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

§ 1802-A. Parts for the determination of commercial claims established.\n The chief administrator shall assign the times and places for holding,\nand the judges who shall hold, one or more parts of the court for the\nhearing of commercial claims as herein defined, and the rules may\nregulate the practice and procedure controlling the determination of\nsuch claims and prescribe and furnish the forms for instituting the\nsame. There shall be at least one evening session of each part every\nmonth for the hearing of commercial claims, provided however, that the\nchief administrator may provide for exemption from this requirement\nwhere there exists no demonstrated need for evening sessions. The chief\nadministrator shall not combine commercial claims part actions with\nsmall claims part actions for purposes of convenience unless a\npreference is given to small claims and to commercial claims arising out\nof consumer transactions. Such practice, procedure and forms shall\ndiffer from the practice, procedure and forms used in the court for\nother than small claims and commercial claims, notwithstanding any\nprovision of law to the contrary. They shall constitute a simple,\ninformal and inexpensive procedure for the prompt determination of\ncommercial claims in accordance with the rules and principles of\nsubstantive law. The procedure established pursuant to this article\nshall not be exclusive of but shall be alternative to the procedure now\nor hereafter established with respect to actions commenced in the court\nby the service of a summons. No rule to be enacted pursuant to this\narticle shall dispense with or interfere with the taking of stenographic\nminutes of any hearing of any commercial claim hereunder.\n