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
February 1, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to
commencement of a special proceeding
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (b) of section 506 of the civil
practice law and rules is amended to read as follows:
1. a proceeding against a justice of the supreme court [or], a judge
of a county court, A JUDGE OF A FAMILY COURT, A JUDGE OF THE COURT OF
CLAIMS or [the court of general sessions] A JUDGE OF A SURROGATE'S COURT
shall be commenced in the appellate division in the judicial department
where the action, in the course of which the matter sought to be
enforced or restrained originated, is triable, unless a term of the
appellate division in that department is not in session, in which case
the proceeding may be commenced in the appellate division in an adjoin-
ing judicial department; and
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
proceedings commenced on or after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08422-01-1