LOCAL LAW NO. "Q" FOR 2024
A LOCAL LAW OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK CREATING CHAPTER 114 OF THE ALBANY COUNTY CODE, REGARDING THE CREATION OF THE ALBANY COUNTY OFFICE OF ASSIGNED COUNSEL
Introduced: 10/15/24
By Kuhn and Simpson:
A LOCAL LAW amending the Laws of Albany County by adding a new Chapter 114 relating to the creation of the Albany County Office of Assigned Counsel.
BE IT ENACTED By the County Legislature of the County of Albany as follows:
Section 1. A new Chapter is hereby added to the Laws of Albany County to read as follows:
Chapter 114
ALBANY COUNTY OFFICE OF ASSIGNED COUNSEL
Sec. 114-101. Short Title
Sec. 114-102. Purpose
Sec. 114-103. Definitions
Sec. 114-104. Board of Directors, Membership
Sec. 114-105. Board of Directors, Powers and Duties
Sec. 114-106. Assigned Counsel Administrator, Appointment, Term.
Sec. 114-107. Operation of Program
Sec. 114-108. Rules and Regulations
Sec. 114---109. Severability
Sec. 114-101. Short Title.
This Chapter shall be known as and cited as "The Albany County Office of Assigned Counsel."
Sec. 114--102. Establishment, Purpose.
Pursuant to New York State County Law Article 18-B, ?722(3)(a)(b) there shall be an Office of Assigned Counsel, which shall operate as an independent office separate from the Albany County Office of the Public Defender and the Albany County Office of the Alternate Public Defender. The purpose of said office is to maintain an Assigned Counsel Program in the County by establishing protocols and policies for assigning attorneys to indigent clients in both family court and the criminal court(s) to ensure the provision of professional, skilled, ethical and client-centered legal representation of such indigent clients. The Assigned Counsel Program shall operate in compliance with the Standards for establishing and Administering A...
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