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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5973
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 25, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to removing resi-
dency requirements for Franklin county assistant district attorneys
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 FRANKLIN, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIR-
ING 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 FOR THE COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES
IN FRANKLIN COUNTY OR AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING
THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY 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 DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR CHIEF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
THE HOLDER OF WHICH WOULD ASSUME THE DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
UPON THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S ABSENCE FROM THE COUNTY OR UPON THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S INABILITY TO PERFORM SUCH DISTRICT ATTORNEY'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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