Report of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Rural Justice
Summary of legislative recommendations:
- Relax Residency requirements for public positions.
- Repeal Judiciary Law § 470.
- Raise small claims court caps.
- Eliminate will filing fees.
- Explore e-filing for town and village courts.
- Increase assigned counsel rates for criminal defendants, parents, and children.
- Establish a direct pay model program to incentivize new attorneys; to enter rural practice.
- Provide funding to expand access to broadband.
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