Bill Text: NY A10050 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Reestablishes the office of coroner in the county of Oswego; removes the powers and duties of coroners from the district attorney in such county; allows Oswego County to appoint a coroner; repeals provisions of law relating thereto.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-02 - referred to local governments [A10050 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A10050-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10050

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       May 2, 2024
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        Introduced  by M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Local Governments

        AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to reestablishing the office
          of coroner in the county of Oswego and removing the powers and  duties
          of  coroners  from  the  district attorney in such county and allowing
          Oswego county to appoint a coroner; and to repeal chapter 369  of  the
          laws  of 1920, abolishing the office of coroner in the county of Oswe-
          go, and providing that the powers and duties of coroners in such coun-
          ty shall hereafter be exercised by  the  district  attorney,  relating
          thereto

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. This act reestablishes the office  of  coroner  within  the
     2  county  of  Oswego and removes such powers and duties from the office of
     3  the district attorney and places it with the office of the coroner with-
     4  in the county of Oswego.
     5    § 2. Chapter 369 of the laws of 1920, abolishing the office of coroner
     6  in the county of Oswego, and providing that the  powers  and  duties  of
     7  coroners  in  such  county  shall hereafter be exercised by the district
     8  attorney, is REPEALED.
     9    § 3. Section 400 of the county law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
    10  sion 3-c to read as follows:
    11    3-c. Coroner in Oswego county. The office of coroner is  hereby  rees-
    12  tablished  in the county of Oswego. The powers and duties of the coroner
    13  previously held by the district attorney are now placed in the office of
    14  the coroner of the county of Oswego. Such coroner shall be appointed  by
    15  the  county  legislature  and  shall serve at the pleasure of the county
    16  legislature and such appointment may be revoked at any  time  by  resol-
    17  ution  of  the  county  legislature  and filing of a certificate of such
    18  revocation in the office of the county clerk.
    19    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately;  provided  however,  that
    20  the  district  attorney  in Oswego county shall continue to serve as the
    21  coroner until such time as a coroner is appointed.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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