S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8986
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
August 13, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. CONRAD -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to extend-
ing the statute of limitations for coroners, coroners' physicians or
medical examiners for article 78 proceedings
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 217 of the civil practice law and
rules, as amended by chapter 467 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read
as follows:
1. Unless a shorter time is provided in the law authorizing the
proceeding, a proceeding against a body or officer must be commenced
within four months after the determination to be reviewed becomes final
and binding upon the petitioner or the person whom [he] SUCH PETITIONER
represents in law or in fact, or after the respondent's refusal, upon
the demand of the petitioner or the person whom [he] SUCH PETITIONER
represents, to perform its duty; or with leave of the court where the
petitioner or the person whom [he] SUCH PETITIONER represents, at the
time such determination became final and binding upon [him] SUCH PETI-
TIONER or at the time of such refusal, was under a disability specified
in section 208 OF THIS ARTICLE, within two years after such time, OR IN
THE CASE OF A CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER A
PROCEEDING MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN TEN YEARS AFTER SUCH CORONER,
CORONER'S PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT IS FINALIZED.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11791-01-5
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