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Title 22 - JUDICIARYSubtitle A - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIONChapter II - UNIFORM RULES FOR THE NEW YORK STATE TRIAL COURTS
Part 214 - Uniform Civil Rules for the Justice Courts
Section 214.1 - Application of Part; waiver; additional rules; definitions

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 214.1

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Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 51, December 18, 2024
Section 214.1 - Application of Part; waiver; additional rules; definitions
(a) Application. This Part shall be applicable to all actions and proceedings in the Town, Village and City Justice Courts of the State of New York, outside the City of New York.
(b) Waiver. For good cause shown, and in the interests of justice, the court in an action or proceeding may waive compliance with any of the rules in this Part, unless prohibited from doing so by statute or by a rule of the Chief Judge.
(c) Additional rules. Additional local court rules, not inconsistent with law or with these rules, shall comply with Part 9 of the Rules of the Chief Judge (22 NYCRR Part 9).
(d) Application of the Uniform Justice Court Act. The provisions of this Part shall be construed as consistent with the Uniform Justice Court Act (UJCA), and matters not covered by these provisions shall be governed by the UJCA.
(e) Definitions.
(1) Chief Administrator of the Courts in this Part includes a designee of the Chief Administrator.
(2) Unless otherwise defined in this Part, or the context otherwise requires, all terms used in this Part shall have the same meaning as they have in the UJCA and the CPLR.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 214.1