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Assembly Bill A9826

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Increases the jurisdictional limit from $3,000 to $15,000 for justice courts

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2011-A9826 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Uniform Justice Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §§201, 202 & 1801, UJCA

2011-A9826 - Summary

Increases the jurisdictional limit from $3,000 to $15,000 for justice courts.

2011-A9826 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9826

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 13, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee 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] $15,000",  whenever  it  appears  herein,
shall  be  taken  to  mean  "[$3000]  $15,000  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 appli-
cable 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] $15,000.
  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
[three] FIFTEEN  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,

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

2011-A9826A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Uniform Justice Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §§201, 202 & 1801, UJCA

2011-A9826A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the jurisdictional limit from $3,000 to $15,000 for justice courts.

2011-A9826A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9826--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 13, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on  Judiciary  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

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] $15,000", whenever it appears herein,
shall be taken to  mean  "[$3000]  $15,000  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 appli-
cable 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] $15,000.
  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
[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

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

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