N.Y. JUD Law § 403
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Sheriff must notify constables and deputies to attend terms
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§ 403. Sheriff must notify constables and deputies to attend terms.\nThe sheriff of each county, except New York, Bronx, Kings, and Queens,\nmust within a reasonable time before the sitting, in his county, of any\nterm of court, notify, in writing or personally, as many constables or\ndeputy sheriffs of his county, as he deems necessary, to appear and\nattend upon the term during its sitting.\n
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