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NY Cty L § 900 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 900 - Devolution of Powers and Duties on the County of Bronx.

§ 900. Devolution of powers and duties on the county of Bronx.  1. The   county  of  Bronx shall possess all the rights and be subject to all the   obligations of the counties now included within the city  of  New  York,   except as otherwise provided by law.2.  All  acts  and parts of acts specially applicable to the county of   New York or that portion of the borough of the Bronx  formerly  part  of   the  county  of  Westchester, annexed to the city of New York by chapter   nine hundred thirty-four of the laws of  eighteen  hundred  ninety-five,   and  now  in  force  in  the borough of the Bronx shall continue in full   force and effect in the county of Bronx, as though the county  had  been   in  existence at the time of the passage of such acts, and as though the   name of the county of Bronx had appeared in such acts and parts of  acts   wherever the name of the county of New York or the county of Westchester   appears in such acts or parts of acts.3.  The surrogate, district attorney and county clerk of the county of   Bronx shall have all the powers and perform all the duties  as  required   by  the  constitution  and the laws of this state prescribing the duties   and powers of such officers.
NY Cty L § 901 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 901 - Office of the Sheriff.

§ 901. Office of the sheriff. 1. The commissioner of correction of the   city  of  New  York  shall  have  custody of the civil jails and persons   lawfully committed to his custody and such jails shall be kept  by  him,   or by keepers appointed by him, for whose acts he shall be responsible.2.  The  provisions of section two hundred eighteen and the provisions   of article seventeen of this chapter shall apply to the sheriff,  except   when  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of this article, the charter,   administrative code or a local law  adopted  pursuant  thereto.  In  the   interpretation  of  this section, a board of supervisors shall be deemed   to mean the officer or agency vested with power under the New York  city   charter, or by other law, to act pursuant to this article.
NY Cty L § 902 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 902 - Certain Office Hours.

§ 902. Certain office hours. 1. The offices of the county clerk in the   counties  constituting  the  city  of New York shall remain open for the   transaction of business from  nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon  to  four   o'clock  in  the  afternoon  every  day  except  Saturdays,  Sundays and   holidays and except in the months of July and August when  said  offices   shall  remain  open for the transaction of business from nine o'clock in   the forenoon to two o'clock in the afternoon except  Saturdays,  Sundays   and holidays.2. Whenever the last day on which any paper shall be filed or act done   or  performed  in  any  such  office expires on Saturday, Sunday, public   holiday or a day when such office  is  closed  for  the  transaction  of   business, the time therefor is hereby extended to and including the next   business day such office is open for the transaction of business.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the motor   vehicle  section  of a county clerk's office may, by order of the mayor,   be kept open on Saturdays during the month of January.
NY Cty L § 903 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 903 - Official Seals and Signatures.

§  903. Official seals and signatures. 1. The seals heretofore kept by   the respective county clerks of the counties comprising the city of  New   York  shall  continue to be the seals of said counties. The seal kept by   the county clerk as prescribed in the judiciary law, shall  continue  to   be the seal of the county and must be used by him when he is required to   use  an  official seal. The seal heretofore adopted by the county judges   of the county of Bronx shall continue to be the official  seal  of  such   county and of the supreme court of such county. This provision shall not   be  applicable  in  cases where special provisions are otherwise made by   law.2. The signature and seal of a county  clerk  upon  a  certificate  of   official character of a notary public or the signature of a county clerk   upon  a  certificate  of  authentication  of the signature and acts of a   notary public  or  commissioner  of  deeds  or  upon  a  certificate  of   comparison  or  of  search  may  be  a  facsimile,  imprinted,  stamped,   photographed or engraved thereon.3. The county clerk may designate from among the permanent members  of   his  staff,  one  or more individuals who shall be permitted to sign his   name and affix  his  official  seal  upon  documents  of  certification,   attestation,  and  comparison, as well as upon certificates attesting to   the official character of notaries public and the signatures  of  public   officers  and  upon  judgments,  orders, commissions and other documents   requiring the official signature and seal of the county clerk.
NY Cty L § 904 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 904 - Court and Trust Fund Register and Liability of Officers.

§  904.  Court and trust fund register and liability of officers.  The   county clerks of the counties comprising the  city  of  New  York  shall   perform  the  same  duties  and  shall  be subject to the same penalties   imposed by the provisions of this chapter upon other  county  clerks  of   the  state  with  relation  to  court  and  trust fund registers and the   delivery of property  or  moneys  to  the  commissioner  of  finance  in   pursuance  of any judgment, decree or order of a court of record of this   state.
NY Cty L § 905 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 905 - Liability of Commissioner of Finance and Surety for Loss of Court and Trust Funds.

