Additional Notice Courts Outside NYC

Additional Notice Courts Outside NYC
§ 202.27-b
Additional Mailing of Notice on an Action Arising from a Consumer Credit
Transaction (Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court)
§ 210.14-b
Additional Mailing of Notice on an Action Arising from a Consumer Credit
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Transaction (Uniform Civil Rules for the City Courts Outside the City of New
York)
§ 212.14-b
Additional Mailing of Notice on an Action Arising from a Consumer Credit
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Transaction (Uniform Civil Rules for the District Courts)
(a) Additional mailing of notice on an action arising from a consumer credit transaction.
(1) At the time of filing with the clerk the proof of service of the summons and complaint in an
action arising from a consumer credit transaction, or at any time thereafter, the plaintiff shall submit to the
clerk a stamped unsealed envelope addressed to the defendant together with a written notice, in both
English and Spanish, containing the following language:
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SUPREME/DISTRICT/CITY COURT. COUNTY/CITY OF __________
COUNTY OF ______________
INDEX NO. ___________
Plaintiff ___________________
Defendant _____________
ATTENTION: A lawsuit has been filed against you claiming that you
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owe money for an unpaid consumer debt. You should respond to the
lawsuit as soon as possible by filing an “answer.” You may wish to
contact an attorney. If you do not respond to the lawsuit, the court may
enter a money judgment against you. Once entered, a judgment is good
and can be used against you for twenty years, and your personal property
and money, including a portion of your paycheck and/or bank account,
may be taken from you. Also, a judgment will affect your credit score
and can affect your ability to rent a home, find a job, or take out a loan.
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You cannot be arrested or sent to jail for owing a debt. Additional
information can be found on the court system's website at:
www.nycourts.gov
PRECAUCIÓN: Se ha presentado una demanda en su contra
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reclamando que usted debe dinero por una deuda al consumidor no
saldada. Usted debe, tan pronto como le sea posible, responder a la
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"contestación."
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Quizás
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comunicarse con un abogado. Si usted no presenta una contestación, el
tribunal puede emitir un fallo monetario en contra suya. Una vez emitido,
ese fallo es válido y puede ser utilizado contra usted por un período de
veinte años, y contra su propiedad personal y su dinero, incluyendo una
porción de su salario y/o su cuenta bancaria, los cuales pueden ser
embargados. Además, un fallo monetario afecta su crédito y puede
afectar su capacidad de alquilar una casa, encontrar trabajo o solicitar un
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préstamo para comprar un automóvil. Usted no puede ser arrestado ni
apresado por adeudar dinero. Puede obtener información adicional en el
sitio web del sistema: www.nycourts.gov.
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The face of the envelope shall be addressed to the defendant at the address at which process was
served, and shall contain the defendant’s name, address (including apartment number) and zip code. The
face of the envelope also shall contain, in the form of a return address, the appropriate address of the
clerk’s office to which the defendant should be directed. These addresses are:
[INSERT APPROPRIATE COURT ADDRESS OR ADDRESSES]
(2) The clerk promptly shall mail to the defendant the envelope containing the additional notice
set forth in paragraph (1). No default judgment based on defendant’s failure to answer shall be entered
unless there has been compliance with this subdivision and at least 20 days have elapsed from the date of
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mailing by the clerk. No default judgment based on defendant’s failure to answer shall be entered if the
additional notice is returned to the court as undeliverable, unless the address at which process was served
matches the address of the defendant on a Certified Abstract of Driving Record issued from the New
York State Department of Motor Vehicles. Receipt of the additional notice by the defendant does not
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confer jurisdiction on the court in the absence of proper service of process.
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