{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cplr", "section": "5209", "citation": "CPLR § 5209", "heading": "Discharge of garnishee's obligation", "text": ["§ 5209. Discharge of garnishee's obligation.  A person who, pursuant to an execution or order, pays or delivers, to the judgment creditor or a sheriff or receiver, money or other personal property in which a judgment debtor has or will have an interest, or so pays a debt he owes the judgment debtor, is discharged from his obligation to the judgment debtor to the extent of the payment or delivery."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/5209", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A garnishee who pays/delivers to the creditor, sheriff, or receiver as directed is **discharged** from owing the debtor to that extent (protects them from paying twice).", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cplr/5209", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}