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Senate Bill S10287

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to expanding the available jurisdiction for issuing information subpoenas

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2025-S10287 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
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 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6887

2025-S10287 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for the issuance of information subpoenas on behalf of small claims judgment creditors to be effective anywhere in the state.

2025-S10287 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10287
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 ANYWHERE IN THE STATE 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 ANYWHERE IN THE STATE 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.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08371-04-6
 S. 10287                            2

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