New York § 929 - 929Official undertaking of district attorneys
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 929 — 929Official undertaking of district attorneys, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 929. 929Official undertaking of district attorneys
§ 929. Official undertaking of district attorneys. Every person elected or appointed to the office of district attorney, shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, and if appointed, within fifteen days after notice thereof, execute and deliver, to the county clerk of his county, an official undertaking with surety or sureties in an amount fixed by the comptroller approved by a justice of the supreme court in the county in which he has been elected or is serving. Such undertaking shall be to the effect that he will faithfully account for and pay over according to law, or as the court may direct, all moneys that may come into his hands as such district attorney.
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Section 929 ("929Official undertaking of district attorneys") 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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