Senate Bill S7218

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the qualifications for holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Greene

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Current Bill Status Via A6725 - 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-S7218 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6725
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2023-S7218 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts persons holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Greene from the requirement that such persons reside in such county.

2023-S7218 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7218 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7218
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 office of  assistant district  attorney  in the
   county of Greene

   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 GREENE, 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 ASSISTANT DISTRICT
 ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY OF GREENE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON  RESIDES  IN
 GREENE  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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10950-01-3

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