§  905.  Liability  of  commissioner of finance and surety for loss of   court and trust funds. The commissioner of finance of the  city  of  New   York  and  his  surety or sureties shall be liable in the same manner as   county treasurers are made liable under the provisions of  this  chapter   for the loss of court and trust funds.
NY Cty L § 906 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 906 - Liability of City of New York for Loss of Court and Trust Funds.

§  906.  Liability  of  city  of  New York for loss of court and trust   funds. The city of New York shall be responsible  for  all  property  or   moneys  deposited  with  the  commissioner  of  finance by virtue of any   judgment, decree or order of a court of record in this  state  provided,   however,  that the city shall not be held liable for any loss due to the   depreciated value of an investment legal at the time of its purchase and   which continued to be a legal investment during the period of the trust.   An action to recover any loss to or of such fund may be brought  against   the  city  by any party aggrieved or by the state comptroller in a court   of competent jurisdiction.
NY Cty L § 907 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 907 - Certain Publications in County of Bronx.

§ 907. Certain publications in county of Bronx. Every citation, order,   proclamation,  summons  or  notice,  except  a  notice  required  to  be   published by the provisions of the public lands law, which  is  required   by  any provision of law to be published in any newspaper published in a   county shall, where such publication is required  or  ordered  in  Bronx   county,  be  published  in at least two newspapers published within such   county. No publication  shall  be  deemed  a  compliance  with  any  law   requiring  it  unless  such publication shall have been made in at least   two such newspapers.
NY Cty L § 908 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 908 - Appointment and Salary of County Clerks.

§  908.  Appointment and salary of county clerks. 1. The county clerks   of the counties comprising the city of New York shall be  appointed  and   removable  in  pursuance  of section thirteen of article thirteen of the   constitution.2. Each of the county clerks of the counties comprising  the  city  of   New  York  shall  receive  an annual salary of not less than the minimum   annual compensation received by a justice of the supreme  court  of  the   state  of  New York elected from the same judicial district in which the   county for which the county clerk serves is located.3. Said salaries shall be in lieu  of  all  other  fees  or  forms  of   compensation  for  services rendered in the performance of the duties of   the office.4. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this  section  or  of  any   other  law,  the  salaries of any such county clerks may be increased by   the chief administrator of the courts upon  the  recommendation  of  the   administrative board of the courts, provided that if the salaries of any   such county clerks are thus increased above the salaries provided for in   this  section,  such  salaries may likewise be decreased to any salaries   not lower than the salaries provided for in this section.
NY Cty L § 909 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 909 - Additional General Duties of County Clerks.

§ 909. Additional general duties of county clerks. The county clerk of   each  of  the counties within the city of New York shall be clerk of the   supreme court within his respective county,  and  shall  have  power  to   select,  draw,  summon  and empanel grand and petit jurors in the manner   and under the conditions now or hereafter prescribed by law,  and  shall   have  such  other  powers and duties as shall be prescribed from time to   time by law. The powers conferred and the  duties  imposed  upon  county   clerks  by  section  six  hundred  sixty-one  of  this  chapter shall be   exercised and performed by the county clerk of  the  appropriate  county   and  the county clerk shall, in the exercise and performance thereof, be   subject to the same liabilities and responsibilities, as are  prescribed   in said section.Nothing  herein  contained  shall  prohibit  the county clerk of Kings   county from performing any duty  not  in  conflict  with  the  aforesaid   duties  which  has  been  or  may  be  imposed  by  federal law, or from   receiving or retaining fees or other compensation provided by  such  law   for the performance of such duty.
NY Cty L § 910 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 910 - Official Undertakings of County Clerks.

§ 910. Official undertakings of county clerks. Each county clerk shall   before  entering  upon or assuming the duties of his office, give a bond   to the people of the state  of  New  York  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five   thousand  dollars,  with  not  less  than two sufficient sureties, to be   approved by the comptroller of the city of New York, conditioned that he   will faithfully discharge the  duties  of  his  office  and  all  trusts   imposed upon him by law by virtue of his office. In case of any official   misconduct  or  default on the part of such clerk, or in case any person   or  corporation  is  injured  or  damaged  by  reason  of   any   error,   inaccuracies or mistakes in a return of a search certified as correct by   such  clerk,  an  action  upon such bonds may be begun and prosecuted to   judgment  by  the  attorney  general,  who  shall,  after  first  paying   therefrom  the  expenses  of  the litigation, cause the proceeds of such   judgment to be paid over, as shall  be  lawful  and  equitable,  to  the   person  or corporation injured or damaged by such official misconduct or   by reason of any such error, inaccuracy or mistake in a certified return   of a search. Such bond shall be filed in the office of  the  comptroller   of the city of New York.
NY Cty L § 911 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 911 - Appointment and Salaries of Counsel to the County Clerks.

