CPLR § 2211

Application for order; when motion made

§ 2211. Application for order; when motion made. A motion is an application for an order. A motion on notice is made when a notice of the motion or an order to show cause is served.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/2211

In plain English

A motion is an application for an order.
A motion on notice is "made" when the notice of motion or order to show cause is served. ★ (This "made when served" trigger drives statute-of-limitations and deadline math.)

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.