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New York Consolidated Laws, Uniform District Court Act - UDC § 2300. Application of this act;  effective date

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) This act shall become law immediately, and all references hereafter to the “uniform district court act” or to the “UDCA” in any law of the state shall be deemed a reference to this act.

(b) This act shall not become operative in Nassau county, or in such parts of Suffolk county as have already been provided by law with a district court, until a law of the state shall so provide;  and this act shall not become operative in any other county or portion thereof, or in such parts of Suffolk county as have not already been provided by law with a district court, until a law of the state shall so provide and such law be approved at a general election by the requisite majority of the electors as set forth in section sixteen of article six of the constitution.

(c) The following, with regard to each county or portion thereof, shall be as provided in the law referred to in subdivision (b) or as elsewhere provided by law:

1. The portion of the county in which there shall be a district court.

2. The districts within such county which shall comprise the court therein.

3. The compensation of judges of the court.

4. All matters regarding expenses of the court, and the governmental unit or units to be charged therewith.

5. The officers who shall be the enforcement officers of the court, their titles and their territorial jurisdiction.

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