§  911. Appointment and salaries of counsel to the county clerks.  The   clerk of each of the counties within the city of New York may appoint  a   counsel who shall be an attorney and counselor-at-law with not less than   ten  years'  experience,  and  who  shall receive an annual salary to be   fixed by the county clerk of his county within the  amount  provided  by   the board of estimate.Notwithstanding  any of the provisions of this section or of any other   law, the salaries of any counsel to such county clerks may be  increased   by  the board of estimate of the city of New York, provided that if such   board increases the salaries of any  such  counsel  above  the  salaries   provided  for  in this section, such board shall likewise have the power   to decrease any such  salaries  to  any  salaries  not  lower  than  the   salaries provided for in this section.
NY Cty L § 912 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 912 - Subordinate Employees in Offices of County Clerks; Salaries.

§ 912. Subordinate employees in offices of county clerks; salaries. In   counties  within  the city of New York, the appointment of every deputy,   assistant, clerk, employee or subordinate shall be made in  writing  and   filed  in  the  office  of  the clerk making the appointment before such   deputy, assistant or other person shall enter upon the discharge of  his   duties.  The  number,  duties  and salaries of all such persons shall be   fixed by the  clerk  of  each  such  county,  respectively,  subject  to   revision by the board of estimate of the city of New York.g.  Notwithstanding  any  of  the provisions of this section or of any   other law, the number of deputy county clerks in Bronx, Kings and Queens   counties or the salaries of any officers or employees  provided  for  in   this  section  may  be increased by the board of estimate of the city of   New York, provided that if such board increases  either  the  number  or   salaries  of  any such deputy county clerks, officers or employees above   the number or salaries provided for in this section,  such  board  shall   likewise  have  the power to decrease any such number or salaries to any   number or salaries not lower than the number and salaries  provided  for   in this section.
NY Cty L § 913 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 913 - Official Undertakings of Subordinates in Offices of County Clerks.

§  913.  Official  undertakings  of  subordinates in offices of county   clerks. The county clerk of each  such  county  may  in  his  discretion   require  any deputy, assistant, clerk, employee or subordinate appointed   by him to give a bond and may determine the amount thereof.
NY Cty L § 914 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 914 - Duties of Deputy County Clerks.

§  914.  Duties  of  deputy county clerks. The deputy county clerks of   each of the counties comprising the city of New York shall,  subject  to   the  provisions  of  the  public  officers  law, have all the powers and   fulfill all the duties of the county clerk in his absence and  shall  be   subject to the same obligations and conditions prescribed for the county   clerk while he is performing his duties.
NY Cty L § 915 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 915 - Fees of County Clerks.

§  915.  Fees  of county clerks. All moneys to which the clerks of the   counties comprising the city of New York  are  entitled,  by  virtue  of   their  office,  or  which  they  may  receive  for  any and all official   services rendered by them,  or  by  any  of  their  assistants,  clerks,   employees, or subordinates shall belong to and be for the benefit of the   city  of  New  York, and shall be collected by such clerks and accounted   for and paid over on the first day of each month into  the  treasury  of   the city of New York.
NY Cty L § 916 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 916 - Accounts of Money to Be Kept in Offices of County Clerks.

§  916.  Accounts of money to be kept in offices of county clerks.  It   shall be the duty of clerks of the counties comprising the city  of  New   York  to  keep  an  exact  and  detailed  account of all moneys actually   received by them or their subordinates  for  any  services  rendered  in   their  official  capacity, and of all moneys which such county clerks or   their subordinates shall be entitled to demand and receive for any  such   services. Said county clerks shall deposit monthly with the commissioner   of  finance  any  and  all  such sums of money so received. Such account   shall show when every such service shall have been performed, its nature   and the money charged therefor, and shall at all  times,  during  office   hours, be open to the inspection, without any fee or charge therefor, of   all  persons  desiring  to  examine the same, and such accounts shall be   deemed a part of the records of the office in which they shall be  kept,   and  shall  be preserved therein as other books of record are until they   have been audited by the comptroller of the city of  New  York  and  his   approval  given  to their destruction but in any event for not less than   ten years.
NY Cty L § 917 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 917 - Transcripts of Accounts in Offices of County Clerks; Violations.

