N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 27

§ 27. Discharge of exempt witness. Where a person has been arrested in\nviolation of section twenty-five, a justice of the supreme court, a\ncounty judge or the court, if any, from which the subpoena was issued or\nwhich ordered the witness to attend, or a judge thereof, shall order\nsuch person discharged from the arrest upon proof, by affidavit, of the\nfacts.\n