New York Civil Practice Law & Rules

Every section of the New York Civil Practice Law & Rules, in order — 814 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 101 — Short title; application
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 102 — Amendment, rescission or adoption of rules
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 103 — Form of civil judicial proceedings
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 104 — Construction
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 105 — Definitions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 106 — Civil and criminal prosecutions not merged
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 107 — Appendix of official forms
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 201 — Application of article
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 202 — Cause of action accruing without the state
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 203 — Method of computing periods of limitation generally
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 204 — Stay of commencement of action; demand for arbitration
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 205 — Termination of action
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 205-a — Termination of certain actions related to real property
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 206 — Computing periods of limitation in particular actions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 207 — Defendant's absence from state or residence under false name
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 208 — Infancy, insanity
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 208-a — In custody at time of cause of action
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 209 — War
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 210 — Death of claimant or person liable; cause of action accruing after death and before grant of letters
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 211 — Actions to be commenced within twenty years
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 212 — Actions to be commenced within ten or fifteen years
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 213 — Actions to be commenced within six years: where not otherwise provided for; on contract; on sealed instrument; on bond or note, and mortg...
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 213-a — Residential rent overcharge
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 213-b — Action by a victim of a criminal offense
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 213-c — Action by victim of conduct constituting certain sexual offenses
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 213-d — Actions to be commenced within three years; medical debt
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 214 — Actions to be commenced within three years: for non-payment of money collected on execution; for penalty created by statute; to recover c...
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 214-a — Action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice to be commenced within two years and six months; exceptions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 214-b — Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 214-c — Certain actions to be commenced within three years of discovery
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 214-d — Limitations on certain actions against licensed engineers and architects
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 214-e — Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by the infusion of such blood products which result in the contraction of the human ...
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 214-f — Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to any substance or combination of substances found with...
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 214-g — Certain child sexual abuse cases
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 214-h — Certain actions by public water suppliers to recover damages for injury to property
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 214-i — Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to toxic burn pits
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 214-i — Certain actions arising out of consumer credit transactions to be commenced within three years
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 214-j — Certain sexual offense actions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 215 — Actions to be commenced within one year: against sheriff, coroner or constable; for escape of prisoner; for assault, battery, false impri...
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 216 — Abbreviation of period to one year after notice
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 217 — Proceeding against body or officer; actions complaining about conduct that would constitute a union's breach of its duty of fair represen...
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 217-a — Actions to be commenced within one year and ninety days
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 218 — Transitional provisions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 301 — Jurisdiction over persons, property or status
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 302 — Personal jurisdiction by acts of non-domiciliaries
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 303 — Designation of attorney as agent for service
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 304 — Method of commencing action or special proceeding
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 305 — Summons; supplemental summons, amendment
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 306 — Proof of service
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 306-a — Index number in an action or proceeding commenced in supreme or county court
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 306-b — Service of the summons and complaint, summons with notice, or petition with a notice of petition or order to show cause
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 306-c — Notice of commencement of action for personal injuries by recipient of medical assistance
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 306-d — Additional mailing of notice in an action arising out of a consumer credit transaction
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 307 — Personal service upon the state
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 308 — Personal service upon a natural person
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 309 — Personal service upon an infant, incompetent or conservatee
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 310 — Personal service upon a partnership
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 310-a — Personal service upon a limited partnership
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 311 — Personal service upon a corporation or governmental subdivision
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 311-a — Personal service on limited liability companies
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 312 — Personal service upon a court, board or commission
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 312-a — Personal service by mail
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 313 — Service without the state giving personal jurisdiction
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 314 — Service without the state not giving personal jurisdiction in certain actions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 315 — Service by publication authorized
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 316 — Service by publication
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 317 — Defense by person to whom summons not personally delivered
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 318 — Designation of agent for service
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 320 — Defendant's appearance
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 321 — Attorneys
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 322 — Authority for appearance of attorney in real property action
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 325 — Grounds for removal
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 326 — Procedure on removal
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 327 — Inconvenient forum
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 328 — Assistance to tribunals and litigants outside the state
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 350 — Legally protected health activities
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 401 — Parties
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 402 — Pleadings
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 403 — Notice of petition; service; order to show cause
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 404 — Objections in point of law
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 405 — Correction of defects in papers
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 406 — Motions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 407 — Severance
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 408 — Disclosure
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 409 — Hearing
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 410 — Trial
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 411 — Judgment
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 501 — Contractual provisions fixing venue
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 502 — Conflicting venue provisions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 503 — Venue based on residence
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 504 — Actions against counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts and district corporations
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 505 — Actions involving public authorities
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 506 — Where special proceeding commenced
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 507 — Real property actions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 508 — Actions to recover a chattel
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 509 — Venue in county designated
