{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "473", "citation": "FCA § 473", "heading": "Substitution of surety", "text": ["§ 473. Substitution of surety. The court may at any time thereafter, before or after there has been a default, if all arrears have been paid in case there shall have been a default on such undertaking, accept a new undertaking in lieu of the original undertaking, and the court shall enter an order discharging such undertaking."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/473", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "The court may accept a **new undertaking** in place of the original (arrears must be paid if there's been a default) and discharge the old one.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/473", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}