N.Y. County Law Section 927
General duties of district attorneys

It shall be the duty of the district attorney of the respective counties of New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens and Richmond to prosecute all crimes and offenses cognizable by the courts of the county for which he shall have been elected or appointed, except when the place of trial of an indictment is changed from one county to another, it shall be the duty of the district attorney of the county where the indictment is found to conduct the trial of the indictment so removed, but said district attorney shall assist in the trial of an indictment removed to his county for trial, upon request of the district attorney of the county wherein the indictment was found. He shall perform the duties prescribed in § 700 (District attorney)section seven hundred of this chapter and such other duties as are prescribed by law.

Source: Section 927 — General duties of district attorneys, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CNT/927 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

900
Devolution of powers and duties on the county of Bronx 901
Office of the sheriff 902
Certain office hours 903
Official seals and signatures 904
Court and trust fund register and liability of officers 905
Liability of commissioner of finance and surety for loss of court and trust funds 906
Liability of city of New York for loss of court and trust funds 907
Certain publications in county of Bronx 908
Appointment and salary of county clerks 909
Additional general duties of county clerks 910
Official undertakings of county clerks 911
Appointment and salaries of counsel to the county clerks 912
Subordinate employees in offices of county clerks 913
Official undertakings of subordinates in offices of county clerks 914
Duties of deputy county clerks 915
Fees of county clerks 916
Accounts of money to be kept in offices of county clerks 917
Transcripts of accounts in offices of county clerks 918
General provisions pertaining to records in offices of county clerks 919
Block indices in offices of county clerks 919‑A
Block indices in the office of the county clerk in the county of Richmond 920
Alphabetical indices in offices of county clerks 921
Current minute books and indices in office of county clerk of New York county 922
Judgment docket in office of county clerk of New York county 923
Current docket books and filing for Bronx county 924
Photo recording 925
Certificate of searching records and copies 926
Election of district attorneys 927
General duties of district attorneys 928
Salary of district attorneys 929
Official undertaking of district attorneys 930
Assistant district attorneys 931
Employees of the district attorneys in counties contained within the city of New York 932
Exemption of district attorneys from payment of certain fees 933
Appropriations for extraordinary criminal actions 934
Cost of removed criminal trials 935
Disposition of property by district attorney of New York county 937
County detectives in counties within city of New York 938
County detective in counties of Bronx and Kings, County detectives are hereby empowered, under the direction of the district attorney by ... 939
Medical assistants in counties of New York and Kings 940
Commissioner of finance as trustee of cemetery lots 940‑A
Food and lodging for certain jurors 941
Liability for torts 942
Duty to furnish facilities for courts of record 943
Representation of indigent persons accused of crime
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Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 927’s source at nysenate​.gov

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