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Civil Court

Civil Court Judges

A.11398 (AM Mayersohn) / S.1745-A (Sen. Stavisky) - Establishes the counties of residence that eleven additional judges previously authorized to serve on the civil court of the city of New York shall be elected from. (2009/2010 Legislative Sessions)

  • Letter from the Civil Court Committee to members of the Assembly Ways & Means Committee urging them to support the legislation, June 24, 2010.
  • Letter from City Bar President Samuel Seymour to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver urging him to support 3 pieces of legislation which would improve the operation of the NYS judicial system - A.8957-A/S.5968-A (Increasing Family Court Judges), A.11398/S.1745-A (Increasing Civil Court Judges) and A.9753-A/S.3890-A (No-Fault Divorce) - June 25, 2010.

Debt Collection Practices

A.2678 (AM Weinstein) / S.2454 (Sen. Savino) – The Consumer Credit Fairness Act, which would strengthen consumer protections in consumer debt collection proceedings.

  • Report in support of legislation with suggested  modifications by the Civil Court and Consumer Affairs Committees, reissued February 2013.
  • Letter to Sen. Schneiderman requesting that the Consumer Credit Fairness Act be placed on the Senate Codes Committee agenda, May 13, 2010.
  • Testimony of Chair of the Consumer Affairs Committee to the NYS Joint Assembly Committee Hearing “Consumer Protection in the Debt Collection and Debt Management Industries,” May 14, 2009.
  • Letter to Sen. Kruger requesting that the Consumer Credit Fairness Act be placed on the Senate Finance Committee agenda, June 10, 2010.
  • Letter to members of the Senate Rules Committee urging them to support the legislation, June 18, 2010.

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A.1028 (AM Pheffer) / S.1439 (Sen. Squadron) – Requires that debt collection agencies be licensed by the state.

  • Report in support of legislation by the Consumer Affairs and Civil Court Committees, Reissued March 2011.

Debt Buyers

Intro 0660-2007 – a Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to buyers of consumer debt.

  • Report in support of legislation by the Civil Court and Consumer Affairs Committees, January 2009.
  • Testimony of the Chair of the Civil Court Committee to the New York City Council in support of legislation, February 25, 2009.
  • Signed into law by the Mayor - March 18, 2009

Debt Settlement

Profiteering From Financial Distress: An Examination Of The Debt Settlement Industry - Report from the Civil Court Committee and Consumer Affairs Committee, May 2012.

  • Press Release: "New York City Bar Association Calls for Tight Restrictions on Debt Settlement Services" - May 17, 2012

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S.2493 (Sen. Griffo) - would expand the definition of budget planning in include debt management and debt settlement and regulate the activities of budget planners.

  • Report opposing legislation by the Civil Court and Consumer Affairs Committees, Reissued March 2013.

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Testimony of the Civil Court Committee and Consumer Affairs Committee before the New York City Concil on Debt Settlement Companies, November 18, 2010.

Process Servers

A.491 (AM Gibson) - concerning the rules regarding the regulation of process servers.

  • Report in support of legislation, with suggested modifications, by the Civil Court and Consumer Affairs Committees, June 2011.

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Testimony of the Civil Court Committee before the Department of Consumer Affairs on proposed amendments to the rules regarding the licensing of process servers, June 13, 2011.

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Testimony of the Civil Court Commitee before the Department of Consumer Affairs on proposed amendments to process service rules regarding the requirement that process servers utilize a global positioning system, January 27, 2011.

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Testimony of the Civil Court Committee before the Department of Consumer Affairs on proposed amendments to rules regarding the licensing of process servers, December 10, 2010.

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A.6640 (AM Brennan) / S.6649 (Sen. Schneiderman) - would provide for validity of service of process in certain circumstances. (2009/2010 Legislative Sessions)

  • Report in opposition to legislation by the Civil Court and Consumer Affairs Committees, June 2010.

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Report by the Civil Court Committee and Consumer Affairs Committee, "Out of Service: A Call to Fix the Broken Process Service Industry", April 2010.

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Intro 1037-A - a Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to process servers.

  • Report in support of legislation by the Civil Court and Consumer Affairs Committees, December 2009.

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Intro 6-A - a Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to process servers.

  • Letter to members of the City Council from the Consumer Affairs Commitee and Civil Courts Committee urging the passage of Intro 6-A, March 24, 2010.
  • Signed into law by the Mayor - March 24, 2010.

Short-Term Loans

A.7047 (AM Heastie) / S.3841 (Sen. Farley) - 'Short-Term Financial Services Loan Act,' which would allow check cashing establishments to make loans of between $300 and $2,000 to consumers, June 2011.

  • Report opposing legislation by the Consumer Affairs Commitee and Civil Courts Committee, June 2011.


 

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