Senate Bill S7870A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the qualifications for holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Orleans

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S7870 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9905
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2019-S7870 - Summary

Relates to the qualifications for holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Orleans.

2019-S7870 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7870 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 7870                                                  A. 9905
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Investigations
   and Government Operations
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- 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 office of  assistant district  attorney  in the
   county of Orleans
 
   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 a
 new subdivision 70 to read as follows:
   70. IN THE COUNTY OF ORLEANS, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING
 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 ORLEANS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK; EXCEPT ANY ASSISTANT DISTRICT  ATTORNEY  ASSUMING
 THE DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR ACTING DISTRICT ATTORNEY UPON THE
 DISTRICT  ATTORNEY'S  INABILITY  TO  PERFORM HIS OR HER DUTIES SHALL, IF
 THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY, AS SOON AS PRACTICAL, ESTABLISH A RESIDENCE WITH-
 IN THE COUNTY OF ORLEANS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15149-02-0



              

2019-S7870A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9905
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2019-S7870A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the qualifications for holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Orleans.

2019-S7870A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7870A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 7870--A                                            A. 9905--A
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Investigations
   and  Government  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once  and  referred
   to  the  Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public officers law, in relation to the qualifica-
   tions for holding the office of  assistant district  attorney  in  the
   county of Orleans
 
   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 a
 new subdivision 70 to read as follows:
   70. IN THE COUNTY OF ORLEANS, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING
 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 ORLEANS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES  IN
 ORLEANS  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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15149-06-0
              

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