Senate Bill S701

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Imposes a filing fee surcharge to be used for the purposes of providing and maintaining security in courthouses

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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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2017-S701 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Uniform Justice Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §1911, UJCA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5177
2013-2014: S1997
2015-2016: S1751
2019-2020: S3530

2017-S701 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes a filing fee surcharge to be used for the purposes of providing and maintaining security in courthouses.

2017-S701 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S701 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    701
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to imposing a
   filing fee surcharge to be used for  the  purposes  of  providing  and
   maintaining security in courthouses

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section
 1911 of the uniform justice court act, as amended by chapter 489 of  the
 laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  Upon  the  filing  of the first paper in any action or proceeding,
 twenty dollars AND AN ADDITIONAL TEN DOLLAR  SURCHARGE  WHICH  SHALL  BE
 USED  BY  THE  COURT  FOR  THE  SOLE PURPOSES OF MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY
 EQUIPMENT AT THE COURTHOUSE AND PAYMENT OF PERSONNEL TO OPERATE SECURITY
 EQUIPMENT AT THE COURTHOUSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01839-01-7

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