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Civil Practice Law & Rules Short Title; Applicability and Definitions Limitations of Time Jurisdiction and Service, Appearance and Choice of Court Special Proceedings Joinder of Claims, Consolidation and Severance Class Actions ARTICLE 10 Parties Generally ARTICLE 11 Poor Persons ARTICLE 12 Infants, Incompetents and Conservatees ARTICLE 13 Actions By the State ARTICLE 13-A Proceeds of a Crime-forfeiture ARTICLE 13-B Civil Remedies; Enterprise Corruption ARTICLE 14 Contribution ARTICLE 14-A Damage Actions: Effect of Contributory Negligence and Assumption of Risk ARTICLE 15 Actions Against Persons Jointly Liable ARTICLE 16 Limited Liability of Persons Jointly Liable ARTICLE 20 Mistakes, Defects, Irregularities and Extensions of Time ARTICLE 21 ARTICLE 21-A Filing of Papers In the Courts By Facsimile Transmission and By Electronic Means ARTICLE 22 Stay, Motions, Orders and Mandates ARTICLE 23 Subpoenas, Oaths and Affirmations ARTICLE 24 Publication ARTICLE 25 Undertakings ARTICLE 26 Property Paid Into Court ARTICLE 27 Disposition of Property In Litigation ARTICLE 30 Remedies and Pleading ARTICLE 31 Disclosure ARTICLE 32 Accelerated Judgment ARTICLE 34 Calendar Practice; Trial Preferences ARTICLE 40 Trial Generally ARTICLE 41 Trial By a Jury ARTICLE 42 Trial By the Court ARTICLE 43 Trial By a Referee ARTICLE 44 Trial Motions ARTICLE 45 ARTICLE 50 Judgments Generally ARTICLE 50-A Periodic Payment of Judgments In Medical and Dental Malpractice Actions ARTICLE 50-B Periodic Payment of Judgments In Personal Injury, Injury to Property and Wrongful Death Actions ARTICLE 51 Enforcement of Judgments and Orders Generally ARTICLE 52 Enforcement of Money Judgments ARTICLE 53 Recognition of Foreign Country Money Judgments ARTICLE 54 Enforcement of Judgments Entitled to Full Faith and Credit Summary of Article ARTICLE 55 Appeals Generally ARTICLE 56 Appeals to the Court of Appeals ARTICLE 57 Appeals to the Appellate Division ARTICLE 60 Provisional Remedies Generally ARTICLE 62 Attachment ARTICLE 63 Injunction ARTICLE 63-A Extreme Risk Protection Orders ARTICLE 64 Receivership ARTICLE 65 Notice of Pendency ARTICLE 70 Habeas Corpus ARTICLE 71 Recovery of Chattel ARTICLE 72 Recovery of Penalty or Forfeiture ARTICLE 75 Arbitration ARTICLE 75-A Health Care Arbitration ARTICLE 76 Proceeding to Enforce Agreement For Determination of Issue ARTICLE 77 Proceeding Relating to Express Trust ARTICLE 78 Proceeding Against Body or Officer ARTICLE 80 ARTICLE 81 Costs Generally ARTICLE 82 Amount of Costs ARTICLE 83 Disbursements and Additional Allowances ARTICLE 84 Taxation of Costs ARTICLE 85 Security For Costs ARTICLE 86 Counsel Fees and Expenses In Certain Actions Against the State ARTICLE 90 Failure or Adjournment of Term of Court ARTICLE 94 Admission to Practice ARTICLE 97 Records of Clerks of the Courts ARTICLE 98 Actions Against Villages ARTICLE 100 Repeal; Saving Clauses; Effective Date

CHAPTER 308
AN ACT in relation to civil practice and prescribing rules of civil

procedure governing generally the civil procedure in the courts of the

state of New York and before the judges thereof, constituting chapter

eight of the consolidated laws

Became a law April 4, 1962, with the approval of the Governor. Passed,

by a majority vote,three-fifths being present

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

CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES

CHAPTER EIGHT OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS
Article 1. Short title, applicability and definitions. (101-107.)

