{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cplr", "section": "3022", "citation": "CPLR § 3022", "heading": "Remedy for defective verification", "text": ["Rule 3022.  Remedy for defective verification. A defectively verified pleading shall be treated as an unverified pleading.  Where a pleading is served without a sufficient verification in a case where the adverse party is entitled to a verified pleading, he may treat it as a nullity, provided he gives notice with due diligence to the attorney of the adverse party that he elects so to do."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/3022", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A **defectively verified pleading is treated as unverified.** If a party entitled to a verified pleading gets an insufficiently verified one, they may **treat it as a nullity — but must give notice with due diligence** to the adverse attorney of that election. ★", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cplr/3022", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}