§ 321 — Appointment of stenographers

New York § 321

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law JUD: Judiciary
• Art. 10-A: Grand Jury Stenographers

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§ 321. Appointment of stenographers. It shall be lawful for the\ndistrict attorney of any county of this state, to appoint a stenographer\nto take the testimony given before the grand juries in said county.\n a. In the county of Kings, it shall be lawful for the district\nattorney of said county to appoint twelve stenographers, each of whom\nshall have authority to take and transcribe the testimony given before\nthe grand juries in the said county of Kings, and such appointment shall\nbe in writing, under the hand and seal of such district attorney, and\nshall be filed in the county clerk's office of said county of Kings.\n b. In the county of Erie, it shall be lawful for the district attorney\nof said county to appoint six stenographers, each of whom shall have\nauthority to take and transcribe the testimony given before the grand\njuries in said county of Erie, and such appointments shall be in\nwriting, under the hand and seal of such district attorney, and shall be\nfiled in the county clerk's office of said county of Erie.\n c. In the county of New York, it shall be lawful for the district\nattorney of such county to appoint fifteen stenographers, each of whom\nshall have authority to take and transcribe the testimony given before\nthe grand juries in said county of New York, and such appointments shall\nbe in writing, under the hand and seal of such district attorney, and\nshall be filed in the county clerk's office of said county of New York.\n d. In the county of Rockland, it shall be lawful for the district\nattorney of said county to appoint two stenographers, each of whom shall\nhave authority to take and transcribe the testimony given before the\ngrand juries in said county of Rockland, and such appointments shall be\nin writing under the hand and seal of such district attorney, and shall\nbe filed in the county clerk's office in the county of Rockland.\n e. In the county of Onondaga, it shall be lawful for the district\nattorney of said county to appoint five stenographers, each of whom\nshall have authority to take and transcribe the testimony given before\nthe grand juries in the said county of Onondaga, and such appointments\nshall be in writing under the hand and seal of such district attorney,\nand shall be filed in the county clerk's office in the county of\nOnondaga.\n f. In the county of Queens, it shall be lawful for the district\nattorney of said county to appoint ten stenographers, each of whom shall\nhave authority to take and transcribe the testimony given before the\ngrand juries in the said county of Queens, and such appointments shall\nbe in writing, under the hand and seal of such district attorney, and\nshall be filed in the county clerk's office of said county of Queens.\n g. In the county of Monroe, it shall be lawful for the district\nattorney of such county to appoint six stenographers, to be known as the\nfirst, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth stenographers, each of\nwhom shall have authority to take and transcribe the testimony given\nbefore the grand juries in said county of Monroe, and each of whom shall\nbe considered as an assistant to the district attorney and under his\ndirection and control; and authority is further granted to the district\nattorney of the county of Monroe, if certified to by him, to appoint\ntemporarily grand jury stenographers who shall have the same powers,\nresponsibilities and duties as the first, second, third, fourth, fifth\nand sixth stenographers, and compensation therefor shall be chargeable\nto the county of Monroe and within the comparable bracket salary\nschedules, and such temporary grand jury stenographers shall retain and\nreceive all benefits as the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and\nsixth stenographers do, including state retirement benefits, Blue Cross\nand Blue Shield, and all other benefits, the same as the regular\nstenographers and other public employees.\n h. In the county of Westchester it shall be lawful for the district\nattorney of such county to appoint three stenographers, to be known as\nthe first, second and third stenographer, each of whom, shall have\nauthority to take and transcribe the testimony given before the grand\njuries in said county of Westchester, and each of whom, shall be\nconsidered as an assistant to the district attorney and under his\ndirection and control. Every stenographer so appointed whenever directed\nby the district attorney, shall have authority to attend upon and take\nand transcribe the testimony given at coroner's inquests and the\nexamination and trial of criminal cases, which said testimony so taken\nand transcribed shall be for the exclusive use and benefit of the\ndistrict attorney, unless otherwise ordered by the court, or otherwise\nagreed upon by the district attorney. The appointment of a stenographer\nby said district attorney shall be deemed a revocation of any prior\nappointment of a stenographer.\n i. In the county of Orange, it shall be lawful for the district\nattorney of said county to appoint six stenographers, each of whom shall\nhave authority to take and transcribe the testimony given before the\ngrand juries in said county of Orange, and such appointments shall be in\nwriting under the hand and seal of such district attorney, and shall be\nfiled in the county clerk's office in the county of Orange.\n j. In the county of Dutchess, it shall be lawful for the district\nattorney of said county, to appoint two stenographers each of whom shall\nhave authority to take and transcribe the testimony given before the\ngrand juries in said county of Dutchess, and such appointments shall be\nin writing under the hand and seal of such district attorney and shall\nbe filed in the county clerk's office in the county of Dutchess.\n k. In the county of Oneida, it shall be lawful for the district\nattorney of said county to appoint five stenographers, each of whom\nshall have authority to take and transcribe the testimony given before\nthe grand juries in said county of Oneida, and such appointments shall\nbe in writing under the hand and seal of such district attorney, and\nshall be filed in the county clerk's office in the county of Oneida.\n