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Assembly Bill A9022

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the qualifications for holding the offices of assistant district attorney and assistant public defender in the county of Chenango

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2017-A9022 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7390
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A1244, S547

2017-A9022 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the qualifications for holding the offices of assistant district attorney and assistant public defender in the county of Chenango; allows assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders in Chenango county to reside in Chenango county or an adjoining county.

2017-A9022 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9022
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public officers law, in relation to the qualifica-
   tions for holding the  offices  of  assistant  district  attorney  and
   assistant public defender in the county of Chenango
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended  by  adding
 two new subdivisions 67 and 68 to read as follows:
   67.  IN THE COUNTY OF CHENANGO, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIR-
 ING A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR  MUNICIPAL
 CORPORATION  OF  THE STATE FOR WHICH HE OR SHE SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN
 WHICH HIS OR HER OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED,  SHALL
 NOT  PREVENT  A  PERSON  FROM  HOLDING  THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT
 ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY OF CHENANGO, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN
 CHENANGO COUNTY OR AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER  THAT ANY PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING
 THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN ANY OTHER COUNTY SHALL BE A
 RESIDENT OF SUCH COUNTY UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON HOLDING THE OFFICE  OF
 FIRST  ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THE HOLDER OF WHICH WOULD ASSUME THE
 DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY UPON  THE  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY'S  ABSENCE
 FROM THE COUNTY OR UPON THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S INABILITY TO PERFORM HIS
 OR HER DUTIES.
   68.  IN THE COUNTY OF CHENANGO, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIR-
 ING A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR  MUNICIPAL
 CORPORATION  OF  THE STATE FOR WHICH HE OR SHE SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN
 WHICH HIS OR HER OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED,  SHALL
 NOT  PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFEN-
 DER OF THE COUNTY OF CHENANGO, PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  PERSON  RESIDES  IN
 CHENANGO  COUNTY  OR  AN  ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT ANY PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS  OR  HOLDING
 THE  OFFICE  OF ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER IN ANY OTHER COUNTY SHALL BE A
 RESIDENT OF SUCH COUNTY UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. THE PROVISIONS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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