Assembly Bill A8032

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes venue in the county in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred

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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-A8032 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6031
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §503, CPLR

2017-A8032 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes venue in the county in which a substantial part of the events or omission giving rise to the claim occurred.

2017-A8032 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8032
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation  to  venue
   for certain actions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 503 of the  civil  practice  law
 and rules is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Generally. Except where otherwise prescribed by law, the place of
 trial shall be in the county in which one of the parties resided when it
 was commenced; THE COUNTY IN WHICH A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE  EVENTS  OR
 OMISSIONS  GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM OCCURRED; or, if none of the parties
 then resided in the state, in any county designated by the plaintiff.  A
 party resident in more than one county shall be  deemed  a  resident  of
 each such county.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to actions
 commenced on or after such date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11565-01-7

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