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CVP - Civil Practice Law & Rules
Article 1 - Short Title; Applicability and Definitions
101 - Short Title; Application.
Universal Citation: NY CPLR 101 (2017)
101. Short title; application. This chapter shall be known as the civil practice law and rules, and may be cited as "CPLR". The civil practice law and rules shall govern the procedure in civil judicial proceedings in all courts of the state and before all judges, except where the procedure is regulated by inconsistent statute. The civil practice law and rules shall succeed the civil practice act and rules of civil practice and shall be deemed substituted therefor throughout the statutes and rules of the state. Reference to a provision in the civil practice law and rules may, except when such provision is being enacted or amended, be made without indicating whether it is a rule or section.
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