New York § 53 - 53Concurrent jurisdiction as to service of process

Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 53 — 53Concurrent jurisdiction as to service of process, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 53. 53Concurrent jurisdiction as to service of process

§ 53. Concurrent jurisdiction as to service of process. The said jurisdiction so ceded shall be upon the express condition that the state of New York shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with the United States on and over the property and premises so conveyed, so far as that all civil and criminal process, which may issue under the laws or authority of the state of New York, may be executed thereon in the same way and manner as if such jurisdiction had not been ceded, except so far as such process may affect the real or personal property of the United States.

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Section 53 ("53Concurrent jurisdiction as to service of process") 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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