Legislation
SECTION 1403
Confession of judgment
Uniform City Court Act (UCT) CHAPTER 497, ARTICLE 14
§ 1403. Confession of judgment.
The provisions of CPLR § 3218, relating to judgment by confession,
shall be applicable in this court where the relief for which the
judgment is confessed is within the jurisdiction of this court,
provided, with reference to paragraph one of subdivision (a) of said
section, that the affidavit specify that the defendant is a resident of
the city or, if he is not such a resident, that entry is authorized in
this court. If such additional requirements are fulfilled, the words
"clerk of the county" as used in subdivision (b) of said section shall
be deemed a reference to the clerk of this court, and the judgment
confessed shall be entered in this court and shall be enforcible in the
same manner and with the same effect as a judgment in an action in this
court.
The provisions of CPLR § 3218, relating to judgment by confession,
shall be applicable in this court where the relief for which the
judgment is confessed is within the jurisdiction of this court,
provided, with reference to paragraph one of subdivision (a) of said
section, that the affidavit specify that the defendant is a resident of
the city or, if he is not such a resident, that entry is authorized in
this court. If such additional requirements are fulfilled, the words
"clerk of the county" as used in subdivision (b) of said section shall
be deemed a reference to the clerk of this court, and the judgment
confessed shall be entered in this court and shall be enforcible in the
same manner and with the same effect as a judgment in an action in this
court.