by...
40 - Vacancy Occurring in Office of Legislative Appointee, During Legislative Recess. - § 40. Vacancy occurring in office of legislative appointee, during...
41 - Vacancies Filled by Legislature. - § 41. Vacancies filled by legislature. When a vacancy occurs...
42 - Filling Vacancies in Elective Offices. - § 42. Filling vacancies in elective offices. 1. A vacancy...
43 - Filling Other Vacancies. - § 43. Filling other vacancies. If a vacancy shall occur,...
Article 4 - Powers and Duties of Public Officers
60 - Official Seals of Court of Appeals, Governor and State Departments, Divisions and Bureaus. - § 60. Official seals of court of appeals, governor and...
61 - Investigations by State Officers. - § 61. Investigations by state officers. Every state officer, in...
62 - Business in Public Offices on Public Holidays. - § 62. Business in public offices on public holidays. 1....
62-A - Leave of Absence for Certain Appointive State Officers; Temporary Vacancy. - § 62-a. Leave of absence for certain appointive state officers;...
63 - Leave of Absence for Veterans on Memorial Day and Veterans' Day. - § 63. Leave of absence for veterans on Memorial day...
64 - Payment of Expenses of Public Officers. - § 64. Payment of expenses of public officers. Every public...
64-A - Patent Policy. - § 64-a. Patent policy. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section...
66 - Interchangeable Use of Gender Neutral and Gender Specific Titles of Public Offices. - (a) by its official title as specified in the statute,...
66-A - Accident Reports Kept by Police Authorities to Be Open to the Inspection of Persons Interested. - § 66-a. Accident reports kept by police authorities to be...
67 - Fees of Public Officers. - § 67. Fees of public officers. 1. Each public officer...
67-A - Fees for Certification or Exemplification. - § 67-a. Fees for certification or exemplification. Whenever there shall...
68 - Allowance of Additional Fees and Expenses. - § 68. Allowance of additional fees and expenses. Where an...
68-A - Fees for Oath or Acknowledgment. - § 68-a. Fees for oath or acknowledgment. Any officer, authorized...
69 - Fee for Administering Certain Official Oaths Prohibited. - § 69. Fee for administering certain official oaths prohibited. An...
69-A - Interest to Be Paid and Collected on All Deposits of Public Moneys Amounting to One Thousand Dollars or More. - § 69-a. Interest to be paid and collected on all...
70 - Accounting for Fees. - § 70. Accounting for fees. Where a public officer is...
70-A - Fees to Be Paid by Public Officers for Public Advertisements. - § 70-a. Fees to be paid by public officers for...
70-B - Certificate on Printed Copies of Laws. - (a) Contained in a book or pamphlet published under the...
71 - Vacations for Employees of the State. - § 71. Vacations for employees of the state. The executive...
72 - Notices and Reports of Claims, Suits or Causes of Action to Be Given to the Attorney-General. - § 72. Notices and reports of claims, suits or causes...
72-A - Penalty of Officer for Failure to Execute Mandate and Make Return. - § 72-a. Penalty of officer for failure to execute mandate...
73 - Business or Professional Activities by State Officers and Employees and Party Officers. - (a) The term "compensation" shall mean any money, thing of...
73-A - Financial Disclosure. - (a) The term "statewide elected official" shall mean the governor,...
73-B - Advertisements by Elected Government Officials and Candidates Made With Public Funds; Prohibited. - (a) "Political subdivision" shall mean a county, city, town, village...
74 - Code of Ethics. - § 74. Code of ethics. 1. Definition. As used in...
74-A - Duty of Public Officers Regarding the Physically Handicapped. - § 74-a. Duty of public officers regarding the physically handicapped....
75 - Bribery of Members of the Legislature. - § 75. Bribery of members of the legislature. A person...
75-A - Appearance by a Person Convicted of the Crime of Corruption. - § 75-a. Appearance by a person convicted of a crime...
76 - Receiving Bribes by Members of Legislature. - § 76. Receiving bribes by members of legislature. A member...
77 - Unlawful Fees and Payments. - § 77. Unlawful fees and payments. A member of the...
77-A - Members of the Legislature Liable to Forfeiture of Office. - § 77-a. Members of the legislature liable to forfeiture of...
78 - Certification of Members, Officers and Employees. - § 78. Certification of members, officers and employees. On or...
79 - Fine in Certain Cases. - § 79. Fine in certain cases. Where an officer or...
Article 5 - Delivery of Public Books
80 - Delivery of Books and Papers, Money and Property. - § 80. Delivery of books and papers, money and property....
Article 6 - Freedom of Information Law
84 - Legislative Declaration. - § 84. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby finds that a...
85 - Short Title. - § 85. Short title. This article shall be known and...
86 - Definitions. - (a) the complaints, allegations, and charges against an employee; (b)...
87 - Access to Agency Records. - (b) Each agency shall promulgate rules and regulations, in conformity...
88 - Access to State Legislative Records. - (a) the times and places such records are available; (b)...
89 - General Provisions Relating to Access to Records; Certain Cases. - (b) The committee shall: i. furnish to any agency advisory...
90 - Severability. - § 90. Severability. If any provision of this article or...
Article 6-A - Personal Privacy Protection Law
91 - Short Title. - § 91. Short title. This article shall be known as...
92 - Definitions. - (2) Committee. The term "committee" means the committee on open...
93 - Powers and Duties of the Committee. - (2) The committee may, upon request of a data subject...
94 - Agency Obligations. - (a) except when a data subject provides an agency with...
95 - Access to Records. - (b) An agency shall not be required to provide a...
96 - Disclosure of Records. - (a) pursuant to a written request by or the voluntary...
96-A - Prohibited Conduct. - (a) Intentionally communicate to the general public or otherwise make...
97 - Civil Remedies. - (2) In any proceeding brought under subdivision one of this...
98 - No Waiver. - § 98. No waiver. Any agreement purporting to waive a...
99 - Executive Authority. - § 99. Executive authority. Nothing in this article shall limit...
Article 7 - Open Meetings Law
100 - Legislative Declaration. - § 100. Legislative declaration. It is essential to the maintenance...
101 - Short Title. - § 101. Short title. This article shall be known and...
102 - Definitions. - § 102. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Meeting"...
103 - Open Meetings and Executive Sessions. - (b) Public bodies shall make or cause to be made...
103-A - Videoconferencing by Public Bodies. - (a) the governing board of a county, city, town or...
104 - Public Notice. - § 104. Public notice. 1. Public notice of the time...
105 - Conduct of Executive Sessions. - § 105. Conduct of executive sessions. 1. Upon a majority...
106 - Minutes. - § 106. Minutes. 1. Minutes shall be taken at all...
107 - Enforcement. - § 107. Enforcement. 1. Any aggrieved person shall have standing...
108 - Exemptions. - § 108. Exemptions. Nothing contained in this article shall be...
109 - Committee on Open Government. - § 109. Committee on open government. The committee on open...
110 - Construction With Other Laws. - § 110. Construction with other laws. 1. Any provision of...
111 - Severability. - § 111. Severability. If any provision of this article or...
Article 8 - Construction; Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect
115 - Application of Chapter. - § 115. Application of chapter. This chapter applies to civil...
116 - Laws Repealed. - § 116. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the...
117 - When to Take Effect. - § 117. When to take effect. This chapter shall take...