N.Y. Executive Law Section 168
Notices to attorneys at law by state bodies or officers

1.

Whenever a person is involved as a party in a proceeding before any body or officer exercising quasi-judicial or administrative functions, and an attorney at law has filed a notice of appearance in such proceeding on behalf of such person, a copy of all subsequent written communications or notices to such person in such proceeding (other than subpoenas) shall be sent to such attorney at law, and if any such subsequent written communication or notice is sent to the party in the proceeding, a copy of the same shall be sent to the attorney at law at the same time. Every such body or officer is authorized to provide by rule or regulation for the manner in which compliance with the requirements of this section shall be effected, including, but not limited to, the form and content of notices of appearance, the manner in which an attorney at law shall file his notice of appearance in a proceeding, and the manner in which written communications or notices shall be sent to the attorney at law.

2.

For the purpose of this section:

(a)

“person” shall mean one or more individuals, partnerships, corporations or associations;

(b)

“proceeding” shall mean any quasi-judicial or administrative procedure instituted by a written application by a person to a body or officer, by a notice of assessment given by a body or officer to a person, by a written complaint addressed by a body or officer or transmitted by a body or officer to a person, or by a notice of any hearing before a body or officer whether or not such hearing is prescribed by statute.

3.

This section shall not apply to preliminary investigations.

Source: Section 168 — Notices to attorneys at law by state bodies or officers, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EXC/168 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Certain searches, the filing of papers, and certified copies, ordered by state officers to be gratuitous 162
Contracts for professional services of state and municipal employees 163
Contracts for services of state agencies 163–A
Contracts with Green Thumb Environmental Beautification, Incorporated 164
Reports by and to the department 164–A
Report and publication economy regulations 164–B
State aid to rural areas: agency reports 164–C
Printing cost reduction notices 164–D
Availability of application forms 165
Commission on uniform state laws 166
Record of appearances 167
Advertising and publicizing summer camps cited as subversive 168
Notices to attorneys at law by state bodies or officers 168–A
Designation of days of commemoration 169
Salaries of certain state officers 170
Audit of agencies by the state comptroller 170–A
Celebration of Rosa Parks 170–B
Employee loans 170–B*2
Racial references contained in state and municipal forms 170–C
Regulatory penalties for small businesses 170–D
Disclosure of disabled tenants’ rights 170–E
Disclosure of lawful source of income rights to prospective tenants 170–E*2
Collection of demographic information 170–F
Website accessibility 170–G
Collection of demographic information 170–H
Additional collection of demographic information 170–I
Gender-based violence and the workplace 170–J
Mental health references contained in state and municipal forms 170–K
Local cops, local crimes act 171
Discovery and disposition of human remains and funerary objects
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Verified:
Jun. 18, 2026

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 168. Notices to attorneys at law by state bodies or officers's source at nysenate​.gov

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