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Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up) (2021-F-15)
To determine the extent of implementation of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report, Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using Images and Law Firms (Report 2017-S-70).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21f15.pdfOpinion 88-76
… moneys appropriated by a village to a village public library must be credited to the library fund and not to the village general fund. EDUCATION … §11: Moneys donated by private persons to a village public library may be invested by the library trustees in … the investment of moneys appropriated by the village for library purposes is credited to the library fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76Opinion 92-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subdivisions on private roads open to public traffic. You state that there are residential subdivisions in the town … and Traffic Law is applicable and uniform throughout the State, and prohibits municipalities from enacting conflicting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-19Opinion 2002-5
… appropriation of an amount to be funded by real property tax and to be paid into a capital reserve fund for the … year an appropriation, to be funded by real property tax monies, for the purchase of development rights of certain … provided therefor by budgetary appropriation or raised by tax therefore," as well as such revenues as are not required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 95-8
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (use of forfeiture moneys) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (custody of forfeiture … COUNTY LAW, §§550, 700: Forfeiture moneys distributed to a claiming authority or claiming agent under section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-8Opinion 90-47
… Officers Law, §17 or §18 respectively has been equated by the courts to the duty of an insurance company to provide … town board's designation of a private road as a highway by use and the highway superintendent's power to maintain the … 482 NYS2d 68, re: §17; Hassan v Fraccola , 851 F2d 602 [2d Cir 1988], re: §18). In other words, the plain language of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47State Agencies Bulletin No. 1302
… 2013-2014 Longevity Payment effective April 2013 as a one-time, lump sum payment in the amount of $1,250 or $2,500. … for the LLS payment, is paid service (including part-time annual salaried service, Paid Military Leave and Sick … preliminary listing should be submitted on the Correction Sheet . The form may be duplicated if additional copies are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1302-april-2013-management-and-confidential-mc-longevity-lump-sum-llsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1317
… grade during fiscal year 2013-2014; and Has a Pay Basis Code of ANN on the payment effective date; and Was rated at … Data Chg on the Job Action Requests page using the Reason code USP (Unsat Perf) and an increment code of 7777 in the Incr. Code field to withhold the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1317-april-2014-security-performance-advances-and-pre-shift-briefing-updatesComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Sentencing of Queens Pharmacy Owner for Stealing More than $1.5 Million from Medicaid
… the assistance of MFCU Civil Enforcement Chief Carolyn Ellis. MFCU is led by Director Amy Held and Assistant Deputy … Division of Investigations, 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-sentencing-queens-pharmacy-ownerXII.9.H Audit Recoveries – XII. Expenditures
… up to any amounts due and owing to the State under any contract with the State or for any other reason, including … of this Chapter for more information about these recovery options. If the contractor disagrees with the Business Unit’s … the circumstances, the Business Unit may have a variety of options to formalize the repayment plan, including amending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9h-audit-recoveriesDiNapoli: State Should Improve Financial Literacy Efforts
… should improve its track record when it comes to promoting financial literacy and providing New Yorkers with access to … a coherent strategy or made a concerted effort to provide financial literacy education and information to the public. … should improve its track record when it comes to promoting financial literacy and providing New Yorkers with access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-should-improve-financial-literacy-effortsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… enacted, creating a statutory framework for court-ordered Assisted Outpatient Treatment to ensure that individuals with … in community-based services appropriate to their needs. Assisted Outpatient Treatment implementation is a joint … found areas in need of improvement, including length of Assisted Outpatient Treatment investigations and related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Ten employees were collectively paid $12,037 for 20 holidays that were not authorized in the town’s collective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 96-10
… NYS2d 918 mod on other grnds 88 AD2d 780, 451 NYS2d 523 app dsmd 58 NY2d 601, 458 NYS2d 1025 app dsmd 58 NY2d 687, 458 NYS2d 543 rearg den 58 NY2d 824, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Processing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… evidence during the physical exam of an alleged sexual assault victim. The victim has the right to choose whether to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followOpinion 91-12
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (retention of moneys derived … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §204-a: Moneys raised by a fire company through activities conducted under the authority of General Municipal Law, §204-a belong to the fire company to be used for the lawful purposes of the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-12Opinion 90-61
… §198[3][d], authorizing the establishment of user fees for water districts). Further, it is our opinion that a town may not, by local law, provide for the imposition of benefit assessments or user fees to … by enacting provisions in Articles 12 and 12-A for financing town improvement districts, has created a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-61Opinion 90-58
… private capacity is not a "contract" with the municipality for purposes of the conflict of interest provisions of … conflict of interest provisions of article 18 would not apply to private insurance contracts between the trustee's … among other things, private employment in conflict with official duties. In this regard, it might be appropriate for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Opinion 98 - 19
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (referendum requirement for installment … contracts for the financing of equipment, machinery and apparatus (see 1997 Opns St Comp No. 97-10, p 18). There … the issuance of obligations" (emphasis added). The clear import of the quoted language is to make the installment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 2012-1
… -- Purchases and Sales (purchases of highway related products from company owned by a member of a town board of … Board of Assessment Review (purchases of highway related products from company owned by a member of a town board of … sole proprietor of a company that sells highway related products would have an interest in contracts between the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1