Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 15, 2024 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to judiciary |
May 08, 2023 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A6748
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZEBROWSKI
Current Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
co-Sponsors
MaryJane Shimsky
Monica P. Wallace
William Magnarelli
John T. McDonald III
2023-A6748 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Uniform Justice Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §105, UJCA
2023-A6748 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires town and village justices be admitted to the practice of law in this state and reside in the municipality in which the position is located; provides an exception to the requirement for currently serving justices; provides for the office of court administration to grant a waiver of the requirements.
2023-A6748 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6748 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 8, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, SHIMSKY, WALLACE, MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to requiring town and village justices be admitted to the practice of law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 105 of the uniform justice court act, as amended by chapter 250 of the laws of 1975, subdivision (c) as amended by chapter 843 of the laws of 1980 and subdivision (d) as added by chapter 739 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: § 105. [Training] QUALIFICATION, TRAINING and education of justices; expenses thereof; requirements; restriction. [(a) Training.] 1. (A) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ANY PERSON SERVING AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE FOR A TERM OF OFFICE COMMENCING ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOU- SAND TWENTY-FOUR MUST BE ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THIS STATE AND MUST RESIDE IN THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE POSITION IS LOCATED. (B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SECTION, ANY PERSON NOT ADMITTED TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN THIS STATE WHO IS SERVING AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE ON SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO CONTINUE SERVING IN SUCH POSITION AND MAY SERVE THE REMAINDER OF HIS OR HER TERM AND RUN FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS OF OFFICE. (C) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A MUNICIPALITY MAY SUBMIT AN APPLI- CATION FOR A WAIVER OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION TO THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION IN SUCH FORM AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION. IN THE DISCRETION OF THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMIN- ISTRATION, A WAIVER MAY BE GRANTED UPON AN ADEQUATE SHOWING THAT THERE ARE AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS RESIDING WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY TO PROVIDE A CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATES MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARA- GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. IN SUCH CASE, A WAIVER MAY BE GRANTED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10813-01-3
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