§ 846-A Short title
§ 846-B Definitions
§ 846-C Contracts with companies
§ 846-D Payments to companies for the performance of company activities
§ 846-E Periodic review of contract performance; renegotiation and termination of contract
§ 846-F Technical services and assistance to companies
§ 846-G Rules and regulations to be promulgated by the commissioner
§ 846-H Law enforcement agency accreditation council; membership; organization and procedure
§ 846-H Law enforcement agency accreditation council; membership; organization and procedure

Terms Used In New York Laws > Executive > Article 36 - Neighborhood Preservation Crime Prevention Act

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services. See N.Y. Executive Law 846-B
  • Company: shall mean any organization, incorporated or unincorporated, organized exclusively for a purpose or purposes, not for pecuniary profit or financial gain and no part of the assets, income or profit of which is distributable to, or inures to the benefit of, its members, directors (or their equivalent) or officers except to the extent permitted by law, and which is engaged in one or more of the company activities specified in subdivision five of this section. See N.Y. Executive Law 846-B
  • Company activities: shall mean activities of neighborhood preservation crime prevention, geared towards the heightened awareness and practice of community members in techniques stressing the reduction of opportunities for crimes to occur and the increased possibility of police apprehension of criminals. See N.Y. Executive Law 846-B
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Division: shall mean the division of criminal justice services. See N.Y. Executive Law 846-B
  • Judge advocate: means an officer of a force of the organized militia who is a member of the judge advocate general's corps or who is designated as a judge advocate;
    (10) "Legal officer" means an officer of the New York naval militia designated to perform legal duties for a command;
    (11) "Code" means article seven of this chapter;
    (12) "Accuser" means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused. See N.Y. Military Law 130.1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Municipality: shall mean any city, town or village, incorporated or unincorporated, within the state of New York. See N.Y. Executive Law 846-B
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.