{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "fca", "section": "526", "citation": "FCA § 526", "heading": "Issuance of warrant", "text": ["§ 526. Issuance of warrant. The court may issue a warrant, directing that the respondent be arrested and brought before the court, when a petition is presented to the court under section five hundred twenty-three and it appears that", "(a) the summons cannot be served; or", "(b) the respondent has failed to obey the summons; or", "(c) the respondent is likely to leave the jurisdiction; or", "(d) a summons, in the court's opinion, would be ineffectual; or", "(e) the safety of the petitioner is endangered; or", "(f) a respondent on bail or on parole has failed to appear."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/526", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "The court may issue a **warrant** to arrest and bring the respondent in when: (a) the summons can't be served; (b) he failed to obey it; (c) he's likely to leave the jurisdiction; (d) a summons would be ineffectual; (e) the **petitioner's safety is endangered**; or (f) a respondent on bail/parole failed to appear.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/fca/526", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}