Objections
§ 4017. Objections. Formal exceptions to rulings of the court are unnecessary. At the time a ruling or order of the court is requested or made a party shall make known the action which he requests the court to take or, if he has not already indicated it, his objection to the action of the court. Failure to so make known objections, as prescribed in this section or in section 4110-b, may restrict review upon appeal in accordance with paragraphs three and four of subdivision (a) of section 5501.
Formal exceptions are unnecessary. When a ruling or order is requested or made, a party must make known the action it wants the court to take, or its objection to what the court did. ★ Failure to make objections known (here or under § 4110-b for jury charges) may restrict appellate review under paragraphs 3 and 4 of § 5501(a). ★ (This is the preservation rule — the trap is thinking you can raise it fresh on appeal.)
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.
This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.