N.Y. Uniform District Court Act § 2402: Justices of the peace abolished; powers and jurisdiction of police justices transferred

* § 2402. Justices of the peace abolished; powers and jurisdiction of

police justices transferred. All the powers, duties and jurisdiction of

the justices of the peace in the several towns of the county are hereby

transferred to the district court of the county and the judges thereof,

and the office of justice of the peace in the several towns of the

county is abolished. All the powers, duties and jurisdiction of police

justices of villages in the county, except as hereinafter provided, are

hereby also transferred to the district court of the county and the

judges thereof. The police justices of villages in the county shall have

jurisdiction of violations of the ordinances and other regulations of

the village and of violations of the vehicle and traffic law committed

within the limits of the village, except in cases in which the charge is

operating a motor vehicle or motor cycle while in an intoxicated

condition.

* NB There are 2 § 2402's