Senate Bill S6417

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to small claims court jurisdiction

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7525 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2019-S6417 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7525
Law Section:
New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §1801, NYC Civ Ct Act

2019-S6417 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the small claims court jurisdiction amount to no more than ten thousand dollars in the New York city civil courts.

2019-S6417 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6417 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6417
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- (at request of the Office of Court Admin-
   istration)  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to  small
   claims jurisdiction

   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] TEN thousand dollars exclusive of  interest
 and  costs,  or  any  action  commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbi-
 tration 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 [five] TEN thousand dollars, provided  that  the
 defendant  either resides, or has an office for the transaction of busi-
 ness or a regular employment, within the city of New York.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and apply to  actions  and
 proceedings commenced on or after such date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10176-01-9

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