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Assembly Bill A4904

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires county clerks to designate one newspaper for the publication of judicial proceedings in the county

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2025-A4904 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Add §535, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3415
2011-2012: A2758
2013-2014: A3919
2015-2016: A1428
2017-2018: A1044
2019-2020: A3401
2021-2022: A1592
2023-2024: A1381

2025-A4904 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires county clerks to designate one newspaper or journal for the publication of every notice and advertisement of judicial proceedings in the county.

2025-A4904 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4904
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to the publication of  judi-
   cial proceedings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The county law is amended by adding a new  section  535  to
 read as follows:
   § 535. DESIGNATION OF NEWSPAPERS BY COUNTY CLERK. WHERE A COUNTY CLERK
 IS  REQUIRED BY LAW TO DESIGNATE ONE OR MORE NEWSPAPERS FOR THE PUBLICA-
 TION OF LEGAL NOTICES, SUCH NEWSPAPER OR, IF THERE BE MORE THAN ONE, ONE
 SUCH NEWSPAPER SHALL BE THE NEWSPAPER OR JOURNAL, IF ANY, DESIGNATED  BY
 LAW  FOR  THE  PUBLICATION OF EVERY NOTICE AND ADVERTISEMENT OF JUDICIAL
 PROCEEDINGS IN THE COUNTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07657-01-5

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