N.Y. CNT Law § 500
This is the official text of N.Y. CNT Law § 500, part of New York’s CNT Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "CNT Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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County attorney; term
Official statutory text
§ 500. County attorney; term. 1. The board of supervisors of each\ncounty shall appoint a resident attorney-at-law as county attorney for\nthe term of office for which the then members of such board were\nelected. In any county having no resident attorney-at-law available, the\nboard of supervisors may employ an attorney-at-law residing in another\ncounty.\n 2. The head of any county legal department created under the\nprovisions of this chapter shall have and exercise all the powers and\nduties of the county attorney.\n
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