§ 2101 — Definitions; construction of act

New York § 2101

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law UCT: Uniform City Court Act
• Art. 21: General

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§ 2101. Definitions; construction of act.\n The following words used in this act shall have the meaning defined in\nthis section, unless otherwise apparent from the context:\n (a) "Administrative board" means the administrative board of the\njudicial conference of the state.\n (b) "Administrative judge" means the officer designated by the\nappellate division of the department in which the court is located.\n (c) "Appellate division" means the appellate division of the supreme\ncourt in and for the department in which the court is located, or its\ndesignated administrative judge.\n (d) "City" means the city in which the court is located.\n (e) "City clerk" means the clerk of the city in which the court is\nlocated, or the person, by whatever other title, performing equivalent\nduties.\n (f) "Clerk" means the chief clerk or any other clerk or nonjudicial\nperson, regardless of title, employed by the court and designated to\nperform the function referred to in the particular section.\n (g) "Common council" means the local governing body of the city in\nwhich the court is located.\n (h) "County" means the county in which the court is located.\n (i) "Court" means the court to which this act applies pursuant to §\n2300, whether called "city court" or otherwise titled, or one of the\njudges thereof, unless the context clearly indicates reference to some\nother court.\n (j) "Enforcement officer" means such officer or officers, whether\nsheriffs or marshals or otherwise titled, designated pursuant to law to\nexecute the civil mandates of the court.\n (k) "Judge" means any judicial officer of the court, unless the\ncontext clearly indicates reference to some other judge.\n (l) "Rules" means the rules adopted pursuant to § 2103 of this act.\n