Terms Used In New York Laws > Vehicle and Traffic > Title 4 > Article 15

• Building: shall mean a building or structure that is owned by the state or by an agency. See N.Y. Public Buildings Law 81
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of general services. See N.Y. Public Buildings Law 61
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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.
• Municipal: means a city, town, county, village, school district or special district as defined by section one hundred two of the real property tax law. See N.Y. Public Buildings Law 50
• National Register: means the national register of historic places authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. See N.Y. Public Buildings Law 61
• State: shall mean the state of New York and any state board, bureau, commission, department, authority, division, officer or public benefit corporation. See N.Y. Public Buildings Law 50
• State agency: means any state department, officer, board, commission, agency, or a public authority or public benefit corporation at least one of whose members is appointed by the governor. See N.Y. Public Buildings Law 61
• State register: means the state register of historic places established pursuant to section 14. See N.Y. Public Buildings Law 61