New York A 8986: Extends the statute of limitations for coroners, coroners' physicians and medical examiners for article 78 proceedings

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A08986 Summary:

BILL NOA08986 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08538

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SPONSORConrad

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COSPNSRKay

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §217, CPLR

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Extends the statute of limitations for coroners, coroners' physicians and medical examiners for article 78 proceedings to ten years.

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BILL NOA08986 

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08/13/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8986

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 August 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CONRAD -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to extend-
 ing the statute of limitations for coroners, coroners' physicians or
 medical examiners for article 78 proceedings

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 217 of the civil practice law and
 2 rules, as amended by chapter 467 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 1. Unless a shorter time is provided in the law authorizing the
 5 proceeding, a proceeding against a body or officer must be commenced
 6 within four months after the determination to be reviewed becomes final
 7 and binding upon the petitioner or the person whom [he] such petitioner
 8 represents in law or in fact, or after the respondent's refusal, upon
 9 the demand of the petitioner or the person whom [he] such petitioner
 10 represents, to perform its duty; or with leave of the court where the
 11 petitioner or the person whom [he] such petitioner represents, at the
 12 time such determination became final and binding upon [him] such peti-
 13 tioner or at the time of such refusal, was under a disability specified
 14 in section 208 of this article, within two years after such time, or in
 15 the case of a coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner a
 16 proceeding must be commenced within ten years after such coroner,
 17 coroner's physician or medical examiner's report is finalized.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11791-01-5

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