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Senate Bill S1054

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a standardized cover page fee to be charged by county clerks

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2009-S1054 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add ยง8018-a, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S227

2009-S1054 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Entitles a county clerk to a non-refundable fee of ten dollars for any document submitted for recording that requires a cover page, payable in advance; provides that no fee shall be charged for a cover page in any county clerk's office that a cover page is not authorized or required.

2009-S1054 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1054 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1054

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MAZIARZ, SEWARD, VOLKER -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law  and  rules,  in  relation  to  a
  standardized cover page fee to be charged by county clerks

  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
section 8018-a to read as follows:
  S 8018-A. COVER PAGE FEES OF COUNTY CLERKS. (A) AMOUNT OF FEE. A COUN-
TY CLERK IS ENTITLED, FOR ANY  DOCUMENT  SUBMITTED  FOR  RECORDING  THAT
REQUIRES  A  COVER PAGE, TO A NON-REFUNDABLE FEE OF TEN DOLLARS, PAYABLE
IN ADVANCE.
  (B) EXEMPTION FROM COVER PAGE FEE. NO FEE SHALL BE CHARGED FOR A COVER
PAGE IN ANY COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE THAT A COVER PAGE IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR
REQUIRED.
  (C) ERIE COUNTY. SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO
THE COUNTY OF ERIE, WHERE THE COUNTY CLERK IS ENTITLED, FOR ANY DOCUMENT
SUBMITTED  FOR RECORDING THAT REQUIRES A COVER PAGE, TO A NON-REFUNDABLE
FEE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01171-01-9

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