Assembly Bill A7968B

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 7968--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 2, 2015
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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 the office of court  administration  to  promulgate  certain
  housing court documents 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. Section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended
by adding a new subdivision (q) to read as follows:
  (Q) (1) THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL BY RULE PROMULGATE  A
SPANISH  VERSION  OF THE NOTICE OF PETITION AND PETITION FOR NONPAYMENT,
AND REQUIRE THAT IT BE SERVED TOGETHER WITH AN ENGLISH  VERSION  IN  ALL
PROCEEDINGS COMMENCED UNDER SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THE REAL
PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW.
  (2)  THE  OFFICE  OF  COURT  ADMINISTRATION SHALL BY RULE PROMULGATE A
NOTICE TO BE  INCLUDED  IN  OR  ANNEXED  TO  ALL  PETITIONS  SUBJECT  TO
PROCEEDINGS COMMENCED UNDER SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THE REAL
PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW, WHICH SHALL STATE, IN THE SIX MOST
COMMON LANGUAGES IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THAT THE RESPONDENT MAY OBTAIN
A  COPY  OF  THE  NOTICE OF PETITION AND PETITION FORM IN THOSE SIX MOST
COMMON LANGUAGES ON THE INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINIS-
TRATION, AND MAY CALL A DESIGNATED TELEPHONE NUMBER WHICH WILL   PROVIDE
INFORMATION ON THE COURT PROCESS FOR EVICTION IN THE RESPONDENT'S NATIVE
LANGUAGE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10921-04-6

              

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  (3)  THE  OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL BY RULE REVISE THE TEXT
OF THE POSTCARD  CURRENTLY  REQUIRED  TO  BE  FILED  BY  PETITIONERS  IN
PROCEEDINGS  SUBJECT  TO  ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND
PROCEEDINGS LAW TO INCLUDE NOTICE IN THE SIX MOST  COMMON  LANGUAGES  IN
THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THAT THE RESPONDENT MAY OBTAIN THE NOTICE OF PETI-
TION  AND PETITION FORM IN THOSE SIX MOST COMMON LANGUAGES ON THE INTER-
NET WEBSITE OF THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, AND MAY CALL A DESIG-
NATED TELEPHONE NUMBER WHICH  WILL  PROVIDE  INFORMATION  ON  THE  COURT
PROCESS FOR EVICTION IN THE RESPONDENT'S NATIVE LANGUAGE.
  (4) THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROMULGATE NOTICES IN THE
SIX  MOST  COMMON LANGUAGES IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO
LITIGANTS IN THE HOUSING PART OF THE CIVIL COURT ADVISING  THEM  OF  THE
RIGHT TO HAVE ALL COURT PROCEEDINGS AND ANY AGREEMENTS SETTLING THE CASE
INTERPRETED TO THEM ORALLY IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.