CPLR § 5524

Entry of order; remittitur and further proceedings

Rule 5524. Entry of order; remittitur and further proceedings. (a) Entry of order in appellate court. An order of a court to which an appeal is taken shall be entered in the office of the clerk of that court.

(b) Remittitur and further proceedings. A copy of the order of the court to which an appeal is taken determining the appeal, together with the record on appeal, shall be remitted to the clerk of the court of original instance except that where further proceedings are ordered in another court, they shall be remitted to the clerk of such court. The entry of such copy shall be authority for any further proceedings. Any judgment directed by the order shall be entered by the clerk of the court to which remission is made.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/5524

In plain English

(a) The appellate court's order is entered with that court's clerk.
(b) Remittitur: a copy of the determining order + the record is sent back ("remitted") to the clerk of the court of original instance (or to the other court if further proceedings are ordered there); entry of that copy is authority to proceed. ★ (Core clerk transmittal duty.)

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.