STATE OF NEW YORK
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2715
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 24, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to enact-
ing the court order protection act
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "court
2 order protection act".
3 § 2. Rule 5016 of the civil practice law and rules, subdivision (d) as
4 amended by chapter 93 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as
5 follows:
6 Rule 5016. Entry of judgment. (a) What constitutes entry. A judgment
7 is entered when, after it has been signed by the clerk, it is filed by
8 him.
9 (b) Judgment upon verdict. Judgment upon the general verdict of a
10 jury after a trial by jury as of right shall be entered by the clerk
11 unless the court otherwise directs; if there is a special verdict, the
12 court shall direct entry of an appropriate judgment.
13 (c) Judgment upon decision. Judgment upon the decision of a court or
14 a referee to determine shall be entered by the clerk as directed there-
15 in. When relief other than for money or costs only is granted, the
16 court or referee shall, on motion, determine the form of the judgment.
17 (d) Period of entry. Judgment must be entered immediately upon issu-
18 ance.
19 (e) Documentation of payment. The chief administrative judge of the
20 state of New York will create a document that outlines payment of awards
21 ordered by courts of the state. The document will then be distributed
22 electronically, or by other means as determined by the chief administra-
23 tive judge, for use by courts of the state.
24 (f) After death of party. No verdict or decision shall be rendered
25 against a deceased party, but if a party dies before entry of judgment
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 and after a verdict, decision or accepted offer to compromise pursuant
2 to rule 3221, judgment shall be entered in the names of the original
3 parties unless the verdict, decision or offer is set aside. This
4 provision shall not bar dismissal of an action or appeal pursuant to
5 section 1021.
6 [(e)] (g) Final judgment after interlocutory judgment. Where an
7 interlocutory judgment has been directed, a party may move for final
8 judgment when he becomes entitled thereto.
9 § 3. Subdivision (e) of rule 5016 of the civil practice law and rules,
10 as added by section one of this act, is amended to read as follows:
11 (e) Documentation of payment. 1. The chief administrative judge of the
12 state of New York will create a document that outlines payment of awards
13 ordered by courts of the state. The document will then be distributed
14 electronically, or by other means as determined by the chief administra-
15 tive judge, for use by courts of the state.
16 2. Upon the issuance of a court order, and the immediate entry of
17 judgment, in any court of the state of New York, in the case where money
18 damages of any kind are awarded to either party, the debtor must
19 complete a document issued and signed by both the plaintiff and defend-
20 ant, notarized and kept on file with the court that indicates that
21 either immediate payment is being made, that a definitive payment sched-
22 ule is being arranged, or that payment will be made in either of these
23 forms after the completion of the appeals process.
24 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
25 ments to subdivision (e) of rule 5016 of the civil practice law and
26 rules made by section three of this act shall take effect 90 days after
27 this act shall have become a law.
