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                                   1053
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York city civil  court  act,  the  uniform  city
   court  act,  the  uniform  district  court act and the uniform justice
   court act, in relation to the location of a small claims proceeding

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Section  1801  of the New York city civil court act, as
 amended by chapter 65 of the  laws  of  2010,  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 five thousand dollars exclusive of interest and
 costs, or any action commenced by a party aggrieved  by  an  arbitration
 award  rendered  pursuant to part 137 of the rules of the chief adminis-
 trator of the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which the amount in  dispute
 does  not  exceed  five  thousand  dollars,  provided that the defendant
 either resides, or has an office for the transaction of  business  or  a
 regular employment, OR THE CLAIM AROSE within the city of New York.
   § 2. Section 1801 of the uniform city court act, as amended by chapter
 65 of the laws of 2010, 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
 five  thousand  dollars  exclusive  of interest and costs, or any action
 commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbitration award rendered pursuant
 to part 137 of the rules of the chief administrator of  the  courts  (22
 NYCRR  Part  137) in which the amount in dispute does not exceed $5,000,
 provided that the defendant either resides, or has  an  office  for  the
 transaction  of  business  or  a  regular employment, OR THE CLAIM AROSE
 within the county.

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

                                                            LBD01354-01-7

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   § 3. Section 1801 of the uniform district court  act,  as  amended  by
 chapter 65 of the laws of 2010, 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
 five  thousand  dollars  exclusive  of interest and costs, or any action
 commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbitration award rendered pursuant
 to part one hundred thirty-seven of the rules of the chief administrator
 of the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which the amount  in  dispute  does
 not  exceed  five  thousand  dollars, provided that the defendant either
 resides, or has an office for the transaction of business or  a  regular
 employment,  OR  THE  CLAIM  AROSE within a district of the court in the
 county.
   § 4. 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  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, OR THE CLAIM AROSE within the munici-
 pality 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.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.