Assembly Bill A6077

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to bills as prima facie proof of damages

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A6077 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd R4533-a, CPLR

2023-A6077 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that itemized bills or invoices, receipted or marked paid, for services, supplies or repairs of an amount not in excess of ten thousand dollars are admissible in evidence and are prima facie evidence of the reasonable value and necessity of such services, supplies or repairs itemized therein in any civil action.

2023-A6077 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6077
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to bills
   as prima facie proof of damages
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Rule 4533-a of the civil practice law and rules, as amended
 by chapter 249 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
   Rule  4533-a. [Prima] BILLS AS PRIMA facie proof of damages. [An item-
 ized bill] (A) ITEMIZED BILLS or [invoice] INVOICES, receipted or marked
 paid, for services, SUPPLIES or repairs of an amount not  in  excess  of
 [two]  TEN thousand dollars [is] ARE admissible in evidence and [is] ARE
 prima facie evidence of the  reasonable  value  and  necessity  of  such
 services,  SUPPLIES  or  repairs  itemized  therein  in any civil action
 provided [it] ANY SUCH BILL OR INVOICE  bears  a  certification  by  the
 person, firm or corporation, or an authorized agent or employee thereof,
 [rendering]  FURNISHING such services OR SUPPLIES or making such repairs
 and charging for the same, and contains a  verified  statement  that  no
 part  of  the  payment received therefor will be refunded to the debtor,
 and that the amounts itemized therein are the usual and customary  rates
 charged  for  such  services,  SUPPLIES or repairs by the affiant or his
 employer; and provided further that a true copy of such itemized bill or
 invoice together with a notice of intention to introduce  such  bill  or
 invoice into evidence pursuant to this rule is served upon each party at
 least  ten  days  before the trial. No more than [one bill] TWO BILLS or
 [invoice] INVOICES from the same person, firm or corporation to the same
 debtor shall be admissible in evidence  under  this  rule  in  the  same
 action,  THE  SECOND  BILL  TO BE ONLY FOR SERVICES, SUPPLIES OR REPAIRS
 WHICH PERTAIN TO SUCH CLAIM, SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE  FIRST  BILL  FROM  THE
 SAME  PROVIDER, AND PROVIDING THAT THE SUM OF BOTH BILLS DOES NOT EXCEED
 TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.   THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  BILLS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05517-01-3
              

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