Bill Text: NY S00166 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to venue for certain civil actions arising out of certain violations of the lien law and the vehicle and traffic law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S00166 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S00166-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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166
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to venue
for certain civil actions arising out of violations of the lien law
and vehicle and traffic law
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
2 section 505-a to read as follows:
3 S 505-A. CIVIL ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THE LIEN
4 LAW AND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. THE PLACE OF TRIAL OF A CIVIL
5 ACTION ARISING OUT OF A VIOLATION OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE OF THE LIEN
6 LAW OR SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW,
7 IN WHICH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS A PARTY, SHALL BE IN THE COUNTY WHERE
8 THE DEFENDANT HAS THEIR ACTUAL PLACE OF BUSINESS UNLESS THE ATTORNEY
9 GENERAL SHALL TIMELY OBJECT THERETO AND SHALL HAVE APPEARED BY SERVING
10 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE TO THOSE PROCEEDINGS.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00103-01-5
