N.Y. Uniform Justice Court Act § 214: Transferred cases

§ 214. Transferred cases.

In a case brought in the supreme court or county court of Westchester

county where money damages only are sought and classification, pretrial

or other appropriate procedures in either of said courts or the demand

for relief have determined that the potential recovery, assuming

liability, in an action or proceeding or counterclaim therein will not

exceed the sum of five thousand dollars, exclusive of interest and

costs, if such action or proceeding is transferred to a town or village

court in the county of Westchester having jurisdiction of the parties

under section two hundred thirteen of this act, pursuant to section

nineteen of article six of the state constitution, the verdict or

judgment of such justice court shall not be subject to the limitation of

monetary jurisdiction specified elsewhere in this article for such

court, but shall be subject instead to a monetary jurisdiction not to

exceed five thousand dollars, exclusive of interest and costs.

Alternatively, for purposes of this section only, in the furtherance of

the interests of justice, such transfer may be made (a) to a justice

court in a municipality adjacent to a municipality designated in section

two hundred thirteen of this act or to a justice court in a municipality

adjacent to a city in Westchester county whose court would otherwise

have had jurisdiction by the calendar justice of the supreme court or

judge of the county court; or (b) to any justice court in the county of

Westchester by the administrative judge of the ninth judicial district.

Costs incurred by local municipalities in administering their courts as

a result of the application of this section shall be a charge against

the county of Westchester within the amounts appropriated by the county

therefor and subject to reasonable rules and regulations thereof by the

county.