New York § 856 - 856Definitions
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 856 — 856Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 856. 856Definitions
§ 856. Definitions. As used in this article: (1) Merchant means a person who deals in the sale of Torah scrolls in the ordinary course of business. (2) Torah scroll means an edition of the Pentateuch hand-written on parchment. (3) Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, religious corporation, house of worship, however organized, or other entity. (4) Written instrument means a written or printed agreement, bill of sale, invoice, certificate of authenticity or any other document describing, pursuant to section eight hundred fifty-nine of this article, the Torah scroll which is to be sold, exchanged, donated, consigned, or otherwise transferred, by a merchant.
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Section 856 ("856Definitions") 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.
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