Administrative Rules of the Unified Court System & Uniform Rules of the Trial Courts
Rules of the Chief Judge
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(a) This section applies to any appointments made by a court including but not limited to appraiser, special guardian, guardian ad litem, guardian, referee, counsel, special referee, special examiner, conservator, committee of incompetent, court evaluator or counsel for an incapacitated person appointed pursuant to article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law, or receiver, and in connection with which fees of more than $500 for the services performed have been awarded. (b) This section shall not apply to attorneys appointed to a court to represent indigent persons pursuant to article 18-B of the County Law, section 35 of the Judiciary Law, or section 407 of the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act, or to law guardians appointed pursuant to the Family Court Act; but in the case of referees or court examiners appointed pursuant to section 78.25 or 81.32 of the Mental Hygiene Law, a statement shall be filed with the Administrative Office of the Courts, annually, by the judge or special referee who approved compensation for those services. Historical Note |
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26.2 Filing of statements by judges.
Any judge or justice who has approved compensation of more than $500 to a court appointee shall file with the administrative office for the courts, on the first business day of the week following approval, a statement of compensation on a form authorized by the Chief Administrator of the Courts. Historical Note |
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26.3 Fixing amount of compensation.
The judge or justice approving compensation shall certify that the compensation approved is fixed by statute or, if not, is a reasonable award for the services rendered by the appointee. If the fee for services performed is fixed by statute, the judge or justice shall specify the statutory fee and the section of the statute authorizing the payment of the fee. Historical Note |
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26.4 Request for information regarding filed statements.
A request for information regarding a filed statement must be made to the Office of Court Administration, Statement of Approval of Compensation, P.O. Box 3171, Church Street Station, New York, NY 10008, in writing, specifying the information desired. Historical Note |
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26.5 [Renumbered]
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