New York A 5696: Establishes a division of the public administrator within the office of the corporation counsel for the city of New York; repealer

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A05696 Summary:

BILL NOA05696 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCarroll R

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld & add Art 11 §§1101 - 1121, add §1220, SCPA

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Establishes a division of the public administrator within the office of the corporation counsel for the city of New York.

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BILL NOA05696 

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02/20/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5696

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to
 establishing a division of the public administrator within the office
 of the corporation counsel for the city of New York; and to repeal
 certain provisions of such act relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Article 11 of the surrogate's court procedure act is
 2 REPEALED and a new article 11 is added to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 11
 4 DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY OF
 5 NEW YORK
 6 Section 1101. Definitions.
 7 1102. Division of the public administrator; director; employees.
 8 1103. General powers of the director.
 9 1104. Oath and bond.
 10 1105. Commissions.
 11 1106. Deposit of funds.
 12 1107. Responsibility of the city.
 13 1108. Authority to act.
 14 1109. Reports of deaths and burials.
 15 1110. Inquiry and subpoena.
 16 1111. Letters not required for small estates.
 17 1112. Application for letters; when court may direct probate.
 18 1113. No separate bond or oath.
 19 1114. Powers before issuance of letters.
 20 1115. Notice to consuls.
 21 1116. Appearance by consuls.
 22 1117. Grant of letters to others.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07625-01-5

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 1 1118. Delivery of estate assets to fiduciary; expenses, costs
 2 and commissions.
 3 1119. Appeal; bond.
 4 1120. Property without value where no administration had.
 5 1121. Disposition of records after 10 years.
 6 § 1101. Definitions
 7 For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the
 8 following meanings:
 9 1. "Division" shall mean the division of public administrator estab-
 10 lished by section 1102 of this article.
 11 2. "Director" shall mean the director of the division.
 12 § 1102. Division of the public administrator; director; employees
 13 1. There is hereby created within the office of the corporation coun-
 14 sel for the city of New York, a division of the public administrator to
 15 have and exercise the functions, powers and duties provided by the
 16 provisions of this article.
 17 2. The head of the office shall be the director, who shall be
 18 appointed by the mayor of the city of New York, and shall hold office at
 19 the pleasure of the mayor by whom they were appointed or until their
 20 successor is appointed and has qualified.
 21 3. Subject to the provisions of this article and the civil service
 22 law, and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the director
 23 may appoint such other officers and employees as may be necessary,
 24 prescribe their duties, fix their compensation and provide for payment
 25 of their reasonable expenses, all within amounts as may be allowed annu-
 26 ally in the budget of the city of New York. The director may transfer
 27 officers or employees from their positions to other positions in the
 28 division, or abolish or consolidate such positions.
 29 4. The director acting by and through the division shall have powers
 30 set forth in section 1103 of this article.
 31 § 1103. General powers of the director
 32 1. The director shall have all the powers specifically granted pursu-
 33 ant to this article and also the powers given by law to a fiduciary of a
 34 decedent's estate.
 35 2. In addition to the foregoing grant of powers and without limitation
 36 thereon the director is authorized to:
 37 (a) Se