CPLR § 6210

Order of attachment on notice; temporary restraining order; contents  ·  as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 6210. Order of attachment on notice; temporary restraining order; contents. Upon a motion on notice for an order of attachment, the court may, without notice to the defendant, grant a temporary restraining order prohibiting the transfer of assets by a garnishee as provided in subdivision (b) of section 6214. The contents of the order of attachment granted pursuant to this section shall be as provided in subdivision (a) of section 6211.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/6210

In plain English

While a noticed attachment motion is pending, the court may restrain a garnishee from transferring assets without first notifying the defendant, as § 6214(b) provides. ★ Any attachment order later granted must contain the matters required by § 6211(a).

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 1 — The Court Clerk in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Clerk: Civil Practice Law and Rules; Volume 1 — Your Career: Civil Practice in Plain English.