NY State Senate Bill 2015-S6977

Senate Bill S6977

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Allows a plaintiff to have a small claims court hearing in the municipality in which the claim arose

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Mar 11, 2016	referred to judiciary

2015-S6977 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4784
Current Committee:: Senate Judiciary
Law Section:: New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:: Amd §1801, NYC Civ Ct Act; amd §1801, UCCA; amd §1801, UDCA; amd §1801, UJCA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S2876, A10005
2013-2014: S2896, A4452
2017-2018: S1053, A2757
2019-2020: A4819
2021-2022: A2282

2015-S6977 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows a plaintiff to have a small claims court hearing in the municipality in which the claim arose.

2015-S6977 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6977

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- 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  city
  court  act,  the  uniform  district  court act and the uniform justice
  court act, in relation to the location of a small claims proceeding

  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 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 adminis-
trator of the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which the amount in  dispute
does  not  exceed  five  thousand  dollars,  provided that the defendant
either resides, or has an office for the transaction of  business  or  a
regular employment, OR THE CLAIM AROSE within the city of New York.
  S 2. 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  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,
provided that the defendant either resides, or has  an  office  for  the
transaction  of  business  or  a  regular employment, OR THE CLAIM AROSE
within the county.
  S 3. 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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD03535-01-5

S. 6977                             2

  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  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 thousand dollars, provided  that  the  defendant  either
resides,  or  has an office for the transaction of business or a regular
employment, OR THE CLAIM AROSE within a district of  the  court  in  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 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, OR THE CLAIM AROSE within the  munici-
pality  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 immediately.

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