Assembly Bill A4784

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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4784 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6977
Current Committee:
Assembly 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: A10005, S2876
2013-2014: A4452, S2896
2017-2018: A2757, S1053
2019-2020: A4819
2021-2022: A2282

2015-A4784 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A4784 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4784

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BUTLER -- read once and referred 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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03535-01-5

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