Senate Bill S7807

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7807
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2018
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 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the uniform city court act, in relation to the residence
   of the part-time judge of the city court of Lackawanna; and  providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision  (b)  of  section  2104  of  the
 uniform  city  court act, as amended by chapter 548 of the laws of 2013,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (1) be an attorney admitted to practice law in this state for at least
 five years as of the date he or she commences the duties of office,  and
 be  a  resident  of the city in which he or she is elected or appointed,
 except that the judges of the Sherrill city court may reside anywhere in
 either Oneida or Madison counties, the city court judge  who  serves  in
 the  office  that  formerly  was that of acting judge of the Oneida city
 court may reside anywhere in Madison county, the judges of the Peekskill
 city court may reside anywhere in Westchester  county,  the  city  court
 judge who serves in the office that formerly was that of acting judge of
 the  Port  Jervis  city  court may reside anywhere in either Sullivan or
 Orange counties, the judges of the Hudson city court may reside anywhere
 in Columbia county, the city court judge who serves in the  office  that
 formerly  was  that  of acting judge of the Mechanicville city court may
 reside anywhere in Saratoga county, the judges of  the  Ogdensburg  city
 court  may  reside  anywhere  in  St. Lawrence county, the judges of the
 Rensselaer city court may reside  anywhere  in  Rensselaer  county,  THE
 PART-TIME JUDGE OF THE LACKAWANNA CITY COURT MAY RESIDE ANYWHERE IN ERIE
 COUNTY PROVIDED HIS OR HER TERM OF OFFICE COMMENCED DURING THE TWO THOU-
 SAND  EIGHTEEN  CALENDAR YEAR and one judge of the Cohoes city court and
 the city court judge who serves in the office that formerly was that  of
 acting  judge of the Watervliet city court may reside anywhere in Albany
 county.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed  repealed  on  the  day the term of office of the first part-time
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 judge of the Lackawanna city court to be appointed during the two  thou-
 sand  eighteen calendar year expires or, on the day such judge otherwise
 vacates his or her office, whichever occurs first;  provided,  that  the
 city of Lackawanna shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission
 upon  the expiration of such judge's term or when such judge vacates his
 or her office in order that the commission may maintain an accurate  and
 timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state
 of  New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44
 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.