Legal Opinion
Opn. No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided August 12, 1982Published
1Opinion of the Court
Joseph Jacobs, Esq. Corporation Counsel, Amsterdam
You have asked whether a county sheriff may also serve as a city police chief.
We have said that a municipality may contract with a county for additional county police services (Inf Opns Nos 81-62 and 81-89, copies enclosed). However, we believe a proposal to give a county sheriff the duties and responsibilities of a city police chief is prohibited by the State Constitution. Article XIII, § 13(a) provides: "Sheriffs shall hold no other office." In People ex rel. v Nostrand, 46 N.Y. 375, 381 (1871), the Court of Appeals gave full effect to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The People Ex Rel. v. . NostrandNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Pearce v. StephensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Pearce v. . StephensNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Weinfeld v. Hillside Housing Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941