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A07525 Summary:

A07525 Actions:

A07525 Committee Votes:

Committee:JUDICIARY   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:05/21/2019AYE/NAY:21/0  Action: Favorable         
Dinowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
Titus
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Norris
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Simotas
Aye
Quart
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Steck
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Wright
Aye
Wallace
Aye

A07525 Floor Votes:

A07525 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7525
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       May 8, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. DenDEKKER, DINOWITZ -- (at request of the Office
          of Court Administration) -- read once and referred to the Committee on
          Judiciary
 
        AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to  small
          claims jurisdiction
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 1801 of the New  York  city  civil  court  act,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  65  of  the  laws  of  2010, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    § 1801. Small claims defined. The term "small claim" or "small claims"
     5  as used in this act shall mean and include any cause of action for money
     6  only not in excess of [five] ten thousand dollars exclusive of  interest
     7  and  costs,  or  any  action  commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbi-
     8  tration award rendered pursuant to part 137 of the rules  of  the  chief
     9  administrator  of  the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which the amount in
    10  dispute does not exceed [five] ten thousand dollars, provided  that  the
    11  defendant  either resides, or has an office for the transaction of busi-
    12  ness or a regular employment, within the city of New York.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and apply to  actions  and
    14  proceedings commenced on or after such date.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10176-01-9