Senate Bill S3042

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to raising to civil jurisdictional limits

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-S3042 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2944
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: S6894, A4215
2015-2016: S2435, A4104
2019-2020: S1832, A4360

2017-S3042 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S3042 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3042 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3042
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, BRESLIN, DILAN, PERALTA -- 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 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.

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