Senate Bill S2092

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing the monetary jurisdiction of the justice courts from three thousand dollars to fifteen thousand dollars

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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-S2092 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3845
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Uniform Justice Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §§201, 202, 208, 211 & 1801, UJCA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7421
2021-2022: S4551, A6842

2023-S2092 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the monetary jurisdiction of the justice courts from three thousand dollars to fifteen thousand dollars.

2023-S2092 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2092 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2092
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- 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  mone-
   tary jurisdiction of justice courts
 
   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]  $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.
   § 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] $15,000.
   § 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.
   The  Court  shall  have jurisdiction of any counterclaim whose subject
 matter would be within its jurisdiction if sued upon  separately.  If  a
 counterclaim  for money only in excess of [$3000] $15,000 is interposed,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04844-01-3
              

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