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NY Jud L § 30-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 2 - General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges 30-C - Seal of Franklin County and of the County Clerk and the Supreme Court.

§  30-c.  Seal  of  Franklin  county  and  of the county clerk and the   supreme court. 1. The county of  Franklin,  the  county  clerk  of  said   county  and  the supreme court therein, shall have and use the following   seal: Description of Seal The Seal shall be approximately 2 1/4 inches  in  diameter  and  shall   consist  of  two concentric circles; the inner circle to be divided into   four parts; the upper part of the space between such  circles  shall  be   inscribed  with  the words in capital block letters "FRANKLIN COUNTY" in   the lower part shall be inscribed in  capital  block  letters  the  word   "SEAL",  and  such  Seal  shall further bear the following: a farm scene   depicting a barn and silo in the upper left-hand one-quarter;  a  winter   scene of a person skiing in the upper right hand one-quarter; a scene of   a  woodland  stream in the lower right-hand one-quarter and a scene of a   deer in the  lower  left-hand  one-quarter.  It  is  intended  that  the   foregoing  scenes  depict  acts  found  in  Franklin  county,  including   farming, skiing, hiking, fishing and hunting.2. The county clerk of Franklin county shall cause the design of  said   seal  (in  black and white) to be engraved upon metal. From time to time   he shall obtain and make available, and keep in good order and repair as   many of such engraved metal seals as may be  necessary  for  the  proper   performance  of the duties of his office and of the duties of the clerks   and officers in the supreme court authorized to use said seal.  All  the   expense  incurred  by  the county clerk incident to said seal shall be a   county charge against the county of Franklin.3. Such seal shall be used and affixed only: (a) by the  county  clerk   of Franklin county or by any deputy or clerk duly authorized by him; and   (b)  by any justice of the supreme court resident in Franklin county, or   by any clerk or officer duly authorized by said justice.4. The use of said seal or of any replica or  simulation  thereof,  in   form  or  substance,  by  any  unauthorized  person  or for any wrongful   purpose, is prohibited. Any  violation  of  this  prohibition  shall  be   deemed to be a misdemeanor and punishable as such.
NY Jud L § 30-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 2 - General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges 30-D - Seal of Albany County and of the County Clerk and the Supreme Court.

§  30-d. Seal of Albany county and of the county clerk and the supreme   court. 1. The county of Albany, the county clerk of said county and  the   supreme court therein, shall have and use the following seal: ______________________________________________________________1                                                             2                                                             3          COPY OF Seal of Albany county                      4          MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:                              5          NYS LEGISLATIVE BILL DRAFTING COMMISSION           6          CONTACT: LEGISLATIVE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM'S HELPLINE   7                                                             8                                                             9____________________________________________________________  Description of Seal    The  Seal shall consist of two concentric circles; the upper part of the   space between such circles shall be inscribed with the words in  capital   block  letters  "SEAL  OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY," the lower part shall be   inscribed in capital block letters the year "1683", and inside the inner   circle such Seal shall bear the following: a depiction in  outline  form   of Henry Hudson's ship "Half Moon," encircled by leaves and berries of a   holly  plant, joined by ribbon at bottom. Said flora shall represent the   county's natural heritage, while said ship shall represent the  historic   nature of the county as the northernmost point of Hudson's voyage up the   great  river  now  bearing  his  name  and defining the county's eastern   border. Said year of 1683 represents the year of creation of the  County   of Albany.2.  The  county  clerk of Albany county shall cause the design of said   seal (in black and white) to be engraved upon metal. From time  to  time   he  or  she  shall obtain and make available, and keep in good order and   repair as many of such engraved metal seals as may be necessary for  the   proper  performance of the duties of the office and of the duties of the   clerks and officers in the supreme court authorized to  use  said  seal.   All the expense incurred by the county clerk incident to said seal shall   be a county charge against the county of Albany.3.  Such  seal shall be used and affixed only: (a) by the county clerk   of Albany county or by any deputy or clerk duly authorized by  him;  (b)   by any justice of the supreme court resident in Albany county, or by any   clerk  or  officer  duly  authorized by said justice; and (c) the County   Executive  or  other  person  authorized  by  law  to  execute  official   documents on behalf of the county.4.  The  use  of said seal or of any replica or simulation thereof, in   form or substance, by  any  unauthorized  person  or  for  any  wrongful   purpose,  is  prohibited.  Any  violation  of  this prohibition shall be   deemed to be a misdemeanor and punishable as such.
NY Jud L § 30-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 2 - General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges 30-E - Seal of Livingston County and of the County Clerk and the Supreme Court.

