Bill > S01443

This bill makes a specific exception to existing residency requirements for town justices in New York, allowing the town justice of Rushford in Allegany County to live outside the town's boundaries, with the condition that the justice must still reside within Allegany County. Currently, town justices are typically required to be residents of the town where they serve, but this bill creates a unique provision that would permit the Rushford town justice to live in another town within the same county while still holding the judicial position. The legislation amends both the town law and the public officers law to explicitly state that for the town of Rushford, the usual residency requirements are waived, though it emphasizes that this exception applies only to Rushford and that town justices in other New York towns must continue to reside within their town of service unless specifically authorized otherwise by state law. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1443