{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cplr", "section": "5003", "citation": "CPLR § 5003", "heading": "Interest upon judgment", "text": ["§ 5003. Interest upon judgment.  Every money judgment shall bear interest from the date of its entry.  Every order directing the payment of money which has been docketed as a judgment shall bear interest from the date of such docketing."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/5003", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "**Every money judgment bears interest from the date of its entry.** ★ An order directing payment of money that's been **docketed as a judgment** bears interest **from the date of docketing**.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cplr/5003", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}