New York A 8681: Relates to establishing the abortion access fund and allowing taxpayers to make gifts to the fund

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A08681 Summary:

BILL NOA08681 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHawley

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Add Art 27 Part 1 §§2700 - 2711, Part 2 §§2720 - 2722, Part 3 §§2730 - 2735, UDCA

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Establishes a district court system in the county of Orleans; provides for its organization, jurisdiction and procedures.

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05/29/2025referred to judiciary

06/06/2025enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8681

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 29, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the uniform district court act, in relation to estab-
 lishing a district court system in the county of Orleans

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

 1 Section 1. The uniform district court act is amended by adding a new
 2 article 27 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE XXVII
 4 ORLEANS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
 5 PART 1
 6 ORGANIZATION
 7 Section 2700. Orleans county district court established.
 8 2701. District court system; area and composition.
 9 2702. District and number of judges therein.
 10 2703. Qualifications of judges; restrictions on other activ-
 11 ities; oath of office; powers.
 12 2704. Salaries of judges.
 13 2705. Board of judges.
 14 2706. Access to facilities; payment of expenses.
 15 2707. Time and place of holding court.
 16 2708. Procedures relating to traffic offenses.
 17 2709. Official seals.
 18 2710. Appointment, compensation and removal of court clerks.
 19 2711. Duties of court clerks.
 20 § 2700. Orleans county district court established.
 21 There shall be a district court system established in the county of
 22 Orleans as herein provided. The Orleans county district court shall be
 23 an inferior court, and the judges thereof shall have the civil and crim-
 24 inal jurisdiction prescribed hereinafter consistent with this act. Such
 25 court shall be a court of record and shall operate pursuant to the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13195-01-5

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 1 provisions of this act and all rules and regulations as established by
 2 the New York state office of court administration.
 3 § 2701. District court system; area and composition.
 4 The district court system of Orleans county shall be established on
 5 the first day of January next succeeding one year from the general
 6 election by a majority vote cast in the Orleans county general election
 7 as approved by the legislature of the state of New York.
 8 § 2702. District and number of judges therein.
 9 The county district court system shall be a single judicial district
 10 as follows: The entire district court system shall constitute the one
 11 judicial district in which two full-time district court judges shall be
 12 elected. The legislature of the county of Orleans, upon the recommenda-
 13 tion of the board of judges of the district courts, increase the number
 14 of judges provided that such new judicial post or posts shall be filled
 15 for a full term at the next general election held not less than three
 16 months after the creation thereof.
 17 § 2703. Qualifications of judges; restrictions on other activities; oath
 18 of office; powers.
 19 1. No one shall be eligible to the office of judge unless they are a
 20 resident elector in the district for which such person is elected or
 21 appointed and shall have been admitted to practice law in this state for
 22 at least five years.
 23 2. No judge shall engage in the practice of law or hold any other
 24 public office in the county. Each judge shall devote their whole time
 25 and capacity to the duties of their office. Before entering upon their
 26 duties, each judge elected or appointed pursuant to this article shall
 27 take and file with the county clerk the oath of office prescribed by the
 28 constitution. The judges may, by virt