Notice
Rule 4313. Notice. Except where the reference is to a judicial hearing officer or a special referee, upon the entry of an order of reference, the clerk shall send a copy of the order to the referee. Unless the order of reference otherwise provides, the referee shall forthwith notify the parties of a time and place for the first hearing to be held within twenty days after the date of the order or shall forthwith notify the court that he declines to serve.
Except for a JHO or special referee: once the order of reference is entered, the clerk sends a copy to the referee. The referee must then either notify the parties of a time and place for the first hearing — to be held within 20 days of the order — OR notify the court that he declines to serve. ★
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.