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Assembly Bill A577A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to filing in surrogate's court

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2025-A577 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S887
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §2611, SCPA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S9080
2021-2022: A10051, S2110
2023-2024: A3202, S473

2025-A577 - Summary

Provides that a surrogate court clerk or chief clerk shall refuse to accept for filing papers filed in a proceeding only under certain circumstances or as designated in statute, administrative rule or order of the court; provides such reasons; requires the payment of any applicable statutory fees, or an order of the court waiving payment of such fees, before accepting a paper for filing; makes related provisions.

2025-A577 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    577
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court  procedure  act,  in  relation  to
   court filing
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2611 of the  surrogate's  court  procedure  act  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  (A)  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  PARAGRAPH (C) OF RULE 2102 OF THE CIVIL
 PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, A SURROGATE COURT CLERK  OR  CHIEF  CLERK  SHALL
 REFUSE  TO ACCEPT FOR FILING PAPERS FILED IN A PROCEEDING ONLY UNDER THE
 FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES OR AS DESIGNATED IN STATUTE, ADMINISTRATIVE RULE
 OR ORDER OF THE COURT;
   (I) THE PAPER DOES NOT HAVE A FILE NUMBER;
   (II) THE PETITION, DECREE OR ORDER SOUGHT TO BE FILED WITH  THE  COURT
 CONTAINS THE WORDS "ET AL" OR OTHERWISE DOES NOT CONTAIN A FULL CAPTION;
   (III)  THE  PAPER  SOUGHT  TO  BE FILED WITH THE CLERK IS FILED IN THE
 WRONG COURT;
   (IV) THE PAPER IS NOT SIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION  130-1.1-A  OF
 THE RULES OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR; OR
   (V)  THE  PAPER SOUGHT TO BE FILED IS IN A PROCEEDING SUBJECT TO ELEC-
 TRONIC FILING PURSUANT TO THE RULES OF THE CHIEF  ADMINISTRATOR  BUT  IS
 NOT BEING FILED ELECTRONICALLY, AND EITHER
   (A) IS NOT BEING FILED BY AN UNREPRESENTED LITIGANT; OR
   (B) DOES NOT INCLUDE THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH 1 OF SUBDIVISION
 D OF SECTION 202.5-B OF SUCH RULES.
   (B) THE CHIEF CLERK SHALL REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF ANY APPLICABLE STATU-
 TORY FEES, OR AN ORDER OF THE COURT WAIVING PAYMENT OF SUCH FEES, BEFORE
 ACCEPTING A PAPER FOR FILING.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02136-01-5

2025-A577A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S887
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §2611, SCPA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S9080
2021-2022: A10051, S2110
2023-2024: A3202, S473

2025-A577A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a surrogate court clerk or chief clerk shall refuse to accept for filing papers filed in a proceeding only under certain circumstances or as designated in statute, administrative rule or order of the court; provides such reasons; requires the payment of any applicable statutory fees, or an order of the court waiving payment of such fees, before accepting a paper for filing; makes related provisions.

2025-A577A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  577--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to
   court filing

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  2611  of  the surrogate's court procedure act is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. (A) IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (C) OF  RULE  2102  OF  THE  CIVIL
 PRACTICE  LAW  AND  RULES,  A SURROGATE COURT CLERK OR CHIEF CLERK SHALL
 REFUSE TO ACCEPT FOR FILING PAPERS FILED IN A PROCEEDING ONLY UNDER  THE
 FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES OR AS DESIGNATED IN STATUTE, ADMINISTRATIVE RULE
 OR ORDER OF THE COURT;
   (I) THE PAPER DOES NOT HAVE A FILE NUMBER;
   (II)  THE  PETITION, DECREE OR ORDER SOUGHT TO BE FILED WITH THE COURT
 CONTAINS THE WORDS "ET AL" OR OTHERWISE DOES NOT CONTAIN A FULL CAPTION;
   (III) THE PAPER SOUGHT TO BE FILED WITH THE  CLERK  IS  FILED  IN  THE
 WRONG COURT;
   (IV)  THE  PAPER IS NOT SIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 130-1.1-A OF
 THE RULES OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR; OR
   (V) THE PAPER SOUGHT TO BE FILED IS IN A PROCEEDING SUBJECT  TO  ELEC-
 TRONIC  FILING  PURSUANT  TO THE RULES OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR BUT IS
 NOT BEING FILED ELECTRONICALLY, AND EITHER
   (A) IS NOT BEING FILED BY AN UNREPRESENTED LITIGANT; OR
   (B) DOES NOT INCLUDE THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH 1 OF SUBDIVISION
 D OF SECTION 202.5-B OF SUCH RULES.
   (B) THE CHIEF CLERK SHALL REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF ANY APPLICABLE STATU-
 TORY FEES, OR AN ORDER OF THE COURT WAIVING PAYMENT OF SUCH FEES, BEFORE
 ACCEPTING A PAPER FOR FILING.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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