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Assembly Bill A7847B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring certain civil court documents to be provided to parties in their native language

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2015-A7847 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7585
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:
Add §2105, NYC Civ Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2891
2019-2020: A2153
2021-2022: A5871
2023-2024: A806, A9151
2025-2026: A3239

2015-A7847 - Summary

Relates to requiring certain civil court documents to be provided to parties in their native language and requiring parties to demonstrate their understanding of the nature and effect of such documents.

2015-A7847 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7847

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. JOYNER, RICHARDSON, BLAKE, GOTTFRIED, MILLER,
  SIMON, ORTIZ, COOK, PERRY, LINARES, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
  of  A.  BRENNAN,  RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the New York  city  civil  court  act,  in  relation  to
  requiring  certain  civil court documents to be provided to parties in
  their native language

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

  Section  1.  The  New York city civil court act is amended by adding a
new section 2105 to read as follows:
  S  2105.  LANGUAGES  IN  WHICH  CERTAIN  COURT  DOCUMENTS  ARE  TO  BE
FURNISHED.  COURT  DOCUMENTS  PROVIDED  TO  PARTIES WHICH INCLUDE STIPU-
LATIONS DIRECTING ACTION TO BE TAKEN  OR  FORBORNE  BY  EITHER  OF  SUCH
PARTIES  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  TO  SUCH  PARTIES IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE
PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT FLUENT IN ENGLISH.
  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.
                                                           LBD10922-01-5

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2015-A7847A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7585
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:
Add §2105, NYC Civ Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2891
2019-2020: A2153
2021-2022: A5871
2023-2024: A806, A9151
2025-2026: A3239

2015-A7847A - Summary

Relates to requiring certain civil court documents to be provided to parties in their native language and requiring parties to demonstrate their understanding of the nature and effect of such documents.

2015-A7847A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7847--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. JOYNER, RICHARDSON, BLAKE, GOTTFRIED, MILLER,
  SIMON, ORTIZ, COOK, PERRY, LINARES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
  BRENNAN,  RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judici-
  ary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  New  York  city civil court act, in relation to
  requiring certain civil court documents to be provided to  parties  in
  their native language

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

  Section 1. The New York city civil court act is amended  by  adding  a
new section 2105 to read as follows:
  S  2105.  LANGUAGES  IN  WHICH  CERTAIN  COURT  DOCUMENTS  ARE  TO  BE
FURNISHED. (A) COURT  DOCUMENTS  PROVIDED  TO  PARTIES  INCLUDING  COURT
ORDERS  AND ANY OTHER COURT DOCUMENTS WHICH INCLUDE STIPULATIONS DIRECT-
ING ACTION TO BE TAKEN OR FORBORNE BY EITHER OF SUCH  PARTIES  SHALL  BE
PROVIDED  TO SUCH PARTIES IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT
FLUENT IN ENGLISH.
  (B) ALL PARTIES SHALL DEMONSTRATE, TO THE SATISFACTION OF  THE  COURT,
THEIR COMPREHENSION OF THE NATURE AND EFFECT OF EACH SUCH COURT ORDER OR
STIPULATION.
  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.
                                                           LBD10922-02-6

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2015-A7847B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7585
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:
Add §2105, NYC Civ Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2891
2019-2020: A2153
2021-2022: A5871
2023-2024: A806, A9151
2025-2026: A3239

2015-A7847B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring certain civil court documents to be provided to parties in their native language and requiring parties to demonstrate their understanding of the nature and effect of such documents.

2015-A7847B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7847--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. JOYNER, RICHARDSON, BLAKE, GOTTFRIED, MILLER,
  SIMON, ORTIZ, COOK, PERRY, LINARES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
  BRENNAN,  RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judici-
  ary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  New  York  city civil court act, in relation to
  requiring certain civil court documents to be provided to  parties  in
  their native language

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

  Section 1. The New York city civil court act is amended  by  adding  a
new section 2105 to read as follows:
  S  2105.  LANGUAGES  IN  WHICH  CERTAIN  COURT  DOCUMENTS  ARE  TO  BE
FURNISHED. (A) COURT  DOCUMENTS  PROVIDED  TO  PARTIES  INCLUDING  COURT
ORDERS  AND ANY OTHER COURT DOCUMENTS WHICH INCLUDE STIPULATIONS DIRECT-
ING ACTION TO BE TAKEN OR FORBORNE BY EITHER OF SUCH  PARTIES  SHALL  BE
PROVIDED TO SUCH PARTIES IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE, PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT
FLUENT  IN  ENGLISH; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT SUCH NATIVE LANGUAGE IS
ONE OF THE SIX MOST PREVALENT LANGUAGES, OTHER THAN ENGLISH,  SPOKEN  IN
THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
  (B) THE PERSON WHO DRAFTS SUCH A COURT DOCUMENT IN THE NATIVE LANGUAGE
OF  A  PARTY, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION, SHALL PROVIDE
THE COURT WITH A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND IN THE  NATIVE
LANGUAGE,  AND  SHALL CERTIFY UNDER OATH THAT THE DOCUMENT IN THE NATIVE
LANGUAGE ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE SAME DOCUMENT WRITTEN IN ENGLISH.
  (C) ALL PARTIES SHALL DEMONSTRATE, TO THE SATISFACTION OF  THE  COURT,
THEIR COMPREHENSION OF THE NATURE AND EFFECT OF EACH SUCH COURT ORDER OR
STIPULATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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