STATE OF NEW YORK
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3220
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 12, 2009
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Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, ALESI, BONACIC, DeFRANCISCO, GOLDEN, GRIF-
FO, MORAHAN, RANZENHOFER, SALAND, SEWARD, VOLKER, YOUNG -- read twice
and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to mutual aid agreements
between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical
examiners
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The county law is amended by adding a new section 672 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 672. Mutual aid agreements for coroners' services. 1. Two or more
4 counties are authorized to enter into written mutual aid agreements for
5 the provision of services provided by the county coroner's office or
6 office of the medical examiner in such counties. Each county shall be
7 liable for acts or omissions of its employees or agents when acting
8 pursuant to such an agreement in the same manner and to the same extent
9 as if such acts or omissions occurred within the county; and such
10 employees or agents shall have immunities and privileges for their acts
11 or omissions when acting pursuant to such an agreement in the same
12 manner and to the same extent as if such acts or omissions occurred
13 within the county; except that such a contract may apportion liability
14 otherwise between or among the counties.
15 2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the liability
16 of any county that enters into a mutual aid agreement pursuant to this
17 section to a third party claimant for any cause of action that arises
18 out of such agreement. The proper venue for any such cause of action
19 shall be in any of the counties involved in such cause of action.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06141-01-9
