Senate Bill S166

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to venue for certain civil actions arising out of certain violations of the lien law and the vehicle and traffic law

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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-S166 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6762
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add §505-a, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7407, A11679
2011-2012: S955, A1110
2013-2014: S141, A4067
2017-2018: S4945, A6100
2019-2020: A6272

2015-S166 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to venue for certain civil actions arising out of certain violations of the lien law and the vehicle and traffic law.

2015-S166 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S166 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   166

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation  to  venue
  for  certain  civil  actions arising out of violations of the lien law
  and vehicle and traffic law

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

  Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
section 505-a to read as follows:
  S  505-A.  CIVIL ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THE LIEN
LAW AND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. THE  PLACE  OF  TRIAL  OF  A  CIVIL
ACTION ARISING OUT OF A VIOLATION OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE OF THE LIEN
LAW  OR SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW,
IN WHICH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS A PARTY, SHALL BE IN THE  COUNTY  WHERE
THE  DEFENDANT  HAS  THEIR  ACTUAL PLACE OF BUSINESS UNLESS THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL SHALL TIMELY OBJECT THERETO AND SHALL HAVE APPEARED  BY  SERVING
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE TO THOSE PROCEEDINGS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00103-01-5


              

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