STATE OF NEW YORK
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2416
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 16, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to the full-time status of
the district attorney of Hamilton county
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 700 of the county law, as amended
2 by chapter 419 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
3 8. The district attorney of a county having a population of more than
4 one hundred thousand according to the last federal census [and], the
5 district attorney of Hamilton county, the district attorney of Essex
6 county and any county having a population of more than forty thousand
7 but less than one hundred thousand according to the last federal census,
8 the board of supervisors of which has designated such office as a full-
9 time position, shall give [his] whole time attention to [his] the duties
10 of the office and shall not engage in the practice of law, act as an
11 arbitrator, referee or compensated mediator in any action or proceeding
12 or matter or engage in the conduct of any other profession or business
13 which interferes with the performance of [his] such duties as district
14 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.
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