2021 New York Laws
RCO - Religious Corporations
Article 2 - General Provisions
28 - Meetings for the Duration of the State Disaster Emergency Declared by Executive Order Two Hundred Two That Began on March Seventh, Two Thousand Twenty; Electronic Communication. (98/21) Electronic Meetings. (588/21)

* §  28.  Meetings  for  the  duration of the state disaster emergency
  declared by executive order two hundred two that began on March seventh,
  two thousand twenty; electronic communication. For the duration  of  the
  state  disaster  emergency  declared  by executive order two hundred two
  that began on March seventh, two  thousand  twenty,  or  until  December
  thirty-first,    two    thousand   twenty-one,   whichever   is   later,
  notwithstanding any provision of law, certificate  of  incorporation  or
  by-laws  to  the  contrary,  if  the  board  of  trustees of a religious
  corporation is authorized to determine the place of trustee meetings  or
  corporate  meetings,  the board of trustees may, in its sole discretion,
  determine that the meeting shall be held solely by means  of  electronic
  communication,  the electronic service and/or platform through which the
  meeting is held shall be the place of the meeting for purposes  of  this
  chapter.
* NB Separately amended; cannot be put together
* §  28.  Electronic  meetings.  Notwithstanding any provision of law,
  certificate of incorporation or by-laws to the contrary, if the board of
  trustees of a religious corporation is authorized to determine the place
  of  trustee  meetings,  corporate  meetings,  congregant  or  membership
  meetings,  the  board of trustees may, in its sole discretion, determine
  that  the  meeting  shall  be  held  solely  by  means   of   electronic
  communication,  the electronic service and/or platform through which the
  meeting is held shall be the place of the meeting for purposes  of  this
  chapter.
* NB Separately amended; cannot be put together