Currently in-force laws of a public, general, and permanent nature are compiled into code by subject areas for easier access. In New York state, the subject compiled code is called the Consolidated Laws of New York. The Consolidated Laws of New York were first published in 1909. In print, each volume has a distinct subject title and chapter number. The number of Consolidated Laws has expanded from 61 in 1909 to over 90 today. Unlike the federal government and other state governments, New York state does not publish a current official version of its code. A free web version of the laws, New York State Consolidated Laws, is available on the State Assembly website, but it is not certified as containing the official text of the Consolidated Laws. There are two annotated versions of the Consolidated Laws by commercial publishers: McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated and New York Consolidated Laws Service.
Some laws, such as court acts, the New York City Charter and Administrative Code, and other special laws, are not part of the Consolidated Laws. These are called Unconsolidated Laws.
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New York Consolidated Laws Service (Lexis) (N.Y. Law (Consol.)) |
In print: Law Library: Call Number: State 1st Floor KFN5030 1976 .A23, currently updated at library |
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McKinney's Consolidated Law of New York Annotated (West) (N.Y. Law (McKinney)) |
N.Y. Law (McKinney) on Westlaw In print: Law Library: Call Number: State 1st Floor KFN5030 1939 .A3, last updated at Law Library in 2014 In microform: Law Library: Call Number: Media 1st Floor KFN5030 1916 .A4 Micro, canceled at library in 2006 |
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New York Consolidated Laws Unannotated: Incl. consolidated laws, unconsolidated laws, court acts, assembly & senate rules |
N.Y. State Legislature: N.Y. unannotated statutes |
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New York Consolidated Laws Service (Lexis) (N.Y. Law (Consol.)) |
N.Y. Law (Consol.) on Lexis. Found after consolidated laws. In print: Law Library: Call Number: State 1st Floor KFN5030 1976 .A23, currently updated at library. Select unconsolidated laws are available in Unconsolidated Laws volumes, Volume 41A/B. |
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McKinney's Consolidated Law of New York Annotated (West) (N.Y. Law (McKinney)) |
N.Y. Law (McKinney) on Westlaw In print: Law Library: Call Number: State 1st Floor KFN5030 1939 .A3, last updated at Law Library in 2014. Select unconsolidated laws available in Book 65 (multi-volumes), shelved at the end of the set. In microform: Law Library: Call Number: Media 1st Floor KFN5030 1916 .A4 Micro, last updated at Law Library in 2006. |
The Administrative Code for New York City is the codified city laws. Similar to the state code, it is compiled by subject and consists of 30 titles.
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