N.Y. CPLR § 5011

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 5011 Definition and content of judgment § 5011. Definition and content of judgment. A judgment is thedetermination of the rights of the parties in an action or specialproceeding and may be either interlocutory or final. A judgment shallrefer to, and state the result of, the verdict or decision, or recitethe default upon which it is based. A judgment may direct that propertybe paid into court when the party would not have the benefit or use orcontrol of such property or where special circumstances make itdesirable that payment or delivery to the party entitled to it should bewithheld. In any case where damages are awarded to an incarceratedindividual serving a sentence of imprisonment with the state departmentof corrections and community supervision or to a prisoner confined at alocal correctional facility, the court shall give prompt written noticeto the office of victim services, and at the same time shall direct thatno payment be made to such incarcerated individual or prisoner for aperiod of thirty days following the date of entry of the ordercontaining such direction.