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Senate Bill S6887A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to expanding the available jurisdiction for issuing information subpoenas

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2023-S6887 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §1812, NYC Civ Ct Act; amd §1812, UCCA; amd §1812, UDCA; amd §1812, UJCA
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S7468

2023-S6887 - Summary

Allows for the issuance of information subpoenas on behalf of small claims judgment creditors effective beyond the jurisdictional boundaries of the county where the court is located and adjoining counties.

2023-S6887 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6887 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6887
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York city civil  court  act,  the  uniform  city
   court  act,  the  uniform  district  court act and the uniform justice
   court act, in relation to expanding  the  available  jurisdiction  for
   issuing information subpoenas
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (d) of section 1812 of the New York city  civil
 court  act,  as amended by chapter 80 of the laws of 1992, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (d) Where a judgment has been entered in  a  small  claims  court  and
 remains  unsatisfied,  the small claims clerk shall, upon request, issue
 information subpoenas, at nominal cost, for the  judgment  creditor  and
 provide  the  creditor  with  assistance  on  their preparation and use.
 NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ACT, THE COURT  SHALL
 ISSUE  SUCH  INFORMATION  SUBPOENAS TO BE SERVED OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW
 YORK OR IN A COUNTY ADJOINING SUCH CITY UPON REQUEST.  The  court  shall
 have  the  same power as the supreme court to punish a contempt of court
 committed with respect to an information subpoena.
   § 2. Subdivision (d) of section 1812 of the uniform city court act, as
 amended by chapter 80 of the  laws  of  1992,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (d)  Where  a  judgment  has  been entered in a small claims court and
 remains unsatisfied, the small claims clerk shall, upon  request,  issue
 information  subpoenas,  at  nominal cost, for the judgment creditor and
 provide the creditor with  assistance  on  their  preparation  and  use.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ACT, THE COURT SHALL
 ISSUE SUCH INFORMATION SUBPOENAS TO BE SERVED OUTSIDE THE  CITY  OF  NEW
 YORK  OR  IN  A COUNTY ADJOINING SUCH CITY UPON REQUEST. The court shall

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11155-01-3
 S. 6887                             2

2023-S6887A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §1812, NYC Civ Ct Act; amd §1812, UCCA; amd §1812, UDCA; amd §1812, UJCA
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S7468

2023-S6887A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for the issuance of information subpoenas on behalf of small claims judgment creditors effective beyond the jurisdictional boundaries of the county where the court is located and adjoining counties.

2023-S6887A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6887A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6887--A
     Cal. No. 1248
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
   amended  on  second  report,  ordered  to  a  third reading, and to be
   reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the order of third  read-
   ing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  New York city civil court act, the uniform city
   court act, the uniform district court  act  and  the  uniform  justice
   court  act,  in  relation  to expanding the available jurisdiction for
   issuing information subpoenas
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision (d) of section 1812 of the New York city civil
 court act, as amended by chapter 80 of the laws of 1992, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (d)  Where  a  judgment  has  been entered in a small claims court and
 remains unsatisfied, the small claims clerk shall, upon  request,  issue
 information  subpoenas,  at  nominal cost, for the judgment creditor and
 provide the creditor with  assistance  on  their  preparation  and  use.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ACT, THE COURT SHALL
 ISSUE SUCH INFORMATION SUBPOENAS TO BE SERVED OUTSIDE THE  CITY  OF  NEW
 YORK  AND  OUTSIDE  A COUNTY ADJOINING SUCH CITY UPON REQUEST. The court
 shall have the same power as the supreme court to punish a  contempt  of
 court committed with respect to an information subpoena.
   § 2. Subdivision (d) of section 1812 of the uniform city court act, as
 amended  by  chapter  80  of  the  laws  of  1992, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (d) Where a judgment has been entered in  a  small  claims  court  and
 remains  unsatisfied,  the small claims clerk shall, upon request, issue
 information subpoenas, at nominal cost, for the  judgment  creditor  and
 provide  the  creditor  with  assistance  on  their preparation and use.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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