New York § 190 - 190Application of this article

Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 190 — 190Application of this article, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 190. 190Application of this article

§ 190. Application of this article. This article is not applicable to a Baptist church, a Congregational Christian church, whether or not a part of the United Church of Christ, a church of the United Church of Christ incorporated after September first, nineteen hundred seventy-one, an Independent church, a United Methodist church, a Protestant Episcopal church, a Roman Catholic church, a Presbyterian church in connection with the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, a Christian Orthodox Catholic church of the Eastern Confession, a Ruthenian Greek Catholic church, or a Church of Christ, Scientist. No provision of this article is applicable to a reformed church in America, a True Reformed Dutch church in the United States of America, a Reformed Presbyterian church, or to an Evangelical Lutheran church, incorporated after October first, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, except as declared to be so applicable by article six of this chapter; this article is applicable to an Evangelical Lutheran church incorporated before October first, eighteen hundred ninety-five, if the trustees thereof were then elective as such and so long as they continue to be elective as such. Article six of this chapter is applicable to an Evangelical Lutheran church incorporated before October first, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, if its trustees were not then elective as such and so long as its trustees continue not to be elective as such. This article is applicable to churches of all other denominations.

Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About New York § 190

What does New York Consolidated Laws § 190 cover?

Section 190 ("190Application of this article") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

How do I cite New York § 190?

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