Assembly Bill A259

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing fees to be charged in connection with the service of information subpoenas

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A259 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd R5224, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7452
2015-2016: A899
2017-2018: A2780
2019-2020: A1848

2013-A259 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing fees to be charged in connection with the service of information subpoenas.

2013-A259 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   259

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN  ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to allow-
  ing fees to be charged in connection with the service  of  information
  subpoenas

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision (b) of rule 5224 of the civil practice law  and
rules, as amended by chapter 302 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read
as follows:
  (b) Fees. A judgment debtor served with a subpoena under this [section
and  any] RULE SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY FEE. ANY other person served
with an information subpoena shall [not be entitled to any fee] BE  PAID
IN  ADVANCE  THE SUM OF TEN DOLLARS, EXCEPT THAT A PERSON SERVED WITH AN
INFORMATION SUBPOENA SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO A FEE WHERE THE  STATE,  A
MUNICIPALITY, OR AN AGENCY OR OFFICER OF THE STATE OR A MUNICIPALITY, IS
THE  JUDGMENT CREDITOR.  Any other person served with a subpoena requir-
ing attendance or the production of books and papers shall  be  paid  or
tendered  in advance authorized traveling expenses and one day's witness
fee.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01024-01-3


              

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