§ 849-H — Establishment and administration of program

§ 849-h. Establishment and administration of program. 1. There is\nhereby established a justice court assistance program (hereinafter\nreferred to in this article as the "program"), to be administered and\nsupervised under the direction of the chief administrator of the courts,\nto provide funds pursuant to this article to assist the operation of\ntown and village justice courts. The chief administrator shall\npromulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this\narticle, including provisions for periodic monitoring and evaluation of\nthe program. Each town or village receiving funds pursuant to this\narticle shall comply with all such rules and regulations and with all\nprovisions of this article.\n 2. Funds available pursuant to this article may be used for any\npurpose having as its end enhancement of the justice courts' ability to\nprovide suitable and sufficient services to their respective\ncommunities. These purposes may include, but shall not be limited to,\nautomation of court operations; improvement or expansion of court\nfacilities; provision of appropriate means for the recording of court\nproceedings; provision of lawbooks, treatises and related materials; and\nprovision of appropriate training for justices and for nonjudicial court\nstaff. Except as may otherwise be provided by rule of the chief\nadministrator, funds available pursuant to this article shall not be\nused to compensate justices and nonjudicial court staff, nor shall they\nbe used as a means of reducing funding provided by a town or village to\nits justice court.\n