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Ex. ECO-C-072 Order Primary source read

Administrative Order AO/78/20

No papers accepted for filing by any county clerk or court in non-essential matters

Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks · New York (Court)

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Jurisdiction
New York
Level
Court
Authority
Judiciary Law § 212; Executive Order 202.8 (suspension of limitations)
Issued
2020-03-22 Mar. 22, 2020
Effective
2020-03-22
End
Lifted in stages from May 25, 2020 (AO/114/20 and successors) (read as 2020-05-25)
In force
Mar. 22, 2020 to May 25, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all county clerks and courts of the Unified Court System
  • litigants and attorneys
Functions reached
  • CT
  • CL closings and title (county clerks are the recording officers outside New York City)
  • PM foreclosure and eviction filings
  • OF legal services
Collection
Travel, gatherings, courts and public offices ECO-C

Operative words

effective immediately and until further order, no papers shall be accepted for filing by a county clerk or a court in any matter of a type not included on the list of essential matters attached as Exh. A. This directive applies to both paper and electronic filings.

Enforcement

Administrative order

Notes

County clerks in New York are also the recording officers for deeds and mortgages outside NYC; the order suspended non-essential filings with them.

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