The ''Consolidated Laws of the State of New York'' are the
codification of the permanent laws of a general nature of
New York enacted by the
New York State Legislature
The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York: The New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly. The Constitution of New York does not designate an officia ...
.
It is composed of several chapters, or laws. 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. Unlike civil law
codes
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, the ''Consolidated Laws'' are systematic but neither comprehensive nor preemptive, and reference to other laws and case law is often necessary. The ''Consolidated Laws'' were printed by New York only once in 1909–1910, but there are 3 comprehensive and certified updated commercial private versions. The Laws can be found online without commentary.
There also exist unconsolidated laws, such as the various court acts. Unconsolidated laws are uncodified, typically due to their local nature, but are otherwise legally binding. Session laws are published in the ''
Laws of New York
''Laws of the State of New York'' are the session laws of the New York State Legislature published as an annual periodical, i.e., "chapter laws", bills that become law (bearing the governor's signature or just certifications of passage) which have ...
''.
Publication
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The ''Consolidated Laws'' were printed by New York only once in 1909–1910. There are 3 comprehensive and unofficial but certified (pursuant to Public Officers Law § 70-b) printed versions of the ''Consolidated Laws'': ''McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated'' (''McKinney's''), ''New York Consolidated Laws Service'' (''CLS''), and ''Gould's Consolidated Laws of New York'' (''Gould's''). ''McKinney's'' and ''CLS'' are annotated, while ''Gould's'' is not. The Legislative Retrieval System (LRS) is published under statutory authority and is available online but is not certified. ''McKinney's'' is online and searchable on
Westlaw
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, while ''CLS'' is online and searchable on
LexisNexis
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. Commercial versions of the ''Consolidated Laws'' are also available from
Loislaw, Looseleaf Law Publications, VersusLaw, Lawprobe, the National Law Library, and QuickLaw. Free unannotated versions are available from FindLaw, the New York State Legislature website, and the free public legislative website (which contains the same information as the LRS).
Unconsolidated laws are available in print from ''McKinney's'', ''McKinney's Session Laws'', and the ''CLS Unconsolidated laws''. Online resources include LexisNexis, WestLaw, the ''LRS'', and the New York Legislative Service, and selected laws can be found online on the New York State Legislature website and the free public legislative website.
The
pocket part was introduced in 1916 by the
West Publishing Company
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to update ''McKinney's''.
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.
List of chapters
There are several chapters that compose the ''Consolidated Laws'':
Some specific articles are also notable:
See also
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* ''
Laws of New York
''Laws of the State of New York'' are the session laws of the New York State Legislature published as an annual periodical, i.e., "chapter laws", bills that become law (bearing the governor's signature or just certifications of passage) which have ...
''
* ''
Administrative Code of New York City
The ''Administrative Code of the City of New York'' contains the codified local laws of New York City as enacted by the New York City Council and Mayor. As of January 2018, it contains 35 titles, numbered 1 through 16, 16-A, 17 through 20, 20-A, 2 ...
''
*
Law of New York
* ''
United States Code''
Notes
References
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External links
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