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    Summons; issuance; form; issuance of notice of petition
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    Summons; method and place of service
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    SECTION 402

    Summons; time to appear and answer

    New York City Civil Court Act (CCA) CHAPTER 693, ARTICLE 4

    § 402. Summons; time to appear and answer. (a) If the summons is
    personally delivered to the defendant within the city of New York, it
    shall require him to appear and answer within twenty days after its
    service.

    (b) If the summons is served by any means other than personal delivery
    to the defendant within the city of New York, it shall provide that the
    defendant must appear and answer within thirty days after proof of
    service is filed with the clerk.