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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. DenDEKKER, COOK, BRINDISI, GOODELL, MONTESANO,
  ROBINSON, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. 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.