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  2. Law of New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    Pursuant to the state constitution, the New York State Legislature has enacted legislation, called chapter laws or slip laws when printed separately. [2] [3] [4] The bills and concurrent resolutions proposing amendments to the state or federal constitutions of each legislative session are called session laws and published in the official Laws of New York.

  3. Consolidated Laws of New York - Wikipedia

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    New York uses a system called "continuous codification" whereby each session law clearly identifies the law and section of the Consolidated Laws affected by its passage. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Unlike civil law codes , the Consolidated Laws are systematic but neither comprehensive nor preemptive, and reference to other laws and case law is often necessary ...

  4. Sullivan Act - Wikipedia

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    The Sullivan Act was a gun control law in New York state that took effect in 1911. [1] [2] The NY state law requires licenses for New Yorkers to possess firearms small enough to be concealed. Private possession of such firearms without a license was a misdemeanor, and carrying them in public is a felony.

  5. Adult Survivors Act - Wikipedia

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    Adult Survivors Act; New York State Legislature; Full name: AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the statute of limitations for civil actions related to certain sexual offenses committed against a person eighteen years of age or older, reviving such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations and granting trial preference to such actions; and to ...

  6. NY SAFE Act - Wikipedia

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    The New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013, commonly known as the NY SAFE Act, is a gun control law in the state of New York.The law was passed by the New York State Legislature and was signed into law by Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo in January 2013.

  7. Clean slate: Some NY criminal records to be sealed this ... - AOL

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    NEW YORK (PIX11) — New Yorkers with criminal histories who have stayed out of trouble will have their records sealed beginning this weekend. It will happen because of a new law known as the ...

  8. Stop-and-frisk in New York City - Wikipedia

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    The rules for the policy are contained in the state's criminal procedure law section 140.50 and based on the decision of the US Supreme Court in the case of Terry v. Ohio Ohio In 2016, a reported 12,404 stops were made under the stop-and-frisk program.

  9. Assessing Claims That New York Changed Its Laws So E ... - AOL

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    First, DC Draino is falsely implying that the latest ruling against Trump was the result of a change in New York law. New York did pass a law in 2022 allowing sexual assault victims to file civil ...