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                                   2157
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, O'DONNELL, DenDEKKER, GUNTHER,
   QUART, STECK, JAFFEE, OTIS, BLAKE, SKOUFIS,  THIELE,  MOSLEY,  ABBATE,
   BARRON, GRAF, MONTESANO, WALTER, PALMESANO, FRIEND, PALUMBO, BRABENEC,
   PICHARDO,  BUCHWALD,  GOTTFRIED,  GARBARINO,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  HOOPER  --
   Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  CROUCH,  GLICK,  MAGEE,  McDONOUGH,
   McLAUGHLIN,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  SIMON, STEC -- 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 § 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 § 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].
   § 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:
 § 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   §  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:
 § 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
 that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the  transaction
 of  business  or a regular employment, within the municipality where the
 court is located. However, where a judge of the county  court,  pursuant
 to  subdivision  (g)  of  section three hundred twenty-five of the civil
 practice law and rules, transfers a small claim from the town or village
 court having jurisdiction over the matter to  another  town  or  village
 court within the same county, the court to which it is transferred shall
 have jurisdiction to determine the claim.
   §  4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a  law  and  shall  apply  to
 actions or proceedings filed on or after such date.