S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4483
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 4, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring
certain members of the city of Syracuse police force to be residents
of such city
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3 of the public officers law, as
amended by chapter 1004 of the laws of 1966, is amended to read as
follows:
2. Neither the provisions of this section or of any general, special
or local law, charter, code, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation,
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 exer-
cised, shall apply to the appointment of a person as a member of the
police force of any political subdivision or municipal corporation of
the state if such person resides (a) in the county in which such poli-
tical subdivision or municipal corporation is located; or (b) in a coun-
ty within the state contiguous to the county in which such political
subdivision or municipal corporation is located; or (c) in a county
within the state contiguous to such political subdivision or municipal
corporation; or (d) in a county within the state contiguous to a county
described in item (c) hereof where the former is less than fifteen miles
from such political subdivision or municipal corporation, measured from
their respective nearest boundary lines; or (e) in a county within the
state contiguous to a county described in item (d) hereof where the
former is less than thirty miles from such political subdivision or
municipal corporation, measured from their respective nearest boundary
lines.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03571-01-1
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§ 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 71 to read as follows:
71. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION,
OR ANY PROVISION OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW, CHARTER, CODE,
ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, A PERSON
ENTERING CITY SERVICE AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SYRACUSE ON OR
AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH
CITY. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON
WHO ENTERED CITY SERVICE AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SYRACUSE
PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.