Assembly Bill A6102

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the qualification to hold the position of assistant district attorney in the county of Rensselaer

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Current Bill Status - 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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2023-A6102 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5962
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2023-A6102 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to removing the residency requirement to hold the position of assistant district attorney in the county of Rensselaer, provided that such assistant district attorney resides in an adjoining county.

2023-A6102 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6102
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public officers law, in relation to the qualifica-
   tion to hold the position of assistant district attorney in the county
   of Rensselaer
 
   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 a
 new subdivision 73 to read as follows:
   73.  IN  THE  COUNTY  OF  RENSSELAER,  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  EXER-
 CISED,  SHALL  NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT
 DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY OF RENSSELAER, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON
 RESIDES IN RENSSELAER 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 CHIEF 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10444-01-3

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