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Assembly Bill A6838

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes Jefferson county district attorney to appoint grand jury stenographers residing in the county of St. Lawrence or in any county in fifth judicial district

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2009-A6838 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §322, Judy L

2009-A6838 - Summary

Authorizes the district attorney of the county of Jefferson to appoint grand jury stenographers who reside in the county of St. Lawrence or in any county in the fifth judicial district.

2009-A6838 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6838

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SCOZZAFAVA, RUSSELL -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation  to  the  appointment  of
  grand  jury  stenographers  by  the district attorney of the county of
  Jefferson

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  322 of the judiciary law, as
amended by chapter 163 of the laws  of  2007,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  Every  stenographer appointed under the provisions of this [title]
ARTICLE shall be a citizen and resident of the county in which he OR SHE
is appointed, except that the district attorney  of  Warren  county  may
appoint a stenographer residing either in the county of Washington or in
the  county of Saratoga and the district attorney of Hamilton county may
appoint a stenographer residing in the county of Fulton and the district
attorney of Wyoming county may appoint a stenographer residing either in
the county of Genesee or in the county of Livingston  and  the  district
attorney of Madison county may appoint a stenographer residing either in
the  county  of  Onondaga or in the county of Oneida or in any county in
the sixth judicial district and the district attorney of Allegany county
may appoint a stenographer residing in the county of Steuben or  in  any
county  in  the  eighth  judicial  district and the district attorney of
Niagara county may appoint a stenographer  residing  in  the  county  of
Erie,  Genesee  or Orleans and the district attorneys of Chemung, Tioga,
Tompkins and Otsego counties may each appoint a stenographer residing in
any county in the sixth judicial district and the district  attorney  of
Schoharie  county  may  appoint a stenographer residing in any county in
the third judicial district and  the  district  attorney  of  Washington
county may appoint a stenographer residing either in the county of Sara-
toga  or  in  the county of Warren and the district attorney of Saratoga

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08512-01-9

2009-A6838A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §322, Judy L

2009-A6838A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the district attorney of the county of Jefferson to appoint grand jury stenographers who reside in the county of St. Lawrence or in any county in the fifth judicial district.

2009-A6838A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A6838A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6838--A
                                                        Cal. No. 455

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SCOZZAFAVA, RUSSELL -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Judiciary -- reported from committee, advanced  to  a
  third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
  the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation  to  the  appointment  of
  grand  jury  stenographers  by  the district attorney of the county of
  Jefferson

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 322 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 457
of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  S  322.  Stenographers  to  be  citizens and residents of county where
appointed. Every stenographer appointed under  the  provisions  of  this
[title]  ARTICLE  shall be a citizen and resident of the county in which
he OR SHE is appointed, except that  the  district  attorney  of  Warren
county may appoint a stenographer residing either in the county of Wash-
ington  or in the county of Saratoga and the district attorney of Hamil-
ton county may appoint a stenographer residing in the county  of  Fulton
and  the  district attorney of Wyoming county may appoint a stenographer
residing either in the county of Genesee or in the county of  Livingston
and  the  district attorney of Madison county may appoint a stenographer
residing either in the county of Onondaga or in the county of Oneida  or
in  any  county in the sixth judicial district and the district attorney
of Allegany county may appoint a stenographer residing in the county  of
Steuben  or  in  any  county  in  the  eighth  judicial district and the
district attorney of Niagara county may appoint a stenographer  residing
in  the county of Erie, Genesee or Orleans and the district attorneys of
Chemung, Tioga, Tompkins and Otsego counties may each appoint a  stenog-
rapher  residing  in  any  county in the sixth judicial district and the
district attorney of Schoharie county may appoint a stenographer  resid-
ing in any county in the third judicial district and the district attor-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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