New York S 5316: Makes technical changes to the property description for Konbit Neg Lakay Inc.

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S05316 Summary:

BILL NOS05316 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07734

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§201, 202, 1801 & 1803, UJCA

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Increases the jurisdictional limit from $3,000 to $5,000 for justice courts; increases filing fees.

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BILL NOS05316 

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02/20/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5316

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to civil
 jurisdictional limits and increasing filing fees

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision a of section 201 of the uniform justice court
 2 act, as amended by chapter 685 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 a. The court shall have jurisdiction as set forth in this article and
 5 as elsewhere provided by law[, subject, in the case of a city court
 6 governed by this act, to the limitations stated in § 2300 (b) (2) (i) of
 7 this act]. The phrase "[$3000] $5000", whenever it appears herein, shall
 8 be taken to mean "[$3000] $5000 exclusive of interest and costs"[,
 9 except that, in the case of a city court governed by this act whose
 10 monetary jurisdiction is, pursuant to § 2300 (b) (2) (i) of this act,
 11 below $3000, it shall be taken to mean such lesser sum as is applicable
 12 in the particular court, exclusive of interest and costs].
 13 § 2. Section 202 of the uniform justice court act, as amended by chap-
 14 ter 685 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
 15 § 202. Money actions and actions to recover chattels.
 16 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court shall have
 17 jurisdiction of actions and proceedings for the recovery of money or
 18 chattels where the amount sought to be recovered or the value of the
 19 property does not exceed [$3000] $5000.
 20 § 3. Section 1801 of the uniform justice court act, as amended by
 21 chapter 485 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 22 § 1801. Small claims defined.
 23 The term "small claim" or "small claims" as used in this act shall
 24 mean and include any cause of action for money only not in excess of
 25 [three] five thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, provided

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09498-01-5

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 1 that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the transaction
 2 of business or a regular employment within the municipality where the
 3 court is located, or where claimant is or was a tenant or lessee of real
 4 property owned by the defendant and the claim relates to such tenancy or
 5 lease, and such real property is situated within the municipality where
 6 the court is located. However, where a judge of the county court, pursu-
 7 ant to subdivision (g) of section three hundred twenty-five of the civil
 8 practice law and rules, transfers a small claim from the town or village
 9 court having jurisdiction over the matter to another town or village
 10 court within the same county, the court to which it is transferred shall
 11 have jurisdiction to determine the claim.
 12 § 4. Subdivision (a) of section 1803 of the uniform justice court act,
 13 as amended by chapter 485 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
 14 follows:
 15 (a) Small claims shall be commenced upon the payment by the claimant
 16 of a filing fee of [ten] fifteen dollars for claims in the amount of one
 17 thousand dollars or less and [fifteen] twenty dollars for claims in the
 18 amount of more than one thousand dollars, without the service of a
 19 summons and, except by special order of the court, without the service
 20 of any pleading other than a statement of [his] the cause of action by
 21 the claimant or someone [in his] on such claimant's behalf to the