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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 06, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S1112
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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
2017-S1112 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S1112 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1112 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the uniform city court act and chapter 493 of the laws of 2006, amending the uniform city court act and the judiciary law relating to judges of city courts, in relation to making the city court judges in the city of Norwich full-time positions PURPOSE : This bill makes the city court judges in the city of Norwich full time positions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Paragraph 36 of subdivision (d) of section 2104 of the uniform city court act, as amended by chapter 548 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: Norwich, two full-time; Section 2. Section 8 of chapter 493 of the laws of 2006, amending the uniform city court act and the judiciary law relating to judges of city courts. Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Justification: Presently, the City Court of Norwich is overburdened. Over the past few years, the overall caseload of the court has increased by 16%,
2017-S1112 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1112 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the uniform city court act and chapter 493 of the laws of 2006, amending the uniform city court act and the judiciary law relating to judges of city courts, in relation to making the city court judges in the city of Norwich full-time positions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 36 of subdivision (d) of section 2104 of the uniform city court act, as amended by chapter 548 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: 36 Norwich, [one full-time and one part-time] TWO FULL-TIME; § 2. Section 8 of chapter 493 of the laws of 2006, amending the uniform city court act and the judiciary law relating to judges of city courts, is amended to read as follows: § 8. Transition. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of this act: (a) On the effective date of this section: (i) in each of the following cities, every acting judgeship shall be abolished and replaced by a part-time judgeship: Auburn, Beacon, Canan- daigua, Dunkirk, Geneva, Gloversville, Glens Falls, Jamestown, Johns- town, Lackawanna, Little Falls, Lockport, Mechanicville, [Norwich,] Olean, Oneida, Oswego, Peekskill, Plattsburgh, Port Jervis, Rensselaer, Rye, Salamanca and Watervliet. Each person serving in a judgeship abol- ished by this subdivision shall continue in service in the part-time judgeship that replaces such abolished judgeship hereunder for the remainder of the term of office to which he or she was selected as acting city court judge; and (ii) each of the following part-time judgeships shall be abolished and replaced by a full-time judgeship: the part-time city court judge of Amsterdam, the office of which was filled by election for a term EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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