CPLR 328 · Article 3. Jurisdiction and Service, Appearance and Choice of Court
Assistance to tribunals and litigants outside the state
Text — Law content up to date as of July 3, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
Rule 328. Assistance to tribunals and litigants outside the state.
(a) Pursuant to court order. Upon application by any interested person or in response to letters rogatory issued by a tribunal outside the state, the supreme court or a county court of the state may order service upon any person who is domiciled or can be found within the state of any document issued in connection with a proceeding in a tribunal outside the state. The order shall direct the manner of service.
(b) Without court order. Service in connection with a proceeding in a tribunal outside the state may be made within the state without an order of court.
(c) Effect. Service under this rule does not, of itself, require the recognition or enforcement of an order, judgment or decree rendered outside the state.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Law content up to date as of July 3, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
- Official file
- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/CVP328
- Text hash
- sha256 14beee41e278fb9ea0c0789e33ba7c9aeb3a11cd55acc4ffa0eb1fd1d09a4856
- Composed by
- gen_ny_statutes.py 2026-11-10: the Senate's Open Legislation law tree (GET /api/3/laws/<ID>?full=true) read in document order; the Senate's PDF of the whole law (GET /pdf/laws/<ID>?full=true), read with PDFium, prints the same words in the same order
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.