New York Laws
Article 12-A - Probation Officers and Related Matters
257 - Probation Personnel; Qualifications and Duties.

(b) No person shall be eligible for appointment as a director of
probation or deputy director of probation pursuant to subdivision one of
this section who does not meet the minimum qualification requirements
established for the position by the general rules regulating methods and
procedures in the administration of probation.
(c) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any person
holding the office of director or deputy director of probation in any
such county on the effective date of this subdivision during the term of
such office.