Notice of filing · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 5403. Notice of filing. Within thirty days after filing of the judgment and the affidavit, the judgment creditor shall mail notice of filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at his last known address. The proceeds of an execution shall not be distributed to the judgment creditor earlier than thirty days after filing of proof of service.
The judgment creditor must mail notice of the foreign judgment’s filing to the debtor’s last known address within 30 days after filing the judgment and affidavit. ★ Execution proceeds cannot be distributed to the creditor until at least 30 days after proof of service is filed.
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 1 — The Court Clerk in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Clerk: Civil Practice Law and Rules; Volume 1 — Your Career: Civil Practice in Plain English.