Statute · New York Constitution
N.Y. Const. art. III, § 16 — Existing law not to be made applicable by reference
N.Y. Const. art. III, § 16
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Constitution
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 16. No act shall be passed which shall provide that any existing law, or any part thereof, shall be made or deemed a part of said act, or which shall enact that any existing law, or part thereof, shall be applicable, except by inserting it in such act.
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N.Y. Const. art. III, § 16 — Existing law not to be made applicable by reference is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 16. No act shall be passed which shall provide that any existing law, or any part thereof, shall be made or deemed a part of said act, or which shall enact that any existing law, or part thereof, shall be applicable, except by inserting it in such act.