Senate Bill S7390

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the qualifications for holding the offices of assistant district attorney and assistant public defender in the county of Chenango

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2017-S7390 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9022
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S547, A1244

2017-S7390 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the qualifications for holding the offices of assistant district attorney and assistant public defender in the county of Chenango; allows assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders in Chenango county to reside in Chenango county or an adjoining county.

2017-S7390 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7390 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7390
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to  the  qualifica-
   tions  for  holding  the  offices  of  assistant district attorney and
   assistant public defender in the county of Chenango

   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
 two new subdivisions 67 and 68 to read as follows:
   67. IN THE COUNTY OF CHENANGO, 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 CHENANGO, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN
 CHENANGO  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, 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.
   68. IN THE COUNTY OF CHENANGO, 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 PUBLIC  DEFEN-
 DER  OF  THE  COUNTY  OF  CHENANGO, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN
 CHENANGO 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 PUBLIC DEFENDER IN ANY OTHER COUNTY SHALL  BE  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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