New York S 338: Requires certain civil court documents to be provided to parties in their native language

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S00338 Summary:

BILL NOS00338 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03239

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRJACKSON, KRUEGER

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2105, NYC Civ Ct Act

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Requires certain civil court documents to be provided to parties in their native language; requires parties to demonstrate their understanding of the nature and effect of such documents.

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BILL NOS00338 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1198

05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

02/04/20261ST REPORT CAL.239

02/05/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/09/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 338

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, JACKSON, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judici-
 ary

 AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to
 requiring certain civil court documents to be provided to parties in
 their native language

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

 1 Section 1. The New York city civil court act is amended by adding a
 2 new section 2105 to read as follows:
 3 § 2105. Languages in which certain court documents are to be
 4 furnished. (a) Court documents provided to parties including court
 5 orders and any other court documents which include stipulations direct-
 6 ing action to be taken or forborne by either of such parties shall be
 7 provided to such parties in their native language, provided they are not
 8 fluent in English; and provided, further, that such native language is
 9 one of the six most prevalent languages, other than English, spoken in
 10 the city of New York.
 11 (b) The person who drafts such a court document in the native language
 12 of a party, pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, shall provide
 13 the court with a copy of the document in both English and in the native
 14 language, and shall certify under oath that the document in the native
 15 language accurately reflects the same document written in English.
 16 (c) All parties shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the court,
 17 their comprehension of the nature and effect of each such court order or
 18 stipulation.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 20 it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00227-01-5

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