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N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 23

No person to be arrested in civil proceedings without a statutory provision

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ficklin v. Rusinko (2019)

Most recently applied in Ficklin v. Rusinko (January 2019)

2014-09-22

§ 23. No person to be arrested in civil proceedings without a\nstatutory provision. A person shall not be arrested in a civil action or\nspecial proceeding, except as prescribed by statute. The writ of ne\nexeat is abolished.\n

Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.