{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-construction-law-37","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Construction Law § 37","heading":"Person","body":"§ 37. Person. The term person includes a corporation and a joint-stock\nassociation.  When used to designate a party whose property may be the\nsubject of any offense, the term person also includes the state, or any\nother state, government or country which may lawfully own property in\nthe state.","path":["General Construction Law","Article 2. Meaning of Terms"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GCN/37","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"eeddb3f0252a296c1b11a1c087c3156d785f8e0a324fedb7b1af2ba7adbe3798","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-construction-law-36","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-construction-law-37-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}