§  30-e.  Seal  of  Livingston  county and of the county clerk and the supreme court. 1. The county of Livingston, the  county  clerk  of  said county  and  the supreme court therein, shall have and use the following seal:                            Description of Seal    The Seal shall be approximately 2 1/4 inches  in  diameter  and  shall consist of two concentric circles. The space between the outer and inner circles  shall  have  a white or plain background; the upper part of the space between such circles shall be inscribed with the words in  capital block  letters  "LIVINGSTON  COUNTY"  and  in  the  lower  part shall be inscribed with the words in capital block letters "NEW YORK STATE."  The interior circle shall have a dark background. Upon such background shall be  superimposed a relief map of Livingston county. The map shall have a white or plain background and shall bear a depiction of  the  cupola  of the  Livingston  county courthouse with the numbers "1821" located below the cupola.   The following is an enlarged pictograph of said seal:     ______________________________________________________________    1                                                                 2                                                                 3          COPY OF Seal of Livingston county                      4          MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:                                  5          NYS LEGISLATIVE BILL DRAFTING COMMISSION               6          CONTACT: LEGISLATIVE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM'S HELPLINE       7                                                                 8                                                                 9____________________________________________________________     2. The county clerk of Livingston county shall  cause  the  design  of said  seal  (in black and white) to be engraved upon metal. From time to time he shall obtain and make available, and  keep  in  good  order  and repair  as many of such engraved metal seals as may be necessary for the proper performance of the duties of his office and of the duties of  the clerks  and  officers  in the supreme court authorized to use said seal. All the expense incurred by the county clerk incident to said seal shall be a county charge against the county of Livingston.   3. Such seal shall be used and affixed only:  (a) by the county clerk of Livingston county or by any deputy or clerk duly authorized by him; and  (b) by any justice of the supreme court resident in Livingston county, or by any clerk or officer duly authorized by said justice.   4. The use of said seal or of any replica or  simulation  thereof,  in form  or  substance,  by  any  unauthorized  person  or for any wrongful purpose, is prohibited. Any  violation  of  this  prohibition  shall  be deemed to be a misdemeanor and punishable as such.
NY Jud L § 30-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 2 - General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges 30-F - Seal of Cortland County and of the County Clerk,the Supreme Court and the County Court in Said County.

§  30-f.  Seal of Cortland county and of the county clerk, the supreme court and the county court in said county. 1. The  county  of  Cortland, the  county  clerk  of  said county and the supreme court and the county court therein shall have and use the following seal:                            Description of Seal   The seal shall be approximately 2 1/4 inches in  diameter.  The  outer border  shall  consist  of inverted scallops with an inner smooth circle border. Along the upper outside of the circle shall be  the  inscription in  capital  block  lettering  "SEAL OF CORTLAND COUNTY, N.Y." Along the lower outside of the circle shall be the inscription  in  capital  block lettering "A.D. 1808." The center shall consist of a shield topped by an eagle  and  wreath  of  laurels.  The shield shall feature 13 stars in a field of blue, above a red and white striped base. The left side of  the seal shall consist of a man with a sheaf of wheat. The right side of the seal  shall  consist  of  a  man with a hammer and wheel, with a factory behind. Both men shall have hands resting  on  the  center  shield.  The foreground  of  the  seal,  at the base of the shield shall consist of a mound of Cortland apples.   2. The county clerk of Cortland county shall cause the design of  said seal  (in  black and white) to be engraved upon metal. From time to time the county clerk shall obtain and make available, and keep in good order and repair as many of such engraved metal seals as may be necessary  for the  proper performance of the duties of the office and of the duties of the clerks and officers in the supreme and county courts  authorized  to use  said seal. All the expense incurred by the county clerk incident to said seal shall be a county charge against the county of Cortland.   3. Such seal shall be used and affixed only:  (a) by the county clerk of Cortland county or by any deputy  or  clerk duly authorized by them;  (b)  by  any judicial clerk of the supreme or county court resident in Cortland county, duly authorized by said county clerk; and  (c) any county officer or other person authorized by  law  to  execute official documents on behalf of the county.   4.  The  use  of said seal or of any replica or simulation thereof, in form or substance, by  any  unauthorized  person  or  for  any  wrongful purpose,  is  prohibited.  Any  violation  of  this prohibition shall be deemed to be a misdemeanor and punishable as such.
NY Jud L § 31 (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 2 - General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges 31 - Seals and Records of Former Superior City Courts.

