assembly Bill A10794

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to attorneys graduating from law school or who are otherwise eligible to take the New York state bar exam during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency

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Jul 10, 2020 referred to judiciary

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A10794 (ACTIVE) - Details

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S8682
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary

A10794 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes any person who has graduated or will graduate from an American Bar Association accredited law school or is otherwise eligible to take the New York state bar exam during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency, has demonstrated compliance with section 520.9 of the rules of the court of appeals, and has satisfied the requirements for good moral character and general fitness requisite for an attorney- and counselor-at-law as required by section 90 of the Judiciary Law and who intends to primarily practice law in the State of New York to be admitted to practice in all the courts of record of the state.

A10794 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10794
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at request of M. of A. Simon,
   Lentol) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT in relation to attorneys graduating from law school or taking the
   bar exam during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regulation
 to the contrary, any person who has graduated or will graduate  from  an
 American Bar Association accredited law school or who would otherwise be
 eligible to take the New York state bar examination during the period of
 time  encompassed  by the COVID-19 state disaster emergency, as declared
 pursuant to executive order number 202  of  2020,  and  any  extensions,
 amendments  or  modifications  thereto, has demonstrated compliance with
 section 520.9 of the rules of the court of appeals,  and  has  satisfied
 the  requirements for good moral character and general fitness requisite
 for an attorney- and counselor-at-law as required by section 90  of  the
 judiciary  law and who intends to primarily practice law in the state of
 New York shall be admitted to practice in all the courts  of  record  of
 the state.
   §  2.  Nothing  contained in this act shall be construed as rescinding
 any rules promulgated  or  waivers  thereof  by  the  court  of  appeals
 pertaining to admission to practice as an attorney- and counselor-at-law
 that are not inconsistent with this act.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
 individual whose application for admission to the New York state bar  is
 pending on the date the COVID-19 state disaster emergency ends.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16858-04-0