N.Y. SCP Law § 2601
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When court open; terms and sessions 1
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§ 2601. When court open; terms and sessions\n 1. The court is always open for the transaction of any business within\nits powers and jurisdiction.\n 2. The judge of a surrogate's court may appoint and may alter the\ntimes and places of transacting any business which may come before it\nand designate terms and sessions for trials, hearings, chamber business\nand other business of the court.\n 3. The court, in a county where the judge of the county court is also\na judge of the surrogate's court, may be held at the time and place at\nwhich the county court is held and the jury in attendance may constitute\nthe jury for the trial of any issue arising in the surrogate's court.\n
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