Assembly Bill A3550

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a registry of wills and codicils

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A3550 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2489
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Add §2510, SCPA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A338, S240
2011-2012: A526, S808
2013-2014: A1454, S1852

2015-A3550 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that each county shall establish and maintain a registry of wills and codicils executed in that county for which the surrogate's court has jurisdiction; establishes what information shall be included in such registry.

2015-A3550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3550

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to
  establishing a registry of wills and codicils

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The surrogate's court procedure act is amended by adding a
new section 2510 to read as follows:
S 2510. REGISTRY OF WILLS AND CODICILS
  1. EACH COUNTY SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A REGISTRY  OF  WILLS  AND
CODICILS  EXECUTED  IN THE COUNTY FOR WHICH SUCH COURT HAS JURISDICTION.
SUCH REGISTRY SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND SHALL INCLUDE
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  (A) THE NAME OF THE TESTATOR OR TESTATRIX;
  (B) THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH WILL OR CODICIL WAS EXECUTED;
  (C) IF A CODICIL, THE DATE OF  EXECUTION  OF  THE  WILL  SUCH  CODICIL
AMENDS; AND
  (D) THE PHYSICAL ADDRESS AT WHICH SUCH WILL OR CODICIL IS LOCATED.
  2.  UPON  THE  EXECUTION  OF ANY WILL OR CODICIL, THE ATTORNEY FOR THE
TESTATOR OR TESTATRIX SHALL, WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER ITS EXECUTION, DELIV-
ER TO THE COURT THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
SECTION FOR INCLUSION IN THE REGISTRY OF WILLS AND CODICILS. SUCH INFOR-
MATION  MAY BE DELIVERED BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS AND SHALL BE DELIV-
ERED IN THE FOLLOWING FORM, OR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM:

                     "REGISTRY OF WILLS AND CODICILS
        COUNTY OF (INSERT COUNTY OF TESTATOR/TESTATRIX RESIDENCE)

NAME OF TESTATOR/TESTATRIX:             (_______________)
DATE WILL OR CODICIL WAS EXECUTED:      (_______________)
IF CODICIL, DATE OF ORIGINAL WILL:      (_______________)

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00808-01-5

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