N.Y. DEA Law § 99-A
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§ 99-a. General provisions. 1. In any action or proceeding it shall\nbe presumed that an acute emergency existing within any city or county\nwithin the state constitutes an acute emergency affecting every\norganization doing business within such city or county.\n 2. During an acute emergency (a) the board of a domestic organization\nwhich has adopted emergency by-laws approved by the superintendent shall\nhave the powers conferred by such by-laws and, except as provided in\nsection ninety-nine, subdivision three (a), shall, to the extent that\nsuch by-laws relate to the subject matter contained in subdivisions two\nthrough seven of section ninety-eight have no other or different powers\nwith respect to such subject matter, and (b) the board of a domestic\norganization which has not adopted emergency by-laws approved by the\nsuperintendent shall have all of the powers of an emergency board of\ndirectors pursuant to section ninety-eight of this article.\n
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