Assembly Bill A2944

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to raising to civil jurisdictional limits

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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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2017-A2944 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3042
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §1801, NYC Civ Ct Act; amd §1801, UDCA; amd §1801, UCCA; amd §1801, UJCA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9351
2013-2014: A4215, S6894
2015-2016: A4104, S2435
2019-2020: A4360, S1832

2017-A2944 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Raises the civil jurisdictional limits to $10,000 for small claims.

2017-A2944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2944
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  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:
   § 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.
   §  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:
 § 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-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06991-01-7

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