N.Y. CPLR § 6201

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 6201 Grounds for attachment § 6201. Grounds for attachment. An order of attachment may be grantedin any action, except a matrimonial action, where the plaintiff hasdemanded and would be entitled, in whole or in part, or in thealternative, to a money judgment against one or more defendants, when:1. the defendant is a nondomiciliary residing without the state, or isa foreign corporation not qualified to do business in the state; or2. the defendant resides or is domiciled in the state and cannot bepersonally served despite diligent efforts to do so; or3. the defendant, with intent to defraud his creditors or frustratethe enforcement of a judgment that might be rendered in plaintiff'sfavor, has assigned, disposed of, encumbered or secreted property, orremoved it from the state or is about to do any of these acts; or4. the action is brought by the victim or the representative of thevictim of a crime, as defined in subdivision six of section six hundredtwenty-one of the executive law, against the person or the legalrepresentative or assignee of the person convicted of committing suchcrime and seeks to recover damages sustained as a result of such crimepursuant to section six hundred thirty-two-a of the executive law; or5. the cause of action is based on a judgment, decree or order of acourt of the United States or of any other court which is entitled tofull faith and credit in this state, or on a judgment which qualifiesfor recognition under the provisions of article 53.