N.Y. UDC Law § 1403
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Confession of judgment
Official statutory text
§ 1403. Confession of judgment.\n The provisions of CPLR § 3218, relating to judgment by confession,\nshall be applicable in this court where the relief for which the\njudgment is confessed is within the jurisdiction of this court,\nprovided, with reference to paragraph one of subdivision (a) of said\nsection, that the affidavit specify that the defendant is a resident of\na district of this court or, if he is not such a resident, that entry is\nauthorized in this court, designating the district. If such additional\nrequirements are fulfilled, the words "clerk of the county" as used in\nsubdivision (b) of said section shall be deemed a reference to the clerk\nof this court in the district specified, and the judgment confessed\nshall be entered in this court and shall be enforcible in the same\nmanner and with the same effect as a judgment in an action in this\ncourt.\n
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