Assembly Bill A4779

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Sets requirements for pro se clerks of the housing part of the New York city civil court

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4779 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง110, NYC Civ Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4164
2011-2012: A3542
2013-2014: A2856

2015-A4779 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires pro se clerks appointed to the housing part of the New York city civil court to be assigned to each borough on a full-time basis, to be properly versed in substantive and procedural matters and to wear conspicuous badge and name tag identification.

2015-A4779 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4779

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in  relation  to  the
  pro se clerks of the housing part of the New York city civil court

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision (o) of section 110 of the New York  city  civil
court  act,  as  added by chapter 849 of the laws of 1977, is amended to
read as follows:
  (o) There shall be a sufficient number of pro se clerks of the housing
part ASSIGNED TO THE COURT IN EACH BOROUGH OF THE CITY to assist persons
without counsel. Such assistance shall include, but need not be  limited
to  providing  information  concerning  court procedure, helping to file
court papers, and, where appropriate, advising persons to seek  adminis-
trative  relief.  SUCH CLERKS SHALL BE EMPLOYED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AND
SHALL RECEIVE PRE-EMPLOYMENT  TRAINING  IN  SUBSTANTIVE  AND  PROCEDURAL
MATTERS  WHICH  THEY  MAY  REGULARLY ENCOUNTER IN SUCH POSITIONS.   SUCH
CLERKS SHALL WEAR A CONSPICUOUS BADGE AND NAME TAG WHICH IDENTIFIES THEM
AS A PRO SE CLERK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08675-01-5

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