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Senate Bill S5288

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the proper form of exhibits for submission

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2025-S5288 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6139
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd R2101, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8645
2019-2020: S1750
2021-2022: S3069
2023-2024: S4340, A10589

2025-S5288 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the proper form of exhibits for submission; provides every exhibit shall be clearly identified, but no specific method of labeling shall be required.

2025-S5288 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5288
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SEPULVEDA, HELMING, WEBB -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Judici-
   ary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the
   proper form of exhibits
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Rule 2101 of the civil practice law and rules is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (h) to read as follows:
   (H)  EXHIBITS.  EVERY  EXHIBIT  SHALL  BE  CLEARLY  IDENTIFIED, BUT NO
 SPECIFIC METHOD OF LABELING SHALL BE  REQUIRED.  THE  REJECTION  OF  ANY
 SUBMISSION SHALL NOT BE SOLELY BASED ON THE MISLABELING OF ANY EXHIBIT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05240-01-5

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