Title UCT, Uniform City Court

§ 1808. Judgment obtained to be res judicata in certain cases.\n A judgment obtained under this article shall not be deemed an\nadjudication of any fact at issue or found therein in any other action\nor court; except that a subsequent judgment obtained in another action\nor court…

§ 1808-A. Judgment obtained to be res judicata in certain cases.\n A judgment obtained under this article shall not be deemed an\nadjudication of any fact at issue or found therein in any other action\nor court except that a subsequent judgment obtained in another action or\ncour…

§ 1809. Procedures relating to corporations, associations, insurers and\n assignees.\n 1. No corporation, except a municipal corporation, public benefit\ncorporation, school district or school district public library wholly or\npartially within the municipal corporate limit, no p…

§ 1809-A. Procedures relating to corporations, associations, insurers\n and assignees.\n (a) Any corporation, including a municipal corporation or public\nbenefit corporation, partnership, or association, which has its\nprincipal office in the state of New York and an assignee of…

§ 1810. Limitation on right to resort to small claims procedures.\n If the clerk shall find that the procedures of the small claims part\nare sought to be utilized by a claimant for purposes of oppression or\nharassment, as where a claimant has previously resorted to such\nproced…

§ 1810-A. Limitation on right to resort to commercial claims procedures.\n If the clerk shall find that the procedures of the commercial claims\npart are sought to be utilized by a claimant for purposes of oppression\nor harassment, as where a claimant has previously resorted to …

§ 1811. Notice of small claims judgments and indexing of unpaid claims.\n (a) Notice of judgment sent to judgment debtor shall specify that a\nfailure to satisfy a judgment may subject the debtor to any one or\ncombination of the following actions:\n 1. garnishment of wage;\n 2. …

§ 1811-A. Indexing commercial claims part judgments.\n All wholly or partially unsatisfied commercial claims part judgments\nshall be indexed alphabetically and chronologically under the name of\nthe judgment debtor. Upon satisfying the judgment, the judgment debtor\nshall presen…

§ 1812. Enforcement of small claims judgments.\n (a) The special procedures set forth in subdivision (b) hereof shall\nbe available only where:\n 1. there is a recorded judgment of a small claims court; and\n 2. (i) the aforesaid judgment resulted from a transaction in the\ncours…

§ 1812-A. Enforcement of commercial claims judgments.\n Where a judgment has been entered in a commercial claims part and\nremains unsatisfied, the commercial claims clerk shall, upon request,\nissue information subpoenas, at nominal cost, for the judgment creditor\nand provide t…

§ 1813. Duty to pay judgments.\n (a) Any person, partnership, firm or corporation which is sued in a\nsmall claims court for any cause of action arising out of its business\nactivities, shall pay any judgment rendered against it in its true name\nor in any name in which it conduc…

§ 1813-A. Duty to pay judgments.\n (a) Any person, partnership, firm or corporation which is sued in a\ncommercial claims part for any cause of action arising out of its\nbusiness activities, shall pay any judgment rendered against it in its\ntrue name or in any name in which it …

§ 1814. Designation of defendant; amendment procedure.\n (a) A party who is ignorant, in whole or in part, of the true name of\na person, partnership, firm or corporation which may properly be made a\nparty defendant, may proceed against such defendant in any name used by\nthe pe…

§ 1814-A. Designation of defendant; amendment procedure.\n (a) A party who is ignorant, in whole or in part, of the true name of\na person, partnership, firm or corporation which may properly be made a\nparty defendant, may proceed against such defendant in any name used by\nthe …

§ 1815. Appearance by non-attorney representatives.\n The court may permit, upon the request of a party, that a non-attorney\nrepresentative, who is related by consanguinity or affinity to such\nparty, be allowed to appear on behalf of such party when the court finds\nthat due to…

§ 1900. Security for costs.\n Article 85 of the CPLR, entitled "security for costs," shall apply in\nthis court, except that the minimum undertaking of CPLR 8503 shall be\n$200 rather than the amount therein provided.\n

