Relates to the qualifications for holding the office of assistant county attorney in the county of Herkimer; permits holders of such office to reside outside Herkimer county.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9128
IN SENATE
April 29, 2024
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Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- 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 county attorney in the coun-
ty of Herkimer
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 75 to read as follows:
3 75. In the county of Herkimer, the provisions of this section requir-
4 ing a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal
5 corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within
6 which such person's official functions are required to be exercised,
7 shall not prevent a person from holding the office of assistant county
8 attorney of the county of Herkimer, provided that such person resides in
9 Herkimer county or an adjoining county within the state of New York;
10 provided, however, that any person performing such functions or holding
11 the office of assistant county attorney in any other county shall be a
12 resident of such county unless otherwise provided by law. The provisions
13 of this subdivision shall not apply to any person holding the office of
14 Herkimer county attorney.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15310-01-4
