{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cplr", "section": "6204", "citation": "CPLR § 6204", "heading": "Discharge of garnishee's obligation", "text": ["§ 6204. Discharge of garnishee's obligation. A person who, pursuant to an order of attachment, pays or delivers to the sheriff money or other personal property in which a defendant has or will have an interest, or so pays a debt he owes the defendant, is discharged from his obligation to the defendant to the extent of the payment or delivery."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/6204", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person who, under an attachment order, **pays or delivers to the sheriff money or other personal property in which the defendant has or will have an interest, or pays the sheriff a debt owed to the defendant**, is **released from the obligation to the defendant to the extent paid or delivered**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cplr/6204", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}