New York § 3023 - 3023Construction of verified pleading
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 3023 — 3023Construction of verified pleading, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3023. 3023Construction of verified pleading
Rule 3023. Construction of verified pleading. The allegations or denials in a verified pleading must, in form, be stated to be made by the party pleading. Unless they are stated to be made upon the information and belief of the party, they must be regarded for all purposes, including a criminal prosecution, as having been made upon the knowledge of the person verifying the pleading. An allegation that the party has not sufficient knowledge or information to form a belief with respect to a matter, must, for the same purposes, be regarded as an allegation that the person verifying the pleading has not such knowledge or information.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3023 ("3023Construction of verified pleading") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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