Pursuant to the authority vested in me, and in consultation with the Presiding Justices of the Appellate Divisions, upon notice by the Presiding Judge of the Court of Claims, and, as appropriate, in consultation with or with the approval of County Clerks, I hereby establish, continue, or give notice of, programs for the voluntary and mandatory use of electronic means for the filing and service of documents ("e-filing") in the manner authorized pursuant to L. 1999, c. 367, as amended by L. 2009, c. 416, L. 2010, c. 528, L. 2011, c. 543, L. 2012, c. 184, L. 2013, c. 113, and L. 2015, c. 237 in the counties, courts, and cases in effect as of the date of this Order or upon the effective dates set forth in Appendix A (e-filing matters) attached hereto. Such programs shall be subject to sections 202.5-b, 202.5-bb, 206.5, 206.5-aa, 207.4-a, 207.4-aa, and 208.4-a of the Uniform Rules for the New York State Trial Courts. This Order is effective January 18, 2017, and supersedes AO/224/16.

Date: January 10, 2017

AO/24/17

Appendix A

E-Filing Matters

(commenced on or after February 1, 2016,* unless otherwise indicated)

Supreme Court
County	Consensual/Voluntary Case Types	Mandatory Case Types
Albany	all actions except Election Law proceedings matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters actions authorized for mandatory program listed below	tax certiorari (excluding RPTL §730 proceedings)
Bronx	commercial, contract, tort (except for medical, dental, and podiatric malpractice actions, which are mandatory) tax certiorari (including RPTL §730 proceedings) foreclosure actions addressing real property and mechanics liens workers' compensation applications for judgment	medical, dental, and podiatric malpractice actions
Broome	CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings emergency medical treatment applications matrimonial matters (See Appendix B relating to matrimonial filings.) Mental Hygiene Law matters name change applications consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304 RPTL §730 proceedings	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings emergency medical treatment applications matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters name change applications consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304 RPTL §730 proceedings
Cortland	all actions except Mental Hygiene Law matters (See Appendix B relating to matrimonial filings.)	None
Dutchess	CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings matrimonial matters (See Appendix B relating to matrimonial filings.) consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304
Erie	CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings RPTL §730 proceedings	all actions except CPLR Art.70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings in rem tax foreclosures matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters RPTL §730 proceedings
Essex	None	tax certiorari (excluding RPTL §730 proceedings) eminent domain matters foreclosure actions involving real property (but excluding mechanics liens and in rem tax foreclosures)
Kings	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings Election Law proceedings emergency medical treatment applications matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters name change applications sale or finance of religious/not for profit property actions authorized for mandatory program listed below	Commercial Division matters (commercial cases as defined in 22 NYCRR §202.70(a), (b),and (c)) tort
Livingston	all actions except Mental Hygiene Law matters (See Appendix B relating to matrimonial filings.)	None
Monroe	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL § 1304	None
Nassau	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304 actions authorized for mandatory program listed below	commercial matters (without regard to the amount in controversy) civil forfeitures in rem tax foreclosures tax certiorari (including RPTL §730 proceedings)
New York	CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters
Niagara	CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings in rem tax foreclosures RPTL §730 proceedings consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters in rem tax foreclosures RPTL §730 proceedings consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304
Oneida	consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings emergency medical treatment applications matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters name change applications RPTL §730 proceedings consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304
Onondaga	CPLR Art. 78 proceedings name change applications non-residential foreclosures, including in rem tax foreclosures, commercial foreclosures, and mechanics lien matters	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings emergency medical treatment applications foreclosure actions addressing real property and mechanics liens matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters name change applications RPTL §730 proceedings
Ontario	CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings matrimonial matters (See Appendix B relating to matrimonial filings.) Mental Hygiene Law matters consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304
Orange	CPLR Art. 78 proceedings matrimonial matters (See Appendix B relating to matrimonial filings.) RPTL §730 proceedings consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters RPTL §730 proceedings consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304
Oswego	all actions except Election Law proceedings Mental Hygiene Law matters (See Appendix B relating to matrimonial filings.)	None
Putnam	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings Election Law proceedings Mental Hygiene Law matters (See Appendix B relating to matrimonial filings.)	None
Queens	contract, tort (except for medical, dental, and podiatric malpractice actions, which are mandatory) tax certiorari (including RPTL §730 proceedings) workers' compensation applications for judgment	commercial medical, dental, and podiatric malpractice actions foreclosure actions (including commercial foreclosures) addressing real property and mechanics lien
Richmond	consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) residential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters applications to extend mechanics liens consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) esidential foreclosures as defined in RPAPL §1304
Rockland	CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings matrimonial matters (See AO/366/13 and Appendix B relating to matrimonial filings.)	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters
Suffolk	None	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings civil forfeiture actions consumer credit transactions as defined in CPLR 105(f) (except initial filing of commencement papers by a represented party, which is mandatory) Election Law proceedings emergency medical treatment applications matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters name change applications other special proceedings (except CPLR Art. 75 proceedings, which are mandatory)
Tompkins	all actions except Mental Hygiene Law matters (See Appendix B relating to matrimonial filings.)	None
Westchester	CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings matrimonial matters (See AO/139/13 and Appendix B relating to matrimonial filings.) name change applications	all actions except CPLR Art. 70 proceedings CPLR Art. 78 proceedings Election Law proceedings matrimonial matters Mental Hygiene Law matters name change applications

