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Jan 06, 2016 | referred to judiciary |
Jan 13, 2015 | referred to judiciary |
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Sandy Galef
Daniel O'Donnell
Michael DenDekker
Aileen Gunther
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James F. Brennan
Clifford Crouch
Deborah Glick
William Magee
A1935 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1935 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, O'DONNELL, DenDEKKER, GUNTHER -- 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 [three] FIVE thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, provided EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00659-01-5