N.Y. General Construction Law § 58: Year in statute, contract and public or private instrument

§ 58. Year in statute, contract and public or private instrument. The

term year in a statute, contract, or any public or private instrument,

means three hundred and sixty-five days, but the added day of a leap

year and the day immediately preceding shall for the purpose of such

computation be counted as one day. In a statute, contract or public or

private instrument, the term year means twelve months, the term half

year, six months, and the term a quarter of a year, three months.