New York § 211 - 211Costs of motion
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 211 — 211Costs of motion, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 211. 211Costs of motion
§ 211. Costs of motion. Costs of a motion to confirm, vacate or modify the report of commissioners of appraisal appointed by the court to lay out, alter or discontinue a highway may be allowed in the discretion of the court not exceeding fifty dollars. On an uncontested motion to confirm the report of the commissioners of appraisal so appointed, if said report is favorable to the applicant and confirmed by the court, costs may be allowed not exceeding fifty dollars sufficient to compensate the applicant's attorney for his services in the proceedings. Costs of any other motion in a proceeding in a court of record, authorized by this chapter, may be allowed in the discretion of the court not exceeding ten dollars.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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