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Senate Bill S8305

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Reestablishes the office of coroner in the county of Oswego and removing the powers and duties of coroners from the district attorney in such county and allows Oswego County to appoint a coroner

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2025-S8305 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5574
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400, County L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9335, A10050

2025-S8305 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reestablishes the office of coroner in the county of Oswego; removes the powers and duties of coroners from the district attorney in such county; allows Oswego County to appoint a coroner.

2025-S8305 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8305 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8305
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to reestablishing the office
   of coroner in the county of Oswego and removing the powers and  duties
   of  coroners  from  the  district attorney in such county and allowing
   Oswego county to appoint a coroner
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  reestablishes the office of coroner within the
 county of Oswego and removes such powers and duties from the  office  of
 the district attorney and places it with the office of the coroner with-
 in the county of Oswego.
   § 2. Section 400 of the county law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion 3-c to read as follows:
   3-C.  CORONER  IN OSWEGO COUNTY. THE OFFICE OF CORONER IS HEREBY REES-
 TABLISHED IN THE COUNTY OF OSWEGO. THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE  CORONER
 PREVIOUSLY HELD BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ARE NOW PLACED IN THE OFFICE OF
 THE  CORONER OF THE COUNTY OF OSWEGO. SUCH CORONER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
 THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION  SHALL  NOT  HAVE
 THE  EFFECT  UNDER  SECTION TEN OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW TO PERMIT
 ANY COUNTY, OTHER THAN OSWEGO COUNTY AS HEREIN  PRESCRIBED,  TO  CHANGE,
 AMEND OR SUPERSEDE, BY LOCAL LAW, ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that
 the district attorney in Oswego county shall continue to  serve  as  the
 coroner until such time as a coroner is appointed.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05562-01-5

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