Imposes a filing fee surcharge to be used for the purposes of providing and maintaining security in courthouses.

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S1997-2013 Actions

• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

S1997-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1997

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the uniform justice court act, in
relation to imposing a filing fee surcharge to be used for the purposes
of providing and maintaining security in courthouses

PURPOSE OF THE BILL: This bill would allow for a justice court to use
money collected through a surcharge to provide for additional security
equipment and personnel.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill amends section 1911 of the
uniform justice court act, as it relates to imposing a filing fee of ten
dollars for maintenance of security equipment at the courthouse and
payment of personnel to operate security equipment at the courthouse.

Section 2 of this bill relates to the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION: Many courthouses are experiencing heavy caseloads and are
lacking the necessary funds to nay for security equipment and the
personnel to operate it. It is imperative that a courthouse be a safe
and secure place for the judges and the people they serve. This bill
will provide courts with a ten dollar filing fee from claimants to be
used solely for security purposes.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  2011-2012- S.5177 - Referred to Judiciary

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.

S1997-2013 Text

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

                                    1997

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 9, 2013
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

  AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to imposing a
    filing fee surcharge to be used for  the  purposes  of  providing  and
    maintaining security in courthouses

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


    Section 1. Subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section
  1911 of the uniform justice court act, as amended by chapter 489 of  the
  laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:

    a.  Upon  the  filing  of the first paper in any action or proceeding,
  twenty dollars AND AN ADDITIONAL TEN DOLLAR  SURCHARGE  WHICH  SHALL  BE
  USED  BY  THE  COURT  FOR  THE  SOLE PURPOSES OF MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY
  EQUIPMENT AT THE COURTHOUSE AND PAYMENT OF PERSONNEL TO OPERATE SECURITY
  EQUIPMENT AT THE COURTHOUSE.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD00379-01-3