N.Y. CPLR § 5014

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 5014 Action upon judgment § 5014. Action upon judgment. Except as permitted by section 15-102 ofthe general obligations law, an action upon a money judgment entered ina court of the state may only be maintained between the original partiesto the judgment where:1. ten years have elapsed since the first docketing of the judgment;or2. the judgment was entered against the defendant by default for wantof appearance and the summons was served other than by personal deliveryto him or to his agent for service designated under rule 318, eitherwithin or without the state; or3. the court in which the action is sought to be brought so orders onmotion with such notice to such other persons as the court may direct.An action may be commenced under subdivision one of this sectionduring the year prior to the expiration of ten years since the firstdocketing of the judgment. The judgment in such action shall bedesignated a renewal judgment and shall be so docketed by the clerk. Thelien of a renewal judgment shall take effect upon the expiration of tenyears from the first docketing of the original judgment.