Assembly Bill A5977

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to filing certain legal papers in civil court by electronic means

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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-A5977 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add Art 99 §§9900 - 9902, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7609
2019-2020: A1693
2021-2022: A4912

2023-A5977 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires answers to pleadings, motions, and responses to be filed by electronic means; provides that discovery demand may not be e-filed.

2023-A5977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5977
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to  e-fil-
   ing
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
 article 99 to read as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 99
                                 E-FILING
 
 SECTION 9900. DEFINITIONS.
         9901. E-FILING.
         9902. NOTICE OF E-FILING.
   § 9900. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  ARTICLE,  "E-FILING"  SHALL
 MEAN THE FILING OF LEGAL PAPERS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.
   §  9901.  E-FILING. 1. ANSWERS TO PLEADINGS, MOTIONS, AND RESPONSES TO
 MOTIONS MUST BE E-FILED. ANY COUNSEL MAKING A PLEADING OR  MOTION  WHICH
 REQUIRES  OPPOSING COUNSEL TO E-FILE HIS OR HER ANSWER OR RESPONSE SHALL
 INCLUDE A BRIEF STATEMENT STATING THAT ANY PAPERS SUBMITTED IN  RESPONSE
 MUST  BE  FILED  WITH THE COURT THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEANS. SUCH STATEMENT
 SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE PROPER EMAIL ADDRESS TO WHICH SUCH OPPOSING COUN-
 SEL SHALL SUBMIT HIS OR HER PAPERS. THE INCLUSION OF AN  IMPROPER  EMAIL
 ADDRESS  OR  FAILURE  TO  INCLUDE SUCH STATEMENT SHALL RENDER ANY PAPERS
 VOID.
   2. THE FOLLOWING PAPERS MAY NOT BE E-FILED:
   A. DISCOVERY DEMANDS;
   B. RESPONSES TO ANY DISCOVERY DEMANDS;
   3. E-FILING OF ANY PAPERS SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE PROPER SERVICE OR FILING OF SUCH PAPERS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09678-01-3

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