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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4025
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMPSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to waiving the
residency requirement for certain county attorney positions within
Warren county
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 76 to read as follows:
76. IN THE COUNTY OF WARREN, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING
A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH SUCH PERSON SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN
WHICH SUCH PERSON'S OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED,
SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT
ATTORNEY, ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER OR ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY OF THE
COUNTY OF WARREN, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN A COUNTY ADJOIN-
ING WARREN COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT
ANY PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING SUCH OFFICES 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 PUBLIC DEFENDER, THE
HOLDER OF WHICH WOULD ASSUME THE DUTIES OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER UPON THE
PUBLIC DEFENDER'S ABSENCE FROM THE COUNTY OR UPON THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S
INABILITY TO PERFORM SUCH OFFICE'S DUTIES.
§ 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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