New York S 3483: Authorizes the exercise of jurisdiction over commercial claims in justice courts

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S03483 Summary:

BILL NOS03483 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05596

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SPONSORHELMING

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 18-A §§1820 - 1833, UJCA

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Authorizes justice courts to exercise jurisdiction over commercial claims arising out of a transaction between a claimant and a natural person, wherein the money, property or service which is the subject of the transaction is primarily for personal, family or household purposes.

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BILL NOS03483 

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01/27/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3483

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- 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 authoriz-
 ing the exercise of jurisdiction over commercial claims in justice
 courts

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

 1 Section 1. The uniform justice court act is amended by adding a new
 2 article 18-A to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 18-A
 4 COMMERCIAL CLAIMS
 5 Section 1820. Commercial claims defined.
 6 1821. Parts for the determination of commercial claims estab-
 7 lished.
 8 1822. Commencement of action upon commercial claims.
 9 1823. Informal and simplified procedure on commercial claims.
 10 1824. Remedies available; transfer of commercial claims.
 11 1825. Trial by jury; how obtained; discretionary costs.
 12 1826. Proceedings on default and review of judgments.
 13 1827. Judgment obtained to be res judicata in certain cases.
 14 1828. Procedures relating to corporations, associations, insur-
 15 ers and assignees.
 16 1829. Limitation on right to resort to commercial claims proce-
 17 dures.
 18 1830. Indexing commercial claims part judgments.
 19 1831. Enforcement of commercial claims judgments.
 20 1832. Duty to pay judgments.
 21 1833. Designation of defendant; amendment procedure.
 22 § 1820. Commercial claims defined.
 23 (a) The term "commercial claim" or "commercial claims" as used in this
 24 act shall mean and include any cause of action for money only not in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07469-01-5

 S. 3483 2

 1 excess of the maximum amount permitted for a small claim in the small
 2 claims part of the court, exclusive of interest and costs, provided that
 3 subject to the limitations contained in section eighteen hundred twen-
 4 ty-eight of this article, the claimant is a corporation, partnership or
 5 association, which has its principal office in the state of New York and
 6 provided that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the
 7 transaction of business or a regular employment, within the county in
 8 which the court is located.
 9 (b) The term "consumer transaction" means a transaction between a
 10 claimant and a natural person, wherein the money, property or service
 11 which is the subject of the transaction is primarily for personal, fami-
 12 ly or household purposes.
 13 § 1821. Parts for the determination of commercial claims established.
 14 The chief administrator shall assign the times and places for holding,
 15 and the judges who shall hold, one or more parts of the court for the
 16 hearing of commercial claims as herein defined, and the rules may regu-
 17 late the practice and procedure controlling the determination of such
 18 claims and prescribe and furnish the forms for instituting the same.
 19 There shall be at least one evening session of each part every month for
 20 the hearing of commercial claims, provided however, that the chief
 21 administrator may provide for exemption from this requirement where
 22 there exists no demonstrated need for evening sessions. The chief admin-
 23 istrator shall not combine commercial claims part actions with small
 24 claims part actions for purposes of convenience unless a preference is
 25 given to small claims and to commercial claims