CPLR § 4110-A

Competency of inhabitants as justices or jurors; undertakings not required of village

§ 4110-a. Competency of inhabitants as justices or jurors; undertakings not required of village. In an action brought by or against a village it shall not be an objection against the person acting as justice or juror in such action that he is a resident of the village or subject to taxation therein. It shall not be necessary for the village to give a bond, undertaking or security to appeal or to obtain a provisional remedy, or to take or prevent any other proceeding; or to do or perform any act or thing notwithstanding any provision of any other law to the contrary, but the village shall be liable to the same extent as if it had given the bond, undertaking or security otherwise required by or in pursuance of law.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/4110-A

In plain English

In an action by or against a village, being a resident/taxpayer of the village is no objection to serving as justice or juror. A village need not post a bond/undertaking/security to appeal, obtain a provisional remedy, or take other proceedings — but is liable as if it had.

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.