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§ 1601-a. City marshals; qualifications, prohibitions. 1. a. No\nperson shall assume the office of city marshal on or after the effective\ndate of this section unless he or she:
(i)shall have earned a high\nschool diploma or its equivalent;
(ii)shall have satisfactorily\ncompleted, as of the date of his or her appointment, a training program;\nand (iii) shall have demonstrated that he or she has obtained or will be\nable to obtain a bond in the amount prescribed by this article. Prior\nservice as a marshal for a period of two years or more shall be deemed\nto satisfy the requirement that a marshal has obtained a high school\ndiploma or its equivalent as a condition to qualifying for appointment.\n b. The appellate division shall promulgate rules and regulations which\nspecify what co
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§ 1601-a. City marshals; qualifications, prohibitions. 1. a. No\nperson shall assume the office of city marshal on or after the effective\ndate of this section unless he or she: (i) shall have earned a high\nschool diploma or its equivalent; (ii) shall have satisfactorily\ncompleted, as of the date of his or her appointment, a training program;\nand (iii) shall have demonstrated that he or she has obtained or will be\nable to obtain a bond in the amount prescribed by this article. Prior\nservice as a marshal for a period of two years or more shall be deemed\nto satisfy the requirement that a marshal has obtained a high school\ndiploma or its equivalent as a condition to qualifying for appointment.\n b. The appellate division shall promulgate rules and regulations which\nspecify what constitutes an acceptable training program and shall either\nestablish such a program or provide for its establishment. Such rules\nand regulations shall set forth with particularity standards for\nperformance which must be met by participants in the program in order\nthat they may satisfactorily complete such program. The appellate\ndivision shall provide for the proper issuance of a certificate of\nsatisfactory completion of training, which shall be submitted to the\ncommittee on marshals established pursuant to this article.\n 2. a. Except as provided by paragraph b of this subdivision, no\nmarshal shall actively engage or participate in any other occupation or\nemployment, nor shall any marshall engage or participate in any trade or\nbusiness which creates or might tend to create an actual or potential\nconflict of interest. No marshal or member of his or her immediate\nfamily shall maintain any financial interest, direct or indirect, in a\nprocess serving agency, a towing company or a furniture moving and\nstorage company. A violation of any of the provisions of this\nsubdivision shall be cause for discipline, including removal pursuant to\nthe procedures specified in section sixteen hundred ten of this article.\nFor purposes of this subdivision, "immediate family" means spouse,\nparent, child, stepchild or sibling.\n b. During any period of suspension pending a hearing on charges\nprovided for by section sixteen hundred ten of this article, a marshal\nmay actively engage in another occupation or employment, provided that\nsuch occupation or employment does not create or does not tend to create\nan actual or potential conflict of interest.\n