Senate Bill S3254

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to adjournments for right to counsel

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development 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-S3254 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4993
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §745, RPAP L

2023-S3254 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that in any jurisdiction in which a party is eligible under local law for free legal counsel, if such party has in good faith attempted to secure such counsel and is unable to obtain counsel through no fault of their own, the court shall adjourn the trial of the issue for consecutive periods of not less than fourteen days each until the party is able to secure counsel.

2023-S3254 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3254 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3254
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction
   and Community Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the  real  property  actions  and  proceedings  law,  in
   relation to adjournments relating to right to counsel

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 745 of the real  property  actions
 and proceedings law, as amended by section 17 of part M of chapter 36 of
 the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1. (A) Where triable issues of fact are raised, they shall be tried by
 the  court  unless,  at  the time the petition is noticed to be heard, a
 party demands a trial by jury, in which case trial shall be by jury.  At
 the  time when issue is joined the court, at the request of either party
 shall adjourn the trial of the  issue,  not  less  than  fourteen  days,
 except by consent of all parties. A party's second or subsequent request
 for  adjournment,  EXCEPT  AS PROVIDED BY PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, shall be granted in the court's sole discretion.
   (B) IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH A PARTY MAY BE ELIGIBLE  UNDER  LOCAL
 LAW  FOR FREE LEGAL COUNSEL, THE COURT SHALL NOTIFY SUCH PARTY ORALLY OF
 THEIR ABILITY TO OBTAIN FREE LEGAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL  LAW,  AND,
 IF  SUCH  PARTY  ELECTS TO OBTAIN, THE COURT SHALL ADJOURN THE TRIAL FOR
 NOT LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS FOR SUCH PARTY TO RETAIN AND  CONSULT  COUNSEL
 AND  SHALL GRANT SUCH FURTHER ADJOURNMENTS FOR NOT LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS
 EACH AS ARE NECESSARY FOR SUCH PARTY TO RETAIN AND CONSULT COUNSEL.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 745 of the real proper-
 ty actions and proceedings law, as amended by section 17 of  part  M  of
 chapter 36 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) In a summary proceeding upon the second of two adjournments grant-
 ed  solely  at  the request of the respondent, or, upon the sixtieth day
 after the first appearance of the parties in court less  any  days  that
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07342-01-3
              

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