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N.Y. General Construction Law § 94 (2026)

Effect of repealing statute upon pending actions and proceedings

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§ 94. Effect of repealing statute upon pending actions and
proceedings. Unless otherwise specially provided by law, all actions and
proceedings, civil or criminal, commenced under or by virtue of any
provision of a statute so repealed, and pending immediately prior to the
taking effect of such repeal, may be prosecuted and defended to final
effect in the same manner as they might if such provisions were not so
repealed.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: People v. Martin, 242 A.D.3d 18 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2025).
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People v. Martin, 242 A.D.3d 18 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2025). · cites it 4× “05 (3) is inextricably tied to the broader repeal of marihuana prohibition effectuated by the MRTA and that we are bound by the statutory directive that "all actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, commenced under or by virtue of any provision of a statute so repealed, and…”
Kellogg v. Travis, 188 Misc. 2d 164 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2001). “” General Construction Law § 94 provides: “Unless otherwise specially provided by law, all actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, commenced under or by virtue of any provision of a statute so repealed, and pending immediately prior to the taking effect of such repeal, may…”
Matter of Chinnery v. Carrion, 134 A.D.3d 703 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 2015). “Here, substantial evidence supports the determination that a fair preponderance of the evidence established that the petitioner abused the child pursuant to Social Services Law former § 412-a.”
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