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UDCA 2021 · Article 20. Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure

Transfer of justices' criminal dockets to district court

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§ 2021. Transfer of justices' criminal dockets to district court.

In any county or part of a county when the district court system has been duly adopted, all criminal dockets of the town justices then on file or required to be filed in the office of the town clerk shall be transferred to the office of the clerk of the district court and there kept and maintained in the same manner as other official records of the district court.

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Law content up to date as of June 26, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/UDC2021
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