Courts and Legal Proceedings
1. Statute of Limitations is Tolled from March 20, 2020 through April 19, 2020.
Any specific time limit for the commencement, filing, or service of any legal action, notice, motion, or other process or, proceeding, as prescribed by the procedural laws of the state, including but not limited to the criminal procedure law, the family court act, the civil practice law and rules, the court of claims act, the surrogate’s court procedure act, and the uniform court acts, or by any other statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation, or part thereof, is hereby tolled from the date of this executive order until April 19, 2020.
Executive Order No. 202.8 issued March 20, 2020
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2028-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency
2. NY Legal Filings
No Non-Essential Legal Filings Are Accepted Until Further Notice
Administrative Order AO/78/20 issued March 22, 2020
A. Criminal matters
B. Family Court
C. Supreme Court
D. Civil/Housing matters
E. All Courts
This list of essential proceedings is subject to ongoing review and amendment as
necessary.
3. No enforcement of evictions of residential or commercial tenants for 90 days from March 20, 2020.
Executive Order No. 202.8 issued March 20, 2020
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2028-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency
4. Postponement of Village Elections through April 17, 2020
Executive Order No. 202.5 issued March 18, 2020
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2025-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency
5. E-Notary Approval – Through April 18, 2020, following specific conditions notarial acts can use audio-video technology.
Executive Order No. 202.7 issued March 19, 2019
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2027-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency
Vehicle Related
Alternate Side of the Street Parking in NYC suspended from March 25, 2020 through March 31, 2020.
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-01011
Driver’s License, Registration Certificate, Temporary Registrations, Plate Number, Non-Driver ID Card Expiring on or After March 1, 2020 remain valid through April 19, 2020.
Executive Order No. 202.8 issued March 20, 2020
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2028-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency
Banking and Loans
90-days from March 21, 2020: Required forbearance on loan payments by Banks subject to NY State Jurisdiction, where borrower cannot pay timely due to hardship caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
90 days from March 21, 2020: Required forbearance by lenders on mortgage payments due from New Yorkers, where they cannot pay timely due to hardship caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
New York regulated banking organizations must eliminate fees charged for the use of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) that they own/operate, overdraft fees, and credit card late payment fees for any individual who demonstrates financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NY State Executive Order No. 202.9, March 21, 2020
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2029-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency
NY Department of Financial Services, March 21, 2020
https://dfs.ny.gov/reports_and_publications/press_releases/pr202003241
Business Operations
Meetings of Shareholders Required to be Held at Physical Location are Postponed.
Executive Order No. 202.8
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2028-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency
Unemployment Claims
No waiting period for unemployment insurance claimants whose claims for unemployment insurance arise directly out of closings of schools or other workplaces in which claimants were employed, or out of claimants’ isolation or quarantine in connection with COVID-19.
Executive Order No. 202.1 issued March 12, 2020
Taxes
Sales and Use Tax
For 60 days from March 20, 2020, abatement of filing and payment penalties, and interest, for a taxpayers required to file returns and remit sales and use taxes for the sales tax quarterly period that ended February 29, 2020.
Executive Order No. 202.8 issued March 20, 2020
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2028-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency
Federal Taxes, Extended Deadline from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/payment-deadline-extended-to-july-15-2020