2. Limitations of time. (201-218.)

3. Jurisdiction and service, appearance and choice of court.

(301-318, 320-322, 325-328.)

4. Special proceedings. (401-411.)

6. Joinder of claims, consolidation and severance.

9. Class actions. (901-909.)

10. Parties generally. (1001-1004, 1006-1026.)

11. Poor persons. (1101-1103.)

12. Infants, incompetents and conservatees. (1201-1211.)

13. Actions by the state. (1301-1303.)

13-A. Proceeds of crime-forfeiture (1310-1352.)

13-B. Civil remedies; enterprise corruption. (1353-1355.)

14. Contribution. (1401-1404.)

14-A. Damage actions: effect of contributory negligence and

assumption of risk. (1411-1413.)

15. Actions against persons jointly liable. (1501-1502.)

16. Limited liability of persons jointly liable. (1600-1603.)

20. Mistakes, defects, irregularities and extensions of time.

21. Papers. (2101-2106.)

21-A. Filing of papers in the courts by facsimile transmission

and by electronic means. (2110-2112)

22. Stay, motions, orders and mandates.

(2201, 2211-2215, 2217-2223.)

23. Subpoenas, oaths and affirmations. (2301-2309.)

24. Publication. (2401-2402.)

25. Undertakings. (2501-2513.)

26. Property paid into court. (2601-2609.)

27. Disposition of property in litigation. (2701-2703.)

30. Remedies and pleading.

(3001-3005, 3011-3026, 3031-3037, 3041-3045.)

31. Disclosure. (3101-3118, 3120-3126, 3130-3133, 3140.)

32. Accelerated judgment. (3201, 3211-3222.)

34. Calendar practice; trial preferences. (3401-3408.)

40. Trial generally. (4001, 4011-4019.)

41. Trial by a jury. (4101-4113.)

42. Trial by the court. (4201, 4211-4213.)

43. Trial by a referee. (4301, 4311-4321.)

44. Trial motions. (4401-4406.)

45. Evidence. (4501-4534, 4536-4551.)

50. Judgments generally. (5001-5004, 5011-5021.)

50-A. Periodic payment of judgments in medical and dental

malpractice actions. (5031-5034, 5036-5039.)

50-B. Periodic payment of judgments in personal injury, injury

to property and wrongful death actions. (5041-5049.)

51. Enforcement of judgments and orders generally.

52. Enforcement of money judgments.

(5201-5211, 5221-5242, 5250-5252.)

53. Recognition of foreign country money judgments.

54. Enforcement of judgments entitled to full faith and

credit summary of article. (5401-5408.)

55. Appeals generally. (5501, 5511-5532.)

56. Appeals to the court of appeals. (5601-5602, 5611-5615.)

57. Appeals to the appellate division.

60. Provisional remedies generally. (6001.)

62. Attachment. (6201-6204, 6210-6226.)

63. Injunction. (6301, 6311-6315, 6330.)

63-A. Extreme risk protection orders. (6340-6348.)

64. Receivership. (6401-6405.)

65. Notice of pendency. (6501, 6511-6516.)

70. Habeas corpus. (7001-7012.)

71. Recovery of chattel. (7101-7112.)

72. Recovery of penalty or forfeiture. (7201-7205.)

75. Arbitration. (7501-7516.)

75-A. Health care arbitration. (7550-7565.)

76. Proceeding to enforce agreement for determination of

77. Proceeding relating to express trust. (7701-7706.)

78. Proceeding against body or officer. (7801-7806.)

80. Fees. (8001-8022.)

81. Costs generally. (8101-8110.)

82. Amount of costs. (8201-8204.)

83. Disbursements and additional allowances. (8301--8303-a.)

84. Taxation of costs. (8401-8404.)

85. Security for costs. (8501-8503.)

86. Counsel fees and expenses in certain actions against the

90. Failure or adjournment of term of court. (9001-9003.)

94. Admission to practice. (9401-9407.)

97. Records of clerks of the courts. (9701-9703.)

98. Actions against villages. (9801-9804.)

100. Repeal; saving clauses; effective date. (10001-10005.)