N.Y. CPLR § 6213

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 6213 Service of summons § 6213. Service of summons. An order of attachment granted beforeservice is made on the defendant against whom the attachment is grantedis valid only if, within sixty days after the order is granted, asummons is served upon the defendant or first publication of the summonsagainst the defendant is made pursuant to an order and publication issubsequently completed, except that a person upon whom the order ofattachment is served shall not be liable for acting upon it as if itwere valid without knowledge of the invalidity. If the defendant dieswithin sixty days after the order is granted and before the summons isserved upon him or publication is completed, the order is valid only ifthe summons is served upon his executor or administrator within sixtydays after letters are issued. Upon such terms as may be just and upongood cause shown the court may extend the time, not exceeding sixtydays, within which the summons must be served or publication commencedpursuant to this section, provided that the application for extension ismade before the expiration of the time fixed.