# N.Y. PBA Law § 2895: Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. PBA Law § 2895
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act PBA / Article 9 / Title 5-A / Section 2895

## Text

§ 2895. Definitions. For the purposes of this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning is required by the context:\n 1. "Contracting officer" shall mean the officer or employee of a\npublic authority who shall be appointed by resolution of the board of\nthe public authority to be responsible for the disposition of property.\n 2. "Dispose" or "disposal" shall mean transfer of title or any other\nbeneficial interest in personal or real property in accordance with\nsection twenty-eight hundred ninety-seven of this title.\n 3. "Property" shall mean personal property in excess of five thousand\ndollars in value, real property, and any inchoate or other interest in\nsuch property, to the extent that such interest may be conveyed to\nanother person for any purpose, excluding an interest securing a loan or\nother financial obligation of another party.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. PBA Law § 2895 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBA_A9_T5-A_S2895.md)
- [N.Y. PBA Law § 2896 Duties of public authorities with respect to the disposal of property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBA_A9_T5-A_S2896.md)
- [N.Y. PBA Law § 2897 Disposal of public authority property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_APBA_A9_T5-A_S2897.md)

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