Decision
§ 4319. Decision. The decision of a referee shall comply with the requirements for a decision by the court and shall stand as the decision of a court. Unless otherwise specified in the order of reference, the referee shall file his decision within thirty days after the cause or matter is finally submitted. If it is not filed within the required time, upon the motion of a party before it is filed, the court may grant a new trial and, in that event, the referee shall not be entitled to any fees.
A referee to determine files a decision that must meet the same standards as a court's decision and stands as the decision of a court (it's binding). ★ Unless the order says otherwise, the referee must file the decision within 30 days after the matter is finally submitted. ★ If late, a party may move (before it's filed) and the court may grant a new trial — and the referee gets no fees. ★
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.