New York Civil Practice Law and Rules Code § 5250

Arrest of judgment debtor
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§ 5250. Arrest of judgment debtor.  Upon motion of the judgment\ncreditor without notice, where it is shown that the judgment debtor is\nabout to depart from the state, or keeps himself concealed therein, and\nthat there is reason to believe that he has in his possession or custody\nproperty in which he has an interest, the court may issue a warrant\ndirected to the sheriff of any county in which the judgment debtor may\nbe located. The warrant shall command the sheriff to arrest the judgment\ndebtor forthwith and bring him before the court. The sheriff shall serve\na copy of the warrant and the papers upon which it was based upon the\njudgment debtor at the time he makes the arrest. When the judgment\ndebtor is brought before the court, the court may order that he give an\nundertaking, in a sum to be fixed by the court, that he will attend\nbefore the court for examination and that he will obey the terms of any\nrestraining notice contained in the order.\n

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