CPLR § 5210

Power of court to punish for contempt

§ 5210. Power of court to punish for contempt. Every court in which a special proceeding to enforce a money judgment may be commenced, shall have power to punish a contempt of court committed with respect to an enforcement procedure.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/5210

In plain English

Any court where an enforcement special proceeding could be brought can punish contempt relating to enforcement.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.