§ 1802-A — Parts for the determination of commercial claims established

§ 1802-A. Parts for the determination of commercial claims\nestablished. The chief administrator shall assign the times and places\nfor holding, and the judges who shall hold, one or more parts of the\ncourt in each county for the hearing of commercial claims as herein\ndefined, and the rules may regulate the practice and procedure\ncontrolling the determination of such claims and prescribe and furnish\nthe forms for instituting the same. There shall be at least one evening\nsession of each part every month for the hearing of commercial claims,\nprovided however, that the chief administrator may provide for exemption\nfrom this requirement where there exists no demonstrated need for\nevening sessions. The chief administrator shall not combine commercial\nclaims part actions with small claims part actions for purposes of\nconvenience unless a preference is given to small claims and to\ncommercial claims arising out of consumer transactions. Such practice,\nprocedure and forms shall differ from the practice, procedure and forms\nused in the court for other than small claims and commercial claims,\nnotwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary. They shall\nconstitute a simple, informal and inexpensive procedure for the prompt\ndetermination of commercial claims in accordance with the rules and\nprinciples of substantive law. The procedure established pursuant to\nthis article shall not be exclusive of but shall be alternative to the\nprocedure now or hereafter established with respect to actions commenced\nin the court by the service of a summons. No rule to be enacted pursuant\nto this article shall dispense with or interfere with the taking of\nstenographic minutes of any hearing of any commercial claim hereunder.\n