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Senate Bill S3365
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S3365 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Uniform Justice Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§202, 201, 208 & 211, UJCA
2019-S3365 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3365 SPONSOR: RANZENHOFER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to the jurisdiction of justice courts for money actions and actions to recover chattels PURPOSE: To raise the jurisdiction limit for justice courts and city courts governed by the Uniform Justice Court Act, to raise the monetary juris- dictional limit up to fifteen thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 202 of the Uniform Justice Court Act, to raise the monetary jurisdictional limit of justice courts from $3,000 to $15,000. Section 2 amends section 201 of the Uniform Justice Court Act to
2019-S3365 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3365 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- 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 the juris- diction of justice courts for money actions and actions to recover chattels THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 202 of the uniform justice court act, as amended by chapter 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] $15,000 EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST AND COSTS. § 2. Paragraph 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"] "$15,000", whenever it appears herein, shall be taken to mean "[$3000] $15,000 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] $15,000, it shall be taken to mean such lesser sum as is applicable in the particular court, exclusive of interest and costs. § 3. Section 208 of the uniform justice court act, as amended by chap- ter 685 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: § 208. Counterclaims. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09486-01-9
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