The law is a complex body of rules and principles that governs our daily lives. It consists of several levels, including constitutional laws (the New York State Constitution), statutes passed by the legislature and codified in the Consolidated Laws, and decisions made by courts about the meaning of those laws. The City’s law is largely derived from the law of New York State, but also includes some local laws and regulations adopted by the Council and other City agencies.
A bill is a proposal for a new law or change to an existing law. It can be introduced by a sitting member of Congress or by people who recommend the idea to the legislator representing them. During the legislative process, bills are reviewed by committees that research and discuss them before voting on whether to approve or amend the bill. If approved, the legislation becomes a law.
This law would require third-party food delivery services to obtain a license and repeal the subchapter in the Administrative Code that contains existing laws regulating these types of businesses. It would also require the Department to deny or refuse a license, or suspend or revoke a license, when it determines that a third-party food delivery service has committed two or more violations of this bill’s requirements.
The rules in this law will require City agencies to promptly disclose information about data breaches that involve personal identifying information of individuals to affected individuals and other government agencies. The rule will make the City’s disclosure laws more consistent with the State’s SHIELD Act and other relevant federal laws.
The rules in this law will establish the requirement that a divorce action must be heard in the county where one or more of the parties or their minor children live, and provide procedures for changing the venue. DCWP has revised its Uncontested Divorce packet forms and calculators to comply with this new law.
