General Municipal Law 788 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 787 Winding down the affairs of a dissolved local government entity up TITLE 3 Dissolution of Local Government Entities next SECTION 789 Effect on existing laws of village Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 788 Effect on actions and proceedings; disposition of records, books and papers General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 17-A, TITLE 3 § 788. Effect on actions and proceedings; disposition of records, books and papers. 1. Except as otherwise provided for in this title, no action for or against the local government entity to be dissolved shall abate, nor shall any claim for or against it be affected by reason of its dissolution. 2. Upon the dissolution of a local government entity, all its records, books and papers shall be deposited with the town clerk of the town in which the principal portion of such entity is situated, and they shall thereupon become a part of the records of the town. 3. Upon the dissolution of a local justice court, all court records of such court shall be deposited with a justice court judge to be designated by the administrative judge of the judicial district within which the dissolving justice court is located. The designated justice court judge shall have authority to execute and complete all unfinished business.