New York § 404 Summons; personal jurisdiction by acts of non-residents

New York Statutes

§ 404 — Summons; personal jurisdiction by acts of non-residents

New York § 404

Law UCTUniform City Court Act

Art. 4Summons

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N.Y. Uniform City Court Act § 404 (2026).

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§ 404. Summons; personal jurisdiction by acts of non-residents.\n  (a) Acts which are the basis of jurisdiction. The court may exercise\npersonal jurisdiction over any non-resident of the county, or his\nexecutor or administrator, as to a cause of action arising from any of\nthe acts enumerated in this section, in the same manner as if he were a\ndomiciliary of the state and a resident of the county, if, in person or\nthrough an agent, he:\n  1. transacts any business within the city; or\n  2. commits a tortious act within the city, except as to a cause of\naction for defamation of character arising from the act; or\n  3. owns, uses or possesses any real property situated within the city.\n  (b) Service of summons. Service of summons under this section may be\nmade in any part of the count

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§ 404. Summons; personal jurisdiction by acts of non-residents.\n (a) Acts which are the basis of jurisdiction. The court may exercise\npersonal jurisdiction over any non-resident of the county, or his\nexecutor or administrator, as to a cause of action arising from any of\nthe acts enumerated in this section, in the same manner as if he were a\ndomiciliary of the state and a resident of the county, if, in person or\nthrough an agent, he:\n 1. transacts any business within the city; or\n 2. commits a tortious act within the city, except as to a cause of\naction for defamation of character arising from the act; or\n 3. owns, uses or possesses any real property situated within the city.\n (b) Service of summons. Service of summons under this section may be\nmade in any part of the county or any adjoining county and shall be made\nin such manner as would confer jurisdiction on supreme court in a like\ncase.\n (c) Effect of appearance. Where personal jurisdiction is based solely\nupon this section, an appearance does not confer such jurisdiction with\nrespect to causes of action not arising from an act enumerated in this\nsection.\n (d) Corporation or association. If service of the summons cannot be\neffected by personal delivery thereof within the county so as to acquire\nin personam jurisdiction of a corporation or unincorporated association,\nsuch corporation or association shall be deemed a non-resident of the\ncounty for purposes of this section.\n