New York § 525 - 525County clerk; duties
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 525 — 525County clerk; duties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 525. 525County clerk; duties
§ 525. County clerk; duties. 1. The county clerk shall perform the duties prescribed by law as register, and be the clerk of the supreme court and clerk of the county court within his county. He shall perform such additional and related duties as may be prescribed by law and directed by the board of supervisors. 2. He shall provide at the expense of the county, all books, files and other necessary equipment for the filing, recording and depositing of documents, maps, papers in actions and special proceedings of both civil and criminal nature, judgment and lien dockets and books for the indexing of the same as directed or authorized by law.
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Section 525 ("525County clerk; duties") 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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