Assembly Bill A500

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to service by citation

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Current 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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2023-A500 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §306, SCPA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7909
2011-2012: A2010
2013-2014: A788
2015-2016: A3335
2017-2018: A5414
2019-2020: A4024
2021-2022: A9220

2023-A500 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a copy of the petition, affidavits, affirmations and exhibits thereto upon which process was issued, shall be served with the citation or other process, except where service is by publication, and except in a proceeding for a voluntary accounting.

2023-A500 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    500
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to
   service of a citation
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  306  of  the  surrogate's court procedure act is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. A COPY OF THE PETITION, AFFIDAVITS, AFFIRMATIONS AND EXHIBITS THER-
 ETO UPON WHICH PROCESS WAS ISSUED, SHALL BE SERVED WITH THE CITATION  OR
 OTHER PROCESS TO OBTAIN JURISDICTION OF A PARTY, EXCEPT WHERE SERVICE IS
 BY PUBLICATION, AND EXCEPT IN A PROCEEDING FOR A VOLUNTARY ACCOUNTING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01550-01-3

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