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Senate Bill S701
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S701 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Uniform Justice Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1911, UJCA
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S5177
2013-2014: S1997
2015-2016: S1751
2019-2020: S3530
2017-S701 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S701 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to imposing a filing fee surcharge to be used for the purposes of providing and maintaining security in courthouses PURPOSE : This bill would allow for a justice court to use money collected through a surcharge to provide for additional security equipment and personnel SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1911 of the uniform justice court act to impose a filing fee of ten dollars for maintenance of security equipment at the courthouse and payment of personnel to operate security equipment at the courthouse. Section 2. Effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Many courthouses are experiencing heavy caseloads and are lacking the necessary funds to pay for security equipment and the personnel to
2017-S701 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 701 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to imposing a filing fee surcharge to be used for the purposes of providing and maintaining security in courthouses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1911 of the uniform justice court act, as amended by chapter 489 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: a. Upon the filing of the first paper in any action or proceeding, twenty dollars AND AN ADDITIONAL TEN DOLLAR SURCHARGE WHICH SHALL BE USED BY THE COURT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSES OF MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY EQUIPMENT AT THE COURTHOUSE AND PAYMENT OF PERSONNEL TO OPERATE SECURITY EQUIPMENT AT THE COURTHOUSE. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01839-01-7
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