Senate Bill S8551

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the town justice of the town of Van Etten, county of Chemung, to be a nonresident of such town

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9700 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2021-S8551 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9700
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2021-S8551 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town justice of the town of Van Etten, county of Chemung, to be a nonresident of such town.

2021-S8551 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8551 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8551
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
   authorizing the town justice of the  town  of  Van  Etten,  county  of
   Chemung, to be a nonresident of such town
 
   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 35 to read as follows:
   35. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
 IN  THE TOWN OF VAN ETTEN, IN THE COUNTY OF CHEMUNG, THE PERSON PERFORM-
 ING THE FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE, NEED NOT BE AN ELECTOR OF  SUCH  TOWN.
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE IN
 ANY  OTHER  TOWN  SHALL  BE  AN  ELECTOR  OF SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE
 PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
   § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 72 to read as follows:
   72. IN THE TOWN OF VAN ETTEN, IN THE COUNTY OF CHEMUNG, 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  TOWN  JUSTICE  OF  THE TOWN OF VAN ETTEN; PROVIDED THAT SUCH
 PERSON RESIDES IN A TOWN WHICH IS IN THE COUNTY  OF  CHEMUNG.  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE IN ANY OTHER
 TOWN SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14956-01-2

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