§ 5222-a. Service of notices and forms and procedure for claim of\nexemption. (a) Applicability. Any person authorized under subdivision\n(a) of section fifty-two hundred twenty-two of this article issuing a\nrestraining notice affecting a natural person's account at a banking\ninstitution pursuant to such subdivision must comply with this section,\nin addition to the general provisions set forth in such section. Any\nsheriff levying against a natural person's account at a banking\ninstitution pursuant to section fifty-two hundred thirty-two of this\narticle must comply with this section, in addition to the general\nprovisions set forth in section fifty-two hundred thirty-two of this\narticle. The procedures set forth in subdivisions (b), (c), (d), (e),\n(f) and (g) of this section shall not apply where pursuant to\nsubdivision (h) and/or (i) of section fifty-two hundred twenty-two or\nsubdivision (e) of section fifty-two hundred thirty-two of this article,\nno funds in the account are restrained or levied upon.\n (b) Service of exemption notice and exemption claim form. 1. Service\nwith restraining notice upon banking institution. The person issuing the\nrestraining notice pursuant to subdivision (a) of section fifty-two\nhundred twenty-two of this article shall provide the banking institution\nwith the restraining notice, a copy of the restraining notice, an\nexemption notice and two exemption claim forms with sections titled\n"ADDRESS A" and "ADDRESS B" completed. The exemption notice and\nexemption claim forms shall be in the forms set forth in paragraph four\nof this subdivision. The notice and the forms shall be served on the\nbanking institution together with the restraining notice and copy of the\nrestraining notice. Service must be accomplished in accordance with\nsubdivision (a) or (g) of section fifty-two hundred twenty-two of this\narticle. Failure to serve the notice and forms together with the\nrestraining notice renders the restraining notice void, and the banking\ninstitution shall not restrain the account.\n 2. Service of execution by levy upon a garnishee banking institution.\nWhen serving an execution pursuant to subdivision (a) of section\nfifty-two hundred thirty-two of this article, the sheriff shall provide\nthe banking institution with an exemption notice and two exemption claim\nforms, which shall be in the forms set forth in paragraph four of this\nsubdivision. The sheriff shall serve both the exemption notice and the\nexemption claim forms on the banking institution together with the\nexecution notice. Service must be accomplished in accordance with\nsubdivision (a) of section fifty-two hundred thirty-two of this article.\nFailure to serve the notice and forms renders the execution void, and\nthe banking institution shall not levy upon the account.\n 3. Service upon judgment debtor. Within two business days after\nreceipt of the restraining notice or execution, exemption notice and\nexemption claim forms, the banking institution shall serve upon the\njudgment debtor the copy of the restraining notice, the exemption notice\nand two exemption claim forms. The banking institution shall serve the\nnotice and forms by first class mail to the last known address of the\njudgment debtor. The inadvertent failure by a depository institution to\nprovide the notice required by this subdivision shall not give rise to\nliability on the part of the depository institution.\n 4. Content of exemption notice and exemption claim form. a. The\nexemption notice shall be in the following form:\n "EXEMPTION NOTICE as required by New York Law\n YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IS RESTRAINED OR "FROZEN"\n The attached Restraining Notice or notice of Levy by Execution has\nbeen issued against your bank account. You are receiving this notice\nbecause a creditor has obtained a money judgment against you, and one or\nmore of your bank accounts has been restrained to pay the judgment. A\nmoney judgment is a cour
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