Section 7-101
§ 7-101 Bond to be executed by corporation counsel. The corporation
counsel shall execute a bond to the city, in the penal sum of five
thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties
of that office. Such bond shall contain one or more sureties, who shall
be approved by the comptroller.
Section 7-102
§ 7-102 Law department relieved from payment of fees to city, county
or other officers. a. It shall be unlawful for any salaried officer of
the city or of the counties within the city or of any court exercising
jurisdiction within the limits thereof, or for any public officer who is
required by law to deposit the fees collected by his or her office in
the city treasury, to receive from the law department or from any bureau
thereof, any fee for levy, service or return of executions or other
mandate or order, or for entering, filing, docketing, registering,
recording or issuing any paper, record, mandate, precept or document
required by law to be filed in or issued out of his or her office.
b. Every such officer must, upon application therefor, furnish to the
law department or any bureau thereof, a certified or photostatic copy,
extract or transcript of any paper, record, mandate, precept or document
on file in his or her office, or of the return upon an execution,
mandate or order, without receiving therefor the fee prescribed by law.
c. The law department or any bureau thereof shall file its notice of
trial or note of issue or demand for a jury trial in any court in the
city without being required to pay a trial or jury fee to any court
clerk thereof.
Section 7-103
§ 7-103 Corporation counsel. It shall be unlawful for the corporation
counsel or any of the corporation counsel's assistants to appear as
attorney or counsel in any action or litigation except in the discharge
of his or her official duties, or to accept an appointment as referee or
receiver in any action or proceeding.
Section 7-104
§ 7-104 Legislative bills; local laws. The corporation counsel shall
prepare the draft of any bill to be presented by the city to the
legislature for enactment, with a proper memorial for the passage
thereof, and shall prepare such local laws as may be required by the
council or any committee thereof.
Section 7-105
§ 7-105 Actions and proceedings for recovery of penalties. The
assistant corporation counsel in charge of the recovery of penalties,
subject only to the approval of the corporation counsel, may settle,
compromise, adjust or discontinue any action brought to recover a
penalty in the name of the city or any agency thereof, provided that the
penalty sued for does not exceed the sum of two hundred fifty dollars.
Section 7-106
§ 7-106 Collection of debts. The comptroller shall direct legal
proceedings to be taken when necessary to enforce payment of debts due
to the city.
Section 7-107
§ 7-107 Register of actions. The corporation counsel shall keep in
proper books, to be provided for that purpose, a register of all actions
prosecuted or defended by the corporation counsel, and all proceedings
had therein.
Section 7-108
§ 7-108 Bond or other security on behalf of city; by whom executed. In
all actions or proceedings, in either the state or United States courts,
in which the city or any department thereof shall be a party, an
undertaking, bond, security, or stipulation which is required of the
city as a condition to the obtaining of any legal remedy or process, or
to the perfecting of an appeal or the stay of execution or other writ in
the nature thereof, may be executed on behalf of the city by the
comptroller, upon the advice of the corporation counsel that it should
be executed, and in such form or manner as he or she may approve or
advise.
Section 7-109
§ 7-109 Corporation counsel; when the corporation counsel may appear
for officer, subordinate, or employee of an agency. The corporation
counsel, in his or her discretion may appear, or direct any of his or
her assistants to appear, in any action or proceeding, whether criminal
or civil, which may be brought against any officer, subordinate or
employee in the service of the city, or of any of the counties contained
therein, by reason of any acts done or omitted by such officer,
subordinate or employee, while in the performance of his or her duty,
whenever such appearance is requested by the head of the agency in which
such officer, subordinate or employee is employed or whenever the
interests of the city require the appearance of the corporation counsel.
The head of the agency in which such officer, subordinate or employee is
employed shall submit all pertinent papers and other documents to the
corporation counsel.
Section 7-110
§ 7-110 Corporation counsel; representation and indemnification of
district attorneys. The district attorney and the employees of his or
her office in each of the counties within the city shall be entitled to
legal representation by the corporation counsel and indemnification by
the city pursuant to the provisions of, and subject to the conditions,
procedures and limitations contained in section fifty-k of the general
municipal law.