Levy upon personal property by seizure · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 6215. Levy upon personal property by seizure. If the plaintiff shall so direct and shall furnish the sheriff indemnity satisfactory to him or fixed by the court, the sheriff, as an alternative to the method prescribed by section 6214, shall levy upon property capable of delivery by taking the property into his actual custody. The sheriff shall forthwith serve a copy of the order of attachment in the manner prescribed by subdivision (a) of section 6214 upon the person from whose possession or custody the property was taken.
As an alternative to levy by service under § 6214, the plaintiff may direct the sheriff to seize deliverable property, but must provide indemnity satisfactory to the sheriff or fixed by the court. The sheriff must take the property into actual custody and immediately serve the attachment order on the person from whom it was taken as § 6214(a) requires. ★
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.
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.