N.Y. LAB Law § 223
This is the official text of N.Y. LAB Law § 223, part of New York’s LAB Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "LAB Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Enforcement of article
Official statutory text
§ 223. Enforcement of article. If the fiscal officer as defined herein\nfinds that any person contracting with the state, a municipal\ncorporation, or any commission appointed pursuant to law, for the\nperformance of any public work fails to comply with or evades the\nprovisions of this article, he shall present evidence of such\nnon-compliance or evasion to the officer, department, board or\ncommission having charge of such work for enforcement. Wherein such\nevidence indicates a non-compliance or evasion on the part of a\nsub-contractor, the contractor shall be responsible for such\nnon-compliance or evasion. It shall be the duty of any officer,\ndepartment, board or commission in charge of the construction of such\npublic work contracts to enforce the provisions of this article.\n
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