§   917.   Transcripts  of  accounts  in  offices  of  county  clerks;   violations. 1. A transcript of the account shall be made in such form as   shall be prescribed by the comptroller of the city  of  New  York.  Such   transcript  shall  contain  a statement of all moneys either received by   such clerks and their subordinates or which they are entitled to  demand   and  receive  for  services performed by them in their official capacity   since making the last preceding transcript and  return,  specifying  the   total  amount  received  from or charged to each person and corporation,   and the character of the services rendered. It shall be  transmitted  to   such  comptroller  within  ten days from the expiration of each calendar   month, verified by the oath of such clerks or their deputies.The verification shall  be  positive  and  not  upon  information  and   belief.The  comptroller  may  examine  the  county  clerks  or  any  of their   subordinates under oath, touching the  amount  of  moneys  paid  to  and   received  by  such  clerks  and  their  subordinates  in  their official   capacity, and touching any statements contained in or required  by  this   article  to  be  contained  in such certified transcript and return.  An   order for such examination must be granted by a justice of  the  supreme   court   whenever   an   application  shall  be  made  therefor  by  such   comptroller, and such examination shall take place before such justice.2. It shall be unlawful for the clerks of the counties comprising  the   city  of  New York or any of their subordinates to receive for their own   use any moneys belonging to the city of  New  York,  or  to  neglect  to   render  to  the  comptroller  of  the city of New York an account of the   moneys which they have received or are  entitled  to  receive  in  their   official  capacity  or pay over the same as in this article required, or   to make a false statement in the certified transcript and return  or  to   swear falsely upon the examination by the comptroller.3.  Any violation hereof by such clerks or any such subordinates shall   be a misdemeanor. In addition thereto, such clerks or such  subordinates   shall  also  forfeit  any sum that may be due them on account of salary,   and shall be liable to the city of New York, in a civil  action  at  the   suit of the city, for all moneys received and not accounted for and paid   over into the treasury of such city pursuant to the requirements of this   article.
NY Cty L § 920 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 920 - Alphabetical Indices in Offices of County Clerks.

§  920. Alphabetical indices in offices of county clerks. The clerk of   each of the counties within the city of New York, so long as he deems it   expedient, may continue the  alphabetical  indices  of  the  parties  to   notices  of lis pendens, statutory notice of liens and claims upon land,   or of the parties to either of them, and of the owners of  land  against   which  liens  have been filed and of judgment debtors whose names appear   on record. The particular form of such alphabetical indices shall be  as   such  county  clerk  shall  determine,  and shall be certified by him as   having been prepared under the authority of this article.  Such  indices   shall  be  kept in the office of the county clerk or in such other place   as shall be provided for them and shall be public records.
NY Cty L § 922 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 24 - Provisions Applicable to New York City 922 - Judgment Docket in Office of County Clerk of New York County.

§  922.  Judgment docket in office of county clerk of New York county.   1. The judgment dockets shall be kept by the county clerk  of  New  York   county  in two separate sets of books, one set to be designated and used   for judgments against individuals including all individual members of  a   copartnership or of a firm doing business under a firm name or style and   the   other  set  to  be  designated  and  used  for  judgments  against   corporations including joint stock  companies,  copartnerships  or  firm   names  or  styles  under which businesses are conducted; and each set of   such judgment dockets must have a separate volume or  volumes  for  each   letter  of  the  alphabet  and  each judgment docket book shall have its   letters, and the year or years of its entries plainly marked on its back   and cover and on every page.2.  Each  volume  of  the  judgment  dockets  for  judgments   against   individuals shall contain the names of those judgment debtors whose last   names  begin with the letter marked on its cover. Each such volume shall   also have an alphabetical marginal page index for a further alphabetical   breakdown of the names included therein. The  marginal  page  index  may   show  each letter of the alphabet in order and, in such event, a page of   such judgment docket may contain the names  of  those  judgment  debtors   whose  first  names  begin with the letter or whose first initial is the   letter marked on the marginal index for that page; and there shall be at   the back of each of such volumes blank pages  not  indexed  which  shall   contain  the  names  of  those  judgment  debtors  whose  first names or   initials are stated in  the  title  of  the  action  to  be  unknown  or   fictitious.3.   Each  volume  of  the  judgment  dockets  for  judgments  against   corporations shall contain the names of those judgment debtors the first   letter or initial of whose names as it appears, following  the  prefixed   articles  "A",  "An"  or  "The", is the letter marked on its cover. Each   such volume may have an alphabetical marginal page index for  a  further   alphabetical breakdown of the names included therein.4.  The  number of the action and the year in which it was begun shall   be entered as part of the entry of every judgment.