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 510 — Grounds for change of place of trial
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 511 — Change of place of trial
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 512 — Change of place of trial of action or issue triable without a jury
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 513 — Misplacement of venue in consumer credit transactions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 514 — Actions relating to consumer goods
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 515 — Venue in matrimonial actions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 601 — Joinder of claims
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 602 — Consolidation
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 603 — Severance and separate trials
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 604 — Change by supreme court of place of trial of action pending in another court
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 901 — Prerequisites to a class action
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 902 — Order allowing class action
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 903 — Description of class
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 904 — Notice of class action
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 905 — Judgment
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 906 — Actions conducted partially as class actions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 907 — Orders in conduct of class actions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 908 — Dismissal, discontinuance or compromise
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 909 — Attorneys' fees
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1001 — Necessary joinder of parties
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1002 — Permissive joinder of parties
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1003 — Nonjoinder and misjoinder of parties
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1004 — When joinder unnecessary
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1006 — Interpleader
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1007 — When third-party practice allowed
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1008 — Answer of third-party defendant; defenses
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1009 — Claim by plaintiff against third-party defendant
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1010 — Dismissal or separate trial of third-party complaint
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1011 — Successive third-party proceedings; counterclaims
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1012 — Intervention as of right; notice to attorney-general, city, county, town or village where constitutionality in issue
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1013 — Intervention by permission
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1014 — Proposed intervention pleading
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1015 — Substitution upon death
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1016 — Substitution of committee or conservator
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1017 — Substitution in case of receivership or dissolution of a corporation
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1018 — Substitution upon transfer of interest
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1019 — Substitution of public officers
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1020 — Substitution of indemnitors for executing or attaching officer
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1021 — Substitution procedure; dismissal for failure to substitute; presentation of appeal
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1022 — Substitution: extension of time for taking procedural steps
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1023 — Public body or officer described by official title
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1024 — Unknown parties
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1025 — Partnerships and unincorporated associations
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1026 — Review of determinations by administrative officers of the unified court system
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1101 — Motion to waive costs, fees, and expenses; affidavit or affirmation; certificate; notice; when motion not required
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1102 — Privileges of party with insufficient means to pay costs, fees, and expenses in an action or on appeal
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1103 — Distribution of recovery in favor of party with insufficient means to pay costs, fees, and expenses
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1201 — Representation of infant, incompetent person, or conservatee
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1202 — Appointment of guardian ad litem
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1203 — Default judgment
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1204 — Compensation of guardian ad litem
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1205 — Liability for costs of infant, judicially declared incompetent, or conservatee, or representative
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1206 — Disposition of proceeds of claim of infant, judicially declared incompetent or conservatee
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1207 — Settlement of action or claim by infant, judicially declared incompetent or conservatee, by whom motion made; special proceeding; notice;...
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1208 — Settlement procedure; papers; representation
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1209 — Arbitration of controversy involving infant, judicially declared incompetent or conservatee
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1210 — Guardian of infant
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1211 — Allowance for infant's support
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1301 — Actions in behalf of the people to be brought in the name of the state
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1302 — Action brought on relation of a person
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1303 — Procedure in action brought by the state
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1310 — Definitions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1311 — Forfeiture actions
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1311-a — Subpoena duces tecum
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1311-b — Money judgment
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1312 — Provisional remedies; generally
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1313 — Debt or property subject to attachment; proper garnishee
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1314 — Attaching creditor's rights in personal property
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1315 — Discharge of garnishee's obligation
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1316 — Order of attachment on notice; temporary restraining order; contents
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1317 — Order of attachment without notice
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1318 — Motion papers; filing; demand; damages
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1319 — Service of summons
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1320 — Levy upon personal property by service of order
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1321 — Levy upon personal property by seizure
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1322 — Levy upon real property
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1323 — Additional undertaking to carrier garnishee
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1324 — Claiming agent's duties after levy
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1325 — Garnishee's statement
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1326 — Disclosure
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1327 — Proceedings to determine adverse claims
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1328 — Discharge of attachment
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1329 — Vacating or modifying attachment
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1330 — Annulment of attachment
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1331 — Return of property; directions to clerk and claiming agent
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1332 — Disposition of attachment property after execution issued; priority of orders of attachment
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1333 — Grounds for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1334 — Motion papers
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1335 — Temporary restraining order
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1336 — Vacating or modifying preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1337 — Ascertaining damages sustained by reason of preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1338 — Appointment and powers of temporary receiver
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1339 — Oath
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1340 — Undertaking
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1341 — Accounts
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1342 — Removal
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1343 — Notice of pendency; constructive notice
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1344 — Filing, content and indexing of notice of pendency
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1345 — Service of summons
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1346 — Duration of notice of pendency
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1347 — Motion for cancellation of notice of pendency
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1348 — Undertaking for cancellation of notice of pendency
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1349 — Disposal of property
• N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1350 — Rules of procedure; in general