N.Y. CPLR § 5020-A

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 5020-A Payment of judgment in certain cases § 5020-a. Payment of judgment in certain cases. When a judgment debtorhas shown to the satisfaction of the clerk of the court from which anexecution has been issued that a sum of money which satisfies thejudgment had been sent to the last known address of the judgmentcreditor by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, butwas returned as unclaimed or undeliverable by the post office, thejudgment debtor may deposit with the clerk of such court a certifiedcheck in an amount equal to the sum of money which satisfies thejudgment. Upon receipt of such check any additional charges relating toan execution shall cease to accrue against the judgment debtor and theclerk shall forthwith notify each sheriff to whom an execution wasissued that such execution is hereby rescinded. Such notice shall not beeffective upon the sheriff until its receipt by him from the clerk.Provided, however, no entry of the satisfaction on the docket of thejudgment made be made by the clerk except pursuant to the provisions ofsection 5021.