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The Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
… recommended: Limit the personal financial information in your purse or wallet, and keep Social Security cards at home. … claim someone else’s Economic Impact Payment. Although it does not possess any criminal jurisdiction, the FTC supports … efforts by individuals, corporations and government may reduce risks of identity theft and reverse recent troubling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/increasing-threat-identity-theftOpinion 91-37
… this chapter" (§227[4][a]). Article 2-B, relating to PVBs, does not contain similar language. We conclude, therefore, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-37Opinion 2000-8
… the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, on occasion, have negated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-8State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… audits and examinations have been issued: Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services: Awarding and Oversight of Statewide Interoperable Communications Grants (SICG) … and re-evaluated its eligibility criteria after each round of awards was issued to ensure that the SICG program would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 90-5
… to increase the number of trustees and, if so, by what procedure and for what term the new trustees would be appointed. For purposes … provides for the town board to appoint the trustees, it does not prescribe the manner of increasing the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-5Opinion 92-57
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … opinion. SEWER RENTS -- Interest and Penalties (by State to village) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval By (for contracts … village) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (need for contract to provide water and sewer services to State) WATER RENTS -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-57Opinion 89-54
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-54Audit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Mercy College
… whether Mercy College complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations … is an independent postsecondary institution with locations in Dobbs Ferry, the Bronx, Manhattan, White Plains, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/04/audit-tuition-assistance-program-mercy-collegeOpinion 92-10
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Money (unclaimed redemption … ABANDONED PROPERTY LAW, §§300(1)(h), 500(1)(b), 501: A village acting as its own fiscal agent, or a banking … upon expiration of the required holding period. Article V of the Abandoned Property Law contains provisions which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-10Opinion 2006-11
… he or she does not receive compensation directly related to sales to the town. The board member’s interest, however, would have to be disclosed in accordance with General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11Opinion 2002-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dock Districts … districts. Subdivision 10 of section 198 provides, in pertinent part, that, except as otherwise provided by law, … one hundred ninety-eight". There is, however, nothing in section 198, or any other State statute, that would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3Enhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Follow-Up)
… home health care providers properly used Medicaid funds for the recruitment, training, and retention (RTR) of direct … funding. An amendment to the Public Health Law provided for $500 million in additional Medicaid funding, from 2006 … as intended; however, we were unable to fully account for providers' use of RTR funds because these funds were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/enhanced-medicaid-payments-selected-home-health-care-service-providers-followTuition Assistance Program – Metropolitan College of New York
… Purpose To determine whether Metropolitan College of New York complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner … Emergency Management & Business Continuity. The school’s year-round operations include three semesters per academic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/25/tuition-assistance-program-metropolitan-college-new-yorkAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at CUNY Medgar Evers College
… (TAP) awards. Background Medgar Evers College, located in Brooklyn, is a senior college within the City University … were not properly matriculated, two students who enrolled in programs not approved by the State Education Department, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/audit-tuition-assistance-program-cuny-medgar-evers-collegeOpinion 90-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular … Powers (transfer of custody of moneys) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: A village treasurer may not transfer … law enacted by the State Legislature provides otherwise. In general, these sections of the Insurance Law provide that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20What Tier Are You In?
… When you join NYSLRS, you are assigned to a tier based on your date of membership. To find out what tier … (ERS) and five in the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). Your tier determines: Your eligibility for benefits, … You are in: If you joined: Tier 1 before July 1, 1973 Tier 2 July 1, 1973 through July 26, 1976 Tier 3 July 27, 1976 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/what-tier-are-youOpinion 93-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … delegated to the municipal corporation by the Legislature (NY Const, art IX, §1; Sonmax v City of New York , 45 NY2d … concluded that a county is authorized to contract with a village or town to provide additional police protection other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13Opinion 2000-1
… of misconduct. This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning the payment by a village of … As a rule, a municipality may not provide legal counsel for a municipal officer or employee who is charged with a … 914; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-22, p 29). 1 Providing a defense at municipal expense pursuant to such pre-existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2015
… to provide current information about the number and types of contracts and payments by the state. This builds on his … of Transportation $152.9 million construction funding to NYC for the Belt Parkway Bridge over Mill Basin. $47.6 … fee refunds. $694,000 to United Way of New York City for hunger prevention and nutrition. Office of Homeland …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2015Opinion 98-3
… involved, neither individual shares in the other's pay. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-3