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Jun 19, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S6894
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S6894 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4215
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- New York City Civil Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1801, NYC Civ Ct Act; amd §1801, UDCA; amd §1801, UCCA; amd §1801, UJCA
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A9351
2015-2016: S2435, A4104
2017-2018: S3042, A2944
2019-2020: S1832, A4360
2013-S6894 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6894 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the New York city civil court act, the uniform district court act, the uniform city court act, and the uniform justice court act, in relation to civil jurisdictional limits PURPOSE: To raise the civil jurisdiction limit, so that cases in small claims court can be made up to ten thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1801 of the New York City civil court act, as amended by chapter 65 of the laws of 2010, will be amended to include a ten thousand dollars civil jurisdiction limit. JUSTIFICATION: The current civil court jurisdiction limit is five thousand dollars. Once a plaintiff damages exceeds that limit, the plaintiff must file for compensation in a higher court that usually requires legal counsel. Also due to recent changes in the economy and the cost of living many items hold more value and thus more and more cases exceed the five thousand dollar threshold. Therefore the current civil
2013-S6894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6894 I N S E N A T E March 26, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, the uniform district court act, the uniform city court act, and the uniform justice court act, in relation to civil jurisdictional limits 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: S 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] TEN thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, or any action commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbi- tration 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 [five] TEN thousand dollars, provided that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the transaction of busi- ness or a regular employment, within the city of New York. S 2. Section 1801 of the uniform district court act, as amended by chapter 65 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: S 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] TEN thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, or any action commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbitration award rendered pursuant to part one hundred thirty-seven of the rules of the chief administrator of the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which the amount in dispute does not exceed [five] TEN thousand dollars, provided that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the transaction of busi- ness or a regular employment, within a district of the court in the county. S 3. Section 1801 of the uniform city court act, as amended by chapter 65 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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