New York Statutes
Encyclopedia
New York Statutes consists of both the consolidated and unconsolidated laws of New York
state.
Most New York statutory laws are codified in two annotated sets of books: McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated (also known as "McKinney's") and New York Consolidated Laws Service (also known as "CLS"). Searchable versions of these statutes are also available online: they are McKinney's on Westlaw
, CLS on Lexis
, and on Loislaw. An unannotated, free online version of the New York Code is also available courtesy of the New York State Assembly
. Commercial versions of the consolidated laws are available from Looseleaf Law Publications, VersusLaw, Lawprobe, the National Law Library, and LexisNexis's Gould's New York Consolidated Laws.
Unconsolidiated laws are uncodified, typically due to their local nature, but are otherwise legally binding. McKinney's has volumes for those Unconsolidiated laws. Some, but not all, unconsolidated laws are available at the New York State Assembly website.
Statutes passed each year are called "Chapter laws". Current and past laws are also available at the New York Legislative Service.
Proposed laws, or "bills", are available from the Assembly website, or the New York Legislative Service. The Assembly website keeps a legislative meeting calendar, as well as a hearing calendar. While over 10,000 bills are proposed each year in the legislature, they only pass about 1,000 new laws annually.
Some compilations, such as McKinney's, and the Assembly website, also have the New York State Constitution available in their books or website.
," New York would refer to "section one hundred eighty-seven of the penal law."
In addition, the New York Legislature has asserted no position over whether the Civil Practice Law and Rules are a statute, a set of rules promulgated by the courts, or both. Many other states have maintained a clear distinction between civil procedure statutes enacted by the legislature and court-promulgated rules.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
state.
Most New York statutory laws are codified in two annotated sets of books: McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated (also known as "McKinney's") and New York Consolidated Laws Service (also known as "CLS"). Searchable versions of these statutes are also available online: they are McKinney's on Westlaw
Westlaw
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, CLS on Lexis
Lexis
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, and on Loislaw. An unannotated, free online version of the New York Code is also available courtesy of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
. Commercial versions of the consolidated laws are available from Looseleaf Law Publications, VersusLaw, Lawprobe, the National Law Library, and LexisNexis's Gould's New York Consolidated Laws.
Unconsolidiated laws are uncodified, typically due to their local nature, but are otherwise legally binding. McKinney's has volumes for those Unconsolidiated laws. Some, but not all, unconsolidated laws are available at the New York State Assembly website.
Statutes passed each year are called "Chapter laws". Current and past laws are also available at the New York Legislative Service.
Proposed laws, or "bills", are available from the Assembly website, or the New York Legislative Service. The Assembly website keeps a legislative meeting calendar, as well as a hearing calendar. While over 10,000 bills are proposed each year in the legislature, they only pass about 1,000 new laws annually.
Some compilations, such as McKinney's, and the Assembly website, also have the New York State Constitution available in their books or website.
Unique features
The New York Legislature has a tradition of drafting statutes so that they cross-reference each other by writing out numbers as words and describing Laws in lower case. Whereas other states might refer to, say, "Penal Code section 187187 (murder)
187 is a slang term for the crime of murder; it refers to Section 187 of the California Penal Code, which defines the crime of murder. The number is commonly pronounced by reading the digits separately as "one-eight-seven", or "one-eighty-seven", rather than "one hundred eighty-seven".The number...
," New York would refer to "section one hundred eighty-seven of the penal law."
In addition, the New York Legislature has asserted no position over whether the Civil Practice Law and Rules are a statute, a set of rules promulgated by the courts, or both. Many other states have maintained a clear distinction between civil procedure statutes enacted by the legislature and court-promulgated rules.
Specific laws
- AlcoholAlcohol laws of New YorkThe alcohol laws of New York are among the most lenient of any state in the Atlantic Northeast of the United States, but they remain considerably more restrictive than those of Louisiana, Missouri , Nevada, Illinois, New Mexico, and Arizona.-State Liquor Authority:The serving of alcohol in the...
- Disability benefitsNew York Disability Benefits LawNew York Disability Benefits Law is a state disability insurance program designed to provide employees with some level of income replacement in case of disability caused off-the-job.-Eligibility:...
- DivorceNew York divorce lawOn August 15, 2010, Governor David Paterson signed no fault divorce into law in New York state.Until 2010, New York recognized divorces only upon fault-based criteria, though the parties might agree to enter into a separation and have the separation agreement or judgment be the further basis for a...
- Drunk drivingDrunk driving (United States)Drunk driving is the act of operating and/or driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired...
- Gun laws
- EnergyNew York energy lawNew York energy law is the statutory and common law of the state of New York concerning the policy, conservation, and utilities involved in energy, along with its regulation and taxation.-Energy Law :...
- Human rightsNew York Human Rights LawNew York State's Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination on the basis of "age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex or marital status" in employment, housing, education, credit, and access to public accommodations The law was originally passed in 1945 as...
- Hunting
- Point system
- Libby Zion lawLibby Zion lawNew York State Department of Health Code, Section 405, also known as the Libby Zion law, is a regulation that limits the amount of resident physicians' work in New York State hospitals to roughly 80 hours per week. The law was named after Libby Zion who died at the age of 18 under the care of what...