Bill Text: NY S06467 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Prevents referees from being held liable for interest or penalties on transfer taxes to be paid on deeds filed in their capacity as referee pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-09 - PRINT NUMBER 6467A [S06467 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06467-Amended.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        6467--A
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 13, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Judiciary  --  committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the
         liability of referees for interest and penalties  in  connection  with
         transfer taxes on deeds
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 8003 of the civil  practice  law
    2  and  rules  is  relettered  subdivision (d) and a new subdivision (c) is
    3  added to read as follows:
    4    (C) REFEREE NOT LIABLE FOR INTEREST OR PENALTY.  A REFEREE  SHALL  NOT
    5  BE  LIABLE  FOR  ANY INTEREST OR PENALTY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY STATE OR
    6  LOCAL TRANSFER TAXES IMPOSED UPON A DEED DELIVERED BY A  REFEREE  TRANS-
    7  FERRING A PROPERTY PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14192-05-2
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