S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6894
I N S E N A T E
March 26, 2014
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Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed 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
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:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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.
