S 8538 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Extends the statute of limitations for coroners, coroners' physicians and medical examiners for article 78 proceedings

This bill extends the time limit for challenging official decisions by coroners, coroners' physicians, and medical examiners from four months to ten years. Specifically, it changes the deadline for filing Article 78 court proceedings (which review administrative decisions) to ten years after a report is finalized. This directly affects individuals or entities seeking to contest rulings related to death investigations or medical examiner findings. The change provides a longer window to pursue legal challenges without requiring court permission for extensions.
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Introduced Oct 22, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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