N.Y. General Construction Law Section 13-A
Armed forces of the United States


“Armed forces of the United States” means the army, navy, marine corps, air force and coast guard including all components thereof, and the national guard when in the service of the United States pursuant to call as provided by law. Pursuant to this definition no person shall be considered a member or veteran of the armed forces of the United States unless his or her service therein is or was on a full-time active duty basis, other than active duty for training or he or she was employed by the War Shipping Administration or Office of Defense Transportation or their agents as a merchant seaman documented by the United States Coast Guard or Department of Commerce, or as a civil servant employed by the United States Army Transport Service (later redesignated as the United States Army Transportation Corps, Water Division) or the Naval Transportation Service; and who served satisfactorily as a crew member during the period of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one, to August fifteenth, nineteen hundred forty-five, aboard merchant vessels in oceangoing, i.e., foreign, intercoastal, or coastwise service as such terms are defined under federal law (46 USCA 10301 & 10501) and further to include “near foreign” voyages between the United States and Canada, Mexico, or the West Indies via ocean routes, or public vessels in oceangoing service or foreign waters and who has received a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and a discharge certificate, or an Honorable Service Certificate/Report of Casualty, from the Department of Defense or he or she served as a United States civilian employed by the American Field Service and served overseas under United States Armies and United States Army Groups in world war II during the period of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one through May eighth, nineteen hundred forty-five, and

(i)

was discharged or released therefrom under honorable conditions, or

(ii)

has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans’ services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or

(iii)

is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans’ services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or he or she served as a United States civilian Flight Crew and Aviation Ground Support Employee of Pan American World Airways or one of its subsidiaries or its affiliates and served overseas as a result of Pan American’s contract with Air Transport Command or Naval Air Transport Service during the period of armed conflict, December fourteenth, nineteen hundred forty-one through August fourteenth, nineteen hundred forty-five, and

(iv)

was discharged or released therefrom under honorable conditions, or

(v)

has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans’ services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or

(vi)

is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans’ services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.

Source: Section 13-A — Armed forces of the United States, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GCN/13-A (updated Apr. 7, 2023; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

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Acknowledge and acknowledgment
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Acknowledgment or proof of instrument
11‑A
Acquisition
11‑B
Appropriation
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Affidavit
13
Adjournment of meeting
13‑A
Armed forces of the United States
13‑B
Board of supervisors
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Bond and undertaking
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Chattels
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Choose
16‑A
Civil action
16‑B
Condemnation
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Criminal code
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Consolidated laws
18‑A
Criminal action
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Day, calendar
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Day, computation
20‑A
Distinct parcel
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Gender
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Heretofore and hereafter
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Public holidays
24‑A
Closing of banking organizations on Saturday
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Public holiday, Saturday or Sunday in contractual obligations
25‑A
Public holiday, Saturday or Sunday in statutes
25‑B
Injury to property
25‑C
Investment in bond and mortgage or note and mortgage
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Judge
26‑A
Judgment creditor
26‑B
Just compensation as including loss of mortgage financing
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Last, preceding, next and following
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Mental disability, mental illness, developmental disability, addictive disorder and addiction disorder
28‑A
Mandate
28‑B
Magistrate
28‑C
Down’s syndrome
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Men
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Month, computation
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Month in statute, contract and public or private instrument
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Municipal officers
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Notice
33‑A
Notify
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Now
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Number, singular and plural
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Oath, affidavit and swear
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Person
37‑A
Personal injury
37‑B
Population
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Property
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Property, personal
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Property, real
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Quorum and majority
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Recital in record of meeting as evidence
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Register of county
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Seal of court, public officer or corporation
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Seal, private
44‑A
Seal on written instrument
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Seal, private as corporate seal
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Signature
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State
47‑A
Superintendent of schools
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Tense, present
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Territory
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Time, computation
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Time, night
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Time, standard
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Time, use of standard
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Trial juror
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Village
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Women
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Writing and written
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Year, common and leap
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Year in statute, contract and public or private instrument
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Bastard
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Newspapers
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Date for determining last completed assessment rolls
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Size of type

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Apr. 7, 2023

§ 13-A’s source at nysenate​.gov

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