CPLR 204 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 203 Method of computing periods of limitation generally up ARTICLE 2 Limitations of Time next SECTION 205 Termination of action Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 204 Stay of commencement of action; demand for arbitration Civil Practice Law & Rules (CVP) CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 2 § 204. Stay of commencement of action; demand for arbitration. (a) Stay. Where the commencement of an action has been stayed by a court or by statutory prohibition, the duration of the stay is not a part of the time within which the action must be commenced. (b) Arbitration. Where it shall have been determined that a party is not obligated to submit a claim to arbitration, the time which elapsed between the demand for arbitration and the final determination that there is no obligation to arbitrate is not a part of the time within which an action upon such claim must be commenced. The time within which the action must be commenced shall not be extended by this provision beyond one year after such final determination.