§  31.  Seals  and  records of former superior city courts. The seals,   books, files, records, papers and documents of the superior court of the   city of New York, the court of common pleas for the city and  county  of   New York, the superior court of Buffalo, and the city court of Brooklyn,   shall  be deposited in the offices of the clerks of the several counties   in which said courts have heretofore existed,  and  shall  be  kept  and   preserved  by  said  clerks,  separate  and  apart from the other books,   records, papers and documents in their respective offices, and shall  be   kept in charge of special deputy-clerks, to be designated by said county   clerks,  so as to be readily accessible for inspection; and the justices   of the supreme court, and the said clerks of the said several  counties,   respectively, shall have the same powers with respect to the said books,   files,  records,  papers  and documents as the judges and clerks of said   superior court of the city of New York, and the court  of  common  pleas   for  the  city and county of New York, the superior court of Buffalo and   the city court of Brooklyn, respectively, had and possessed in reference   thereto.
NY Jud L § 33 (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 2 - General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges 33 - Expense of Certain Criminal Prosecutions to Be Borne by the State.

§  33.  Expense  of  certain  criminal prosecutions to be borne by the   state. The expenses of an investigation or prosecution in any county  of   a  matter  or  charge  connected  with,  growing out of or relating to a   contract or contracts between  the  state,  or  any  department,  board,   commission  or officer thereof, and any individual, firm or corporation,   if such prosecution or investigation shall have been ordered,  directed,   or  recommended  by  the governor, the legislature, a joint committee of   both houses of the legislature or a committee of either house, shall  be   borne by the state. Such expenses shall be paid in the first instance by   the  county,  as  the  expenses  of  other  criminal  investigations  or   prosecutions therein, but the county shall be reimbursed therefor out of   moneys appropriated for such purpose. Payments by the state  under  this   section  shall be made from the treasury on the audit and warrant of the   comptroller to the order of the treasurer of the proper county, upon his   certified statement of the items of  expenses  paid  by  the  county  on   account  of  such  investigations  or  prosecutions,  accompanied by the   written approval of the attorney-general thereon. Such payments  may  be   made  at  any  time  during  the  pendency  of any such investigation or   prosecution, for expenses accrued and paid by the county to the date  of   the account, but not oftener than once in three months.
NY Jud L § 34 (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 2 - General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges 34 - Apportionment of Expenses Related to Salaries or Compensation Paid by the State in the First Instance.

§  34.  Apportionment  of expenses related to salaries or compensation   paid by the state in  the  first  instance.  Whenever  in  this  chapter   provision  is  made  for the apportionment among counties of salaries or   compensation paid by the state in the first instance, such apportionment   shall  also  include  expenses  attributable   to   such   salaries   or   compensation,  including  but  not limited to:  contributions to the New   York state employees' retirement system, including a proportionate  part   of  the  administrative  expense  thereof;  the  employer's share of the   premium for the coverage of the officers  or  employees  receiving  such   salaries  or  compensation  under  the  health insurance plan created by   article eleven of the civil service law, and a  proportionate  share  of   the  expenses  of  the administration of such plan; and contributions to   the social security contribution fund; provided, however,  that  in  the   case  of  any such expenses attributable to the salaries or compensation   of justices and official referees of the supreme court, there  shall  be   apportioned  among  the  counties  of  any judicial district or judicial   department only a portion of such expenses bearing the same relation  to   the  total  thereof  as  the  amount  of  such  salaries or compensation   apportioned among such counties bears to the total of  the  salaries  or   compensation  payable  to  such  justices  and  official referees of the   supreme court.The  amounts  of  salaries,  compensation  and  such  expenses  to  be   apportioned  among  the  counties  of  any judicial district or judicial   department shall be certified to the department of taxation and  finance   by the comptroller not later than the first day of July in each year.
NY Jud L § 36 (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 2 - General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges 36 - Personal Assistants to Judges and Justices.

§  36. Personal assistants to judges and justices. 1.  Notwithstanding   any other provisions of law, each  justice  of  the  supreme  court  may   appoint  and at pleasure remove one law clerk and one secretary, subject   to standards and administrative policies promulgated pursuant to section   twenty-eight of article six of the constitution.2. Should a judge or justice of the unified court system cease to hold   office for any reason other than expiration of his  term,  his  personal   assistants  shall  continue  in office until a successor is appointed or   elected to fill such vacancy.  Until such vacancy is filled,  the  chief   administrator  of  the  courts  shall  determine  the  functions  to  be   performed by such personal assistants.
NY Jud L § 40 (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 2-A - State Commission on Judicial Conduct 40 - Definitions.

