New York Civil Practice Law & Rules Article 1 - SHORT TITLE; APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS

• 101 - Short Title; Application.
  This chapter shall be known as the civil practice law and rules, and may be cited as "CPLR". The civil practice law and rules shall...
• 102 - Amendment, Rescission or Adoption of Rules.
  The civil practice rules are herein designated "rule". Any rule in this chapter may be amended, or rescinded, or additional civil practice rules may be...
• 103 - Form of Civil Judicial Proceedings.
  (a) One form of action. There is only one form of civil action. The distinctions between actions at law and suits in equity, and the...
• 104 - Construction.
  The civil practice law and rules shall be liberally construed to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every civil judicial proceeding.
• 105 - Definitions.
  (a) Applicability. Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply to the civil practice law and rules. (b) Action and special proceeding....
• 106 - Civil and Criminal Prosecutions Not Merged.
  Where the violation of a right admits of both a civil and criminal prosecution, the one is not merged in the other.
• 107 - Appendix of Official Forms.
  The state administrator shall have the power to adopt, amend and rescind an appendix of forms. Forms adopted pursuant to this section shall be sufficient...

Last modified: February 3, 2019