CPLR § 512

Change of place of trial of action or issue triable without a jury

Rule 512. Change of place of trial of action or issue triable without a jury. The place of trial of an action or any issue triable without a jury may be, in the discretion of the court, in any county within the judicial district in which the action is triable. After the trial, the decision and all other papers relating to the trial shall be filed and the judgment entered in the county where the action is pending.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/512

In plain English

For a non-jury action or issue, the court may, in its discretion, hold trial in any county in the judicial district. Afterward, the decision and papers are filed and judgment entered in the county where the action is pending. ★

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.