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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S10287 Summary: BILL NO S10287 &nbsp SAME AS No Same As &nbsp SPONSOR SKOUFIS &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §1812, NYC Civ Ct Act; amd §1812, UCCA; amd §1812, UDCA; amd §1812, UJCA &nbsp Allows for the issuance of information subpoenas on behalf of small claims judgment creditors to be effective anywhere in the state.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

10287

IN SENATE

May 11, 2026 ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, the uniform city court act, the uniform district court act and the uniform justice court act, in relation to expanding the available jurisdiction for issuing information subpoenas

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

1 Section 1. Subdivision (d) of section 1812 of the New York city civil 2 court act, as amended by chapter 80 of the laws of 1992, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (d) Where a judgment has been entered in a small claims court and 5 remains unsatisfied, the small claims clerk shall, upon request, issue 6 information subpoenas, at nominal cost, for the judgment creditor and 7 provide the creditor with assistance on their preparation and use. 8 Notwithstanding section twelve hundred one of this act, the court shall 9 issue such information subpoenas to be served anywhere in the state upon 10 request. The court shall have the same power as the supreme court to 11 punish a contempt of court committed with respect to an information 12 subpoena. 13 § 2. Subdivision (d) of section 1812 of the uniform city court act, as 14 amended by chapter 80 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 (d) Where a judgment has been entered in a small claims court and 17 remains unsatisfied, the small claims clerk shall, upon request, issue 18 information subpoenas, at nominal cost, for the judgment creditor and 19 provide the creditor with assistance on their preparation and use. 20 Notwithstanding section twelve hundred one of this act, the court shall 21 issue such information subpoenas to be served anywhere in the state upon 22 request. The court shall have the same power as the supreme court to 23 punish a contempt of court committed with respect to an information 24 subpoena.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08371-04-6

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1 § 3. Subdivision (d) of section 1812 of the uniform district court 2 act, as amended by chapter 80 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 (d) Where a judgment has been entered in a small claims court and 5 remains unsatisfied, the small claims clerk shall, upon request, issue 6 information subpoenas, at nominal cost, for the judgment creditor and 7 provide the creditor with assistance on their preparation and use. 8 Notwithstanding section twelve hundred one of this act, the court shall 9 issue such information subpoenas to be served anywhere in the state upon 10 request. The court shall have the same power as the supreme court to 11 punish a contempt of court committed with respect to an information 12 subpoena. 13 § 4. Subdivision (d) of section 1812 of the uniform justice court act, 14 as amended by chapter 650 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 (d) Where a judgment has been entered in a small claims court and 17 remains unsatisfied, the small claims clerk shall, upon request, issue 18 information subpoenas, at nominal cost, for the judgment creditor and 19 provide the creditor with assistance on their preparation and use. 20 Notwithstanding section twelve hundred one of this act, the court shall 21 issue such information subpoenas to be served anywhere in the state upon 22 request. The court shall have the same power as the supreme court to 23 punish a contempt of court committed with respect to an information 24 subpoena. 25 § 5. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 26 have become a law.

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