§  40.  Definitions.  For  the  purposes of this article the following   terms have the following meanings:1. "Commission" means the state commission on judicial conduct.2. "Judge" means a judge or justice of any court of the unified  court   system.3.  "Hearing"  means  a  proceeding  under subdivision four of section   forty-four of this article.4. "Member of the bar" means a person admitted to the practice of  law   in this state for at least five years.
NY Jud L § 40-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 2-A - State Commission on Judicial Conduct 40-A - Recycled Products.

§  40-a. Recycled products. All products purchased by the courts shall   be recycled products, which meet  contract  specifications,  unless  the   product  is  only  available without recycled content, and provided that   the cost of the recycled product does not exceed a cost premium  of  ten   percent  above  the  cost of a comparable product that is not a recycled   product or, if  at  least  fifty  percent  of  the  secondary  materials   utilized in the manufacture of that product are generated from the waste   stream  in  New  York  state,  the cost of the recycled product does not   exceed a cost premium of fifteen percent above the cost of a  comparable   product  that is not a recycled product. For the purpose of this section   and until July first, nineteen hundred  ninety-six,  "recycled  product"   shall  mean  any  product  which  has  been  manufactured from secondary   materials,  as  defined  in  subdivision  one  of  section  two  hundred   sixty-one  of the economic development law, and meets secondary material   content requirements adopted by the office  of  general  services  under   subdivision  one  of  section  one  hundred  seventy-seven  of the state   finance law for products available to the courts  under  state  contract   or, if no such contract for such product is available, any product which   meets  the secondary material content requirements adopted by the courts   with respect to a specific commodity procurement by the  court.  On  and   after  July first, nineteen hundred ninety-six, "recycled product" shall   mean, for the purposes of this  section,  any  product  which  has  been   manufactured  from secondary materials, as defined in subdivision one of   section two hundred sixty-one of the economic development law, and which   meets the requirements of subdivision two  of  section  27-0717  of  the   environmental  conservation  law  and  regulations  promulgated pursuant   thereto. Whenever purchasing or causing  the  purchase  of  printing  on   recycled  paper  pursuant  to this section, the courts shall require the   printed  material  to  contain  the  official  state  recycling   emblem   established  pursuant  to  subdivision  two  of  section  27-0717 of the   environmental conservation  law  and  regulations  promulgated  pursuant   thereto   if   such  paper  has  been  approved  by  the  department  of   environmental  conservation  as  satisfying  the  requirements  of  such   statute  and  regulations,  or,  if such paper has not been so approved,   require the printed  material  to  include  a  printed  statement  which   indicates  the  percentages  of  pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled   material content of such paper.
NY Jud L § 42 (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 2-A - State Commission on Judicial Conduct 42 - Functions; Powers and Duties.

§  42.  Functions;  powers  and  duties. The commission shall have the   following functions, powers and duties:1.  To  conduct  hearings  and  investigations,  administer  oaths  or   affirmations,  subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, examine them   under oath or affirmation and  require  the  production  of  any  books,   records,  documents  or  other  evidence  that  it  may deem relevant or   material to an investigation; and the commission may  designate  any  of   its  members  or  any  member  of its staff to exercise any such powers,   provided, however, that except  as  is  otherwise  provided  in  section   forty-three  of  this  article,  only  a member of the commission or the   administrator shall exercise the power to subpoena witnesses or  require   the production of books, records, documents or other evidence.2.  To  confer  immunity  when  the  commission deems it necessary and   proper in accordance with section 50.20 of the criminal  procedure  law;   provided,  however, that at least forty-eight hours prior written notice   of the commission's intention to  confer  such  immunity  is  given  the   attorney general and the appropriate district attorney.3. To request and receive from any court, department, division, board,   bureau,   commission,   or  other  agency  of  the  state  or  political   subdivision thereof or any public authority such assistance, information   and data as will enable it properly to carry out its  functions,  powers   and duties.4.  To  report  annually,  on or before the first day of March in each   year and at such other times as the commission shall deem necessary,  to   the  governor,  the  legislature  and  the  chief  judge of the court of   appeals, with respect to proceedings which have been finally  determined   by   the   commission.   Such   reports   may  include  legislative  and   administrative recommendations.  The contents of the annual  report  and   any  other  report  shall  conform  to  the  provisions  of this article   relating to confidentiality.5. To adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind rules and  procedures,  not   otherwise  inconsistent  with law, necessary to carry out the provisions   and purposes of this article. All such rules  and  procedures  shall  be   filed  in  the  offices of the chief administrator of the courts and the   secretary of state.6. To do all other things necessary and convenient to  carry  out  its   functions, powers and duties expressly set forth in this article.