Assembly Bill A3799A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Increases the jurisdictional limit from $3,000 to $5,000 for justice courts and increases filing fees

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2019-A3799 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5951
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Uniform Justice Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §§201, 202, 1801 & 1803, UJCA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3876
2011-2012: A2091
2013-2014: A1746
2015-2016: A1935
2017-2018: A2157
2021-2022: A1864, S4108
2023-2024: A2855, S2849

2019-A3799 - Summary

Increases the jurisdictional limit from $3,000 to $5,000 for justice courts and increases filing fees.

2019-A3799 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3799
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, O'DONNELL, DenDEKKER, GUNTHER,
   QUART, STECK, JAFFEE, OTIS, BLAKE,  THIELE,  MOSLEY,  ABBATE,  BARRON,
   PICHARDO, BUCHWALD, GOTTFRIED, ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, MONTESANO, PALMES-
   ANO,  FRIEND, PALUMBO, BRABENEC, GARBARINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. CROUCH, GLICK, McDONOUGH, 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.
   § 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:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A3799A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5951
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Uniform Justice Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §§201, 202, 1801 & 1803, UJCA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3876
2011-2012: A2091
2013-2014: A1746
2015-2016: A1935
2017-2018: A2157
2021-2022: A1864, S4108
2023-2024: A2855, S2849

2019-A3799A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the jurisdictional limit from $3,000 to $5,000 for justice courts and increases filing fees.

2019-A3799A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3799--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, O'DONNELL, DenDEKKER, GUNTHER,
   QUART, STECK, JAFFEE, OTIS, BLAKE,  THIELE,  MOSLEY,  ABBATE,  BARRON,
   PICHARDO, BUCHWALD, GOTTFRIED, ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, MONTESANO, PALMES-
   ANO,  FRIEND, PALUMBO, BRABENEC, GARBARINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. CROUCH, GLICK, McDONOUGH, PEOPLES-STOKES, SIMON,  STEC  --  read
   once   and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Judiciary  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court  act,  in  relation  to  civil
   jurisdictional limits and increasing filing fees
 
   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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