N.Y. New York City Civil Court Act § 1813: Duty to pay judgments

§ 1813. Duty to pay judgments. (a) Any person, partnership, firm or

corporation which is sued in a small claims court for any cause of

action arising out of its business activities, shall pay any judgment

rendered against it in its true name or in any name in which it conducts

business. "True name" includes the legal name of a natural person and

the name under which a partnership, firm or corporation is licensed,

registered, incorporated or otherwise authorized to do business.

"Conducting business" as used in this section shall include, but not be

limited to, maintaining signs at business premises or on business

vehicles; advertising; entering into contracts; and printing or using

sales slips, checks, invoices or receipts. Whenever a judgment has been

rendered against a person, partnership, firm or corporation in other

than its true name and the judgment has remained unpaid for thirty-five

days after receipt by the judgment debtor of notice of its entry, the

aggrieved judgment creditor shall be entitled to commence an action in

small claims court or in any other court of otherwise competent

jurisdiction against such judgment debtor, notwithstanding the

jurisdictional limit of the court, for the sum of the original judgment,

costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and one hundred dollars.

(b) Whenever a judgment which relates to activities for which a

license is required has been rendered against a business which is

licensed by a state or local licensing authority and which remains

unpaid for thirty-five days after receipt by the judgment debtor of

notice of its entry and the judgment has not been stayed or appealed,

the state or local licensing authority shall consider such failure to

pay if deliberate or part of a pattern of similar conduct indicating

recklessness, as a basis for the revocation, suspension, conditioning or

refusal to grant or renew such license. Nothing herein shall be

construed to preempt an authority's existing policy if it is more

restrictive.

(c) The clerk shall attach to the notice of suit required under this

article a notice of the duty imposed by this section.