{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-256","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Judiciary Law § 256","heading":"Duties of clerk of court of appeals","body":"§ 256. Duties of clerk of court of appeals.  1. The clerk of the court\nof appeals must keep his office at the city of Albany.\n  2. Before entering upon the duties of his office, he must subscribe,\nand file the constitutional oath of office.\n  3. He must, within ten days after the first day of January, and after\nthe first day of July, in each year, render to the comptroller an\naccurate account, under oath, of all fees received by him for his\nofficial services, since the last account was rendered; and must pay the\nsame into the treasury of the state.\n  4. The judges of the court of appeals or a majority of them shall have\nthe power to make, from time to time, rules fixing and regulating the\nfees of the clerk of the court of appeals and all his duties in relation\nto such fees.","path":["Judiciary Law","Article 8. Clerks"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/JUD/256","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"9b67ee7604bb013abb78916b5e9d50a1067bb87bc29f215130adcd8a92bb3cfb","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-255-c","next":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}