Surrogate's Court
County	Consensual/Voluntary Case Types	Mandatory Case Types
Allegany Cattaraugus Cortland Genesee Niagara Orange Orleans Queens Tompkins Westchester Wyoming	probate and administration proceedings miscellaneous proceedings relating thereto such other types of proceedings as the court may permit	None
Albany Cayuga Chautauqua Erie Jefferson Livingston Monroe Oneida Onondaga Ontario Seneca Steuben Wayne Yates	such types of proceedings as the court may permit	probate and administration proceedings miscellaneous proceedings relating thereto

Court of Claims
County	Consensual/Voluntary Case Types	Mandatory Case Types
Albany District (Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Ulster, Warren, Washington)	claims for personal injury or property damage	None
New York District (Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk)	claims for personal injury or property damage	None

Civil Court
County	Consensual/Voluntary Case Types	Mandatory Case Types
New York City	actions brought by a provider of health services specified in Insurance Law §5102(a)(1) against an insurer for failure to comply with rules and regulations promulgated by the Superintendent pursuant to Insurance law §5108(b)	None

* For cases commenced prior to January 18, 2017, see AO/243/08, AO/244/08, AO/371/09, AO/395/10, AO/396/10, AO/507/10, AO/376/11, AO/468/11, AO/527/11, AO/529/11, AO/530/11, AO/531/11, AO/235/12, AO/236/12, AO/237/12, AO/238/12, AO/245/12, AO/112/13, AO/173/13, AO/222/13, AO/029/14, AO/64/14, AO/210/14, AO/049/15, AO/058/15, AO/194/15, AO/10/16, AO/79/16, AO/151/16, and AO/224/16; see also, administrative orders of the Court of Claims dated 12/31/02 and 6/3/13 (www.nycourts.gov/efile).

Appendix B

Rules Governing the Consensual Electronic Filing of Matrimonial Actions in Supreme Court

Application
1. On consent, documents may be filed and served by electronic means in matrimonial actions in the Supreme Court of authorized counties subject to the conditions set forth below. Except as otherwise required by this order/appendix, the provisions of 22 NYCRR § 202.5-b shall apply.
2. For purposes of this order/appendix:
  1. "Matrimonial actions" shall mean those actions set forth in CPLR § 105(p) and DRL § 236 wherein:
    1. the action is contested, and addresses issues including, but not limited to, alimony, counsel fees, pendente lite, maintenance, custody and visitation, child support or the equitable distribution of property; or
    2. the action is uncontested; or
    3. the action is a post-judgment application that either (1) addresses an underlying matrimonial action that was commenced electronically, or (2) is electronically initiated with the purchase of a new index number
  2. A "party" or "parties" shall mean the party or parties to the action or counsel thereto (as set forth in 22 NYCRR § 202.5-b(a)(2)(viii)) and the attorney(s) for the minor child(ren).
3. No paper or document filed by electronic means in a matrimonial action shall be available for public inspection on-line or at any computer terminal in the courthouse or the office of the County Clerk.
4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate existing personal service requirements as set forth in the domestic relations law, family court act or civil practice law and rules.
5. Unless otherwise directed by the court, forensic evaluation reports in custody, visitation and other matters concerning children shall not be filed electronically.
6. Service of the initiating documents in post-judgment applications subject to consensual e-filing must be effectuated in hard copy and accompanied by a notice regarding availability of electronic filing in post-judgment matrimonial proceedings on a form to be approved by the Chief Administrator. Proof of hard copy service shall be filed by electronic means.

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