Assembly Bill A4819

2019-2020 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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2019-A4819 (ACTIVE) - Details

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
2013-2014: A4452
2015-2016: A4784
2017-2018: A2757
2021-2022: A2282

2019-A4819 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A4819 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4819
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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:
   § 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.
   § 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:
 § 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.

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