S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 13, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, HAYES, GALEF, O'DONNELL, DenDEKKER,
GUNTHER, REILLY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PHEFFER, WEISENBERG
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend 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. Subdivision a of section 201 of the uniform justice court
act, as amended by chapter 685 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read
as follows:
a. The court shall have jurisdiction as set forth in this article and
as elsewhere provided by law[, subject, in the case of a city court
governed by this act, to the limitations stated in S 2300 (b) (2) (i) of
this act]. The phrase "[$3000] $5000", whenever it appears herein, shall
be taken to mean "[$3000] $5000 exclusive of interest and costs"[,
except that, in the case of a city court governed by this act whose
monetary jurisdiction is, pursuant to S 2300 (b) (2) (i) of this act,
below $3000, it shall be taken to mean such lesser sum as is applicable
in the particular court, exclusive of interest and costs].
S 2. Section 202 of the uniform justice court act, as amended by chap-
ter 685 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
S 202. Money actions and actions to recover chattels.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court shall have
jurisdiction of actions and proceedings for the recovery of money or
chattels where the amount sought to be recovered or the value of the
property does not exceed [$3000] $5000.
S 3. Section 1801 of the uniform justice court act, as amended by
chapter 76 of the laws of 1994, 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
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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[three] FIVE thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, provided
that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the transaction
of business or a regular employment, within the municipality where the
court is located. However, where a judge of the county court, pursuant
to subdivision (g) of section three hundred twenty-five of the civil
practice law and rules, transfers a small claim from the town or village
court having jurisdiction over the matter to another town or village
court within the same county, the court to which it is transferred shall
have jurisdiction to determine the claim.
S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to
actions or proceedings filed on or after such date.