N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 214.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 214.3 - Summons

(a) The summons shall state the name and location of the court in which the action is brought, the names of the parties and a return date to be obtained from the court, and shall comply with all provisions of the UJCA applicable to summonses.

(b) The following form is to be used in a case in which the action is for money only and a formal complaint is not served therewith:

JUSTICE COURT OF THE VILLAGE, TOWN OR CITY OF

.............................................................................

COUNTY OF _____

______________

)

.............................................................................

Plaintiff,)... Index No .....

.............................................................................

..).. SUMMONS

-against-

.............................................................................

)

Plaintiff's Residence

) .. Address: ................................................

Defendant.)

______________

To the above-named defendant:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and answer this endorsed summons in the Justice Court of the Village, Town or City of __, located at __, County of __, State of New York, on the _ day of __, 19, at _ o'clock in the _noon; upon your failure to appear and answer, judgment will be taken against you for the sum of $ __ with interest thereon from the _ day of __, 19, together with the costs of this action.

Dated: the _ day of __, 19

Statement of the nature and substance of

plaintiff's cause of action:

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff

Post-Office Address Telephone Number

(or, alternatively,

.............................................................................

Clerk of the... Court).......................................................

(c) In an action where a formal complaint is annexed to the summons, the following form of summons shall be used:

JUSTICE COURT OF THE VILLAGE, TOWN OR CITY OF ................................................

COUNTY OF _____

______________

.....)..........................................

Plaintiff,) .... Index No__......................................................

) ...

SUMMONS..................................................................

-against-

.............................................................................

)

Plaintiff's Residence

) ... Address:.................................

Defendant.)

______________

To the above-named defendant:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and answer this complaint in the Justice Court of the Village, Town or City of __, located at __, County of __, State of New York, on the _ day of __, 19, at _ o'clock in the _noon; upon your failure to appear and answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint, together with the costs of this action.

Dated: the _ day of __, 19

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff

Post-Office Address

Telephone Number

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 214.3