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Assembly Bill A814

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Extends from 4 years to 8 years, the term of office of commissioner of jurors

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2009-A814 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5772
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง504, Judy L

2009-A814 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends from four years to eights years, the term of office of commissioner of jurors to insure a continuous pool of capable candidates for this office.

2009-A814 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   814

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DelMONTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Judiciary

AN  ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the term of office of
  commissioner of jurors

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  (a)  of section 504 of the judiciary law, as
added by chapter 316 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) Except in counties  within  cities  having  a  population  of  one
million  or  more,  the  county jury board, or a majority thereof, shall
appoint a commissioner of jurors for a term of [four]  EIGHT  years  and
shall fill any vacancy occurring in such office in the same manner as an
original  appointment.  The  county  jury  board may, in its discretion,
appoint the county clerk or other county officer or employee to serve as
commissioner of jurors. A county clerk's term of office as  commissioner
shall be coterminus with his OR HER term of office as county clerk.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, the
term of office of each commissioner of jurors appointed, pursuant to the
provisions of subdivision (a) of section 504 of the judiciary law, prior
to such effective date, who is in office on such date, shall be extended
by an additional four years.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00886-01-9

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