N.Y. CPLR § 5250

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 5250 Arrest of judgment debtor § 5250. Arrest of judgment debtor. Upon motion of the judgmentcreditor without notice, where it is shown that the judgment debtor isabout to depart from the state, or keeps himself concealed therein, andthat there is reason to believe that he has in his possession or custodyproperty in which he has an interest, the court may issue a warrantdirected to the sheriff of any county in which the judgment debtor maybe located. The warrant shall command the sheriff to arrest the judgmentdebtor forthwith and bring him before the court. The sheriff shall servea copy of the warrant and the papers upon which it was based upon thejudgment debtor at the time he makes the arrest. When the judgmentdebtor is brought before the court, the court may order that he give anundertaking, in a sum to be fixed by the court, that he will attendbefore the court for examination and that he will obey the terms of anyrestraining notice contained in the order.