CPLR § 7508

Award by confession · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 7508. Award by confession. (a) When available. An award by confession may be made for money due or to become due at any time before an award is otherwise made. The award shall be based upon a statement, verified by each party, containing an authorization to make the award, the sum of the award or the method of ascertaining it, and the facts constituting the liability.

(b) Time of award. The award may be made at any time within three months after the statement is verified.

(c) Person or agency making award. The award may be made by an arbitrator or by the agency or person named by the parties to designate the abitrator.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/7508

In plain English

(a) Before another award is made, the parties may obtain an award by confession for money due now or later based on each party’s verified statement authorizing it, stating the amount or calculation method, and giving the liability facts.
(b) The award may be made within 3 months after verification. ★
(c) An arbitrator, or the person or agency the parties named to designate one, may make the award.

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 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.