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Senate Bill S3220

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes mutual aid agreements between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners

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2009-S3220 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง672, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S277
2013-2014: S1063
2015-2016: S3738

2009-S3220 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes mutual aid agreements between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners.

2009-S3220 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3220 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3220

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. MAZIARZ, ALESI, BONACIC, DeFRANCISCO, GOLDEN, GRIF-
  FO, MORAHAN, RANZENHOFER, SALAND, SEWARD, VOLKER, YOUNG -- read  twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Local Government

AN  ACT  to  amend  the county law, in relation to mutual aid agreements
  between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical
  examiners

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

  Section  1.  The  county law is amended by adding a new section 672 to
read as follows:
  S 672. MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS FOR CORONERS' SERVICES. 1.   TWO OR  MORE
COUNTIES  ARE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO WRITTEN MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS FOR
THE PROVISION OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE  COUNTY  CORONER'S  OFFICE  OR
OFFICE  OF  THE  MEDICAL EXAMINER IN SUCH COUNTIES. EACH COUNTY SHALL BE
LIABLE FOR ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF ITS  EMPLOYEES  OR  AGENTS  WHEN  ACTING
PURSUANT  TO SUCH AN AGREEMENT IN THE SAME MANNER AND TO THE SAME EXTENT
AS IF SUCH ACTS OR  OMISSIONS  OCCURRED  WITHIN  THE  COUNTY;  AND  SUCH
EMPLOYEES  OR AGENTS SHALL HAVE IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES FOR THEIR ACTS
OR OMISSIONS WHEN ACTING PURSUANT TO  SUCH  AN  AGREEMENT  IN  THE  SAME
MANNER  AND  TO  THE  SAME  EXTENT AS IF SUCH ACTS OR OMISSIONS OCCURRED
WITHIN THE COUNTY; EXCEPT THAT SUCH A CONTRACT MAY  APPORTION  LIABILITY
OTHERWISE BETWEEN OR AMONG THE COUNTIES.
  2.  NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO ALTER THE LIABILITY
OF ANY COUNTY THAT ENTERS INTO A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT PURSUANT  TO  THIS
SECTION  TO  A  THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION THAT ARISES
OUT OF SUCH AGREEMENT. THE PROPER VENUE FOR ANY  SUCH  CAUSE  OF  ACTION
SHALL BE IN ANY OF THE COUNTIES INVOLVED IN SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06141-01-9

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