Bill > A07885

This bill amends existing New York state law to allow the town justice of Montour, a town in Schuyler County, to be a nonresident of the town, with the specific condition that the justice must still reside within Schuyler County. Currently, town justices are typically required to be both residents and registered voters of the town in which they serve. By creating specific exceptions for the Montour town justice, the bill modifies both the town law and public officers law to permit this nonresident status. The legislation ensures that while the town justice does not need to live within the town of Montour itself, they must maintain residency in another town within Schuyler County. This targeted amendment appears to be a localized solution, likely addressing a specific personnel or staffing challenge in the Montour town court system. The bill will take effect immediately upon passage, and the exception it creates applies only to Montour town, with other towns in New York still required to have town justices who are residents of their respective towns unless specifically exempted by future legislative action.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7885