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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. DenDEKKER, COOK, BRINDISI, GOODELL, MONTESANO,
  CASTRO, ROBINSON, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BOYLAND,
  BRENNAN,  McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, PERRY, THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, the uniform  district
  court  act,  the uniform city court act, and the uniform justice court
  act, in relation to civil jurisdictional limits

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  1801  of  the  New York city civil court act, as
amended by chapter 65 of the  laws  of  2010,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S 1801. Small claims defined. The term "small claim" or "small claims"
as used in this act shall mean and include any cause of action for money
only  not in excess of [five] TEN thousand dollars exclusive of interest
and costs, or any action commenced by a  party  aggrieved  by  an  arbi-
tration  award  rendered  pursuant to part 137 of the rules of the chief
administrator of the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which the  amount  in
dispute  does  not exceed [five] TEN thousand dollars, provided that the
defendant either resides, or has an office for the transaction of  busi-
ness or a regular employment, within the city of New York.
  S  2.  Section  1801  of the uniform district court act, as amended by
chapter 65 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
S 1801. Small claims defined.
  The term "small claim" or "small claims" as used  in  this  act  shall
mean  and  include  any  cause of action for money only not in excess of
[five] TEN thousand dollars exclusive of  interest  and  costs,  or  any
action  commenced  by a party aggrieved by an arbitration award rendered
pursuant to part one hundred thirty-seven of  the  rules  of  the  chief
administrator  of  the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which the amount in
dispute does not exceed [five] TEN thousand dollars, provided  that  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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defendant  either resides, or has an office for the transaction of busi-
ness or a regular employment, within a district  of  the  court  in  the
county.
  S 3. Section 1801 of the uniform city court act, as amended by chapter
65 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
S 1801. Small claims defined.
  The  term  "small  claim"  or "small claims" as used in this act shall
mean and include any cause of action for money only  not  in  excess  of
[five]  TEN  thousand  dollars  exclusive  of interest and costs, or any
action commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbitration  award  rendered
pursuant  to  part  137  of  the rules of the chief administrator of the
courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which  the  amount  in  dispute  does  not
exceed [$5,000,] TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS provided that the defendant either
resides,  or  has an office for the transaction of business or a regular
employment, within the county.
  S 4. Section 1801 of the uniform justice  court  act,  as  amended  by
chapter 76 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
S 1801. Small claims defined.
  The  term  "small  claim"  or "small claims" as used in this act shall
mean and include any cause of action for money only  not  in  excess  of
[three]  TEN  thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, provided
that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the  transaction
of  business  or a regular employment, within the municipality where the
court is located. However, where a judge of the county  court,  pursuant
to  subdivision  (g)  of  section three hundred twenty-five of the civil
practice law and rules, transfers a small claim from the town or village
court having jurisdiction over the matter to  another  town  or  village
court within the same county, the court to which it is transferred shall
have jurisdiction to determine the claim.
  S  5. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a  law  and  shall  apply  to
actions or proceedings filed on or after such date.