New York § 16 - 16Term of service; how reckoned
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 16 — 16Term of service; how reckoned, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16. 16Term of service; how reckoned
§ 16. Term of service; how reckoned. When any such firefighter shall have served as such for so long a time thereafter as shall make the whole term of service the same as required by law of firefighters residing in the city removed to, he shall be entitled to all the privileges and exemptions secured by law to the firefighters of the cities of Albany and New York.
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Section 16 ("16Term of service; how reckoned") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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