{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cplr", "section": "7006", "citation": "CPLR § 7006", "heading": "Obedience to the writ", "text": ["§ 7006. Obedience to the writ. (a) Generally; defects in form.  A person upon whom the writ or a copy thereof is served, whether it is directed to him or not, shall make a return to it and, if required by it, produce the body of the person detained at the time and place specified, unless the person detained is too sick or infirm to make the required trip. A writ of habeas corpus shall not be disobeyed for defect of form so long as the identity of the person detained may be derived from its contents.", "(b) Compelling obedience. If the person upon whom the writ or a copy thereof is served refuses or neglects fully to obey it, without showing sufficient cause, the court before whom the writ is returnable, upon proof of its service, shall forthwith issue a warrant of attachment against him directed to the sheriff in any county in which such person may be found requiring him to be brought before the court issuing the warrant; he may be ordered committed in close custody to the county jail until he complies with the order of the court. Where such person is a sheriff, the warrant shall be directed to a person specifically designated to execute it. Such person shall have power to call to his aid the same assistance as the sheriff in executing the warrant; a sheriff shall be committed to a jail in a county other than his own.", "(c) Precept to bring up person detained.  A court issuing a warrant of attachment as prescribed in subdivision (b) may at the same time, or thereafter, issue a precept to the person to whom the warrant is directed ordering him immediately to bring before the court the person detained."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/7006", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "- **(a)** Anyone served (directed to him or not) **must make a return** and, if required, **produce the body** at the time/place stated — **unless the person is too sick or infirm** to travel. A writ **isn't disobeyed for a defect of form** if the detained person's identity can be derived from it. ★\n- **(b) Compelling obedience:** if the recipient refuses/neglects to obey without sufficient cause, the court **shall forthwith issue a warrant of attachment** to the sheriff to bring him in; he can be **jailed in close custody** until he complies. A **sheriff** who disobeys is jailed **in a county other than his own**, and the warrant goes to a specially designated person.\n- **(c) Precept:** the court may also issue a **precept** ordering the person to immediately bring in the detainee.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cplr/7006", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}