NY Cty L § 652 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 17 - Sheriff 652 - Undersheriff and Staff of Sheriff.

§  652.  Undersheriff  and  staff of sheriff. 1. Within ten days after   entering upon the duties of the office, the  sheriff  shall  appoint  an   undersheriff  to  serve  during  his  pleasure.  During  the  absence or   inability of the sheriff to act or when a vacancy  shall  occur  in  the   office  of  the  sheriff, the undersheriff shall, in all things, execute   the duties of the office of sheriff until a new sheriff  is  elected  or   appointed and has qualified.2.  Within the limits of the appropriation, the sheriff may appoint as   many regular deputy sheriffs as he may deem proper,  but  not  exceeding   one  for  every  three  thousand inhabitants of the county. The board of   supervisors may, however, authorize the appointment of  such  additional   regular deputy sheriffs as it may determine. A female correction officer   or  female  deputy  sheriff  who  is  authorized to perform correctional   duties and has completed training, as mandated by the  state  commission   of  correction,  shall  be in attendance in a correctional facility when   females are confined in the correctional facility and shall, when deemed   necessary by the sheriff or keeper of the jail to maintain the order and   security of the facility, be in attendance in  any  housing  unit  where   females  are  confined. A male correction officer or male deputy sheriff   who is authorized to  perform  correctional  duties  and  has  completed   training, as mandated by the state commission of correction, shall be in   attendance  in  a  correctional  facility when males are confined in the   correctional facility and shall, when deemed necessary by the sheriff or   keeper of the jail to maintain the order and security of  the  facility,   be  in  attendance  in  any  housing  unit where males are confined. The   sheriff may also appoint keepers, guards, clerks and employees as may be   authorized by the board of supervisors and such appointees  shall  serve   during  his  pleasure.  Any person may also be deputed by any sheriff or   undersheriff by written instrument to do particular acts.3. Each such appointment shall be in a writing filed and  recorded  in   the office of the county clerk.4.   Before  the  appointment  by  a  sheriff  of  any  person  as  an   undersheriff or a deputy, other than a person deputed to  do  particular   acts,  the  sheriff shall require such person to, and such person shall,   submit to the sheriff fingerprints of  such  person,  in  the  form  and   manner  prescribed  by the division of criminal justice services, and it   shall thereupon be the duty of the sheriff to compare, or  cause  to  be   compared  such fingerprints with fingerprints filed with the division of   criminal justice services; provided, however, that in any case where the   fingerprints of any such person shall once have been submitted  pursuant   to  this  section  and  are on file in the office of the sheriff, no new   submission thereof shall be required, nor shall the sheriff be  required   to  make  or  cause  to be made such comparison if such comparison shall   have been made previously and certification thereof by  such  department   is on file in his office.