Assembly Bill A8622

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Exempts persons holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Columbia from the requirement that such persons reside in such county

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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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2023-A8622 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8334
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2023-A8622 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts persons holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Columbia from the requirement that such persons reside in such county.

2023-A8622 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8622
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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 Columbia
 
   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 74 to read as follows:
   74.  IN THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, 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 COLUMBIA, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN
 COLUMBIA 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 OR CHIEF 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.
                                                            LBD13738-01-3

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