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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S268
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S268 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- Town Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L; amd §3-300, Vil L
2009-S268 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that the court clerk of a village with a population of less than 10,000 or of a town with a population of less than 20,000 need not be a resident of such village or town; such court clerk need only be a resident of the county in which such village or town is located or an adjoining county.
2009-S268 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S268 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the town law, the public officers law, and the village law, in relation to the residency requirement for certain court clerks PURPOSE : Provides that a court clerk of a village of less than 10,000 or of a town of less than 20,000 need not be a resident of such village or town. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1- amends the Section 21 of the Town Law to add a subdivision giving the option to any town in the state that has a population of less than 20,000 residents to appoint a person to perform the duties of court clerk who is not an elector of such town. Section 2- amends the Public Officers Law to add a subdivision exempting the town court clerk from the requirement that the individual reside in such town, provided that they reside within the county or an adjoining county. Section 3- amends the Village Law to add a subdivision giving the option to any incorporated village that has a population of less than 10,000 residents, by resolution, the power to exempt the court clerk
2009-S268 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 268 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the town law, the public officers law, and the village law, in relation to the residency requirement for certain court clerks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 23 of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivision 23 to read as follows: 23. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, ANY TOWN IN THE STATE THAT HAS A POPULATION OF LESS THAN TWENTY THOUSAND RESIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE TWO THOUSAND FEDERAL CENSUS MAY, AT ITS OPTION, APPOINT A PERSON, WHO IS NOT AN ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN, TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF COURT CLERK; PROVIDED THAT THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNC- TIONS OF COURT CLERK IN ANY OTHER TOWN SHALL BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. S 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new subdivision 56 to read as follows: 56. IN ANY TOWN IN THE STATE THAT HAS A POPULATION OF LESS THAN TWENTY THOUSAND RESIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE TWO THOUSAND FEDERAL CENSUS, OR ANY VILLAGE THAT HAS A POPULATION OF LESS THAN TEN THOUSAND RESIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE TWO THOUSAND FEDERAL CENSUS, 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 COURT CLERK IN THAT TOWN OR VILLAGE PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH TOWN OR VILLAGE IS LOCATED, OR AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF COURT CLERK IN ANY OTHER TOWN OR VILLAGE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00260-01-9
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