§ 1901. Amount of costs in an action.\n (a) Ordinary costs. Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) of\nthis section, costs awarded in an action shall be in the amount of:\n 1. fifty dollars for all proceedings before a notice of trial is\nfiled; plus\n 2. one hundred doll…

§ 1903. Costs; additional provisions.\n The provisions of CPLR §§ 8101, 8103, 8104, 8105 and 8106 shall apply\nin actions and proceedings in this court.\n

§ 1904. Certain costs added.\n Costs on appeal, and those awarded under § 1102 of this act, may be\nadded to the amount of costs otherwise applicable in the action.\n

§ 1905. No costs on plea of bankruptcy.\n Where the defendant recovers judgment upon the defense of bankruptcy,\nhe shall not be entitled to costs.\n

§ 1906. Costs allowed by court.\n The court may in its discretion impose costs not exceeding fifty\ndollars in the following cases:\n (a) Upon granting or denying a motion.\n (b) Upon allowing an amendment of a pleading.\n (c) Upon adjournment of a trial.\n

§ 1906-a. Costs in a summary proceeding.\n In a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property,\npetitioner shall be allowed as costs for each necessary respondent\nserved with the notice of petition by a person other than an enforcement\nofficer, five dollars, and if …

§ 1907. Taxation of costs and disbursements.\n Costs, together with fees paid to the clerk and the fee for issuing\nexecution to the enforcement officer, must be taxed by the clerk\nforthwith upon rendition of judgment and inserted therein. Upon issuing\na transcript the clerk sh…

§ 1908. Disbursements allowable.\n Except where the contrary is specifically provided by law, a party to\nwhom costs are awarded, or a prevailing party who has appeared in\nperson, shall be allowed his necessary disbursements as follows:\n (a) All fees paid to the clerk or an enf…

§ 1908-a. Disbursement where service of process by mail is not\n acknowledged.\n In any action where service of process is made by mail pursuant to\nCPLR 312-a, and where the signed acknowledgement of receipt is not\nreturned within thirty (30) days after receipt of the documents…

§ 1909. Review of taxation.\n Within ten days the clerk's taxation may be reviewed by the court upon\ntwo days' notice. The order must disallow any items wrongfully included\nin the judgment or add any items wrongfully omitted therefrom, and\ndirect that any sum so disallowed be …

§ 1910. Costs upon appeal.\n (a) Costs upon an appeal may be awarded by the appellate court in its\ndiscretion, and if awarded shall be as follows:\n 1. To the appellant upon reversal, not more than thirty dollars.\n 2. To the respondent upon affirmance, not more than twenty-five…

§ 1911. Fees.\n (a) Fees payable to the clerk. There shall be paid to the clerk the\nfollowing sums as court fees in civil matters and there shall be no\nothers:\n (1) Upon the filing of the first paper in any action or proceeding,\nforty-five dollars, unless there has already be…

§ 1912. Actions in which no fees to be charged; employees.\n Employee's action. When the action is brought by an employee against\nan employer for services performed by such employee, the clerk shall not\ndemand or receive any fees whatsoever from the plaintiff or his\nattorney, …

§ 1913. Witnesses' fees.\n Witnesses in an action or a special proceeding or before a\ncommissioner or judge of this court taking a deposition, are entitled to\nthe same fees, including mileage, as a witness in an action in the\nsupreme court.\n

§ 2001. Criminal jurisdiction; procedures.\n (1) The court shall have such jurisdiction of criminal matters as is\nprescribed by the criminal procedure law.\n (2) Unless otherwise specifically prescribed, the practice and\nprocedure in the court shall be governed by the criminal …

§ 2005. Further powers of judges; process and mandates.\n The judges of the court shall have the power and jurisdiction to send\nprocesses and other mandates in any matter of which they have\njurisdiction into any part of the county or any adjoining county, for\nservice or execut…

§ 2009. Judge before whom defendant arraigned or tried.\n An accused person need not be arraigned or tried before the judge\nsigning or issuing the summons or warrant, but may be arraigned or tried\nbefore any judge of the court; provided, however, that whenever trial\nhas been c…

