N.Y. C.P.L.R. 101

§ 101. Short title; application. This chapter shall be known as the\ncivil practice law and rules, and may be cited as "CPLR". The civil\npractice law and rules shall govern the procedure in civil judicial\nproceedings in all courts of the state and before all judges, except\nwhere the procedure is regulated by inconsistent statute. The civil\npractice law and rules shall succeed the civil practice act and rules of\ncivil practice and shall be deemed substituted therefor throughout the\nstatutes and rules of the state. Reference to a provision in the civil\npractice law and rules may, except when such provision is being enacted\nor amended, be made without indicating whether it is a rule or section.\n