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10 – Official Oaths.

§ 10. Official oaths. Every officer shall take and file the oath of office required by law, and every judicial officer of the unified court system, in addition, shall file a copy of said oath in the office of court administration, before he shall be entitled to enter upon the discharge of any of his […]

11 – Official Undertakings.

§ 11. Official undertakings. 1. Every official undertaking, when required by or in pursuance of law to be hereafter executed or filed by any officer, shall be to the effect that he will faithfully discharge the duties of his office and promptly account for and pay over all moneys or property received by him as […]

12 – Force and Effect of Official Undertaking.

§ 12. Force and effect of official undertaking. An officer of whom an official undertaking is required, shall not receive any money or property as such officer, or do any act affecting the disposition of any money or property which such officer is entitled to receive or have the custody of, before he shall have […]

13 – Notice of Neglect to File Oath or Undertaking.

§ 13. Notice of neglect to file oath or undertaking. The officer or body making the appointment or certificate of election of a public officer shall, if the officer be required to give an official undertaking to be filed in an office other than that in which the written appointment or certificate of election is […]

14 – Effect of Consolidation on Terms of Office.

§ 14. Effect of consolidation on terms of office. If an office be continued by the consolidated laws constituting the consolidation of which this chapter is a part, the person lawfully holding such office at the time of the taking effect of such consolidated laws shall, subject to the provisions of such consolidated laws, continue […]

17 – Defense and Indemnification of State Officers and Employees.

§ 17. Defense and indemnification of state officers and employees. 1. (a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires the term “employee” shall mean any person holding a position by election, appointment or employment in the service of the state, including clinical practice pursuant to subdivision fourteen of section two hundred six […]

18 – Defense and Indemnification of Officers and Employees of Public Entities.

§ 18. Defense and indemnification of officers and employees of public entities. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) The term “public entity” shall mean (i) a county, city, town, village or any other political subdivision or civil division of the state, (ii) a school district, board of cooperative educational […]

19 – Reimbursement of Defense Costs Incurred by or on Behalf of State Employees.

§ 19. Reimbursement of defense costs incurred by or on behalf of state employees. 1. (a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, the term “employee” shall mean any person holding a position by election, appointment or employment in the service of the state, whether or not compensated, or a volunteer expressly […]

3 – Qualifications for Holding Office.

§ 3. Qualifications for holding office. 1. No person shall be capable of holding a civil office who shall not, at the time he or she shall be chosen thereto, have attained the age of eighteen years, except that in the case of youth boards, youth commissions, recreation commissions, or community boards in the city […]

9 – Deputies, Their Appointment, Number and Duties.

§ 9. Deputies, their appointment, number and duties. Every deputy, assistant, or other subordinate officer, whose appointment or election is not otherwise provided for, shall be appointed by his principal officer, board or other body, and the number thereof, if not otherwise prescribed by law, shall be limited in the discretion of the appointing power. […]