New York · Public reference
For general information only. This page highlights selected New York laws relevant to MYITEDU's administrative services and client safety. It is not a complete list or legal advice. Read the current law at the official source.
A listed law does not determine whether anyone committed an offense. The full law, its definitions, exceptions and the facts matter. An ordinary mistake does not automatically amount to a crime.
This selection includes the Penal Law, General Business Law and Judiciary Law. Official titles and summaries are presented in English.
Entries last verified: against the New York State Senate website. Each entry shows its own verification date.
31 laws found · Showing 25–31
Intentionally pursuing a course of conduct toward someone without a legitimate purpose, knowing or reasonably expected to know it will cause the specified fear or harm. Certain contact and workplace provisions require a prior clear instruction to stop.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 120.45 (opens in a new tab) ↗With intent to harass, annoy or alarm, engaging in specified physical contact or threats, following in public, or repeated alarming or seriously annoying acts without a legitimate purpose. Specified labor activities are excluded from the following and repeated-conduct provisions.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 240.26 (opens in a new tab) ↗Includes threats communicated with intent to harass and knowledge or reason to know they will cause reasonable fear of harm, and calls intended to harass or threaten without legitimate communication. Other provisions cover specified physical contact, injury, bias, transit-worker and repeat-offense circumstances.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 240.30 (opens in a new tab) ↗Requires a signed written contract before immigrant assistance services, understandable language and an English version, specified disclosures and copies, and cancellation protections. The usual three-business-day penalty-free cancellation right has a limited urgent-service waiver; later cancellation and refund rules also apply.
Read official law: NY General Business Law § 460-B (opens in a new tab) ↗Requires visible multilingual notices and fee information at customer meeting locations, plus notices in advertisements explaining that the provider is not authorized to give legal advice. The statute specifies wording, size and other requirements.
Read official law: NY General Business Law § 460-C (opens in a new tab) ↗Restricts immigrant assistance providers from giving legal advice, misleading customers about credentials or influence, threatening immigration reports, retaining originals, and other listed conduct. Includes restrictions on fees, false answers, unauthorized disclosures or filings, and knowingly misleading benefit-eligibility claims intended to attract customers.
Read official law: NY General Business Law § 460-D (opens in a new tab) ↗Restricts practicing or appearing as an attorney for others and holding oneself out as authorized to practice law without the required admission. The statute contains specific exceptions, including certain supervised programs and authorized out-of-state practitioners.
Read official law: NY Judiciary Law § 478 (opens in a new tab) ↗