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§ 5209 — Discharge of garnishee's obligation

New York § 5209
JurisdictionNew York
Law CVPCivil Practice Law & Rules
Art. 52Enforcement of Money Judgments

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N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 5209 (2026).

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§ 5209. Discharge of garnishee's obligation. A person who, pursuant\nto an execution or order, pays or delivers, to the judgment creditor or\na sheriff or receiver, money or other personal property in which a\njudgment debtor has or will have an interest, or so pays a debt he owes\nthe judgment debtor, is discharged from his obligation to the judgment\ndebtor to the extent of the payment or delivery.\n

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Nearby Sections

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§ 5201
Debt or property subject to enforcement; proper garnishee
§ 5202
Judgment creditor's rights in personal property
§ 5203
Priorities and liens upon real property
§ 5204
Release of lien or levy upon appeal
§ 5205
Personal property exempt from application to the satisfaction of money judgments
§ 5206
Real property exempt from application to the satisfaction of money judgments
§ 5207
Enforcement involving the state
§ 5208
Enforcement after death of judgment debtor; leave of court; extension of lien
§ 5209
Discharge of garnishee's obligation
§ 5210
Power of court to punish for contempt
§ 5211
Privilege on examination; immunity
§ 5221
Where enforcement proceeding commenced
§ 5222
Restraining notice
§ 5222-A
Service of notices and forms and procedure for claim of exemption
§ 5223
Disclosure
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