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

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. 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

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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 ''

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''.

Publication

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

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, while ''CLS'' is online and searchable on

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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

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was introduced in 1916 by the

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to update ''McKinney's''. Available through

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List of chapters

There are several chapters that compose the ''Consolidated Laws'': Some specific articles are also notable:

Notes

References

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Publication

List of chapters

See also

Notes

References

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