[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Islandia:
Art I, 2-5-1987 by L.L. No. 1-1987. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-5-1987 by L.L. No. 1-1987]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish residency requirements for
the office of the Village Justice. The Village Board deems the establishment
of residency requirements for the Village Justice to be necessary to effectuate
efficient control over the operation of the Village Justice Court.
In addition to any other legal requirements or prohibitions, no person
shall be eligible to be elected or appointed as Village Justice, and no person,
if elected or appointed to such office, shall be eligible to continue to serve
therein, who is not a citizen of the United States of America, at least 18
years of age and a resident of the village or a resident of Suffolk County.