§ 201. Jurisdiction; in general.\n The court shall have jurisdiction as set forth in this article and as\nelsewhere provided by law. Whenever a sum of money is set forth in this\narticle, or reference is made in this article to a sum, it shall be\nconstrued as such sum exclusive …

§ 2012. Drawing of jurors.\n Jurors may be drawn and summoned in the manner provided by rules of\nthe appellate division of the department in which the court is located.\nJurors drawn for civil actions pursuant to this act may also be used in\nthe trial of criminal cases.\n

§ 2013. Jury trial; submission to jury.\n Whenever a case is submitted to the jury, the jury shall be placed in\ncharge of any peace officer, acting pursuant to his special duties, or\npolice officer designated by the court.\n

§ 2014. Impanelment and fees of jurors.\n The system for impaneling, and the fees of, trial jurors shall be as\nprovided by law for the particular court or, in the absence of such\ngoverning provisions, as provided for the supreme court of the county in\nwhich the court sits. No …

§ 2015. Correction of technical errors.\n Technical errors in the commitment of any accused person may be\ncorrected by the judge at any time after the commitment is signed. The\njudge may alter or modify a sentence or correct any technical error in\nthe record not affecting the …

§ 2019. Records.\n All judges of the court shall keep or cause to be kept legible and\nsuitable records and dockets of all criminal actions and proceedings\nseparate and apart from the records and dockets of civil actions and\nproceedings kept by them or by clerks of their respec…

§ 202. Money actions and actions involving chattels.\n The court shall have jurisdiction of actions and proceedings for the\nrecovery of money, actions and proceedings for the recovery of chattels\nand actions and proceedings for the foreclosure of liens on personal\nproperty whe…

§ 2020. Disposition of fines and penalties.\n All fines and penalties collected by the court shall be paid over to\nthe persons or agencies entitled to the same pursuant to law.\n

§ 203. Actions involving real property.\n (a) The court shall have jurisdiction of the following actions\nprovided that the real property involved is located in whole or in part\nwithin the city:\n (1) An action for the establishment of a mechanic's lien on real\nproperty to reco…

§ 204. Summary proceedings.\n The court shall have jurisdiction of summary proceedings to recover\npossession of real property located in whole or in part within the city,\nto remove tenants therefrom, and to render judgment for rent due without\nregard to amount. Except as other…

§ 205. Interpleader.\n The court shall have jurisdiction of an action of interpleader as and\ndefensive interpleader as defined and governed by the CPLR, provided\nthat the amount in controversy or the value of the property does not\nexceed the sum referred to in § 202.\n

§ 206. Arbitration.\n (a) Threshold questions under article seventy-five of the civil\npractice law and rules. If an action of which the court has jurisdiction\nhas been duly commenced therein, and there arise in such action any\nquestions relating to the arbitrability of the con…

§ 207. Small claims.\n The court shall have jurisdiction of small claims as defined in\narticle 18 of this act.\n

§ 208. Counterclaims.\n The court shall have jurisdiction of counterclaims as follows:\n (a) Of any counterclaim the subject matter of which would be within\nthe jurisdiction of the court if sued upon separately.\n (b) Of any counterclaim for money only, without regard to amount.…

§ 209. Provisional remedies.\n (a) Attachment, arrest, seizure of chattel. An order of attachment or\nof arrest, a warrant to seize a chattel as provided in § 207 of the lien\nlaw, and an order of seizure of a chattel may issue out of this court if\nsuch remedy might issue out of…

§ 210. Contempt.\n All of the provisions of law governing civil and criminal contempts in\nlike instances in supreme court shall apply in this court, except that\nthis court shall have no power to punish for contempt a judge or justice\nof any court.\n

§ 2101. Definitions; construction of act.\n The following words used in this act shall have the meaning defined in\nthis section, unless otherwise apparent from the context:\n (a) "Administrative board" means the administrative board of the\njudicial conference of the state.\n (b…