Internal prototype — noindexed, not linked from public navigation yet.

N.Y. GOB Law § 5-1402

This is the official text of N.Y. GOB Law § 5-1402, part of New York’s GOB Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "GOB Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.

Choice of forum

Official statutory text

§ 5-1402. Choice of forum. 1. Notwithstanding any act which limits or\naffects the right of a person to maintain an action or proceeding,\nincluding, but not limited to, paragraph (b) of section thirteen hundred\nfourteen of the business corporation law and subdivision two of section\ntwo hundred-b of the banking law, any person may maintain an action or\nproceeding against a foreign corporation, non-resident, or foreign state\nwhere the action or proceeding arises out of or relates to any contract,\nagreement or undertaking for which a choice of New York law has been\nmade in whole or in part pursuant to section 5-1401 and which (a) is a\ncontract, agreement or undertaking, contingent or otherwise, in\nconsideration of, or relating to any obligation arising out of a\ntransaction covering in the aggregate, not less than one million\ndollars, and (b) which contains a provision or provisions whereby such\nforeign corporation or non-resident agrees to submit to the jurisdiction\nof the courts of this state.\n 2. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to affect the\nenforcement of any provision respecting choice of forum in any other\ncontract, agreement or undertaking.\n

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

Need a lawyer in New York?

Find a New York lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the Open US Law dataset (Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine (Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.