Uniform Civil Rules for the New York City Civil Court – 2026
Part 208 of the Uniform Rules governs civil practice in the New York City Civil Court, including its housing part, small claims, calendars, motions and electronic filing.
Browse all 46 rules of the 2026 edition below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.
§ 208.1
Application of Part; waiver; additional rules; application of NYCCCA; definitions
§ 208.2
Divisions of court; terms and structure
§ 208.3
Parts of court; structure
§ 208.4
Papers filed in court
§ 208.4-a
Electronic Filing in New York City Civil Court
§ 208.5
Submission of papers to judge
§ 208.6
Summons
§ 208.7
Pleadings
§ 208.8
Venue
§ 208.9
Preliminary conference
§ 208.10
Calendaring of motions; uniform notice of motion form
§ 208.11
Motion parts; motion calendars; motion procedure
§ 208.12
Videotape recording of depositions
§ 208.13
Exchange of medical reports in personal injury and wrongful death actions
§ 208.14
Calendar default; restoration; dismissal
§ 208.14-a
Proof of Default Judgment in Consumer Credit Matters (Uniform Civil Rules for the New York City Civil Court)
§ 208.15
Transfer of actions
§ 208.16
Discontinuance of actions
§ 208.17
Notice of trial where all parties appear by attorney
§ 208.18
Calendars of triable actions
§ 208.19
Notice of calendars
§ 208.20
Special preferences
§ 208.21
Objection to applications for special preference
§ 208.22
Pretrial and prearbitration conference calendars
§ 208.23
Call of reserve, ready and general calendars
§ 208.24
Day certain for trial
§ 208.25
Engagement of counsel
§ 208.26
[Reserved]
§ 208.27
Submission of Papers for Trial
§ 208.28
Absence of attorney during trial
§ 208.29
Traverse hearings
§ 208.30
[Reserved]
§ 208.31
Restoration after jury disagreement, mistrial or order for new trial
§ 208.32
Damages, inquest after default; proof
§ 208.33
Submission of orders, judgments and decrees for signature
§ 208.34
Absence or disqualification of assigned judge
§ 208.35
Bifurcated trials
§ 208.36
Infants' and incapacitated persons' claims and proceedings
§ 208.37
Executions
§ 208.38
Appeals
§ 208.39
Procedures for the enforcement of money judgments under CPLR article 52
§ 208.40
Arbitration
§ 208.41
Small claims procedure
§ 208.41-a
Commercial claims procedure
§ 208.42
Proceedings under article 7 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
§ 208.43
Rules of the housing part