STATE OF NEW YORK
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4694
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 22, 2023
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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 to his duties and shall not
10 engage in the practice of law, act as an arbitrator, referee or compen-
11 sated mediator in any action or proceeding or matter or engage in the
12 conduct of any other profession or business which interferes with the
13 performance of his duties as district attorney.
14 § 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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